diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/61182-k8s_rd-ending-with-dashes.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/61182-k8s_rd-ending-with-dashes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ba2ef987fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/61182-k8s_rd-ending-with-dashes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- k8s module - fix for case when resource definition yaml ended with 3 dashes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/raw.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/raw.py
index 7a6d889ddcc..3078e7a4fa1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/raw.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/k8s/raw.py
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ class KubernetesRawModule(KubernetesAnsibleModule):
         src = self.params.get('src')
         if src:
             self.resource_definitions = self.load_resource_definitions(src)
+        try:
+            self.resource_definitions = [item for item in self.resource_definitions if item]
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
 
         if not resource_definition and not src:
             implicit_definition = dict(
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/k8s/tasks/full_test.yml b/test/integration/targets/k8s/tasks/full_test.yml
index 08ba9c156e8..fdf3d700dcc 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/k8s/tasks/full_test.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/k8s/tasks/full_test.yml
@@ -312,12 +312,29 @@
         - testing5
       register: k8s_info
 
-
     - name: Resources are terminating if still in results
       assert:
         that: not item.resources or item.resources[0].status.phase == "Terminating"
       loop: "{{ k8s_info.results }}"
 
+    - name: Create resources from a yaml string ending with ---
+      k8s:
+        definition: |+
+          ---
+          kind: Namespace
+          apiVersion: v1
+          metadata:
+            name: testing6
+          ---
+
+    - name: Namespace should exist
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Namespace
+        api_version: v1
+        name: testing6
+      register: k8s_info_testing6
+      failed_when: not k8s_info_testing6.resources or k8s_info_testing6.resources[0].status.phase != "Active"
+
     - include_tasks: crd.yml
     - include_tasks: lists.yml
     - include_tasks: append_hash.yml
@@ -351,4 +368,8 @@
             apiVersion: v1
             metadata:
               name: testing5
+          - kind: Namespace
+            apiVersion: v1
+            metadata:
+              name: testing6
       ignore_errors: yes