diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/70017-avoid-params-to-callable-checkers.yml b/changelogs/fragments/70017-avoid-params-to-callable-checkers.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b9b50ec588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/70017-avoid-params-to-callable-checkers.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - >-
+    if the ``type`` for a module parameter in the argument spec is callable,
+    do not pass ``kwargs`` to avoid errors (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/70017)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
index b160cecce0d..db90dafd13b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py
@@ -1765,8 +1765,9 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
         type_checker, wanted_name = self._get_wanted_type(wanted, param)
         validated_params = []
         # Get param name for strings so we can later display this value in a useful error message if needed
+        # Only pass 'kwargs' to our checkers and ignore custom callable checkers
         kwargs = {}
-        if wanted_name == 'str':
+        if wanted_name == 'str' and isinstance(wanted, string_types):
             if isinstance(param, string_types):
                 kwargs['param'] = param
             elif isinstance(param, dict):
@@ -1801,8 +1802,9 @@ class AnsibleModule(object):
 
             type_checker, wanted_name = self._get_wanted_type(wanted, k)
             # Get param name for strings so we can later display this value in a useful error message if needed
+            # Only pass 'kwargs' to our checkers and ignore custom callable checkers
             kwargs = {}
-            if wanted_name == 'str':
+            if wanted_name == 'str' and isinstance(type_checker, string_types):
                 kwargs['param'] = list(param.keys())[0]
 
                 # Get the name of the parent key if this is a nested option
diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py
index 4caf7f62f85..b0d4f1a8baf 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_argument_spec.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import pytest
 from units.compat.mock import MagicMock
 from ansible.module_utils import basic
 from ansible.module_utils.common.warnings import get_deprecation_messages, get_warning_messages
-from ansible.module_utils.six import integer_types
+from ansible.module_utils.six import integer_types, string_types
 from ansible.module_utils.six.moves import builtins
 
 
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ def complex_argspec():
         baz=dict(fallback=(basic.env_fallback, ['BAZ'])),
         bar1=dict(type='bool'),
         bar3=dict(type='list', elements='path'),
+        bar_str=dict(type='list', elements=str),
         zardoz=dict(choices=['one', 'two']),
         zardoz2=dict(type='list', choices=['one', 'two', 'three']),
         zardoz3=dict(type='str', aliases=['zodraz'], deprecated_aliases=[dict(name='zodraz', version='9.99')]),
@@ -212,6 +213,16 @@ def test_validator_function(mocker, stdin):
     assert am.params['arg'] == 27
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('stdin', [{'arg': '123'}, {'arg': 123}], indirect=['stdin'])
+def test_validator_string_type(mocker, stdin):
+    # Custom callable that is 'str'
+    argspec = {'arg': {'type': str}}
+    am = basic.AnsibleModule(argspec)
+
+    assert isinstance(am.params['arg'], string_types)
+    assert am.params['arg'] == '123'
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('argspec, expected, stdin', [(s[0], s[2], s[1]) for s in INVALID_SPECS],
                          indirect=['stdin'])
 def test_validator_fail(stdin, capfd, argspec, expected):
@@ -342,6 +353,16 @@ class TestComplexArgSpecs:
         assert "Alias 'zodraz' is deprecated." in get_deprecation_messages()[0]['msg']
         assert get_deprecation_messages()[0]['version'] == '9.99'
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('stdin', [{'foo': 'hello', 'bar_str': [867, '5309']}], indirect=['stdin'])
+    def test_list_with_elements_callable_str(self, capfd, mocker, stdin, complex_argspec):
+        """Test choices with list"""
+        am = basic.AnsibleModule(**complex_argspec)
+        assert isinstance(am.params['bar_str'], list)
+        assert isinstance(am.params['bar_str'][0], string_types)
+        assert isinstance(am.params['bar_str'][1], string_types)
+        assert am.params['bar_str'][0] == '867'
+        assert am.params['bar_str'][1] == '5309'
+
 
 class TestComplexOptions:
     """Test arg spec options"""