diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 25bc1a72ac..5a8cb07492 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ class CallbackBase:
         self.runner_on_ok(host, result._result)
 
     def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result):
-        host = result._host.get_name()
-        #FIXME, get item to pass through
-        item = None
-        self.runner_on_skipped(host, item)
+        if not C.DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS:
+            host = result._host.get_name()
+            #FIXME, get item to pass through
+            item = None
+            self.runner_on_skipped(host, item)
 
     def v2_runner_on_unreachable(self, result):
         host = result._host.get_name()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
index c963137968..081ca2e6e3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._handle_warnings(result._result)
 
     def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result):
-        msg = "skipping: [%s]" % result._host.get_name()
-        if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and not '_ansible_verbose_override' in result._result:
-            msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
-        self._display.display(msg, color='cyan')
+        if not C.DISPLAY_SKIPPED_HOSTS:
+            msg = "skipping: [%s]" % result._host.get_name()
+            if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and not '_ansible_verbose_override' in result._result:
+                msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
+            self._display.display(msg, color='cyan')
 
     def v2_runner_on_unreachable(self, result):
         self._display.display("fatal: [%s]: UNREACHABLE! => %s" % (result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result)), color='red')
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
index 834569dd8a..5cfb80388f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 from six.moves import queue as Queue
 import time
 
-from ansible.errors import *
+from ansible import constants as C
+from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleParserError
 from ansible.executor.task_result import TaskResult
 from ansible.inventory.host import Host
 from ansible.inventory.group import Group