diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/adhoc_default_collection.yml b/changelogs/fragments/adhoc_default_collection.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..764e2edc0a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/adhoc_default_collection.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - adhoc CLI - when playbook-dir is specified and inside a collection, use default collection logic to resolve modules/actions
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-collections-ansible-adhoc.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-collections-ansible-adhoc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..878feb10bb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-collections-ansible-adhoc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - ansible-test now properly sets ``ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR`` for integration tests so unqualified collection references work for adhoc ``ansible`` usage
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py
index 66c2bc9bff0..c725db0d003 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader
 from ansible.parsing.vault import PromptVaultSecret, get_file_vault_secret
 from ansible.plugins.loader import add_all_plugin_dirs
 from ansible.release import __version__
-from ansible.utils.collection_loader import set_collection_playbook_paths
+from ansible.utils.collection_loader import AnsibleCollectionLoader, get_collection_name_from_path, set_collection_playbook_paths
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 from ansible.utils.path import unfrackpath
 from ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy import AnsibleUnsafeBytes
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ class CLI(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
             loader.set_basedir(basedir)
             add_all_plugin_dirs(basedir)
             set_collection_playbook_paths(basedir)
+            default_collection = get_collection_name_from_path(basedir)
+            if default_collection:
+                display.warning(u'running with default collection {0}'.format(default_collection))
+                AnsibleCollectionLoader().set_default_collection(default_collection)
 
         vault_ids = list(options['vault_ids'])
         default_vault_ids = C.DEFAULT_VAULT_IDENTITY_LIST
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible/runme.sh
index d790e481bf9..7d264cfe9d5 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible/runme.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR=/tmp ansible localhost -m debug -a var=playbook_dir | grep
 ansible localhost -m debug -a var=playbook_dir --playbook-dir=/tmp | grep '"playbook_dir": "/tmp"'
 
 # test setting playbook dir via ansible.cfg
-ANSIBLE_CONFIG=./playbookdir_cfg.ini ansible localhost -m debug -a var=playbook_dir | grep '"playbook_dir": "/tmp"'
+env -u ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR ANSIBLE_CONFIG=./playbookdir_cfg.ini ansible localhost -m debug -a var=playbook_dir | grep '"playbook_dir": "/tmp"'
 
 # Test that no tmp dirs are left behind when running ansible-config
 TMP_DIR=~/.ansible/tmptest
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/collections/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/collections/runme.sh
index c5faf154d31..d2932945042 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/collections/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/collections/runme.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_WHITELIST=testns.testcoll.usercallback ansible localhost -m pin
 # test documentation
 ansible-doc testns.testcoll.testmodule -vvv | grep -- "- normal_doc_frag"
 
+# test adhoc default collection resolution (use unqualified collection module with playbook dir under its collection)
+echo "testing adhoc default collection support with explicit playbook dir"
+ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR=./collection_root_user/ansible_collections/testns/testcoll ansible localhost -m testmodule
+
 echo "testing bad doc_fragments (expected ERROR message follows)"
 # test documentation failure
 ansible-doc testns.testcoll.testmodule_bad_docfrags -vvv 2>&1 | grep -- "unknown doc_fragment"
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
index 4938b462f84..f9bc00e9a51 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_internal/executor.py
@@ -1342,6 +1342,11 @@ def command_integration_script(args, target, test_dir, inventory_path, temp_path
         env = integration_environment(args, target, test_dir, test_env.inventory_path, test_env.ansible_config, env_config)
         cwd = os.path.join(test_env.targets_dir, target.relative_path)
 
+        env.update(dict(
+            # support use of adhoc ansible commands in collections without specifying the fully qualified collection name
+            ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR=cwd,
+        ))
+
         if env_config and env_config.env_vars:
             env.update(env_config.env_vars)
 
@@ -1445,6 +1450,11 @@ def command_integration_role(args, target, start_at_task, test_dir, inventory_pa
             env = integration_environment(args, target, test_dir, test_env.inventory_path, test_env.ansible_config, env_config)
             cwd = test_env.integration_dir
 
+            env.update(dict(
+                # support use of adhoc ansible commands in collections without specifying the fully qualified collection name
+                ANSIBLE_PLAYBOOK_DIR=cwd,
+            ))
+
             env['ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH'] = test_env.targets_dir
 
             module_coverage = 'non_local/' not in target.aliases