diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/9363-dig-nonameservers.yml b/changelogs/fragments/9363-dig-nonameservers.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daa48febec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/9363-dig-nonameservers.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "dig lookup plugin - correctly handle ``NoNameserver`` exception (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/9363, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/9362)."
diff --git a/plugins/lookup/dig.py b/plugins/lookup/dig.py
index aae5ffe834..a7768092c5 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/dig.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/dig.py
@@ -453,12 +453,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
                     raise AnsibleError("Lookup failed: %s" % str(err))
                 if not real_empty:
                     ret.append('NXDOMAIN')
-            except dns.resolver.NoAnswer as err:
-                if fail_on_error:
-                    raise AnsibleError("Lookup failed: %s" % str(err))
-                if not real_empty:
-                    ret.append("")
-            except dns.resolver.Timeout as err:
+            except (dns.resolver.NoAnswer, dns.resolver.Timeout, dns.resolver.NoNameservers) as err:
                 if fail_on_error:
                     raise AnsibleError("Lookup failed: %s" % str(err))
                 if not real_empty: