diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index d2dcfdf5682f7c..4bc275217eef82 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -1540,6 +1540,13 @@ def _get_positional_kwargs(self, dest, **kwargs):
             msg = _("'required' is an invalid argument for positionals")
             raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        # make sure 'store_true', 'store_false', or 'store_const' action
+        # is not specified
+        action = kwargs.get('action')
+        if action in ('store_true', 'store_false', 'store_const'):
+            msg = _("{action} is an invalid action for positionals", {'action': action})
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
         # mark positional arguments as required if at least one is
         # always required
         if kwargs.get('nargs') not in [OPTIONAL, ZERO_OR_MORE]:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
index 2b7f008d38564b..310d173689a53f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_argparse.py
@@ -4714,6 +4714,15 @@ def test_parsers_action_missing_params(self):
     def test_required_positional(self):
         self.assertTypeError('foo', required=True)
 
+    def test_positionals_with_store_true_action(self):
+        self.assertTypeError('foo', action='store_true')
+
+    def test_positionals_with_store_false_action(self):
+        self.assertTypeError('foo', action='store_false')
+
+    def test_positionals_with_store_const_action(self):
+        self.assertTypeError('foo', action='store_const', const='bar')
+
     def test_user_defined_action(self):
 
         class Success(Exception):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-17-20-20-18.gh-issue-97848.RnkhKZ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-17-20-20-18.gh-issue-97848.RnkhKZ.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..de326049a6dfd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-17-20-20-18.gh-issue-97848.RnkhKZ.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Disallow ``store_true``, ``store_false``, and ``store_const`` actions for positional arguments in :mod:`argparse` module.