diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/pkcs12.yml b/changelogs/fragments/pkcs12.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3424ece2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/pkcs12.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "openssl_pkcs12 - modify autodetect to not detect pyOpenSSL >= 23.3.0, which removed PKCS#12 support (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.crypto/pull/666)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py b/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
index 1d3c22ea1..e3b993083 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     # Please note that the C(pyopenssl) backend has been deprecated in community.crypto x.y.0,
     # and will be removed in community.crypto (x+1).0.0.
 requirements:
-    - PyOpenSSL >= 0.15 or cryptography >= 3.0
+    - PyOpenSSL >= 0.15, < 23.3.0 or cryptography >= 3.0
 extends_documentation_fragment:
     - ansible.builtin.files
     - community.crypto.attributes
@@ -302,11 +302,13 @@
 
 MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION = '3.0'
 MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '0.15'
+MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION = '23.3.0'
 
 PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR = None
 try:
     import OpenSSL
     from OpenSSL import crypto
+    from OpenSSL.crypto import load_pkcs12 as _load_pkcs12  # this got removed in pyOpenSSL 23.3.0
     PYOPENSSL_VERSION = LooseVersion(OpenSSL.__version__)
 except (ImportError, AttributeError):
     PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()
@@ -711,7 +713,11 @@ def select_backend(module, backend):
     if backend == 'auto':
         # Detection what is possible
         can_use_cryptography = CRYPTOGRAPHY_FOUND and CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION)
-        can_use_pyopenssl = PYOPENSSL_FOUND and PYOPENSSL_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+        can_use_pyopenssl = (
+            PYOPENSSL_FOUND and
+            PYOPENSSL_VERSION >= LooseVersion(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION) and
+            PYOPENSSL_VERSION < LooseVersion(MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+        )
 
         # If no restrictions are provided, first try cryptography, then pyOpenSSL
         if (
@@ -728,14 +734,17 @@ def select_backend(module, backend):
         # Success?
         if backend == 'auto':
             module.fail_json(msg=("Cannot detect any of the required Python libraries "
-                                  "cryptography (>= {0}) or PyOpenSSL (>= {1})").format(
+                                  "cryptography (>= {0}) or PyOpenSSL (>= {1}, < {2})").format(
                                       MINIMAL_CRYPTOGRAPHY_VERSION,
-                                      MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION))
+                                      MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION,
+                                      MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION))
 
     if backend == 'pyopenssl':
         if not PYOPENSSL_FOUND:
-            module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('pyOpenSSL >= {0}'.format(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)),
-                             exception=PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR)
+            msg = missing_required_lib(
+                'pyOpenSSL >= {0}, < {1}'.format(MINIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION, MAXIMAL_PYOPENSSL_VERSION)
+            )
+            module.fail_json(msg=msg, exception=PYOPENSSL_IMP_ERR)
         # module.deprecate('The module is using the PyOpenSSL backend. This backend has been deprecated',
         #                  version='x.0.0', collection_name='community.crypto')
         return backend, PkcsPyOpenSSL(module)
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/openssl_pkcs12/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/openssl_pkcs12/tasks/main.yml
index 7116c8674..cad051c6c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/openssl_pkcs12/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/openssl_pkcs12/tasks/main.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@
       vars:
         select_crypto_backend: pyopenssl
 
-    when: (pyopenssl_version.stdout | default('0.0')) is version('0.15', '>=')
+    when: >-
+      (pyopenssl_version.stdout | default('0.0')) is version('0.15', '>=')
+      and
+      (pyopenssl_version.stdout | default('0.0')) is version('23.3.0', '<')
 
   - block:
     - name: Running tests with cryptography backend
@@ -79,4 +82,11 @@
 
     when: cryptography_version.stdout is version('3.0', '>=')
 
-  when: (pyopenssl_version.stdout | default('0.0')) is version('0.15', '>=') or cryptography_version.stdout is version('3.0', '>=')
+  when: >-
+    (
+      (pyopenssl_version.stdout | default('0.0')) is version('0.15', '>=')
+      and
+      (pyopenssl_version.stdout | default('0.0')) is version('23.3.0', '<')
+    )
+    or
+    cryptography_version.stdout is version('3.0', '>=')