diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index d90763734f..277cada127 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ class Runner(object):
                 self.callbacks.on_skipped(host, inject.get('item',None))
                 return ReturnData(host=host, result=result)
 
+        if getattr(handler, 'setup', None) is not None:
+            handler.setup(module_name, inject)
         conn = None
         actual_host = inject.get('ansible_ssh_host', host)
         # allow ansible_ssh_host to be templated