diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/defaults/main.yml
index 1b60f8c..7ec99ca 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ multiple_keys_comments: |
   ssh-rsa DATA_BASIC 1@testing
   # I like adding comments yo-dude-this-is-not-a-key INVALID_DATA 2@testing
   ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 ECDSA_DATA 4@testing
+
+key_path: /tmp/id_rsa.pub
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/tasks/check_path.yml b/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/tasks/check_path.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f1133b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/authorized_key/tasks/check_path.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+- name: Create key file for test
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: "{{ key_path }}"
+    content: "{{ rsa_key_basic }}"
+
+- name: Add key using path
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: root
+    key: "{{ key_path }}"
+    state: present
+    path: "{{ output_dir | expanduser }}/authorized_keys"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Assert that the key was added
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.changed == true
+
+- name: Add key using path again
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: root
+    key: "{{ key_path }}"
+    state: present
+    path: "{{ output_dir | expanduser }}/authorized_keys"
+  register: result
+
+- name: Assert that no changes were applied
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - result.changed == false