diff --git a/examples/inventory.yml b/examples/inventory/inventory.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/inventory.yml
rename to examples/inventory/inventory.yml
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/config.py b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
index fa0d2c446e..b0c98c4718 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/config.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     # Do not sort this list, order matters.
     {"jinja2": "**/*.j2"},  # jinja2 templates are not always parsable as something else
     {"jinja2": "**/*.j2.*"},
-    {"inventory": "**/inventory.yml"},
+    {"inventory": "**/inventory/**.yml"},
     {"requirements": "**/meta/requirements.yml"},  # v1 only
     # https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/dev_guide/collections_galaxy_meta.html
     {"galaxy": "**/galaxy.yml"},  # Galaxy collection meta