diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/csharp/Ansible.Basic.cs b/lib/ansible/module_utils/csharp/Ansible.Basic.cs
index 845d25eeb4..00b4096d5b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/csharp/Ansible.Basic.cs
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/csharp/Ansible.Basic.cs
@@ -1039,13 +1039,26 @@ namespace Ansible.Basic
 
         private void CheckSubOption(IDictionary param, string key, IDictionary spec)
         {
+            object value = param[key];
+
             string type;
             if (spec["type"].GetType() == typeof(string))
                 type = (string)spec["type"];
             else
                 type = "delegate";
-            string elements = (string)spec["elements"];
-            object value = param[key];
+
+            string elements = null;
+            Delegate typeConverter = null;
+            if (spec["elements"] != null && spec["elements"].GetType() == typeof(string))
+            {
+                elements = (string)spec["elements"];
+                typeConverter = optionTypes[elements];
+            }
+            else if (spec["elements"] != null)
+            {
+                elements = "delegate";
+                typeConverter = (Delegate)spec["elements"];
+            }
 
             if (!(type == "dict" || (type == "list" && elements != null)))
                 // either not a dict, or list with the elements set, so continue
@@ -1057,7 +1070,6 @@ namespace Ansible.Basic
                     return;
 
                 List<object> newValue = new List<object>();
-                Delegate typeConverter = optionTypes[elements];
                 foreach (object element in (List<object>)value)
                 {
                     if (elements == "dict")
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/win_csharp_utils/library/ansible_basic_tests.ps1 b/test/integration/targets/win_csharp_utils/library/ansible_basic_tests.ps1
index d57f2128ad..124c87c180 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/win_csharp_utils/library/ansible_basic_tests.ps1
+++ b/test/integration/targets/win_csharp_utils/library/ansible_basic_tests.ps1
@@ -503,6 +503,47 @@ $tests = @{
         $actual.invocation | Assert-DictionaryEquals -Expected @{module_args = $expected_module_args}
     }
 
+    "Parse module args with list elements and delegate type" = {
+        $spec = @{
+            options = @{
+                list_delegate_type = @{
+                    type = "list"
+                    elements = [Func[[Object], [UInt16]]]{ [System.UInt16]::Parse($args[0]) }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        $complex_args = @{
+            list_delegate_type = @(
+                "1234",
+                4321
+            )
+        }
+        $m = [Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule]::Create(@(), $spec)
+        $m.Params.list_delegate_type.GetType().Name | Assert-Equals -Expected 'List`1'
+        $m.Params.list_delegate_type[0].GetType().FullName | Assert-Equals -Expected "System.UInt16"
+        $m.Params.list_delegate_Type[1].GetType().FullName | Assert-Equals -Expected "System.UInt16"
+
+        $failed = $false
+        try {
+            $m.ExitJson()
+        } catch [System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException] {
+            $failed = $true
+            $_.Exception.Message | Assert-Equals -Expected "exit: 0"
+            $actual = [Ansible.Basic.AnsibleModule]::FromJson($_test_out)
+        }
+        $failed | Assert-Equals -Expected $true
+
+        $expected_module_args = @{
+            list_delegate_type = @(
+                1234,
+                4321
+            )
+        }
+        $actual.Keys.Count | Assert-Equals -Expected 2
+        $actual.changed | Assert-Equals -Expected $false
+        $actual.invocation | Assert-DictionaryEquals -Expected @{module_args = $expected_module_args}
+    }
+
     "Parse module args with case insensitive input" = {
         $spec = @{
             options = @{