diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/419-iam_saml_federation-results.yml b/changelogs/fragments/419-iam_saml_federation-results.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76500de7c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/419-iam_saml_federation-results.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- iam_saml_federation - module now returns the state of the provider when no changes are made (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/419).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iam_saml_federation.py b/plugins/modules/iam_saml_federation.py
index 214cbe74179..895631b7e05 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iam_saml_federation.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iam_saml_federation.py
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ def create_or_update_saml_provider(self, name, metadata):
                         res['saml_provider'] = self._build_res(resp['SAMLProviderArn'])
                     except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
                         self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not update the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+            else:
+                res['saml_provider'] = self._build_res(arn)
 
         else:  # create
             res['changed'] = True
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases
index e4280272565..72a9fb4f570 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-# reason: missing-policy
-unsupported
-
 cloud/aws
+shippable/aws/group4
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9dbf108b0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+provider_name: 'ansible-test-{{ resource_prefix }}'
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml
index 5c662f563c7..b061fc6012a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,71 +9,170 @@
   block:
     # ============================================================
     #   TESTS
-    - name: Create the identity provider
+
+    # Create
+
+    - name: Create the identity provider (check-mode)
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: present
         saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example1.xml") }}'
       register: create_result
+      check_mode: yes
+    - name: assert changed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - create_result is changed
 
+    - name: Create the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example1.xml") }}'
+      register: create_result
     - name: assert idp created
       assert:
         that:
           - create_result is changed
+          - "'saml_provider' in create_result"
+          - "'arn' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - create_result.saml_provider.arn.startswith("arn:aws")
+          - create_result.saml_provider.arn.endswith(provider_name)
+          - "'create_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'expire_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'metadata_document' in create_result.saml_provider"
 
-    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry
+    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry (check_mode)
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: present
         saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example1.xml") }}'
       register: create_result
+      check_mode: yes
+    - name: assert the idp doesn't change when we retry
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - create_result is not changed
 
+    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example1.xml") }}'
+      register: create_result
     - name: assert the idp doesn't change when we retry
       assert:
         that:
           - create_result is not changed
+          - "'saml_provider' in create_result"
+          - "'arn' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - create_result.saml_provider.arn.startswith("arn:aws")
+          - create_result.saml_provider.arn.endswith(provider_name)
+          - "'create_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'expire_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'metadata_document' in create_result.saml_provider"
 
-    - name: Change the identity provider
+    # Update
+
+    - name: Change the identity provider (check_mode)
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: present
         saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example2.xml") }}'
       register: change_result
+      check_mode: yes
+    - name: assert idp created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - change_result is changed
 
+    - name: Change the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example2.xml") }}'
+      register: change_result
     - name: assert idp created
       assert:
         that:
           - change_result is changed
+          - "'saml_provider' in create_result"
+          - "'arn' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - change_result.saml_provider.arn.startswith("arn:aws")
+          - change_result.saml_provider.arn.endswith(provider_name)
+          - "'create_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'expire_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'metadata_document' in create_result.saml_provider"
 
-    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry
+    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry (check_mode)
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: present
         saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example2.xml") }}'
       register: change_result
+      check_mode: yes
+    - name: assert the idp doesn't change when we retry
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - change_result is not changed
 
+    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example2.xml") }}'
+      register: change_result
     - name: assert the idp doesn't change when we retry
       assert:
         that:
           - change_result is not changed
+          - "'saml_provider' in create_result"
+          - "'arn' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - change_result.saml_provider.arn.startswith("arn:aws")
+          - change_result.saml_provider.arn.endswith(provider_name)
+          - "'create_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'expire_date' in create_result.saml_provider"
+          - "'metadata_document' in create_result.saml_provider"
 
-    - name: Delete the identity provider
+    # delete
+
+    - name: Delete the identity provider (check_mode)
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: absent
       register: destroy_result
+      check_mode: yes
+    - name: assert changed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - destroy_result is changed
 
+    - name: Delete the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
+        state: absent
+      register: destroy_result
     - name: assert deleted
       assert:
         that:
           - destroy_result is changed
 
-    - name: Attempt to re-delete the identity provider
+    - name: Attempt to re-delete the identity provider (check_mode)
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: absent
       register: destroy_result
+      check_mode: yes
+    - name: assert deleted
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - destroy_result is not changed
 
+    - name: Attempt to re-delete the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
+        state: absent
+      register: destroy_result
     - name: assert deleted
       assert:
         that:
@@ -84,6 +183,6 @@
     #   CLEAN-UP
     - name: finish off by deleting the identity provider
       iam_saml_federation:
-        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        name: '{{ provider_name }}'
         state: absent
       register: destroy_result