diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/block.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/block.py
index 201e881ef4..08e8964a1a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/block.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/block.py
@@ -340,7 +340,9 @@ class Block(Base, Become, Conditional, Taggable):
             for task in target:
                 if isinstance(task, Block):
                     tmp_list.append(evaluate_block(task))
-                elif task.action in ('meta', 'include') or task.evaluate_tags(play_context.only_tags, play_context.skip_tags, all_vars=all_vars):
+                elif task.action == 'meta' \
+                or (task.action == 'include' and task.evaluate_tags([], play_context.skip_tags, all_vars=allvars)) \
+                or task.evaluate_tags(play_context.only_tags, play_context.skip_tags, all_vars=all_vars):
                     tmp_list.append(task)
             return tmp_list