diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index 45edc4dc321..c82a865eaf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # Number of expected test passes, safety measure for accidental skip of
       # tests. Update value if you add/remove tests.
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 832
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 833
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/examples/roles/role_with_handler/handlers/main.yml b/examples/roles/role_with_handler/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ca1ab169e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/roles/role_with_handler/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+- name: Debug
+  loop: "{{ _something_done.results }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.item.name }}"
+  when: item.changed
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ item.item.name }} changed"
diff --git a/examples/roles/role_with_handler/tasks/main.yml b/examples/roles/role_with_handler/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..362dc78948d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/roles/role_with_handler/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+- name: Get info
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  register: collected_info
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: test
+
+- name: Do something
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  loop: "{{ collected_info['some_list'] }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.name }}"
+  notify:
+    - Debug
+  register: _something_done
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: test2
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/no_handler.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/no_handler.py
index 8cbb111578e..0e4374eb8e9 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/no_handler.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/no_handler.py
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ def matchtask(
         task: Task,
         file: Lintable | None = None,
     ) -> bool | str:
-        if task["__ansible_action_type__"] != "task" or task.is_handler():
+        if (
+            task["__ansible_action_type__"] != "task"
+            or task.is_handler()
+            or (file is not None and "handlers" in file.name)
+        ):
             return False
 
         when = task.get("when")
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ def matchtask(
     # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
     from ansiblelint.rules import RulesCollection
     from ansiblelint.runner import Runner
+    from ansiblelint.testing import run_ansible_lint
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("test_file", "failures"),
@@ -107,3 +112,10 @@ def test_no_handler(
         assert len(results) == failures
         for result in results:
             assert result.tag == "no-handler"
+
+    def test_role_with_handler() -> None:
+        """Test role with handler."""
+        role_path = "examples/roles/role_with_handler"
+
+        results = run_ansible_lint("-v", role_path)
+        assert "no-handler" not in results.stdout