diff --git a/library/packaging/apt b/library/packaging/apt
index bfc0de67d6..ed29e6f393 100644
--- a/library/packaging/apt
+++ b/library/packaging/apt
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ def install(m, pkgspec, cache, upgrade=False, default_release=None,
 
         rc, out, err = m.run_command(cmd)
         if rc:
-            m.fail_json(msg="'apt-get install %s' failed: %s" % (packages, err))
+            m.fail_json(msg="'apt-get install %s' failed: %s" % (packages, err), stdout=out, stderr=err)
         else:
-            m.exit_json(changed=True)
+            m.exit_json(changed=True, stdout=out, stderr=err)
     else:
         m.exit_json(changed=False)
 
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ def remove(m, pkgspec, cache, purge=False,
 
         rc, out, err = m.run_command(cmd)
         if rc:
-            m.fail_json(msg="'apt-get remove %s' failed: %s" % (packages, err))
-        m.exit_json(changed=True)
+            m.fail_json(msg="'apt-get remove %s' failed: %s" % (packages, err), stdout=out, stderr=err)
+        m.exit_json(changed=True, stdout=out, stderr=err)
 
 def upgrade(m, mode="yes", force=False,
             dpkg_options=expand_dpkg_options(DPKG_OPTIONS)):
@@ -319,10 +319,10 @@ def upgrade(m, mode="yes", force=False,
                                     force_yes, check_arg, upgrade_command)
     rc, out, err = m.run_command(cmd)
     if rc:
-        m.fail_json(msg="'%s %s' failed: %s" % (apt_cmd, upgrade_command, err))
+        m.fail_json(msg="'%s %s' failed: %s" % (apt_cmd, upgrade_command, err), stdout=out, stderr=err)
     if (apt_cmd == APT_GET_CMD and APT_GET_ZERO in out) or (apt_cmd == APTITUDE_CMD and APTITUDE_ZERO in out):
-        m.exit_json(changed=False, msg=out)
-    m.exit_json(changed=True, msg=out)
+        m.exit_json(changed=False, msg=out, stdout=out, stderr=err)
+    m.exit_json(changed=True, msg=out, stdout=out, stderr=err)
 
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(