diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index ea7331ab89..1af45412f3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             if actual_port is not None:
                 actual_port = int(actual_port)
             conn = self.connector.connect(actual_host, actual_port)
-            if delegate_to:
+            if delegate_to or host != actual_host:
                 conn.delegate = host
 
 
diff --git a/test/TestPlayBook.py b/test/TestPlayBook.py
index fd57f328bb..55d552da95 100644
--- a/test/TestPlayBook.py
+++ b/test/TestPlayBook.py
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ class TestPlaybook(unittest.TestCase):
        filename = os.path.join(self.stage_dir, filename)
        return filename
 
-   def _run(self, test_playbook):
+   def _run(self, test_playbook, host_list='test/ansible_hosts'):
        ''' run a module and get the localhost results '''
        self.test_callbacks = TestCallbacks()
        self.playbook = ansible.playbook.PlayBook(
            playbook     = test_playbook,
-           host_list    = 'test/ansible_hosts',
+           host_list    = host_list,
            module_path  = 'library/',
            forks        = 1,
            timeout      = 5,
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@ class TestPlaybook(unittest.TestCase):
        print data
        assert data.find("ears") != -1, "template success"
 
+   def test_aliased_node(self):
+       pb = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'alias_playbook.yml')
+       actual = self._run(pb, 'test/alias_hosts')
+       expected = {
+           "alias-node.example.com": {
+                "changed": 3,
+                "failures": 0,
+                "ok": 4,
+                "skipped": 1,
+                "unreachable": 0,
+            }
+       }
+
+       assert utils.jsonify(expected, format=True) == utils.jsonify(actual, format=True)
+
    def test_playbook_vars(self): 
        test_callbacks = TestCallbacks()
        playbook = ansible.playbook.PlayBook(
diff --git a/test/alias_hosts b/test/alias_hosts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b8081a2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/alias_hosts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[aliasgroup]
+alias-node.example.com ansible_ssh_host=localhost ansible_ssh_port=22
diff --git a/test/alias_playbook.yml b/test/alias_playbook.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3a5e448cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/alias_playbook.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- hosts: all
+  vars:
+    test_file: /tmp/ansible-alias-test
+  tasks:
+  - action: command creates=$test_file touch $test_file
+  - action: command creates=$test_file false
+  - local_action: command true
+  - action: command removes=$test_file rm -f $test_file