diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 841f345db4..84d4fb5142 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ 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=4, sort_keys=True):
+    def _dump_results(self, result, indent=None, sort_keys=True):
 
         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():
             if isinstance(k, string_types) and k.startswith('_ansible_'):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
index c14107694b..4334af6368 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         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')
         else:
-            self._display.display("%s | FAILED! => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result)), 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')
         else:
-            self._display.display("%s | SUCCESS => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result)), 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):