diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8183-from_ini_to_ini.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8183-from_ini_to_ini.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ff455f6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8183-from_ini_to_ini.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "to_ini filter plugin - disabling interpolation of ``ConfigParser`` to allow converting values with a ``%`` sign (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8183, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8185)."
+  - "from_ini filter plugin - disabling interpolation of ``ConfigParser`` to allow converting values with a ``%`` sign (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/8183, https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8185)."
diff --git a/plugins/filter/from_ini.py b/plugins/filter/from_ini.py
index d68b51092e..6fe83875e6 100644
--- a/plugins/filter/from_ini.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/from_ini.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class IniParser(ConfigParser):
     ''' Implements a configparser which is able to return a dict '''
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(interpolation=None)
         self.optionxform = str
 
     def as_dict(self):
diff --git a/plugins/filter/to_ini.py b/plugins/filter/to_ini.py
index 22ef16d722..bdf2dde270 100644
--- a/plugins/filter/to_ini.py
+++ b/plugins/filter/to_ini.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class IniParser(ConfigParser):
     ''' Implements a configparser which sets the correct optionxform '''
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
+        super().__init__(interpolation=None)
         self.optionxform = str
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/filter_from_ini/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/filter_from_ini/tasks/main.yml
index a2eca36a6e..abb92dfc55 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/filter_from_ini/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/filter_from_ini/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,21 @@
       another_section:
         connection: 'ssh'
 
+      interpolate_test:
+        interpolate_test_key: '%'
+
 - name: 'Write INI file that reflects ini_test_dict to {{ ini_test_file }}'
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: '{{ ini_test_file }}'
     content: |
       [section_name]
-      key_name=key value
+      key_name = key value
 
       [another_section]
-      connection=ssh
+      connection = ssh
+
+      [interpolate_test]
+      interpolate_test_key = %
 
 - name: 'Slurp the test file: {{ ini_test_file }}'
   ansible.builtin.slurp:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/filter_to_ini/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/filter_to_ini/tasks/main.yml
index 877d4471d8..e16aa98a5a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/filter_to_ini/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/filter_to_ini/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
       another_section:
         connection: 'ssh'
 
+      interpolate_test:
+        interpolate_test_key: '%'
+
 - name: 'Write INI file manually to {{ ini_test_file }}'
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: '{{ ini_test_file }}'
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@
       [another_section]
       connection = ssh
 
+      [interpolate_test]
+      interpolate_test_key = %
+
 - name: 'Slurp the manually created test file: {{ ini_test_file }}'
   ansible.builtin.slurp:
     src: '{{ ini_test_file }}'