diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10458-listen_port_facts-prevent-type-error.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10458-listen_port_facts-prevent-type-error.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70af0932b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10458-listen_port_facts-prevent-type-error.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "listen_port_facts - avoid crash when required commands are missing (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/10457, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10458)."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py b/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
index 8734c679f9..a33c78be3c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def main():
                     break
 
         if bin_path is None:
-            raise EnvironmentError(msg='Unable to find any of the supported commands in PATH: {0}'.format(", ".join(sorted(commands_map))))
+            raise EnvironmentError('Unable to find any of the supported commands in PATH: {0}'.format(", ".join(sorted(commands_map))))
 
         # which ports are listening for connections?
         args = commands_map[command]['args']
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/listen_ports_facts/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/listen_ports_facts/tasks/main.yml
index 0e583e7a13..5da5b03784 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/listen_ports_facts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/listen_ports_facts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -110,3 +110,32 @@
   loop: "{{ [tcp_listen, udp_listen]|flatten }}"
   when: item.name == 'nc'
   ignore_errors: true
+
+
+- when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+  block:
+    - name: Remove netstat and ss dependencies to simulate missing executables
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - net-tools
+          - iproute2
+        state: absent
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Trigger listen_ports_facts with missing tools
+      community.general.listen_ports_facts:
+      register: listen_ports_failure_result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Assert graceful failure when dependencies are missing
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - listen_ports_failure_result is failed
+          - "'Unable to find any of the supported commands' in listen_ports_failure_result.msg"
+
+    - name: Reinstall netstat and ss dependencies after test
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - net-tools
+          - iproute2
+        state: present