diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11488-mh-ensure-compatibiliy-with-module-tests.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11488-mh-ensure-compatibiliy-with-module-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25312f77d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11488-mh-ensure-compatibiliy-with-module-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ModuleHelper module utils - allow to ignore specific exceptions in ``module_fails_on_exception`` decorator (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11488).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/mh/deco.py b/plugins/module_utils/mh/deco.py
index e05492b66a..207ccc38dd 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/mh/deco.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/mh/deco.py
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import traceback
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from functools import wraps
 
-from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.mh.exceptions import ModuleHelperException
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.mh.exceptions import (
+    ModuleHelperException,
+    _UnhandledSentinel,
+)
+
+_unhandled_exceptions: tuple[type[Exception], ...] = (_UnhandledSentinel,)
 
 
 def cause_changes(when=None):
@@ -32,6 +38,17 @@ def cause_changes(when=None):
     return deco
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def no_handle_exceptions(*exceptions: type[Exception]):
+    global _unhandled_exceptions
+    current = _unhandled_exceptions
+    _unhandled_exceptions = tuple(exceptions)
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        _unhandled_exceptions = current
+
+
 def module_fails_on_exception(func):
     conflict_list = ("msg", "exception", "output", "vars", "changed")
 
@@ -46,6 +63,9 @@ def module_fails_on_exception(func):
 
         try:
             func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        except _unhandled_exceptions:
+            # re-raise exception without further processing
+            raise
         except ModuleHelperException as e:
             if e.update_output:
                 self.update_output(e.update_output)
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/mh/exceptions.py b/plugins/module_utils/mh/exceptions.py
index 612cfc1c3c..64c0d4b176 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/mh/exceptions.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/mh/exceptions.py
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ class ModuleHelperException(Exception):
             update_output = {}
         self.update_output: dict[str, t.Any] = update_output
         super().__init__(*args)
+
+
+class _UnhandledSentinel(Exception):
+    pass