diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/858-negated-change-report.yml b/changelogs/fragments/858-negated-change-report.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9db88fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/858-negated-change-report.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - postgresql_schema - change reported in check_mode was negated. Now it reports a change when removing an existing schema (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.postgresql/pull/858)
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/postgresql_schema.py b/plugins/modules/postgresql_schema.py
index 70dbe903..aee79bcf 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/postgresql_schema.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/postgresql_schema.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def main():
     try:
         if module.check_mode:
             if state == "absent":
-                changed = not schema_exists(cursor, schema)
+                changed = schema_exists(cursor, schema)
             elif state == "present":
                 changed = not schema_matches(cursor, schema, owner, comment)
             module.exit_json(changed=changed, schema=schema)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/postgresql_schema/tasks/postgresql_schema_initial.yml b/tests/integration/targets/postgresql_schema/tasks/postgresql_schema_initial.yml
index 625fb45e..e7057ad6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/postgresql_schema/tasks/postgresql_schema_initial.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/postgresql_schema/tasks/postgresql_schema_initial.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 # Checks
 - assert:
     that:
-      - result is not changed
+      - result is changed
 
 - name: Check that the new schema "acme" still exists
   become: true