diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/handlers.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/handlers.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aed75bd27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/handlers.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- name: test handler
+  debug: msg="handler called"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/test_handlers_include/handlers/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/test_handlers_include/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abe01be4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/test_handlers_include/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- include: handlers.yml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/test_handlers_include/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/test_handlers_include/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84f0a583fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/test_handlers_include/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: 'main task'
+  debug: msg='main task'
+  changed_when: True
+  notify: test handler
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh
index 48dfd8368b..b1af33b335 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ ansible-playbook test_handlers.yml -i inventory.handlers -v "$@" --tags scenario
 # Forcing false in play, which overrides command line
 [ "$(ansible-playbook test_force_handlers.yml -i inventory.handlers -v "$@" --tags force_false_in_play --force-handlers \
 | egrep -o CALLED_HANDLER_. | sort | uniq | xargs)" = "CALLED_HANDLER_B" ]
+
+[ "$(ansible-playbook test_handlers_include.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@" --tags playbook_include_handlers \
+| egrep -o 'RUNNING HANDLER \[.*?]')" = "RUNNING HANDLER [test handler]" ]
+
+[ "$(ansible-playbook test_handlers_include.yml -i ../../inventory -v "$@" --tags role_include_handlers \
+| egrep -o 'RUNNING HANDLER \[test_handlers_include : .*?]')" = "RUNNING HANDLER [test_handlers_include : test handler]" ]
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/test_handlers_include.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/test_handlers_include.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5514fc1094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/test_handlers_include.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- name: verify that play can include handler
+  hosts: testhost
+  tasks:
+    - debug: msg="main task"
+      changed_when: True
+      notify: test handler
+      tags: ['playbook_include_handlers']
+  handlers:
+    - include: handlers.yml
+
+- name: verify that role can include handler
+  hosts: testhost
+  roles:
+    - { role: test_handlers_include, tags: ['role_include_handlers'] }