diff --git a/changelog/45823.fixed b/changelog/45823.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e419ad4f7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/45823.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix fun_args missing from syndic returns
diff --git a/salt/master.py b/salt/master.py
index 86be0b759ef..4b9b8e2a198 100644
--- a/salt/master.py
+++ b/salt/master.py
@@ -1743,8 +1743,8 @@ class AESFuncs(TransportMethods):
                     ret["master_id"] = load["master_id"]
                 if "fun" in load:
                     ret["fun"] = load["fun"]
-                if "arg" in load:
-                    ret["fun_args"] = load["arg"]
+                if "fun_args" in load:
+                    ret["fun_args"] = load["fun_args"]
                 if "out" in load:
                     ret["out"] = load["out"]
                 if "sig" in load:
diff --git a/salt/minion.py b/salt/minion.py
index 544805fc621..f304a6ca207 100644
--- a/salt/minion.py
+++ b/salt/minion.py
@@ -3683,7 +3683,7 @@ class SyndicManager(MinionBase):
                 # __'s to make sure it doesn't print out on the master cli
                 jdict["__master_id__"] = master
             ret = {}
-            for key in "return", "retcode", "success":
+            for key in "return", "retcode", "success", "fun_args":
                 if key in data:
                     ret[key] = data[key]
             jdict[data["id"]] = ret