diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
index df91d133a07..020ffeb0c74 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
@@ -1015,6 +1015,18 @@ ENABLE_TASK_DEBUGGER:
   ini:
     - {key: enable_task_debugger, section: defaults}
   version_added: "2.5"
+TASK_DEBUGGER_IGNORE_ERRORS:
+  name: Whether a failed task with ignore_errors=True will still invoke the debugger
+  default: True
+  description:
+    - This option defines whether the task debugger will be invoked on a failed task when ignore_errors=True
+      is specified.
+    - True specifies that the debugger wil honor ignore_errors, False will not honor ignore_errors.
+  type: boolean
+  env: [{name: ANSIBLE_TASK_DEBUGGER_IGNORE_ERRORS}]
+  ini:
+    - {key: task_debugger_ignore_errors, section: defaults}
+  version_added: "2.7"
 DEFAULT_STRATEGY:
   name: Implied strategy
   default: 'linear'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py b/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py
index 40a492d7d8c..8d2eddf803a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/task_result.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 from copy import deepcopy
 
+from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader
 from ansible.vars.clean import strip_internal_keys
 
@@ -66,16 +67,17 @@ class TaskResult:
 
     def needs_debugger(self, globally_enabled=False):
         _debugger = self._task_fields.get('debugger')
+        _ignore_errors = C.TASK_DEBUGGER_IGNORE_ERRORS and self._task_fields.get('ignore_errors')
 
         ret = False
-        if globally_enabled and (self.is_failed() or self.is_unreachable()):
+        if globally_enabled and ((self.is_failed() and not _ignore_errors) or self.is_unreachable()):
             ret = True
 
         if _debugger in ('always',):
             ret = True
         elif _debugger in ('never',):
             ret = False
-        elif _debugger in ('on_failed',) and self.is_failed():
+        elif _debugger in ('on_failed',) and self.is_failed() and not _ignore_errors:
             ret = True
         elif _debugger in ('on_unreachable',) and self.is_unreachable():
             ret = True