diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/package-dnf-action-plugins-facts-fail-msg.yml b/changelogs/fragments/package-dnf-action-plugins-facts-fail-msg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8dd037a4e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/package-dnf-action-plugins-facts-fail-msg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "``package``/``dnf`` action plugins - provide the reason behind the failure to gather the ``ansible_pkg_mgr`` fact to identify the package backend"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/dnf.py
index 52391a4c827..137fb13086c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/dnf.py
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             facts = self._execute_module(
                 module_name="ansible.legacy.setup", module_args=dict(filter="ansible_pkg_mgr", gather_subset="!all"),
                 task_vars=task_vars)
+
+            if facts.get("failed", False):
+                raise AnsibleActionFail(
+                    f"Failed to fetch ansible_pkg_mgr to determine the dnf action backend: {facts.get('msg')}",
+                    result=facts,
+                )
+
             display.debug("Facts %s" % facts)
             module = facts.get("ansible_facts", {}).get("ansible_pkg_mgr", "auto")
             if (not self._task.delegate_to or self._task.delegate_facts) and module != 'auto':
@@ -75,9 +82,4 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                 result.update(self._execute_module(
                     module_name=module, module_args=new_module_args, task_vars=task_vars, wrap_async=self._task.async_val))
 
-        # Cleanup
-        if not self._task.async_val:
-            # remove a temporary path we created
-            self._remove_tmp_path(self._connection._shell.tmpdir)
-
         return result
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/package.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/package.py
index 6963b770c47..a20819a6379 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/package.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/package.py
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                             module_args=dict(filter='ansible_pkg_mgr', gather_subset='!all'),
                             task_vars=task_vars,
                         )
+                        if facts.get("failed", False):
+                            raise AnsibleActionFail(
+                                f"Failed to fetch ansible_pkg_mgr to determine the package action backend: {facts.get('msg')}",
+                                result=facts,
+                            )
                         pmgr = 'ansible_pkg_mgr'
 
                     try:
@@ -103,9 +108,5 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
         except AnsibleAction as e:
             result.update(e.result)
-        finally:
-            if not self._task.async_val:
-                # remove a temporary path we created
-                self._remove_tmp_path(self._connection._shell.tmpdir)
 
         return result