diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index 1a3903a6b0..45edc4dc32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # Number of expected test passes, safety measure for accidental skip of
       # tests. Update value if you add/remove tests.
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 831
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 832
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.transformed.yml b/examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.transformed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..030364d8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.transformed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: This is a playbook # <-- name key should be the first one
+  hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: A block
+      when: true
+      block:
+        - name: Display a message
+          ansible.builtin.debug:
+            msg: Hello world!
diff --git a/examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.yml b/examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e61920dca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  name: This is a playbook # <-- name key should be the first one
+  tasks:
+    - name: A block
+      when: true
+      block:
+        - name: Display a message
+          ansible.builtin.debug:
+            msg: Hello world!
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/rules/key_order.py b/src/ansiblelint/rules/key_order.py
index 06b8b53d3c..2cef09df37 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/rules/key_order.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/rules/key_order.py
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 import functools
 import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
-from ansiblelint.errors import RuleMatchTransformMeta
+from ansiblelint.constants import ANNOTATION_KEYS, LINE_NUMBER_KEY
+from ansiblelint.errors import MatchError, RuleMatchTransformMeta
 from ansiblelint.rules import AnsibleLintRule, TransformMixin
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ruamel.yaml.comments import CommentedMap, CommentedSeq
 
-    from ansiblelint.errors import MatchError
     from ansiblelint.file_utils import Lintable
     from ansiblelint.utils import Task
 
@@ -77,6 +77,25 @@ class KeyOrderRule(AnsibleLintRule, TransformMixin):
         "key-order[task]": "You can improve the task key order",
     }
 
+    def matchplay(self, file: Lintable, data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[MatchError]:
+        """Return matches found for a specific play (entry in playbook)."""
+        result: list[MatchError] = []
+        if file.kind != "playbook":
+            return result
+        keys = [str(key) for key, val in data.items() if key not in ANNOTATION_KEYS]
+        sorted_keys = sorted(keys, key=functools.cmp_to_key(task_property_sorter))
+        if keys != sorted_keys:
+            result.append(
+                self.create_matcherror(
+                    f"You can improve the play key order to: {', '.join(sorted_keys)}",
+                    filename=file,
+                    tag=f"{self.id}[play]",
+                    lineno=data[LINE_NUMBER_KEY],
+                    transform_meta=KeyOrderTMeta(fixed=tuple(sorted_keys)),
+                ),
+            )
+        return result
+
     def matchtask(
         self,
         task: Task,
@@ -103,9 +122,15 @@ def transform(
         lintable: Lintable,
         data: CommentedMap | CommentedSeq | str,
     ) -> None:
-        if match.tag == "key-order[task]":
-            if not isinstance(match.transform_meta, KeyOrderTMeta):
-                return
+        if not isinstance(match.transform_meta, KeyOrderTMeta):
+            return
+
+        if match.tag == f"{self.id}[play]":
+            play = self.seek(match.yaml_path, data)
+            for key in match.transform_meta.fixed:
+                play[key] = play.pop(key)
+            match.fixed = True
+        if match.tag == f"{self.id}[task]":
             task = self.seek(match.yaml_path, data)
             for key in match.transform_meta.fixed:
                 task[key] = task.pop(key)
diff --git a/test/test_transformer.py b/test/test_transformer.py
index 13af46a41c..bfe21fa2a3 100644
--- a/test/test_transformer.py
+++ b/test/test_transformer.py
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ def fixture_runner_result(
             True,
             id="partial_become",
         ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "examples/playbooks/transform-key-order-play.yml",
+            1,
+            True,
+            id="key_order_play_transform",
+        ),
     ),
 )
 @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"ANSIBLE_LINT_WRITE_TMP": "1"}, clear=True)