diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7352-add-executable-option-for-cargo.yml b/changelogs/fragments/7352-add-executable-option-for-cargo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63cf47d8f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7352-add-executable-option-for-cargo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "cargo - add option ``executable``, which allows user to specify path to the cargo binary (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7352)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cargo.py b/plugins/modules/cargo.py
index f3109db844f..b872361b304 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cargo.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cargo.py
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
   diff_mode:
     support: none
 options:
+  executable:
+    description:
+      - Path to the C(cargo) installed in the system.
+      - If not specified, the module will look C(cargo) in E(PATH).
+    type: path
+    version_added: 7.5.0
   name:
     description:
       - The name of a Rust package to install.
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@
     default: present
     choices: [ "present", "absent", "latest" ]
 requirements:
-    - cargo installed in bin path (recommended /usr/local/bin)
+    - cargo installed
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = r"""
@@ -103,14 +109,13 @@
 class Cargo(object):
     def __init__(self, module, **kwargs):
         self.module = module
+        self.executable = [kwargs["executable"] or module.get_bin_path("cargo", True)]
         self.name = kwargs["name"]
         self.path = kwargs["path"]
         self.state = kwargs["state"]
         self.version = kwargs["version"]
         self.locked = kwargs["locked"]
 
-        self.executable = [module.get_bin_path("cargo", True)]
-
     @property
     def path(self):
         return self._path
@@ -176,6 +181,7 @@ def uninstall(self, packages=None):
 
 def main():
     arg_spec = dict(
+        executable=dict(default=None, type="path"),
         name=dict(required=True, type="list", elements="str"),
         path=dict(default=None, type="path"),
         state=dict(default="present", choices=["present", "absent", "latest"]),
@@ -185,10 +191,8 @@ def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=arg_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
 
     name = module.params["name"]
-    path = module.params["path"]
     state = module.params["state"]
     version = module.params["version"]
-    locked = module.params["locked"]
 
     if not name:
         module.fail_json(msg="Package name must be specified")
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ def main():
         LANG="C", LC_ALL="C", LC_MESSAGES="C", LC_CTYPE="C"
     )
 
-    cargo = Cargo(module, name=name, path=path, state=state, version=version, locked=locked)
+    cargo = Cargo(module, **module.params)
     changed, out, err = False, None, None
     installed_packages = cargo.get_installed()
     if state == "present":
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/main.yml
index bb22e27c07c..29f27c3fda5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
   - import_tasks: test_version.yml
   environment: "{{ cargo_environment }}"
   when: has_cargo | default(false)
+- import_tasks: test_rustup_cargo.yml
+  when: rustup_cargo_bin | default(false)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/setup.yml b/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/setup.yml
index 232658ab463..7eec97ac4c5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,17 @@
       has_cargo: true
   when:
     - ansible_system == 'FreeBSD' and ansible_distribution_version is version('13.0', '>')
+
+- block:
+  - name: Download rustup
+    get_url:
+      url: https://sh.rustup.rs
+      dest: /tmp/sh.rustup.rs
+      mode: "0750"
+      force: true
+  - name: Install rustup cargo
+    command: /tmp/sh.rustup.rs -y
+  - set_fact:
+      rustup_cargo_bin: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.cargo/bin/cargo"
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution != 'CentOS' or ansible_distribution_version is version('7.0', '>=')
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/test_rustup_cargo.yml b/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/test_rustup_cargo.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec2cf6e6de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/cargo/tasks/test_rustup_cargo.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+- name: Install application helloworld
+  community.general.cargo:
+    executable: "{{ rustup_cargo_bin }}"
+    name: helloworld
+  register: rustup_install_absent_helloworld
+
+- name: Uninstall application helloworld
+  community.general.cargo:
+    executable: "{{ rustup_cargo_bin }}"
+    state: absent
+    name: helloworld
+  register: rustup_uninstall_present_helloworld
+
+- name: Check assertions helloworld
+  assert:
+    that:
+        - rustup_install_absent_helloworld is changed
+        - rustup_uninstall_present_helloworld is changed