diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/319-bgp-communities-no-member-facts-fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/319-bgp-communities-no-member-facts-fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df499efda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/319-bgp-communities-no-member-facts-fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - sonic_bgp_communities - Fix incorrect "facts" handling for parsing of a BGP community list configured with an empty "members" list (https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.enterprise_sonic/pull/319).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/network/sonic/facts/bgp_communities/bgp_communities.py b/plugins/module_utils/network/sonic/facts/bgp_communities/bgp_communities.py
index a673a7071..ff4827e61 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/network/sonic/facts/bgp_communities/bgp_communities.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/network/sonic/facts/bgp_communities/bgp_communities.py
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ def get_bgp_communities(self):
                 result['permit'] = True
             if members:
                 result['type'] = 'expanded' if 'REGEX' in members[0] else 'standard'
-            if result['type'] == 'expanded':
-                members = [':'.join(i.split(':')[1:]) for i in members]
-                members.sort()
-                result['members'] = {'regex': members}
+                if result['type'] == 'expanded':
+                    members = [':'.join(i.split(':')[1:]) for i in members]
+                    members.sort()
+                    result['members'] = {'regex': members}
             else:
+                result['type'] = 'standard'
+
+            if result['type'] == 'standard':
                 result['local_as'] = None
                 result['no_advertise'] = None
                 result['no_export'] = None
diff --git a/tests/regression/roles/sonic_bgp_communities/defaults/main.yml b/tests/regression/roles/sonic_bgp_communities/defaults/main.yml
index cf27073be..cf2f82d43 100644
--- a/tests/regression/roles/sonic_bgp_communities/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/regression/roles/sonic_bgp_communities/defaults/main.yml
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ tests:
               - "13"
         - name: test2
           type: standard
+          permit: false
           match: ALL
           no_export: true
+          no_peer: true
   - name: test_case_05
     description: Delete1 BGP properties
     state: deleted
diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/network/sonic/fixtures/sonic_bgp_communities.yaml b/tests/unit/modules/network/sonic/fixtures/sonic_bgp_communities.yaml
index cb827bfe0..5caca21b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/network/sonic/fixtures/sonic_bgp_communities.yaml
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/network/sonic/fixtures/sonic_bgp_communities.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ merged_01:
     - path: "data/openconfig-routing-policy:routing-policy/defined-sets/openconfig-bgp-policy:bgp-defined-sets/community-sets"
       response:
         code: 200
+        value:
+          openconfig-bgp-policy:community-sets:
+            community-set:
+              - community-set-name: 'test2'
+                config:
+                  community-set-name: 'test2'
+                  openconfig-bgp-policy-ext:action: 'PERMIT'
+                  match-set-options: 'ALL'
   expected_config_requests:
     - path: "data/openconfig-routing-policy:routing-policy/defined-sets/openconfig-bgp-policy:bgp-defined-sets/community-sets"
       method: "patch"