diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 183895e5fd..5b3dc95be2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -48,19 +48,28 @@ class CallbackBase:
             version = getattr(self, 'CALLBACK_VERSION', '1.0')
             self._display.vvvv('Loaded callback %s of type %s, v%s' % (name, ctype, version))
 
-    def _dump_results(self, result, indent=None, sort_keys=True):
-
-        no_log = result.get('_ansible_no_log', False):
-        if no_log:
+    def _dump_results(self, result, indent=None, sort_keys=True, keep_invocation=None):
+        if result.get('_ansible_no_log', False):
             return json.dumps(dict(censored="the output has been hidden due to the fact that 'no_log: true' was specified for this result"))
 
         if not indent and '_ansible_verbose_always' in result and result['_ansible_verbose_always']:
             indent = 4
 
         # All result keys stating with _ansible_ are internal, so remove them from the result before we output anything.
-        for k in result.keys():
+        abridged_result = result.copy()
+        for k in abridged_result.keys():
             if isinstance(k, string_types) and k.startswith('_ansible_'):
-                del result[k]
+                del abridged_result[k]
+
+        # Remove invocation unless verbosity is turned up or the specific
+        # callback wants to keep it
+        if keep_invocation is None:
+            if self._display.verbosity < 3:
+                keep_invocation = False
+            else:
+                keep_invocation = True
+        if not keep_invocation and 'invocation' in result:
+            del abridged_result['invocation']
 
         # remove invocation info unless its very very verbose
         if 'invocation' in result and (self._display.verbosity < 3 or no_log):
@@ -222,7 +231,7 @@ class CallbackBase:
     def v2_runner_on_async_poll(self, result):
         host = result._host.get_name()
         jid = result._result.get('ansible_job_id')
-         #FIXME, get real clock
+        #FIXME, get real clock
         clock = 0
         self.runner_on_async_poll(host, result._result, jid, clock)
 
@@ -297,4 +306,3 @@ class CallbackBase:
 
     def v2_playbook_on_include(self, included_file):
         pass #no v1 correspondance
-
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
index eaada8dd53..f855c1a6e5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
     CALLBACK_TYPE = 'stdout'
     CALLBACK_NAME = 'minimal'
 
-    def _command_generic_msg(self, host, result,  caption):
+    def _command_generic_msg(self, host, result, caption):
         ''' output the result of a command run '''
 
         buf = "%s | %s | rc=%s >>\n" % (host, caption, result.get('rc',0))
@@ -59,28 +59,22 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             del result._result['exception']
 
         if result._task.action in C.MODULE_NO_JSON:
-            self._display.display(self._command_generic_msg(result._host.get_name(), result._result,"FAILED"), color='red')
+            self._display.display(self._command_generic_msg(result._host.get_name(), result._result, "FAILED"), color='red')
         else:
-            abridged_result = result._result.copy()
-            abridged_result.pop('invocation', None)
-            self._display.display("%s | FAILED! => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(abridged_result, indent=4)), color='red')
+            self._display.display("%s | FAILED! => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result, indent=4)), color='red')
 
     def v2_runner_on_ok(self, result):
         if result._task.action in C.MODULE_NO_JSON:
-            self._display.display(self._command_generic_msg(result._host.get_name(), result._result,"SUCCESS"), color='green')
+            self._display.display(self._command_generic_msg(result._host.get_name(), result._result, "SUCCESS"), color='green')
         else:
-            abridged_result = result._result.copy()
-            abridged_result.pop('invocation', None)
-            self._display.display("%s | SUCCESS => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(abridged_result, indent=4)), color='green')
+            self._display.display("%s | SUCCESS => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result, indent=4)), color='green')
             self._handle_warnings(result._result)
 
     def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result):
         self._display.display("%s | SKIPPED" % (result._host.get_name()), color='cyan')
 
     def v2_runner_on_unreachable(self, result):
-        abridged_result = result._result.copy()
-        abridged_result.pop('invocation', None)
-        self._display.display("%s | UNREACHABLE! => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(abridged_result, indent=4)), color='yellow')
+        self._display.display("%s | UNREACHABLE! => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result, indent=4)), color='yellow')
 
     def v2_on_file_diff(self, result):
         if 'diff' in result._result and result._result['diff']: