diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index 31c6d0958a..38bf1f4b55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # Number of expected test passes, safety measure for accidental skip of
       # tests. Update value if you add/remove tests.
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 856
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 857
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/action_plugins/some_action.py b/examples/playbooks/action_plugins/some_action.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dc01aacf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/playbooks/action_plugins/some_action.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Sample action_plugin."""
+
+from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
+
+
+class ActionModule(ActionBase):  # type: ignore[misc]
+    """Sample module."""
+
+    def run(self, tmp=None, task_vars=None):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        """."""
+        super().run(tmp, task_vars)
+        ret = {"foo": "bar"}
+        return {"ansible_facts": ret}
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/adj_action.yml b/examples/playbooks/adj_action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c78a2ba71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/playbooks/adj_action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: Fixture for testing adjacent plugins
+  hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Call adjacent action plugin
+      some_action: {}
+
+    - name: Call adjacent filter plugin
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ 'foo' | some_filter }}"
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/example.yml b/examples/playbooks/example.yml
index fa1a635226..14f7927758 100644
--- a/examples/playbooks/example.yml
+++ b/examples/playbooks/example.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
       - git  # yamllint wrong indentation
       - bobbins
 
-    - name: Yum latest
-      ansible.builtin.yum: state=latest name=httpd
+    - name: Dnf latest
+      ansible.builtin.dnf: state=latest name=httpd
 
     - ansible.builtin.debug: msg="debug task without a name"
 
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/filter_plugins/some_filter.py b/examples/playbooks/filter_plugins/some_filter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86ebda8a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/playbooks/filter_plugins/some_filter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Sample adjacent filter plugin."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+class FilterModule:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+    """Ansible filters."""
+
+    def filters(self):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        """Return list of exposed filters."""
+        return {
+            "some_filter": str,
+        }
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/test_skip_inside_yaml.yml b/examples/playbooks/test_skip_inside_yaml.yml
index 1f7295442a..88c396adfb 100644
--- a/examples/playbooks/test_skip_inside_yaml.yml
+++ b/examples/playbooks/test_skip_inside_yaml.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
     - name: Test no-free-form # <-- 3 no-free-form
       ansible.builtin.command: creates=B chmod 644 A # noqa: no-free-form
     - name: Test no-free-form # <-- 4 no-free-form
-      ansible.builtin.command: warn=yes creates=B chmod 644 A # noqa: no-free-form
+      ansible.builtin.command: creates=B chmod 644 A # noqa: no-free-form
     - name: Test no-free-form (skipped via no warn)
-      ansible.builtin.command: warn=no creates=B chmod 644 A # noqa: no-free-form
+      ansible.builtin.command: creates=B chmod 644 A # noqa: no-free-form
     - name: Test no-free-form (skipped via skip_ansible_lint)
       ansible.builtin.command: creates=B chmod 644 A # noqa: no-free-form
       tags:
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json
index 2bd7bb5e74..bbe922699c 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/requirements.json"
   },
   "role-arg-spec": {
-    "etag": "74fc5d429919813f2c977a2e3ed2afee1ca3dba242f6978bded8199895642db6",
+    "etag": "e41a42e1ca634a9eb2edbc4a180f404bdc71e17aafa464e6651387c08152bbc5",
     "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/role-arg-spec.json"
   },
   "rulebook": {
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
index 35c9a933c2..2da21ca15e 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/utils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
 from ansible.parsing.yaml.constructor import AnsibleConstructor, AnsibleMapping
 from ansible.parsing.yaml.loader import AnsibleLoader
 from ansible.parsing.yaml.objects import AnsibleBaseYAMLObject, AnsibleSequence
-from ansible.plugins.loader import PluginLoadContext, add_all_plugin_dirs, module_loader
+from ansible.plugins.loader import (
+    PluginLoadContext,
+    action_loader,
+    add_all_plugin_dirs,
+    module_loader,
+)
 from ansible.template import Templar
 from ansible.utils.collection_loader import AnsibleCollectionConfig
 from yaml.composer import Composer
@@ -1071,11 +1076,17 @@ def parse_examples_from_plugin(lintable: Lintable) -> tuple[int, str]:
 @lru_cache
 def load_plugin(name: str) -> PluginLoadContext:
     """Return loaded ansible plugin/module."""
-    loaded_module = module_loader.find_plugin_with_context(
+    loaded_module = action_loader.find_plugin_with_context(
         name,
         ignore_deprecated=True,
         check_aliases=True,
     )
+    if not loaded_module.resolved:
+        loaded_module = module_loader.find_plugin_with_context(
+            name,
+            ignore_deprecated=True,
+            check_aliases=True,
+        )
     if not loaded_module.resolved and name.startswith("ansible.builtin."):
         # fallback to core behavior of using legacy
         loaded_module = module_loader.find_plugin_with_context(
diff --git a/test/test_adjacent_plugins.py b/test/test_adjacent_plugins.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e642ceb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_adjacent_plugins.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Test ability to recognize adjacent modules/plugins."""
+
+import logging
+
+import pytest
+
+from ansiblelint.rules import RulesCollection
+from ansiblelint.runner import Runner
+
+
+def test_adj_action(
+    default_rules_collection: RulesCollection,
+    caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture,
+) -> None:
+    """Assures local collections are found."""
+    playbook_path = "examples/playbooks/adj_action.yml"
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG):
+        runner = Runner(playbook_path, rules=default_rules_collection, verbosity=1)
+        results = runner.run()
+    assert "Unable to load module" not in caplog.text
+    assert "Unable to resolve FQCN" not in caplog.text
+
+    assert len(runner.lintables) == 1
+    assert len(results) == 0
diff --git a/test/test_examples.py b/test/test_examples.py
index bdaec51e77..1c38ccb03b 100644
--- a/test/test_examples.py
+++ b/test/test_examples.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_example(default_rules_collection: RulesCollection) -> None:
         "examples/playbooks/example.yml",
         rules=default_rules_collection,
     ).run()
-    assert len(result) == 22
+    assert len(result) == 21
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/test/test_skip_inside_yaml.py b/test/test_skip_inside_yaml.py
index fab03ea127..8050f13312 100644
--- a/test/test_skip_inside_yaml.py
+++ b/test/test_skip_inside_yaml.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_role_tasks_with_block(default_rules_collection: RulesCollection) -> Non
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("lintable", "expected"),
-    (pytest.param("examples/playbooks/test_skip_inside_yaml.yml", 6, id="yaml"),),
+    (pytest.param("examples/playbooks/test_skip_inside_yaml.yml", 4, id="yaml"),),
 )
 def test_inline_skips(
     default_rules_collection: RulesCollection,