diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11245-monit-enum.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11245-monit-enum.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e20b49aacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11245-monit-enum.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - monit - internal state was not reflecting when operation is "pending" in ``monit`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11245).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/monit.py b/plugins/modules/monit.py
index a6df722dd8..d94556fd95 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/monit.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/monit.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Monit(object):
             else:
                 status = Status.NOT_MONITORED
 
-            if state == 'pending':
+            if state == 'PENDING':
                 status = status.pending()
             return status
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_monit.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_monit.py
index 0c854d913d..197566af51 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_monit.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_monit.py
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ BASIC_OUTPUT_CASES = [
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('output, expected', BASIC_OUTPUT_CASES + [
     ('', monit.Status.MISSING),
     (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processY', 'OK'), monit.Status.MISSING),
-    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Not Monitored - start pending'), monit.Status.OK),
-    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Monitored - stop pending'), monit.Status.NOT_MONITORED),
-    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Monitored - restart pending'), monit.Status.OK),
-    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Not Monitored - monitor pending'), monit.Status.OK),
+    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Not Monitored - start pending'), monit.Status.OK.pending()),
+    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Monitored - stop pending'), monit.Status.NOT_MONITORED.pending()),
+    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Monitored - restart pending'), monit.Status.OK.pending()),
+    (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Not Monitored - monitor pending'), monit.Status.OK.pending()),
     (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Does not exist'), monit.Status.DOES_NOT_EXIST),
     (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Not monitored'), monit.Status.NOT_MONITORED),
     (TEST_OUTPUT % ('Process', 'processX', 'Running'), monit.Status.OK),