diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ensure_discovery_delegate.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ensure_discovery_delegate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37daad1b8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ensure_discovery_delegate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - ensure we pass on interpreter discovery values to delegated host.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
index 0a1f60dd69e..83c7715d3ee 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ class ActionBase(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
                     task_vars['ansible_facts'][discovered_key] = self._discovered_interpreter
                     # preserve this so _execute_module can propagate back to controller as a fact
                     self._discovered_interpreter_key = discovered_key
+                else:
+                    task_vars['ansible_delegated_vars'][self._task.delegate_to]
+                    if task_vars['ansible_delegated_vars'][self._task.delegate_to].get('ansible_facts') is None:
+                        task_vars['ansible_delegated_vars'][self._task.delegate_to]['ansible_facts'] = {}
+                    task_vars['ansible_delegated_vars'][self._task.delegate_to]['ansible_facts'][discovered_key] = self._discovered_interpreter
 
         return (module_style, module_shebang, module_data, module_path)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/discovery_applied.yml b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/discovery_applied.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fafe664c946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/discovery_applied.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- hosts: testhost
+  gather_facts: no
+  tasks:
+  - command: ls
+    delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
+    with_items:
+    - localhost
+    - "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
index 730d5cc9c74..8095c921d23 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/delegate_to/runme.sh
@@ -69,3 +69,4 @@ ln -s python firstpython
 ln -s python secondpython
 )
 ansible-playbook verify_interpreter.yml -i inventory_interpreters -v "$@"
+ansible-playbook discovery_applied.yml -i inventory -v "$@"