diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_fact.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_fact.py
index 536bb69c6d..623c6be8b0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_fact.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_fact.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
         facts = dict()
 
-        cacheable = bool(self._task.args.pop('cacheable', False))
+        cacheable = boolean(self._task.args.pop('cacheable', False))
 
         if self._task.args:
             for (k, v) in iteritems(self._task.args):
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_1.yml b/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_1.yml
index 65c6c4dfa5..450f8da28e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_1.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_1.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@
         that:
           - ansible_foobar_not_cached == 'this_should_not_be_cached'
 
+    - name: set another non persistent fact that will not be cached
+      set_fact: "cacheable=no fact_not_cached='this_should_not_be_cached!'"
+
+    - name: show fact_not_cached fact after being set
+      debug:
+        var: fact_not_cached
+
+    - name: assert fact_not_cached is correct value
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - fact_not_cached == 'this_should_not_be_cached!'
+
 - name: the second play
   hosts: localhost
   tasks:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_2.yml b/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_2.yml
index abfc67f38b..7ca26b9dcb 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_2.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/set_fact/set_fact_cached_2.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,12 @@
       assert:
         that:
           - ansible_foobar_not_cached is undefined
+
+    - name: show fact_not_cached fact
+      debug:
+        var: fact_not_cached
+
+    - name: assert fact_not_cached is not cached
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - fact_not_cached is undefined