diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
index 62e578d256..61f2da1471 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             return ReturnData(conn=conn, comm_ok=False, result=result)
 
         xfered = self.runner._transfer_str(conn, tmp, 'source', resultant)
-
+        # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
+        if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
+            self.runner._low_level_exec_command(conn, "chmod a+r %s" % xfered, 
+                tmp)
         # run the copy module, queue the file module
         self.runner.module_args = "%s src=%s dest=%s" % (self.runner.module_args, xfered, dest)
         return self.runner._execute_module(conn, tmp, 'copy', self.runner.module_args, inject=inject).daisychain('file')