diff --git a/faker/utils/distribution.py b/faker/utils/distribution.py
index 64cc2e084d..93b133d48f 100644
--- a/faker/utils/distribution.py
+++ b/faker/utils/distribution.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def choices_distribution(
 
     if hasattr(random, 'choices'):
         if length == 1 and p is None:
-            return (random.choice(a),)
+            return [random.choice(a)]
         else:
             return random.choices(a, weights=p, k=length)
     else:
diff --git a/tests/providers/__init__.py b/tests/providers/__init__.py
index 23816985dd..d175f3a255 100644
--- a/tests/providers/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/providers/__init__.py
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ def test_random_letter(self, faker, num_samples):
             letter = faker.random_letter()
             assert letter.isalpha()
 
+    def test_random_letters(self, faker):
+        assert isinstance(faker.random_letters(length=0), list)
+        assert isinstance(faker.random_letters(length=1), list)
+        assert isinstance(faker.random_letters(length=2), list)
+
     def test_random_lowercase_letter(self, faker, num_samples):
         for _ in range(num_samples):
             letter = faker.random_lowercase_letter()