diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/11240-btrfs-run-command.yml b/changelogs/fragments/11240-btrfs-run-command.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b3f734732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/11240-btrfs-run-command.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - btrfs module utils - make execution of external commands safer by passing arguments as list (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/11240).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py b/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py
index ef5f53c870..91acecba4b 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/btrfs.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class BtrfsCommands:
         self.__btrfs: str = self.__module.get_bin_path("btrfs", required=True)
 
     def filesystem_show(self) -> list[dict[str, t.Any]]:
-        command = f"{self.__btrfs} filesystem show -d"
+        command = [self.__btrfs, "filesystem", "show", "-d"]
         result = self.__module.run_command(command, check_rc=True)
         stdout = [x.strip() for x in result[1].splitlines()]
         filesystems = []
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class BtrfsCommands:
         return re.sub(r"^.*path\s", "", line)
 
     def subvolumes_list(self, filesystem_path: str) -> list[dict[str, t.Any]]:
-        command = f"{self.__btrfs} subvolume list -tap {filesystem_path}"
+        command = [self.__btrfs, "subvolume", "list", "-tap", to_bytes(filesystem_path)]
         result = self.__module.run_command(command, check_rc=True)
         stdout = [x.split("\t") for x in result[1].splitlines()]
         subvolumes: list[dict[str, t.Any]] = [{"id": 5, "parent": None, "path": "/"}]
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class BtrfsInfoProvider:
         return [m for m in mountpoints if (m["device"] in devices)]
 
     def __find_mountpoints(self) -> list[dict[str, t.Any]]:
-        command = f"{self.__findmnt_path} -t btrfs -nvP"
+        command = [self.__findmnt_path, "-t", "btrfs", "-nvP"]
         result = self.__module.run_command(command)
         mountpoints = []
         if result[0] == 0: