diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_metadata_facts.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_metadata_facts.py
index a33ab6a731..3eec3f80ec 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_metadata_facts.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_metadata_facts.py
@@ -653,11 +653,12 @@ def fetch_session_token(self, uri_token):
             token_data = None
         return to_text(token_data)
 
-    def get_instance_tags(self, tag_keys):
+    def get_instance_tags(self, tag_keys, data):
         tags = {}
         for key in tag_keys:
-            value = self._fetch("{}/{}".format(self.uri_instance_tags, key))
-            tags[key] = value
+            value = data.get("ansible_ec2_tags_instance_{}".format(key))
+            if value is not None:
+                tags[key] = value
         return tags
 
     def run(self):
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ def run(self):
         instance_tags_keys = instance_tags_keys.split("\n") if instance_tags_keys != "None" else []
         data[self._prefix % "instance_tags_keys"] = instance_tags_keys
 
-        instance_tags = self.get_instance_tags(instance_tags_keys)
+        instance_tags = self.get_instance_tags(instance_tags_keys, data)
         data[self._prefix % "instance_tags"] = instance_tags
 
         # Maintain old key for backwards compatibility
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_metadata_facts/playbooks/test_metadata.yml b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_metadata_facts/playbooks/test_metadata.yml
index 512cbabd1f..d0787f1324 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/ec2_metadata_facts/playbooks/test_metadata.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/ec2_metadata_facts/playbooks/test_metadata.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
           - ansible_ec2_user_data == "None"
           - ansible_ec2_instance_tags is defined
           - ansible_ec2_instance_tags | length == 3
+          - ansible_ec2_instance_tags.snake_case_key == "a_snake_case_value"
           - ansible_ec2_instance_tags_keys is defined
           - ansible_ec2_instance_tags_keys | length == 3