diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/50897-include_role-any_errors_fatal.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/50897-include_role-any_errors_fatal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce0c68e7f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/50897-include_role-any_errors_fatal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - Make include_role/include_tasks work with any_errors_fatal (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/50897)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py
index d0e19925785..c256d70b740 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/included_file.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class IncludedFile:
         self._task = task
         self._hosts = []
         self._is_role = is_role
+        self._results = []
 
     def add_host(self, host):
         if host not in self._hosts:
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ class IncludedFile:
 
                         try:
                             inc_file.add_host(original_host)
+                            inc_file._results.append(res)
                         except ValueError:
                             # The host already exists for this include, advance forward, this is a new include
                             idx += pos + 1
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
index faf48e5acc8..ae3d0e7d55e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
@@ -970,6 +970,9 @@ class StrategyBase:
             else:
                 reason = to_text(e)
 
+            for r in included_file._results:
+                r._result['failed'] = True
+
             # mark all of the hosts including this file as failed, send callbacks,
             # and increment the stats for this host
             for host in included_file._hosts:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
index e328bfcc5d0..475b7efcf4a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                     except AnsibleParserError:
                         raise
                     except AnsibleError as e:
+                        for r in included_file._results:
+                            r._result['failed'] = True
+
                         for host in included_file._hosts:
                             iterator.mark_host_failed(host)
                         display.warning(to_text(e))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index f9a30a12208..d90d347d3e3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                     variable_manager=self._variable_manager
                 )
 
-                include_failure = False
                 if len(included_files) > 0:
                     display.debug("we have included files to process")
 
@@ -385,11 +384,13 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                         except AnsibleParserError:
                             raise
                         except AnsibleError as e:
+                            for r in included_file._results:
+                                r._result['failed'] = True
+
                             for host in included_file._hosts:
                                 self._tqm._failed_hosts[host.name] = True
                                 iterator.mark_host_failed(host)
                             display.error(to_text(e), wrap_text=False)
-                            include_failure = True
                             continue
 
                     # finally go through all of the hosts and append the
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/50897.yml b/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/50897.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d09eb18f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/50897.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- hosts: testhost,testhost2
+  gather_facts: no
+  any_errors_fatal: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: EXPECTED FAILURE include_role that doesn't exist
+      include_role:
+        name: 'non-existant-role'
+      when:
+        - inventory_hostname == 'testhost2'
+        - test_name == 'test_include_role'
+
+    - name: EXPECTED FAILURE include_tasks that don't exist
+      include_tasks: non-existant.yml
+      when:
+        - inventory_hostname == 'testhost2'
+        - test_name == 'test_include_tasks'
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: 'any_errors_fatal_this_should_never_be_reached'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/runme.sh
index 02cd499fd57..c54ea8d5e0b 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/any_errors_fatal/runme.sh
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ ansible-playbook -i inventory "$@" play_level.yml| tee out.txt | grep 'any_error
 res=$?
 cat out.txt
 if [ "${res}" -eq 0 ] ; then
-	exit 1
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 ansible-playbook -i inventory "$@" on_includes.yml | tee out.txt | grep 'any_errors_fatal_this_should_never_be_reached'
 res=$?
 cat out.txt
 if [ "${res}" -eq 0 ] ; then
-	exit 1
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 set -ux
@@ -20,4 +20,18 @@ set -ux
 ansible-playbook -i inventory "$@" always_block.yml | tee out.txt | grep 'any_errors_fatal_always_block_start'
 res=$?
 cat out.txt
-exit $res
+
+if [ "${res}" -ne 0 ] ; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+set -ux
+
+for test_name in test_include_role test_include_tasks; do
+  ansible-playbook -i inventory "$@" -e test_name=$test_name 50897.yml | tee out.txt | grep 'any_errors_fatal_this_should_never_be_reached'
+  res=$?
+  cat out.txt
+  if [ "${res}" -eq 0 ] ; then
+      exit 1
+  fi
+done