diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/55678-xenserver_guest-change-wait_for_ip_address-behaviour-and-other.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/55678-xenserver_guest-change-wait_for_ip_address-behaviour-and-other.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..76a63024b02733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/55678-xenserver_guest-change-wait_for_ip_address-behaviour-and-other.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - xenserver_guest - wait_for_ip_address is now ignored when state=absent (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/55348).
+
+bugfixes:
+  - xenserver_guest - proper error message is shown when maximum number of network interfaces is reached and multiple network interfaces are added at once.
+  - xenserver_guest - fixed an issue where VM whould be powered off even though check mode is used if reconfiguration requires VM to be powered off.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/xenserver/xenserver_guest.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/xenserver/xenserver_guest.py
index eaaabdf1ace3cf..3ac13beade93bd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/xenserver/xenserver_guest.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/xenserver/xenserver_guest.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
     type: list
   wait_for_ip_address:
     description:
-    - Wait until XenServer detects an IP address for the VM.
+    - Wait until XenServer detects an IP address for the VM. If C(state) is set to C(absent), this parameter is ignored.
     - This requires XenServer Tools to be preinstalled on the VM to work properly.
     type: bool
     default: no
@@ -597,16 +597,16 @@ def reconfigure(self):
 
         vm_power_state_save = self.vm_params['power_state'].lower()
 
-        if "need_poweredoff" in config_changes and vm_power_state_save != 'halted':
-            if self.module.params['force']:
-                self.set_power_state("shutdownguest")
-            else:
-                self.module.fail_json(msg="VM reconfigure: VM has to be in powered off state to reconfigure but force was not specified!")
+        if "need_poweredoff" in config_changes and vm_power_state_save != 'halted' and not self.module.params['force']:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="VM reconfigure: VM has to be in powered off state to reconfigure but force was not specified!")
 
         # Support for Ansible check mode.
         if self.module.check_mode:
             return config_changes
 
+        if "need_poweredoff" in config_changes and vm_power_state_save != 'halted' and self.module.params['force']:
+            self.set_power_state("shutdownguest")
+
         try:
             for change in config_changes:
                 if isinstance(change, six.string_types):
@@ -1632,6 +1632,7 @@ def get_changes(self):
                         if vif_device not in vif_devices_allowed:
                             self.module.fail_json(msg="VM check networks[%s]: new network interface position %s is out of bounds!" % (position, vif_device))
 
+                        vif_devices_allowed.remove(vif_device)
                         vif_device_highest = vif_device
 
                         # For new VIFs we only track their position.
@@ -1911,7 +1912,7 @@ def main():
         vm.deploy()
         result['changed'] = True
 
-    if module.params['wait_for_ip_address']:
+    if module.params['wait_for_ip_address'] and module.params['state'] != "absent":
         vm.wait_for_ip_address()
 
     result['instance'] = vm.gather_facts()