diff --git a/manifests/mod/php.pp b/manifests/mod/php.pp
index 57cabb489d..f1c1bba12e 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/php.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/php.pp
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
   }
 
   include apache
-  if (versioncmp($php_version, '8') < 0) {
-    $mod = "php${php_version}"
-  } else {
+  # RedHat + PHP 8 drop the major version in apache module name.
+  if ($facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat') and (versioncmp($php_version, '8') >= 0) {
     $mod = 'php'
+  } else {
+    $mod = "php${php_version}"
   }
 
   if $apache::version::scl_httpd_version == undef and $apache::version::scl_php_version != undef {
@@ -92,12 +93,11 @@
   $_php_version_no_dot = regsubst($php_version, '\.', '')
   if $apache::version::scl_httpd_version {
     $_lib = "librh-php${_php_version_no_dot}-php${_php_major}.so"
+  } elsif ($facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat') and ($_php_major == 8) {
+    # RedHat + PHP 8 drop the major version in apache module name.
+    $_lib = "${libphp_prefix}.so"
   } else {
-    # Controls php version and libphp prefix
-    $_lib = $_php_major ? {
-      '8'     => "${libphp_prefix}.so",
-      default => "${libphp_prefix}${php_version}.so",
-    }
+    $_lib = "${libphp_prefix}${php_version}.so"
   }
   $_module_id = $_php_major ? {
     '5'     => 'php5_module',
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 05efdfec5d..52975fd199 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -345,13 +345,16 @@
     $default_ssl_cert    = '/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem'
     $default_ssl_key     = '/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key'
     $ssl_sessioncache    = "\${APACHE_RUN_DIR}/ssl_scache(512000)"
-    if ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu') or ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '11') < 0) {
-      $php_version = $facts['os']['release']['major'] ? {
-        '9'     => '7.0', # Debian Stretch
-        '10'    => '7.3', # Debian Buster
-        '20.04' => '7.4', # Ubuntu Foccal Fossal
-        default => '7.2', # Ubuntu Bionic, Cosmic and Disco
-      }
+    $php_version = $facts['os']['release']['major'] ? {
+      '9'     => '7.0', # Debian Stretch
+      '10'    => '7.3', # Debian Buster
+      '11'    => '7.4', # Debian Bullseye
+      '20.04' => '7.4', # Ubuntu Foccal Fossal
+      '22.04' => '8.1', # Ubuntu Jammy
+      default => '7.2', # Ubuntu Bionic, Cosmic and Disco
+    }
+    if ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '22.04') < 0) or
+    ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '11') < 0) {
       $mod_packages = {
         'apreq2'                => 'libapache2-mod-apreq2',
         'auth_cas'              => 'libapache2-mod-auth-cas',
@@ -379,9 +382,6 @@
         'xsendfile'             => 'libapache2-mod-xsendfile',
       }
     } else {
-      $php_version = $facts['os']['release']['major'] ? {
-        default => '7.4', # Debian Bullseye
-      }
       $mod_packages = {
         'apreq2'                => 'libapache2-mod-apreq2',
         'auth_cas'              => 'libapache2-mod-auth-cas',
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mod_php_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mod_php_spec.rb
index 28dc692b7a..c6323e74ab 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mod_php_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mod_php_spec.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ class { 'apache::mod::php': }
       describe file("#{apache_hash['mod_dir']}/php7.4.conf") do
         it { is_expected.to contain 'DirectoryIndex index.php' }
       end
+    elsif os[:family] == 'ubuntu' && os[:release] == '22.04'
+      describe file("#{apache_hash['mod_dir']}/php8.1.conf") do
+        it { is_expected.to contain 'DirectoryIndex index.php' }
+      end
     elsif os[:family] == 'redhat' && os[:release] =~ %r{^(8)\b}
       describe file("#{apache_hash['mod_dir']}/php7.conf") do
         it { is_expected.to contain 'DirectoryIndex index.php' }
diff --git a/spec/classes/mod/php_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mod/php_spec.rb
index 4b5b8c8a69..0660c0c05b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mod/php_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mod/php_spec.rb
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
                   { php_version: '8.0' }
                 end
 
-                it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('php') }
+                it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('php8.0') }
                 it { is_expected.to contain_package('libapache2-mod-php8.0') }
                 it {
-                  is_expected.to contain_file('php.load').with(
-                    content: "LoadModule php_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp.so\n",
+                  is_expected.to contain_file('php8.0.load').with(
+                    content: "LoadModule php_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp8.0.so\n",
                   )
                 }
               end
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
                   { php_version: '8.0' }
                 end
 
-                it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('php') }
+                it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('php8.0') }
                 it { is_expected.to contain_package('libapache2-mod-php8.0') }
                 it {
-                  is_expected.to contain_file('php.load').with(
-                    content: "LoadModule php_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp.so\n",
+                  is_expected.to contain_file('php8.0.load').with(
+                    content: "LoadModule php_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp8.0.so\n",
                   )
                 }
               end