diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/215_fix_REJECT_target_name.yml b/changelogs/fragments/215_fix_REJECT_target_name.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206589f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/215_fix_REJECT_target_name.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - firewalld - fix setting zone target to ``%%REJECT%%`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/215).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/firewalld.py b/plugins/modules/firewalld.py
index 30acedf..ae5c2a2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/firewalld.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/firewalld.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - firewalld Zone target
       - If state is set to C(absent), this will reset the target to default
-    choices: [ default, ACCEPT, DROP, REJECT ]
+    choices: [ default, ACCEPT, DROP, "%%REJECT%%" ]
     type: str
     version_added: 1.2.0
 notes:
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ def main():
             interface=dict(type='str'),
             masquerade=dict(type='str'),
             offline=dict(type='bool'),
-            target=dict(type='str', choices=['default', 'ACCEPT', 'DROP', 'REJECT']),
+            target=dict(type='str', choices=['default', 'ACCEPT', 'DROP', '%%REJECT%%']),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
         required_by=dict(
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/zone_target_test_cases.yml b/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/zone_target_test_cases.yml
index cbcafed..085762a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/zone_target_test_cases.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/zone_target_test_cases.yml
@@ -67,3 +67,55 @@
   assert:
     that:
     - result is not changed
+
+- name: firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%%
+  firewalld:
+    zone: dmz
+    permanent: True
+    state: present
+    target: '%%REJECT%%'
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% present worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is changed
+
+- name: firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% rerun (verify not changed)
+  firewalld:
+    zone: dmz
+    permanent: True
+    state: present
+    target: '%%REJECT%%'
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% present worked (verify not changed)
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is not changed
+
+- name: firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% absent
+  firewalld:
+    zone: dmz
+    permanent: True
+    state: absent
+    target: '%%REJECT%%'
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% absent worked
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is changed
+
+- name: firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% rerun (verify not changed)
+  firewalld:
+    zone: dmz
+    permanent: True
+    state: absent
+    target: '%%REJECT%%'
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert firewalld dmz zone target %%REJECT%% present worked (verify not changed)
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result is not changed
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