diff --git a/v2/ansible/playbook/taggable.py b/v2/ansible/playbook/taggable.py
index 3622dc34b27..40e05d1817a 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/playbook/taggable.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/playbook/taggable.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from ansible.template import Templar
 class Taggable:
 
     untagged = set(['untagged'])
-    _tags = FieldAttribute(isa='list', default=None)
+    _tags = FieldAttribute(isa='list', default=[])
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(Taggable, self).__init__()
diff --git a/v2/ansible/plugins/strategies/linear.py b/v2/ansible/plugins/strategies/linear.py
index 9988bb3e2a3..95ecac1451f 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/plugins/strategies/linear.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/plugins/strategies/linear.py
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                             noop_block.rescue = [noop_task for t in new_block.rescue]
                             for host in hosts_left:
                                 if host in included_file._hosts:
-                                    all_blocks[host].append(new_block)
+                                    task_vars = self._variable_manager.get_vars(loader=self._loader, play=iterator._play, host=host, task=included_file._task)
+                                    final_block = new_block.filter_tagged_tasks(connection_info, task_vars)
+                                    all_blocks[host].append(final_block)
                                 else:
                                     all_blocks[host].append(noop_block)
 
diff --git a/v2/samples/hosts b/v2/samples/hosts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..118379ffd9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/samples/hosts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+testing ansible_connection=local ansible_ssh_host=192.168.122.100 ansible_ssh_user=testing
diff --git a/v2/samples/include.yml b/v2/samples/include.yml
index 3a2e88f8985..121c4ce0794 100644
--- a/v2/samples/include.yml
+++ b/v2/samples/include.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 - debug: msg="this is the include, a=={{a}}"
+  tags:
+  - included
 #- debug: msg="this is the second debug in the include"
 #- debug: msg="this is the third debug in the include, and a is still {{a}}"