diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 3c41e59c4a..c2064ef57e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class CallbackBase:
         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']:
+        if not indent and (result.get('_ansible_verbose_always') or self._display.verbosity > 2):
             indent = 4
 
         # All result keys stating with _ansible_ are internal, so remove them from the result before we output anything.
diff --git a/test/integration/Makefile b/test/integration/Makefile
index 2d4c9f5ba7..8a73698ec3 100644
--- a/test/integration/Makefile
+++ b/test/integration/Makefile
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ test_lookup_paths: setup
 
 no_log: setup
 	# This test expects 7 loggable vars and 0 non loggable ones, if either mismatches it fails, run the ansible-playbook command to debug
-	[ "$$(ansible-playbook no_log_local.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e outputdir=$(TEST_DIR) -vvvvv | awk --source 'BEGIN { logme = 0; nolog = 0; } /LOG_ME/ { logme += 1;} /DO_NOT_LOG/ { nolog += 1;} END { printf "%d/%d", logme, nolog; }')" = "6/0" ]
+	[ "$$(ansible-playbook no_log_local.yml -i $(INVENTORY) -e outputdir=$(TEST_DIR) -vvvvv | awk --source 'BEGIN { logme = 0; nolog = 0; } /LOG_ME/ { logme += 1;} /DO_NOT_LOG/ { nolog += 1;} END { printf "%d/%d", logme, nolog; }')" = "26/0" ]
 
 test_binary_modules:
 	mytmpdir=$(MYTMPDIR); \