diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/synchronize.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/synchronize.py
index 9439f4350a..a7e9873096 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/synchronize.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/synchronize.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os.path
 
 from ansible import utils
 from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
+import ansible.utils.template as template
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         src = options.get('src', None)
         dest = options.get('dest', None)
 
+        src = template.template(self.runner.basedir, src, inject)
+        dest = template.template(self.runner.basedir, dest, inject)
+
         try:
             options['local_rsync_path'] = inject['ansible_rsync_path']
         except KeyError: