diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
index a92869fafe7..20e160274f7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ class AdHocCLI(CLI):
         else:
             cb = 'minimal'
 
+        if self.options.tree:
+            C.DEFAULT_CALLBACK_WHITELIST.append('tree')
+            C.TREE_DIR = self.options.tree
+
         # now create a task queue manager to execute the play
         self._tqm = None
         try:
@@ -168,4 +172,3 @@ class AdHocCLI(CLI):
             poller.wait(self.options.seconds, self.options.poll_interval)
 
         return poller.results
-
diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index 376952821e8..f43869d2cda 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -241,3 +241,4 @@ DEFAULT_SU_PASS           = None
 VAULT_VERSION_MIN         = 1.0
 VAULT_VERSION_MAX         = 1.0
 MAX_FILE_SIZE_FOR_DIFF    = 1*1024*1024
+TREE_DIR                  = None
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/tree.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/tree.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afeaa93f87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/tree.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# (c) 2012-2014, Ansible, Inc
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import os
+
+from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
+from ansible.utils.path import makedirs_safe
+from ansible.constants import TREE_DIR
+
+
+class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
+    '''
+    This callback puts results into a host specific file in a directory in json format.
+    '''
+
+    CALLBACK_VERSION = 2.0
+    CALLBACK_TYPE = 'aggregate'
+    CALLBACK_NAME = 'tree'
+
+    def write_tree_file(self, tree, hostname, buf):
+        ''' write something into treedir/hostname '''
+
+        makedirs_safe(tree)
+        try:
+            path = os.path.join(tree, hostname)
+            fd = open(path, "a+")
+            fd.write(buf)
+            fd.close()
+        except (OSError, IOError) as e:
+            self._display.warnings("Unable to write to %s's file: %s" % (hostname, str(e)))
+
+    def result_to_tree(self, result):
+        tree = TREE_DIR
+        if tree:
+            self.write_tree_file(tree, result._host.get_name(), self._dump_results(result._result))
+        else:
+            self._display.warnings("Invalid directory provided to tree option: %s" % tree)
+
+    def v2_runner_on_ok(self, result):
+        self.result_to_tree(result)
+
+    def v2_runner_on_failed(self, result):
+        self.result_to_tree(result)
+
+    def v2_runner_on_unreachable(self, result):
+        self.result_to_tree(result)
+