diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/4030-proxmox-has-proxmoxer.yml b/changelogs/fragments/4030-proxmox-has-proxmoxer.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e7dae94ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/4030-proxmox-has-proxmoxer.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - proxmox modules - move ``HAS_PROXMOXER`` check into ``module_utils`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/4030).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/proxmox.py b/plugins/module_utils/proxmox.py
index a36991225b..83674bc6f1 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/proxmox.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/proxmox.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ def ansible_to_proxmox_bool(value):
 class ProxmoxAnsible(object):
     """Base class for Proxmox modules"""
     def __init__(self, module):
+        if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
+            module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('proxmoxer'), exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
+
         self.module = module
         self.proxmox_api = self._connect()
         # Test token validity
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_domain_info.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_domain_info.py
index 1034bc8d30..675b04a41e 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_domain_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_domain_info.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ proxmox_domains:
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox import (
-    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, HAS_PROXMOXER, PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
+    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible)
 
 
 class ProxmoxDomainInfoAnsible(ProxmoxAnsible):
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ def main():
         changed=False
     )
 
-    if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('proxmoxer'), exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
-
     proxmox = ProxmoxDomainInfoAnsible(module)
     domain = module.params['domain']
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_group_info.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_group_info.py
index 734ecb0f8a..58b56e856c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_group_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_group_info.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ proxmox_groups:
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox import (
-    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, HAS_PROXMOXER, PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
+    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible)
 
 
 class ProxmoxGroupInfoAnsible(ProxmoxAnsible):
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ def main():
         changed=False
     )
 
-    if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('proxmoxer'), exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
-
     proxmox = ProxmoxGroupInfoAnsible(module)
     group = module.params['group']
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_snap.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_snap.py
index 4ee2d27893..54818bac09 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_snap.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_snap.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def main():
     )
 
     if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('python-proxmoxer'),
+        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('proxmoxer'),
                          exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
 
     state = module.params['state']
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_storage_info.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_storage_info.py
index d06c9be8c1..265b6fbaf1 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_storage_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_storage_info.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ proxmox_storages:
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox import (
-    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, HAS_PROXMOXER, PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR, proxmox_to_ansible_bool)
+    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, proxmox_to_ansible_bool)
 
 
 class ProxmoxStorageInfoAnsible(ProxmoxAnsible):
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ def main():
         changed=False
     )
 
-    if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('proxmoxer'), exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
-
     proxmox = ProxmoxStorageInfoAnsible(module)
     storage = module.params['storage']
     storagetype = module.params['type']
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_tasks_info.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_tasks_info.py
index 63dd6215dc..ff3bf6869a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_tasks_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_tasks_info.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ msg:
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox import (
-    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, HAS_PROXMOXER, PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
+    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible)
 
 
 class ProxmoxTaskInfoAnsible(ProxmoxAnsible):
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=True)
     result = dict(changed=False)
 
-    if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib(
-            'proxmoxer'), exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
     proxmox = ProxmoxTaskInfoAnsible(module)
     upid = module.params['task']
     node = module.params['node']
diff --git a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_user_info.py b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_user_info.py
index 49a890b9f6..d0ee365b7f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_user_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/proxmox_user_info.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ proxmox_users:
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox import (
-    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, proxmox_to_ansible_bool, HAS_PROXMOXER, PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
+    proxmox_auth_argument_spec, ProxmoxAnsible, proxmox_to_ansible_bool)
 
 
 class ProxmoxUserInfoAnsible(ProxmoxAnsible):
@@ -232,9 +232,6 @@ def main():
         changed=False
     )
 
-    if not HAS_PROXMOXER:
-        module.fail_json(msg=missing_required_lib('proxmoxer'), exception=PROXMOXER_IMP_ERR)
-
     proxmox = ProxmoxUserInfoAnsible(module)
     domain = module.params['domain']
     user = module.params['user']
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/test_proxmox_tasks_info.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/test_proxmox_tasks_info.py
index 3d36492c60..1f296e8e88 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/test_proxmox_tasks_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/cloud/misc/test_proxmox_tasks_info.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import pytest
 import json
 
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules.cloud.misc import proxmox_tasks_info
+import ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox as proxmox_utils
 from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils.proxmox import ProxmoxAnsible
 from ansible_collections.community.general.tests.unit.compat.mock import MagicMock, patch
 from ansible_collections.community.general.tests.unit.plugins.modules.utils import (
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ def test_get_tasks(connect_mock, capfd, mocker):
         return m
 
     connect_mock.side_effect = f
-    proxmox_tasks_info.HAS_PROXMOXER = True
+    proxmox_utils.HAS_PROXMOXER = True
 
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         proxmox_tasks_info.main()
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ def test_get_single_task(connect_mock, capfd, mocker):
         return m
 
     connect_mock.side_effect = f
-    proxmox_tasks_info.HAS_PROXMOXER = True
+    proxmox_utils.HAS_PROXMOXER = True
 
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         proxmox_tasks_info.main()
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ def test_get_non_existent_task(connect_mock, capfd, mocker):
         return m
 
     connect_mock.side_effect = f
-    proxmox_tasks_info.HAS_PROXMOXER = True
+    proxmox_utils.HAS_PROXMOXER = True
 
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         proxmox_tasks_info.main()