diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/76124-hostname-debianstrategy.yml b/changelogs/fragments/76124-hostname-debianstrategy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80b18776a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/76124-hostname-debianstrategy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - hostname - Fix Debian strategy KeyError, use `SystemdStrategy`
+    (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/76124)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/hostname.py b/lib/ansible/modules/hostname.py
index 2fd9854dddc..5af1c712589 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/hostname.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/hostname.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # Copyright: (c) 2013, Hiroaki Nakamura <hnakamur@gmail.com>
@@ -83,9 +84,9 @@ from ansible.module_utils.six import PY3, text_type
 
 STRATS = {
     'alpine': 'Alpine',
-    'debian': 'Debian',
+    'debian': 'Systemd',
     'freebsd': 'FreeBSD',
-    'generic': 'Generic',
+    'generic': 'Base',
     'macos': 'Darwin',
     'macosx': 'Darwin',
     'darwin': 'Darwin',
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/Debian.yml b/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/Debian.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfa88fef732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/Debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Test DebianStrategy by setting hostname
+  become: 'yes'
+  hostname:
+    use: debian
+    name: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-bebop.ansible.example.com"
+
+- name: Test DebianStrategy by getting current hostname
+  command: hostname
+  register: get_hostname
+
+- name: Test DebianStrategy by verifying /etc/hostname content
+  command: grep -v '^#' /etc/hostname
+  register: grep_hostname
+
+- name: Test DebianStrategy using assertions
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "'{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-bebop.ansible.example.com' in get_hostname.stdout"
+      - "'{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-bebop.ansible.example.com' in grep_hostname.stdout"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/main.yml
index 8a9e34bde1d..596dd89afe0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   always:
     # Reset back to original hostname
     - name: Move back original file if it existed
+      become: 'yes'
       command: mv -f {{ _hostname_file }}.orig {{ _hostname_file }}
       when: hn_stat.stat.exists | default(False)
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
       when: not hn_stat.stat.exists | default(True)
 
     - name: Reset back to original hostname
+      become: 'yes'
       hostname:
         name: "{{ original.stdout }}"
       register: revert
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/test_normal.yml b/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/test_normal.yml
index a40d96e97b2..e8606a4bfd3 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/test_normal.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/hostname/tasks/test_normal.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - name: Run hostname module for real now
+  become: 'yes'
   hostname:
     name: crocodile.ansible.test.doesthiswork.net.example.com
   register: hn2
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
   register: current_after_hn2
 
 - name: Run hostname again to ensure it does not change
+  become: 'yes'
   hostname:
     name: crocodile.ansible.test.doesthiswork.net.example.com
   register: hn3
diff --git a/test/units/modules/test_hostname.py b/test/units/modules/test_hostname.py
index 2e919be0ca8..9050fd04b02 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/test_hostname.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/test_hostname.py
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ class TestHostname(ModuleTestCase):
                     m.return_value.write.called,
                     msg='%s called write, should not have' % str(cls))
 
+    def test_all_named_strategies_exist(self):
+        """Loop through the STRATS and see if anything is missing."""
+        for _name, prefix in hostname.STRATS.items():
+            classname = "%sStrategy" % prefix
+            cls = getattr(hostname, classname, None)
+
+            if cls is None:
+                self.assertFalse(
+                    cls is None, "%s is None, should be a subclass" % classname
+                )
+            else:
+                self.assertTrue(issubclass(cls, hostname.BaseStrategy))
+
 
 class TestRedhatStrategy(ModuleTestCase):
     def setUp(self):