diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py
index dee418e9886..985d31419fa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/async.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
+    TRANSFER_FILES = True
+ 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner