diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/358_ipcut.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/358_ipcut.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..684c2959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/358_ipcut.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - Previously, the ansible.utils.ipcut filter only supported IPv6 addresses, leading to confusing error messages when used with IPv4 addresses. This fix ensures that the filter now appropriately handles both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
diff --git a/plugins/filter/ipcut.py b/plugins/filter/ipcut.py
index 4e61a45d..b8d47a7e 100644
--- a/plugins/filter/ipcut.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/ipcut.py
@@ -105,10 +105,15 @@ def _ipcut(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def ipcut(value, amount):
-    ipv6_oct = []
     try:
         ip = netaddr.IPAddress(value)
-        ipv6address = ip.bits().replace(":", "")
+        if ip.version == 6:
+            ip_bits = ip.bits().replace(":", "")
+        elif ip.version == 4:
+            ip_bits = ip.bits().replace(".", "")
+        else:
+            msg = "Unknown IP Address Version: {0}".format(ip.version)
+            raise AnsibleFilterError(msg)
     except (netaddr.AddrFormatError, ValueError):
         msg = "You must pass a valid IP address; {0} is invalid".format(value)
         raise AnsibleFilterError(msg)
@@ -120,20 +125,27 @@ def ipcut(value, amount):
         raise AnsibleFilterError(msg)
     else:
         if amount < 0:
-            ipsub = ipv6address[amount:]
+            ipsub = ip_bits[amount:]
         else:
-            ipsub = ipv6address[0:amount]
-
-    ipsubfinal = []
-
-    for i in range(0, len(ipsub), 16):
-        oct_sub = i + 16
-        ipsubfinal.append(ipsub[i:oct_sub])
-
-    for i in ipsubfinal:
-        x = hex(int(i, 2))
-        ipv6_oct.append(x.replace("0x", ""))
-    return str(":".join(ipv6_oct))
+            ipsub = ip_bits[0:amount]
+
+    if ip.version == 6:
+        ipv4_oct = []
+        for i in range(0, len(ipsub), 16):
+            oct_sub = i + 16
+            ipv4_oct.append(
+                hex(int(ipsub[i:oct_sub], 2)).replace("0x", ""),
+            )
+        result = str(":".join(ipv4_oct))
+    else:  # ip.version == 4:
+        ipv4_oct = []
+        for i in range(0, len(ipsub), 8):
+            oct_sub = i + 8
+            ipv4_oct.append(
+                str(int(ipsub[i:oct_sub], 2)),
+            )
+        result = str(".".join(ipv4_oct))
+    return result
 
 
 class FilterModule(object):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/filter/test_ipcut.py b/tests/unit/plugins/filter/test_ipcut.py
index c086833c..4a668789 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/filter/test_ipcut.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/filter/test_ipcut.py
@@ -21,16 +21,30 @@ class TestIpCut(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         pass
 
-    def test_get_last_X_bits(self):
+    def test_get_last_X_bits_ipv6(self):
         """Get last X bits of Ipv6 address"""
 
         args = ["", "1234:4321:abcd:dcba::17", -80]
         result = _ipcut(*args)
         self.assertEqual(result, "dcba:0:0:0:17")
 
-    def test_get_first_X_bits(self):
+    def test_get_first_X_bits_ipv6(self):
         """Get first X bits of Ipv6 address"""
 
         args = ["", "1234:4321:abcd:dcba::17", 64]
         result = _ipcut(*args)
         self.assertEqual(result, "1234:4321:abcd:dcba")
+
+    def test_get_last_X_bits_ipv4(self):
+        """Get last X bits of Ipv4 address"""
+
+        args = ["", "10.2.3.0", -16]
+        result = _ipcut(*args)
+        self.assertEqual(result, "3.0")
+
+    def test_get_first_X_bits_ipv4(self):
+        """Get first X bits of Ipv4 address"""
+
+        args = ["", "10.2.3.0", 24]
+        result = _ipcut(*args)
+        self.assertEqual(result, "10.2.3")