diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/65755-mysql_info_doesnt_list_empty_dbs.yml b/changelogs/fragments/65755-mysql_info_doesnt_list_empty_dbs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f1b9b67ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/65755-mysql_info_doesnt_list_empty_dbs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- mysql_info - add ``return_empty_dbs`` parameter to list empty databases (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/65727).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_info.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_info.py
index eb57a82f94..4d3b99e109 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_info.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_info.py
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ options:
     type: list
     elements: str
     version_added: '2.10'
+  return_empty_dbs:
+    description:
+    - Includes names of empty databases to returned dictionary.
+    type: bool
+    default: no
+    version_added: '2.10'
 
 notes:
 - Calculating the size of a database might be slow, depending on the number and size of tables in it.
@@ -106,13 +112,14 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     - databases
     - version
 
-- name: Collect info about databases excluding their sizes
+- name: Collect info about databases including empty and excluding their sizes
   become: yes
   mysql_info:
     config_file: /home/alice/.my.cnf
     filter:
     - databases
     exclude_fields: db_size
+    return_empty_dbs: yes
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''
@@ -244,14 +251,14 @@ class MySQL_Info(object):
             'slave_status': {},
         }
 
-    def get_info(self, filter_, exclude_fields):
+    def get_info(self, filter_, exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs):
         """Get MySQL instance information based on filter_.
 
         Arguments:
             filter_ (list): List of collected subsets (e.g., databases, users, etc.),
                 when it is empty, return all available information.
         """
-        self.__collect(exclude_fields)
+        self.__collect(exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs)
 
         inc_list = []
         exc_list = []
@@ -285,9 +292,9 @@ class MySQL_Info(object):
         else:
             return self.info
 
-    def __collect(self, exclude_fields):
+    def __collect(self, exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs):
         """Collect all possible subsets."""
-        self.__get_databases(exclude_fields)
+        self.__get_databases(exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs)
         self.__get_global_variables()
         self.__get_global_status()
         self.__get_engines()
@@ -408,7 +415,7 @@ class MySQL_Info(object):
                     if vname not in ('Host', 'User'):
                         self.info['users'][host][user][vname] = self.__convert(val)
 
-    def __get_databases(self, exclude_fields):
+    def __get_databases(self, exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs):
         """Get info about databases."""
         if not exclude_fields:
             query = ('SELECT table_schema AS "name", '
@@ -428,6 +435,20 @@ class MySQL_Info(object):
                 if not exclude_fields or 'db_size' not in exclude_fields:
                     self.info['databases'][db['name']]['size'] = int(db['size'])
 
+        # If empty dbs are not needed in the returned dict, exit from the method
+        if not return_empty_dbs:
+            return None
+
+        # Add info about empty databases (issue #65727):
+        res = self.__exec_sql('SHOW DATABASES')
+        if res:
+            for db in res:
+                if db['Database'] not in self.info['databases']:
+                    self.info['databases'][db['Database']] = {}
+
+                    if not exclude_fields or 'db_size' not in exclude_fields:
+                        self.info['databases'][db['Database']]['size'] = 0
+
     def __exec_sql(self, query, ddl=False):
         """Execute SQL.
 
@@ -460,6 +481,7 @@ def main():
         login_db=dict(type='str'),
         filter=dict(type='list'),
         exclude_fields=dict(type='list'),
+        return_empty_dbs=dict(type='bool', default=False),
     )
 
     # The module doesn't support check_mode
@@ -479,6 +501,7 @@ def main():
     config_file = module.params['config_file']
     filter_ = module.params['filter']
     exclude_fields = module.params['exclude_fields']
+    return_empty_dbs = module.params['return_empty_dbs']
 
     if filter_:
         filter_ = [f.strip() for f in filter_]
@@ -502,7 +525,7 @@ def main():
 
     mysql = MySQL_Info(module, cursor)
 
-    module.exit_json(changed=False, **mysql.get_info(filter_, exclude_fields))
+    module.exit_json(changed=False, **mysql.get_info(filter_, exclude_fields, return_empty_dbs))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/mysql_info/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/mysql_info/tasks/main.yml
index 7ca76c3ecd..f58d3878e8 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/mysql_info/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/mysql_info/tasks/main.yml
@@ -138,3 +138,53 @@
     - result.changed == false
     - result.databases != {}
     - result.databases.mysql == {}
+
+########################################################
+# Issue #65727, empty databases must be in returned dict
+#
+- name: Create empty database acme
+  mysql_db:
+    login_user: '{{ user_name }}'
+    login_password: '{{ user_pass }}'
+    name: acme
+
+- name: Collect info about databases
+  mysql_info:
+    login_user: '{{ user_name }}'
+    login_password: '{{ user_pass }}'
+    filter:
+    - databases
+    return_empty_dbs: yes
+  register: result
+
+# Check acme is in returned dict
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.changed == false
+    - result.databases.acme.size == 0
+    - result.databases.mysql != {}
+
+- name: Collect info about databases excluding their sizes
+  mysql_info:
+    login_user: '{{ user_name }}'
+    login_password: '{{ user_pass }}'
+    filter:
+    - databases
+    exclude_fields:
+    - db_size
+    return_empty_dbs: yes
+  register: result
+
+# Check acme is in returned dict
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - result.changed == false
+    - result.databases.acme == {}
+    - result.databases.mysql == {}
+
+- name: Remove acme database
+  mysql_db:
+    login_user: '{{ user_name }}'
+    login_password: '{{ user_pass }}'
+    name: acme
+    state: absent