diff --git a/plugins/modules/event_stream.py b/plugins/modules/event_stream.py
index 85dbbb35..94570ea7 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/event_stream.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/event_stream.py
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@
     type: str
     default: ''
     version_added: 2.1.0
-  forward_events:
+  test_mode:
     description:
       - Enable the event stream to forward events to the rulebook activation where it is configured.
+      - The O(forward_events) alias has been deprecated and will be removed in release 4.0.0.
     type: bool
-    default: True
+    default: true
     version_added: 2.1.0
+    aliases:
+      - forward_events
   state:
     description:
       - Desired state of the resource.
@@ -117,8 +120,8 @@ def create_params(module: AnsibleModule, controller: Controller) -> dict[str, An
     if module.params.get("event_stream_type"):
         credential_params["event_stream_type"] = module.params["event_stream_type"]
 
-    if module.params.get("forward_events") is not None:
-        credential_params["test_mode"] = module.params["forward_events"]
+    if module.params.get("test_mode") is not None:
+        credential_params["test_mode"] = module.params["test_mode"]
 
     if module.params.get("headers"):
         credential_params["additional_data_headers"] = module.params["headers"]
@@ -156,7 +159,18 @@ def main() -> None:
         organization_name=dict(type="str", aliases=["organization"]),
         event_stream_type=dict(type="str", aliases=["type"]),
         headers=dict(type="str", default=""),
-        forward_events=dict(type="bool", default=True),
+        test_mode=dict(
+            type="bool",
+            default=True,
+            aliases=["forward_events"],
+            deprecated_aliases=[
+                dict(
+                    name="forward_events",
+                    version="4.0.0",
+                    collection_name="ansible.eda",
+                )
+            ],
+        ),
         state=dict(choices=["present", "absent"], default="present"),
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/event_stream/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/event_stream/tasks/main.yml
index e45bd59c..134063b2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/event_stream/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/event_stream/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         name: "{{ event_stream_name }}"
         credential_name: "{{ credential_name }}"
         organization_name: Default
-        forward_events: False
+        test_mode: false
         event_stream_type: Basic Event Stream
       check_mode: true
       register: _result
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         that:
           - _result.event_streams[0].name == new_event_stream_name
 
-    - name: Update event stream headers and forward_events
+    - name: Update event stream headers and test_mode
       ansible.eda.event_stream:
         state: present
         name: "{{ new_event_stream_name }}"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         organization_name: Default
         event_stream_type: "Basic Event Stream"
         headers: "Authorization,Custom-Header"
-        forward_events: False
+        test_mode: false
       register: _result
 
     - name: Check event stream is updated
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         name: "{{ new_event_stream_name }}"
       register: _result
 
-    - name: Check if event stream headers and forward_events are updated
+    - name: Check if event stream headers and test_mode are updated
       assert:
         that:
           - _result.event_streams[0].name == new_event_stream_name