diff --git a/awx_collection/README.md b/awx_collection/README.md
index 64705907b0..ae6d466e5e 100644
--- a/awx_collection/README.md
+++ b/awx_collection/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ The following notes are changes that may require changes to playbooks.
  - When a project is created, it will wait for the update/sync to finish by default; this can be turned off with the `wait` parameter, if desired.
  - Creating a "scan" type job template is no longer supported.
  - `extra_vars` in the `tower_job_launch` module worked with a list previously, but is now configured to work solely in a `dict` format.
+ - When the `extra_vars` parameter is used with the `tower_job_launch` module, the Job Template launch will fail unless `add_extra_vars` or `survey_enabled` is explicitly set to `True` on the Job Template.
 
 ## Running
 
diff --git a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
index 65566cb316..7b00cd2907 100644
--- a/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
+++ b/awx_collection/plugins/modules/tower_job_launch.py
@@ -122,11 +122,20 @@ def update_fields(module, p):
     params = p.copy()
 
     params_update = {}
+    job_template = params.get('job_template')
     extra_vars = params.get('extra_vars')
+    try:
+        ask_extra_vars = tower_cli.get_resource('job_template').get(name=job_template)['ask_variables_on_launch']
+        survey_enabled = tower_cli.get_resource('job_template').get(name=job_template)['survey_enabled']
+    except (exc.ConnectionError, exc.BadRequest, exc.AuthError) as excinfo:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Failed to get ask_extra_vars parameter, job template not found: {0}'.format(excinfo), changed=False)
 
-    if extra_vars:
+    if extra_vars and (ask_extra_vars or survey_enabled):
         params_update['extra_vars'] = [json.dumps(extra_vars)]
 
+    elif extra_vars:
+        module.fail_json(msg="extra_vars is set on launch but the Job Template does not have ask_extra_vars or survey_enabled set to True.")
+
     params.update(params_update)
     return params