diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/269-flatpak-command-list.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/269-flatpak-command-list.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ff5ae3567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/269-flatpak-command-list.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- flatpak and flatpak_remote - fix command line construction to build commands as lists instead of strings.
diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak.py
index ce9e6fc66f..de088596b2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak.py
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ def install_flat(module, binary, remote, name, method):
     """Add a new flatpak."""
     global result
     if name.startswith('http://') or name.startswith('https://'):
-        command = "{0} install --{1} -y {2}".format(binary, method, name)
+        command = [binary, "install", "--{0}".format(method), "-y", name]
     else:
-        command = "{0} install --{1} -y {2} {3}".format(binary, method, remote, name)
+        command = [binary, "install", "--{0}".format(method), "-y", remote, name]
     _flatpak_command(module, module.check_mode, command)
     result['changed'] = True
 
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ def uninstall_flat(module, binary, name, method):
     """Remove an existing flatpak."""
     global result
     installed_flat_name = _match_installed_flat_name(module, binary, name, method)
-    command = "{0} uninstall -y --{1} {2}".format(binary, method, installed_flat_name)
+    command = [binary, "uninstall", "--{0}".format(method), "-y", name]
     _flatpak_command(module, module.check_mode, command)
     result['changed'] = True
 
 
 def flatpak_exists(module, binary, name, method):
     """Check if the flatpak is installed."""
-    command = "{0} list --{1} --app".format(binary, method)
+    command = [binary, "list", "--{0}".format(method), "--app"]
     output = _flatpak_command(module, False, command)
     name = _parse_flatpak_name(name).lower()
     if name in output.lower():
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def _match_installed_flat_name(module, binary, name, method):
     global result
     parsed_name = _parse_flatpak_name(name)
     # Try running flatpak list with columns feature
-    command = "{0} list --{1} --app --columns=application".format(binary, method)
+    command = [binary, "list", "--{0}".format(method), "--app", "--columns=application"]
     _flatpak_command(module, False, command, ignore_failure=True)
     if result['rc'] != 0 and OUTDATED_FLATPAK_VERSION_ERROR_MESSAGE in result['stderr']:
         # Probably flatpak before 1.2
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def _match_installed_flat_name(module, binary, name, method):
 
 def _match_flat_using_outdated_flatpak_format(module, binary, parsed_name, method):
     global result
-    command = "{0} list --{1} --app --columns=application".format(binary, method)
+    command = [binary, "list", "--{0}".format(method), "--app", "--columns=application"]
     output = _flatpak_command(module, False, command)
     for row in output.split('\n'):
         if parsed_name.lower() == row.lower():
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def _match_flat_using_outdated_flatpak_format(module, binary, parsed_name, metho
 
 def _match_flat_using_flatpak_column_feature(module, binary, parsed_name, method):
     global result
-    command = "{0} list --{1} --app".format(binary, method)
+    command = [binary, "list", "--{0}".format(method), "--app"]
     output = _flatpak_command(module, False, command)
     for row in output.split('\n'):
         if parsed_name.lower() in row.lower():
@@ -242,15 +242,14 @@ def _parse_flatpak_name(name):
 
 def _flatpak_command(module, noop, command, ignore_failure=False):
     global result
+    result['command'] = ' '.join(command)
     if noop:
         result['rc'] = 0
-        result['command'] = command
         return ""
 
     result['rc'], result['stdout'], result['stderr'] = module.run_command(
-        command.split(), check_rc=not ignore_failure
+        command, check_rc=not ignore_failure
     )
-    result['command'] = command
     return result['stdout']
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak_remote.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak_remote.py
index edd9da9af6..e9006dfb9a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak_remote.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/flatpak_remote.py
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native
 def add_remote(module, binary, name, flatpakrepo_url, method):
     """Add a new remote."""
     global result
-    command = "{0} remote-add --{1} {2} {3}".format(
-        binary, method, name, flatpakrepo_url)
+    command = [binary, "remote-add", "--{0}".format(method), name, flatpakrepo_url]
     _flatpak_command(module, module.check_mode, command)
     result['changed'] = True
 
@@ -159,15 +158,14 @@ def add_remote(module, binary, name, flatpakrepo_url, method):
 def remove_remote(module, binary, name, method):
     """Remove an existing remote."""
     global result
-    command = "{0} remote-delete --{1} --force {2} ".format(
-        binary, method, name)
+    command = [binary, "remote-delete", "--{0}".format(method), "--force", name]
     _flatpak_command(module, module.check_mode, command)
     result['changed'] = True
 
 
 def remote_exists(module, binary, name, method):
     """Check if the remote exists."""
-    command = "{0} remote-list -d --{1}".format(binary, method)
+    command = [binary, "remote-list", "-d", "--{0}".format(method)]
     # The query operation for the remote needs to be run even in check mode
     output = _flatpak_command(module, False, command)
     for line in output.splitlines():
@@ -181,15 +179,14 @@ def remote_exists(module, binary, name, method):
 
 def _flatpak_command(module, noop, command):
     global result
+    result['command'] = ' '.join(command)
     if noop:
         result['rc'] = 0
-        result['command'] = command
         return ""
 
     result['rc'], result['stdout'], result['stderr'] = module.run_command(
-        command.split(), check_rc=True
+        command, check_rc=True
     )
-    result['command'] = command
     return result['stdout']