diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/apt_recommends.yml b/changelogs/fragments/apt_recommends.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75560b4ba1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/apt_recommends.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+    - apt - handle comma separated packages from recommends while installing local deb package (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/86609).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py
index ec3668b2ebf..a62039723c1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/apt.py
@@ -854,6 +854,33 @@ def get_field_of_deb(m, deb_file, field="Version"):
     return to_native(stdout).strip('\n')
 
 
+def install_recommended_packages(cache: apt.Cache, recommended_packages: str) -> list[str]:
+    deps_to_install = []
+    for recommend_one_of in apt_pkg.parse_depends(recommended_packages, False):
+        for name, version, op in recommend_one_of:
+            try:
+                pkg = cache[name]
+            except KeyError:
+                # no package found, continue with next recommended package
+                continue
+
+            if pkg.is_installed and version and op and apt_pkg.check_dep(pkg.installed.version, op, version):
+                # package is installed and the version is the same, continue with next recommended package
+                break
+
+            if not pkg.candidate:
+                # no candidate found, continue with next recommended package
+                continue
+
+            if version and op and not apt_pkg.check_dep(pkg.candidate.version, op, version):
+                # candidate version does not match the version, continue with next recommended package
+                continue
+
+            deps_to_install.append(name)
+            break
+    return deps_to_install
+
+
 def install_deb(
         m, debs, cache, force, fail_on_autoremove, install_recommends,
         allow_unauthenticated,
@@ -901,7 +928,7 @@ def install_deb(
         # Install 'Recommends' of this deb file
         if install_recommends:
             pkg_recommends = get_field_of_deb(m, deb_file, "Recommends")
-            deps_to_install.extend([pkg_name.strip() for pkg_name in pkg_recommends.split()])
+            deps_to_install.extend(install_recommended_packages(cache, pkg_recommends))
 
         # and add this deb to the list of packages to install
         pkgs_to_install.append(deb_file)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/url-with-deps.yml b/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/url-with-deps.yml
index 7e628c95b75..3262c9bdf63 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/url-with-deps.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/apt/tasks/url-with-deps.yml
@@ -55,15 +55,20 @@
       register: apt_url_deps
 
     - name: check to make sure we installed the package
-      shell: dpkg -l | grep baz
+      shell: dpkg-query -l baz
       failed_when: False
       register: baz_dpkg_result
 
-    - name: check to make sure we installed the package's recommends
-      shell: dpkg -l | grep rolldice
+    - name: check to make sure we installed the package's recommends (rolldice)
+      shell: dpkg-query -l rolldice
       failed_when: False
       register: rolldice_dpkg_result
 
+    - name: check to make sure we installed the package's recommends (uidmap)
+      shell: dpkg-query -l uidmap
+      failed_when: False
+      register: uidmap_dpkg_result
+
     - name: verify real installation of bar
       assert:
         that:
@@ -72,6 +77,8 @@
         - baz_dpkg_result.rc == 0
         - rolldice_dpkg_result is successful
         - rolldice_dpkg_result.rc == 0
+        - uidmap_dpkg_result is successful
+        - uidmap_dpkg_result.rc == 0
 
   always:
     - name: uninstall packages with apt
@@ -80,5 +87,6 @@
           - echo-hello
           - rolldice
           - baz
+          - uidmap
         state: absent
         purge: yes
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/stable/baz-1.0.0 b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/stable/baz-1.0.0
index 1e5d0a4a1fd..905ceafe9c3 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/stable/baz-1.0.0
+++ b/test/integration/targets/setup_deb_repo/files/package_specs/stable/baz-1.0.0
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Section: system
 Maintainer: John Doe <john@doe.com>
 Architecture: all
 Description: Dummy package
-Recommends: rolldice
+Recommends: rolldice, uidmap