diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/restore_role_param_precedence.yml b/changelogs/fragments/restore_role_param_precedence.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3ac0b097f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/restore_role_param_precedence.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - role params now have higher precedence than host facts again, matching documentation, this had unintentionally changed in 2.15.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py b/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
index 262c897c33c..a332a7f312e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class VariableManager:
         # vars (which will look at parent blocks/task includes)
         if task:
             if task._role:
-                all_vars = _combine_and_track(all_vars, task._role.get_vars(task.get_dep_chain(), include_params=True, only_exports=False),
+                all_vars = _combine_and_track(all_vars, task._role.get_vars(task.get_dep_chain(), include_params=False, only_exports=False),
                                               "role '%s' all vars" % task._role.name)
             all_vars = _combine_and_track(all_vars, task.get_vars(), "task vars")
 
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ class VariableManager:
             # special case for include tasks, where the include params
             # may be specified in the vars field for the task, which should
             # have higher precedence than the vars/np facts above
+            if task._role:
+                all_vars = _combine_and_track(all_vars, task._role.get_role_params(task.get_dep_chain()), "role params")
             all_vars = _combine_and_track(all_vars, task.get_include_params(), "include params")
 
         # extra vars
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/var_precedence/test_var_precedence.yml b/test/integration/targets/var_precedence/test_var_precedence.yml
index b432b2bd6fb..bba661db04a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/var_precedence/test_var_precedence.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/var_precedence/test_var_precedence.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     from_inventory_once_removed: "{{ inven_var | default('BAD!') }}"
   vars_files:
     - vars/test_var_precedence.yml
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: param vars should also override set_fact
+      set_fact:
+        param_var: "BAD!"
   roles:
     - { role: test_var_precedence, param_var: "param_var" }
   tasks: