diff --git a/changelog/65152.fixed.md b/changelog/65152.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfa2dac34622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/65152.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+speed up yumpkg list_pkgs by not requiring digest or signature verification on lookup.
diff --git a/salt/modules/yumpkg.py b/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
index 281fc3bc223d..192ea61635a3 100644
--- a/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
+++ b/salt/modules/yumpkg.py
@@ -746,6 +746,8 @@ def list_pkgs(versions_as_list=False, **kwargs):
     cmd = [
         "rpm",
         "-qa",
+        "--nodigest",
+        "--nosignature",
         "--queryformat",
         salt.utils.pkg.rpm.QUERYFORMAT.replace("%{REPOID}", "(none)") + "\n",
     ]
diff --git a/tests/pytests/functional/modules/test_yumpkg.py b/tests/pytests/functional/modules/test_yumpkg.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36b357a61705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pytests/functional/modules/test_yumpkg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import pytest
+
+import salt.modules.cmdmod
+import salt.modules.pkg_resource
+import salt.modules.yumpkg
+import salt.utils.pkg.rpm
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def configure_loader_modules(minion_opts):
+    return {
+        salt.modules.yumpkg: {
+            "__salt__": {
+                "cmd.run": salt.modules.cmdmod.run,
+                "pkg_resource.add_pkg": salt.modules.pkg_resource.add_pkg,
+                "pkg_resource.format_pkg_list": salt.modules.pkg_resource.format_pkg_list,
+            },
+            "__grains__": {"osarch": salt.utils.pkg.rpm.get_osarch()},
+        },
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow_test
+def test_yum_list_pkgs(grains):
+    """
+    compare the output of rpm -qa vs the return of yumpkg.list_pkgs,
+    make sure that any changes to ympkg.list_pkgs still returns.
+    """
+
+    if grains["os_family"] != "RedHat":
+        pytest.skip("Skip if not RedHat")
+    cmd = [
+        "rpm",
+        "-qa",
+        "--queryformat",
+        "%{NAME}\n",
+    ]
+    known_pkgs = salt.modules.cmdmod.run(cmd, python_shell=False)
+    listed_pkgs = salt.modules.yumpkg.list_pkgs()
+    for line in known_pkgs.splitlines():
+        assert any(line in d for d in listed_pkgs)
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_yumpkg.py b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_yumpkg.py
index 1354ee5d2d0d..d2f3a2869eca 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_yumpkg.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/modules/test_yumpkg.py
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ def _add_data(data, key, value):
         "openssh_|-(none)_|-6.6.1p1_|-33.el7_3_|-x86_64_|-(none)_|-1487838485",
         "virt-what_|-(none)_|-1.13_|-8.el7_|-x86_64_|-(none)_|-1487838486",
     ]
+    cmd_mod = MagicMock(return_value=os.linesep.join(rpm_out))
     with patch.dict(yumpkg.__grains__, {"osarch": "x86_64"}), patch.dict(
         yumpkg.__salt__,
-        {"cmd.run": MagicMock(return_value=os.linesep.join(rpm_out))},
+        {"cmd.run": cmd_mod},
     ), patch.dict(yumpkg.__salt__, {"pkg_resource.add_pkg": _add_data}), patch.dict(
         yumpkg.__salt__,
         {"pkg_resource.format_pkg_list": pkg_resource.format_pkg_list},
@@ -147,6 +148,18 @@ def _add_data(data, key, value):
         }.items():
             assert pkgs.get(pkg_name) is not None
             assert pkgs[pkg_name] == [pkg_version]
+        cmd_mod.assert_called_once_with(
+            [
+                "rpm",
+                "-qa",
+                "--nodigest",
+                "--nosignature",
+                "--queryformat",
+                "%{NAME}_|-%{EPOCH}_|-%{VERSION}_|-%{RELEASE}_|-%{ARCH}_|-(none)_|-%{INSTALLTIME}\n",
+            ],
+            output_loglevel="trace",
+            python_shell=False,
+        )
 
 
 def test_list_pkgs_no_context():