diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py b/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py
index 158ed0d9b9..99b7285182 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/play_iterator.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class PlayIterator:
 
                             # we're advancing blocks, so if this was an end-of-role block we
                             # mark the current role complete
-                            if block._eor and host.name in block._role._had_task_run and not in_child:
+                            if block._eor and host.name in block._role._had_task_run and not in_child and not peek:
                                 block._role._completed[host.name] = True
                     else:
                         task = block.always[state.cur_always_task]
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/includes/roles/test_includes_free/tasks/inner.yml b/test/integration/targets/includes/roles/test_includes_free/tasks/inner.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9c32f4f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/includes/roles/test_includes_free/tasks/inner.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- set_fact:
+    inner: "reached"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/includes/roles/test_includes_free/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/includes/roles/test_includes_free/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bc19faae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/includes/roles/test_includes_free/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- name: this needs to be here
+  debug:
+    msg: "hello"
+- include: inner.yml
+  with_items:
+  - '1'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/includes/test_include_free.yml b/test/integration/targets/includes/test_include_free.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cdc1bca50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/includes/test_include_free.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  strategy: free
+  roles:
+    - test_includes_free
+  tasks:
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - "inner == 'reached'"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/includes/test_includes.yml b/test/integration/targets/includes/test_includes.yml
index d7303880f1..ebc4c1c2a6 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/includes/test_includes.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/includes/test_includes.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 - include: test_includes2.yml parameter1=asdf parameter2=jkl
 
 - include: test_includes3.yml
+
+- include: test_include_free.yml