diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/68310-low_level_execute_command-honor-executable.yml b/changelogs/fragments/68310-low_level_execute_command-honor-executable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2cc5e6b0f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/68310-low_level_execute_command-honor-executable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Update ActionBase._low_level_execute_command to honor executable (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/68054)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index 8b309a0b1dc..9f96848503e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -1053,6 +1053,10 @@ class ActionBase(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
             display.debug("_low_level_execute_command(): changing cwd to %s for this command" % chdir)
             cmd = self._connection._shell.append_command('cd %s' % chdir, cmd)
 
+        # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/68054
+        if executable:
+            self._connection._shell.executable = executable
+
         ruser = self._get_remote_user()
         buser = self.get_become_option('become_user')
         if (sudoable and self._connection.become and  # if sudoable and have become
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/raw/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/raw/runme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..079554277be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/raw/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ux
+export ANSIBLE_BECOME_ALLOW_SAME_USER=1
+export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=../
+ansible-playbook -i ../../inventory runme.yml -e "output_dir=${OUTPUT_DIR}" -v "$@"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/raw/runme.yml b/test/integration/targets/raw/runme.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea865bcafb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/raw/runme.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  roles:
+    - { role: raw }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/raw/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/raw/tasks/main.yml
index 715e4eb8023..7f99eadf278 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/raw/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/raw/tasks/main.yml
@@ -81,3 +81,27 @@
           - 'raw_result2.stdout_lines is defined'
           - 'raw_result2.rc == 0'
           - 'raw_result2.stdout_lines == ["foobar"]'
+# the following five tests added to test https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68315
+- name: get the path to sh
+  shell: which sh
+  register: sh_path
+- name: use sh
+  raw: echo $0
+  args:
+    executable: "{{ sh_path.stdout }}"
+  become: true
+  become_method: su
+  register: sh_output
+- name: assert sh
+  assert:
+    that: "(sh_output.stdout | trim) == sh_path.stdout"
+- name: use bash
+  raw: echo $0
+  args:
+    executable: "{{ bash_path.stdout }}"
+  become: true
+  become_method: su
+  register: bash_output
+- name: assert bash
+  assert:
+    that: "(bash_output.stdout | trim) == bash_path.stdout"