diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/static-tasks.yml b/changelogs/fragments/static-tasks.yml
index 58ffc09358c..4fc87296c35 100644
--- a/changelogs/fragments/static-tasks.yml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/static-tasks.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 minor_changes:
 - >-
   Include the explicit import_tasks and import_role tasks in the play iterator for the strategy to see. By default
-  these tasks are skipped but a strategy can utilise them in a special way if needed. This will cause the import_* to
-  be displayed in UI as a normal task when it is run.
+  these tasks are skipped but a strategy can utilise them in a special way if needed.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/helpers.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/helpers.py
index f7915b08900..9a09ff638df 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/helpers.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/helpers.py
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ def load_list_of_tasks(ds, play, block=None, role=None, task_include=None, use_h
                         loader=loader,
                         variable_manager=variable_manager,
                     )
-                    task_list.append(ti_copy)
+
+                    if not use_handlers:
+                        task_list.append(ti_copy)
 
                     tags = ti_copy.tags[:]
 
@@ -286,7 +288,9 @@ def load_list_of_tasks(ds, play, block=None, role=None, task_include=None, use_h
                     templar = Templar(loader=loader, variables=all_vars)
                     ir.post_validate(templar=templar)
                     ir._role_name = templar.template(ir._role_name)
-                    task_list.append(ir)
+
+                    if not use_handlers:
+                        task_list.append(ir)
 
                     # uses compiled list from object
                     blocks, dummy = ir.get_block_list(variable_manager=variable_manager, loader=loader)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
index 2c981101416..987f0d4744f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/free.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                                                     "as tasks are executed independently on each host")
                                 if isinstance(task, Handler):
                                     self._tqm.send_callback('v2_playbook_on_handler_task_start', task)
-                                else:
+                                elif action not in C._ACTION_IMPORT_TASKS + C._ACTION_IMPORT_ROLE:
                                     self._tqm.send_callback('v2_playbook_on_task_start', task, is_conditional=False)
                                 self._queue_task(host, task, task_vars, play_context)
                                 # each task is counted as a worker being busy
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index 14d45d405da..93e7c885093 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
                             display.debug("here goes the callback...")
                             if isinstance(task, Handler):
                                 self._tqm.send_callback('v2_playbook_on_handler_task_start', task)
-                            else:
+                            elif action not in C._ACTION_IMPORT_TASKS + C._ACTION_IMPORT_ROLE:
                                 self._tqm.send_callback('v2_playbook_on_task_start', task, is_conditional=False)
                             task.name = saved_name
                             callback_sent = True