diff --git a/GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNINGS.patch b/GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNINGS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f8359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNINGS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+From 734f38b2594692707d1fd3cbcfc8dc8a677f4ee3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maxwell G <maxwell@gtmx.me>
+Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:29:10 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Add GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNINGS option. (#78487)
+
+* Add GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING option.
+
+This allows users to disable warnings from `ansible-galaxy collection
+install` about `--collections-path` missing from Ansible's configured
+collections_paths.
+---
+ .../fragments/78487-galaxy-collections-path-warnings.yml | 6 ++++++
+ lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py                                | 5 ++++-
+ lib/ansible/config/base.yml                              | 9 +++++++++
+ 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+ create mode 100644 changelogs/fragments/78487-galaxy-collections-path-warnings.yml
+
+diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/78487-galaxy-collections-path-warnings.yml b/changelogs/fragments/78487-galaxy-collections-path-warnings.yml
+new file mode 100644
+index 00000000000000..4702e94f961d82
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/changelogs/fragments/78487-galaxy-collections-path-warnings.yml
+@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
++---
++minor_changes:
++- >-
++  Add ``GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING`` option to disable the warning
++  given by ``ansible-galaxy collection install`` when installing a collection
++  to a path that isn't in the configured collection paths.
+diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
+index fc88137ff63604..0deb0331a582b9 100755
+--- a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
++++ b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
+@@ -1393,7 +1393,10 @@ def _execute_install_collection(
+         upgrade = context.CLIARGS.get('upgrade', False)
+ 
+         collections_path = C.COLLECTIONS_PATHS
+-        if len([p for p in collections_path if p.startswith(path)]) == 0:
++        if (
++            C.GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING
++            and len([p for p in collections_path if p.startswith(path)]) == 0
++        ):
+             display.warning("The specified collections path '%s' is not part of the configured Ansible "
+                             "collections paths '%s'. The installed collection will not be picked up in an Ansible "
+                             "run, unless within a playbook-adjacent collections directory." % (to_text(path), to_text(":".join(collections_path))))
+diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+index 052a8f0834e4ca..206deb76d2e916 100644
+--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
++++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+@@ -1366,6 +1366,15 @@ GALAXY_COLLECTION_SKELETON_IGNORE:
+   ini:
+   - {key: collection_skeleton_ignore, section: galaxy}
+   type: list
++GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING:
++  name: "ansible-galaxy collection install colections path warnings"
++  description: "whether ``ansible-galaxy collection install`` should warn about ``--collections-path`` missing from configured :ref:`collections_paths`"
++  default: true
++  type: bool
++  env: [{name: ANSIBLE_GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING}]
++  ini:
++    - {key: collections_path_warning, section: galaxy}
++  version_added: "2.16"
+ # TODO: unused?
+ #GALAXY_SCMS:
+ #  name: Galaxy SCMS
diff --git a/ansible-core.spec b/ansible-core.spec
index 472f8e2..8cfebbc 100644
--- a/ansible-core.spec
+++ b/ansible-core.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source0: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/v%{uversion}/%{name}-%{uvers
 Source1: build_manpages.py
 Patch: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/79751ed970f01ff76270f3dbcae04aa87789eb05.patch#/improve-dnf-version-detection.patch
 Patch: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ddf298097c26a855fa58137dba1931c28c4d22aa.patch#/Replace-mock-import-with-compat.mock.patch
+Patch: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/734f38b2594692707d1fd3cbcfc8dc8a677f4ee3.patch#/GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNINGS.patch
 Url: https://ansible.com
 BuildArch: noarch
 
diff --git a/tests/collections_path_warnings.sh b/tests/collections_path_warnings.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c4409e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/collections_path_warnings.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+export NO_COLOR=1
+
+TMP=$(mktemp -d)
+
+trap "rm -rf $TMP" EXIT
+
+testcase() {
+    set +x
+    echo
+    echo
+    echo "$1"
+    echo
+    echo
+    set -x
+}
+
+fix_log() {
+    tr '\n' ' ' <log | sponge log
+}
+
+
+cd $TMP
+version="0.2.1"
+git clone https://git.sr.ht/~gotmax23/ansible-collection-epel --branch="v${version}" --depth=1
+cd ansible-collection-epel
+mkdir abc
+ansible-galaxy collection build .
+
+run="unbuffer ansible-galaxy collection install gotmax23-epel-${version}.tar.gz"
+warning="The installed collection will not be picked up in an Ansible run"
+
+testcase "Control: Check plain collection install"
+${run} |& tee log
+fix_log
+(! grep "${warning}" log)
+
+testcase "Check special collection install"
+${run} -p abc |& tee log
+fix_log
+grep "${warning}" log
+
+testcase "Check special collection install with option"
+ANSIBLE_GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING=1 ${run} -p abc |& tee log
+fix_log
+grep "${warning}" log
+
+testcase "Check special collection install without option"
+ANSIBLE_GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNING=0 ${run} -p abc |& tee log
+fix_log
+(! grep "${warning}" log)
diff --git a/tests/fedora.fmf b/tests/fedora.fmf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..261c174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fedora.fmf
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+summary: A set of Fedora specific ansible integration tests
+discover:
+  - name: Generic ansible integration tests
+    how: shell
+    tests:
+      - name: Run tests/collections_path_warnings.sh
+        summary: Ensure GALAXY_COLLECTIONS_PATH_WARNINGS works properly
+        test: tests/collections_path_warnings.sh
+        require:
+          - ansible-core
+          - git-core
+          - python3-distlib
+          - /usr/bin/sponge
+          - /usr/bin/unbuffer
+execute:
+  how: tmt