diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/783-rds_snapshot.yml b/changelogs/fragments/783-rds_snapshot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f073aa1748a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/783-rds_snapshot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+deprecated_features:
+ - rds_snapshot - the rds_snapshot module has been renamed to rds_instance_snapshot.
+   The usage of the module has not changed. The rds_snapshot alias will be removed in version 4.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/783).
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index bf736a3d34d..0aa95d868a2 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ action_groups:
   - rds_instance_info
   - rds_param_group
   - rds_snapshot
+  - rds_instance_snapshot
   - rds_snapshot_info
   - rds_subnet_group
   - rds_option_group
@@ -520,3 +521,10 @@ plugin_routing:
         warning_text: >-
           route53_facts was renamed in Ansible 2.9 to route53_info.
           Please update your tasks.
+    rds_snapshot:
+       redirect: community.aws.rds_instance_snapshot
+       deprecation:
+         removal_version: 4.0.0
+         warning_text: >-
+           rds_snapshot has been renamed to rds_instance_snapshot.
+           Please update your tasks.
diff --git a/plugins/modules/rds_snapshot.py b/plugins/modules/rds_instance_snapshot.py
similarity index 99%
rename from plugins/modules/rds_snapshot.py
rename to plugins/modules/rds_instance_snapshot.py
index 0ca957c1b68..45915082739 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/rds_snapshot.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/rds_instance_snapshot.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
-module: rds_snapshot
+module: rds_instance_snapshot
 version_added: 1.0.0
 short_description: manage Amazon RDS snapshots.
 description:
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Create snapshot
-  community.aws.rds_snapshot:
+  community.aws.rds_instance_snapshot:
     db_instance_identifier: new-database
     db_snapshot_identifier: new-database-snapshot
 
 - name: Delete snapshot
-  community.aws.rds_snapshot:
+  community.aws.rds_instance_snapshot:
     db_snapshot_identifier: new-database-snapshot
     state: absent
 '''
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/roles/rds_instance/tasks/test_states.yml b/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/roles/rds_instance/tasks/test_states.yml
index 0321dc99d7c..dd13d55e164 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/roles/rds_instance/tasks/test_states.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/rds_instance/roles/rds_instance/tasks/test_states.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 
   always:
     - name: remove snapshot
-      rds_snapshot:
+      rds_instance_snapshot:
         db_snapshot_identifier: "{{ resource_prefix }}-test-snapshot"
         state: absent
         wait: false