diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/listen-ports-facts-return-no-facts.yml b/changelogs/fragments/listen-ports-facts-return-no-facts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57d0f8602c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/listen-ports-facts-return-no-facts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - listen_ports_facts - fix handling of empty PID lists when ``command=ss`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11332).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py b/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
index 5d0f7a33d3..6c923e99bf 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/listen_ports_facts.py
@@ -305,10 +305,10 @@ def ss_parse(raw):
 
         conns = regex_conns.search(local_addr_port)
         pids = regex_pid.findall(process)
-        if conns is None and pids is None:
+        if conns is None and not pids:
             continue
 
-        if pids is None:
+        if not pids:
             # likely unprivileged user, so add empty name & pid
             # as we do in netstat logic to be consistent with output
             pids = [("", 0)]