diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/74481_debian_minor_version.yml b/changelogs/fragments/74481_debian_minor_version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd449f782a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/74481_debian_minor_version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- distribution - add distribution_minor_version for Debian Distro (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/74481).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
index 58351044474..90df63d4a24 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/distribution.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import ansible.module_utils.compat.typing as t
 
 from ansible.module_utils.common.sys_info import get_distribution, get_distribution_version, \
     get_distribution_codename
-from ansible.module_utils.facts.utils import get_file_content
+from ansible.module_utils.facts.utils import get_file_content, get_file_lines
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.collector import BaseFactCollector
 
 
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ class DistributionFiles:
                     rc, out, err = self.module.run_command(cmd)
                     if rc == 0:
                         debian_facts['distribution_release'] = out.strip()
+            debian_version_path = '/etc/debian_version'
+            distdata = get_file_lines(debian_version_path)
+            for line in distdata:
+                m = re.search(r'(\d+)\.(\d+)', line.strip())
+                if m:
+                    debian_facts['distribution_minor_version'] = m.groups()[1]
         elif 'Ubuntu' in data:
             debian_facts['distribution'] = 'Ubuntu'
             # nothing else to do, Ubuntu gets correct info from python functions
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/fixtures/debian_10.json b/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/fixtures/debian_10.json
index 20544c1e67e..5ac3f457fc5 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/fixtures/debian_10.json
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/fixtures/debian_10.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     },
     "input": {
         "/etc/os-release": "PRETTY_NAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)\"\nNAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux\"\nVERSION_ID=\"10\"\nVERSION=\"10 (buster)\"\nVERSION_CODENAME=buster\nID=debian\nHOME_URL=\"https://www.debian.org/\"\nSUPPORT_URL=\"https://www.debian.org/support\"\nBUG_REPORT_URL=\"https://bugs.debian.org/\"\n",
-        "/usr/lib/os-release": "PRETTY_NAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)\"\nNAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux\"\nVERSION_ID=\"10\"\nVERSION=\"10 (buster)\"\nVERSION_CODENAME=buster\nID=debian\nHOME_URL=\"https://www.debian.org/\"\nSUPPORT_URL=\"https://www.debian.org/support\"\nBUG_REPORT_URL=\"https://bugs.debian.org/\"\n"
+        "/usr/lib/os-release": "PRETTY_NAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)\"\nNAME=\"Debian GNU/Linux\"\nVERSION_ID=\"10\"\nVERSION=\"10 (buster)\"\nVERSION_CODENAME=buster\nID=debian\nHOME_URL=\"https://www.debian.org/\"\nSUPPORT_URL=\"https://www.debian.org/support\"\nBUG_REPORT_URL=\"https://bugs.debian.org/\"\n",
+        "/etc/debian_version": "10.7\n"
     },
     "platform.dist": ["debian", "10", "buster"],
     "result": {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         "distribution_version": "10",
         "distribution_release": "buster",
         "distribution_major_version": "10",
+        "distribution_minor_version": "7",
         "os_family": "Debian"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_distribution_version.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_distribution_version.py
index 161ca728f63..a990274a6d3 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_distribution_version.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/system/distribution/test_distribution_version.py
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ def test_distribution_version(am, mocker, testcase):
             data = data.strip()
         return data
 
+    def mock_get_file_lines(fname, strip=True):
+        """give fake lines if file exists, otherwise return empty list"""
+        data = mock_get_file_content(fname=fname, strip=strip)
+        if data:
+            return [data]
+        return []
+
     def mock_get_uname(am, flags):
         if '-v' in flags:
             return testcase.get('uname_v', None)
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ def test_distribution_version(am, mocker, testcase):
         return ret
 
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution.get_file_content', mock_get_file_content)
+    mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution.get_file_lines', mock_get_file_lines)
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution.get_uname', mock_get_uname)
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.distribution._file_exists', mock_file_exists)
     mocker.patch('ansible.module_utils.distro.name', mock_distro_name)