diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/openrc-status.yml b/changelogs/fragments/openrc-status.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48f667817ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/openrc-status.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - service_facts - skip lines which does not contain service names in openrc output (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/84512).
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/openrc.yml b/changelogs/fragments/openrc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6d7f4a4ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/openrc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+   - service_facts - warn user about missing service details instead of ignoring.
+   - service_facts - handle keyerror exceptions with warning.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py
index 810e8d2a381..5a96499920b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/service_facts.py
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ class ServiceScanService(BaseService):
 
     def _list_openrc(self, services):
         all_services_runlevels = {}
-        rc, stdout, stderr = self.module.run_command("%s -a -s -m 2>&1 | grep '^ ' | tr -d '[]'" % self.rc_status_path, use_unsafe_shell=True)
-        rc_u, stdout_u, stderr_u = self.module.run_command("%s show -v 2>&1 | grep '|'" % self.rc_update_path, use_unsafe_shell=True)
+        dummy, stdout, dummy = self.module.run_command("%s -a -s -m 2>&1 | grep '^ ' | tr -d '[]'" % self.rc_status_path, use_unsafe_shell=True)
+        dummy, stdout_u, dummy = self.module.run_command("%s show -v 2>&1 | grep '|'" % self.rc_update_path, use_unsafe_shell=True)
         for line in stdout_u.split('\n'):
             line_data = line.split('|')
             if len(line_data) < 2:
@@ -226,8 +226,15 @@ class ServiceScanService(BaseService):
             if len(line_data) < 2:
                 continue
             service_name = line_data[0]
+            # Skip lines which are not service names
+            if service_name == "*":
+                continue
             service_state = line_data[1]
-            service_runlevels = all_services_runlevels[service_name]
+            try:
+                service_runlevels = all_services_runlevels[service_name]
+            except KeyError:
+                self.module.warn(f"Service {service_name} not found in the service list")
+                continue
             service_data = {"name": service_name, "runlevels": service_runlevels, "state": service_state, "source": "openrc"}
             services[service_name] = service_data