diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/dnf-4-2-18.yml b/changelogs/fragments/dnf-4-2-18.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfd50ea17da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/dnf-4-2-18.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - dnf - Unified error messages when trying to install a nonexistent package with newer dnf (4.2.18) vs older dnf (4.2.9)
+  - dnf - Unified error messages when trying to remove a wildcard name that is not currently installed, with newer dnf (4.2.18) vs older dnf (4.2.9)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
index 50e50e941b3..509ee76568c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/dnf.py
@@ -339,7 +339,10 @@ class DnfModule(YumDnf):
         For unhandled dnf.exceptions.Error scenarios, there are certain error
         messages we want to filter in an install scenario. Do that here.
         """
-        if to_text("no package matched") in to_text(error):
+        if (
+            to_text("no package matched") in to_text(error) or
+            to_text("No match for argument:") in to_text(error)
+        ):
             return "No package {0} available.".format(spec)
 
         return error
@@ -350,7 +353,10 @@ class DnfModule(YumDnf):
         messages we want to ignore in a removal scenario as known benign
         failures. Do that here.
         """
-        if 'no package matched' in to_native(error):
+        if (
+            'no package matched' in to_native(error) or
+            'No match for argument:' in to_native(error)
+        ):
             return (False, "{0} is not installed".format(spec))
 
         # Return value is tuple of:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
index 0b013d0e10b..abe7068d243 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/dnf/tasks/dnf.yml
@@ -701,3 +701,14 @@
           - "'vim-minimal' in rpm_output.stdout"
   when:
     - ansible_distribution == 'Fedora'
+
+- name: Remove wildcard package that isn't installed
+  dnf:
+    name: firefox*
+    state: absent
+  register: wildcard_absent
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - wildcard_absent is successful
+      - wildcard_absent is not changed