diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/9880-nmcli-fix-reorder-same-dns-nameservers-search-suffixes.yml b/changelogs/fragments/9880-nmcli-fix-reorder-same-dns-nameservers-search-suffixes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cefa79f387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/9880-nmcli-fix-reorder-same-dns-nameservers-search-suffixes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "nmcli - enable changing only the order of DNS servers or search suffixes (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8724, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9880)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/nmcli.py b/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
index 623546dae4..3c895e76ec 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/nmcli.py
@@ -2514,9 +2514,11 @@ class Nmcli(object):
 
             if isinstance(current_value, list) and isinstance(value, list):
                 # compare values between two lists
-                if key in ('ipv4.addresses', 'ipv6.addresses'):
+                if key in ('ipv4.addresses', 'ipv6.addresses', 'ipv4.dns', 'ipv6.dns', 'ipv4.dns-search', 'ipv6.dns-search'):
                     # The order of IP addresses matters because the first one
                     # is the default source address for outbound connections.
+                    # Similarly, the order of DNS nameservers and search
+                    # suffixes is important.
                     changed |= current_value != value
                 else:
                     changed |= sorted(current_value) != sorted(value)