diff --git a/changelog/64150.fixed.md b/changelog/64150.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a767e10bf8db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/64150.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix cmd.run doesn't output changes in test mode
diff --git a/salt/states/cmd.py b/salt/states/cmd.py
index 2df04807ce33..5a859c8092c6 100644
--- a/salt/states/cmd.py
+++ b/salt/states/cmd.py
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ def run(
     if __opts__["test"] and not test_name:
         ret["result"] = None
         ret["comment"] = 'Command "{}" would have been executed'.format(name)
+        ret["changes"] = {"cmd": name}
         return _reinterpreted_state(ret) if stateful else ret
 
     if cwd and not os.path.isdir(cwd):
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_cmd.py b/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_cmd.py
index 682ee621e7d4..4a839c2f91ac 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_cmd.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/states/test_cmd.py
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ def test_run():
 
         with patch.dict(cmd.__opts__, {"test": True}):
             comt = 'Command "cmd.script" would have been executed'
-            ret.update({"comment": comt, "result": None, "changes": {}})
+            ret.update(
+                {"comment": comt, "result": None, "changes": {"cmd": "cmd.script"}}
+            )
             assert cmd.run(name) == ret