diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/740-ecs_certificate-renewal-without-csr.yml b/changelogs/fragments/740-ecs_certificate-renewal-without-csr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb7f15b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/740-ecs_certificate-renewal-without-csr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "ecs_certificate - fixed ``csr`` option to be empty and allow renewal of a specific certificate according to the Renewal Information specification (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/740)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ecs_certificate.py b/plugins/modules/ecs_certificate.py
index 2c1238d48..0276556ab 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ecs_certificate.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ecs_certificate.py
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg='The cert_expiry field is invalid when request_type="reissue".')
         elif module.params['cert_lifetime']:
             module.fail_json(msg='The cert_lifetime field is invalid when request_type="reissue".')
-    # Only a reissued request can omit the CSR
-    else:
+    # Reissued or renew request can omit the CSR
+    elif module.params['request_type'] != 'renew':
         module_params_csr = module.params['csr']
         if module_params_csr is None:
             module.fail_json(msg='The csr field is required when request_type={0}'.format(module.params['request_type']))