diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
index 59a83278cda..ece3b1862ae 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/__init__.py
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ class CallbackBase(AnsiblePlugin):
         # load from config
         self._plugin_options = C.config.get_plugin_options(get_plugin_class(self), self._load_name, keys=task_keys, variables=var_options, direct=direct)
 
+    def _run_is_verbose(self, result, verbosity=0):
+        return ((self._display.verbosity > verbosity or result._result.get('_ansible_verbose_always', False) is True)
+                and result._result.get('_ansible_verbose_override', False) is False)
+
     def _dump_results(self, result, indent=None, sort_keys=True, keep_invocation=False):
 
         if not indent and (result.get('_ansible_verbose_always') or self._display.verbosity > 2):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/counter_enabled.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/counter_enabled.py
index 8aa3895d335..a173fe87b69 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/counter_enabled.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/counter_enabled.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         else:
             self._clean_results(result._result, result._task.action)
 
-            if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+            if self._run_is_verbose(result):
                 msg += " => %s" % (self._dump_results(result._result),)
             self._display.display(msg, color=color)
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                 self._process_items(result)
             else:
                 msg = "skipping: %d/%d [%s]" % (self._host_counter, self._host_total, result._host.get_name())
-                if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+                if self._run_is_verbose(result):
                     msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
                 self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_SKIP)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
index 140c0e12443..a1648fcc9f1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         else:
             self._clean_results(result._result, result._task.action)
 
-            if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+            if self._run_is_verbose(result):
                 msg += " => %s" % (self._dump_results(result._result),)
             self._display.display(msg, color=color)
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
                 self._process_items(result)
             else:
                 msg = "skipping: [%s]" % result._host.get_name()
-                if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+                if self._run_is_verbose(result):
                     msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
                 self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_SKIP)
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
         msg += " => (item=%s)" % (self._get_item_label(result._result),)
 
-        if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+        if self._run_is_verbose(result):
             msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
         self._display.display(msg, color=color)
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
             self._clean_results(result._result, result._task.action)
             msg = "skipping: [%s] => (item=%s) " % (result._host.get_name(), self._get_item_label(result._result))
-            if (self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+            if self._run_is_verbose(result):
                 msg += " => %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
             self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_SKIP)
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
     def v2_runner_retry(self, result):
         task_name = result.task_name or result._task
         msg = "FAILED - RETRYING: %s (%d retries left)." % (task_name, result._result['retries'] - result._result['attempts'])
-        if (self._display.verbosity > 2 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+        if self._run_is_verbose(result, verbosity=2):
             msg += "Result was: %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
         self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_DEBUG)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/unixy.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/unixy.py
index b99ed4280a9..8872bbc6dc7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/unixy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/unixy.py
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
     CALLBACK_TYPE = 'stdout'
     CALLBACK_NAME = 'unixy'
 
-    def _run_is_verbose(self, result):
-        return ((self._display.verbosity > 0 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result)
-
     def _get_task_display_name(self, task):
         self.task_display_name = None
         display_name = task.get_name().strip().split(" : ")
@@ -216,6 +213,6 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
 
     def v2_runner_retry(self, result):
         msg = "  Retrying... (%d of %d)" % (result._result['attempts'], result._result['retries'])
-        if (self._display.verbosity > 2 or '_ansible_verbose_always' in result._result) and '_ansible_verbose_override' not in result._result:
+        if self._run_is_verbose(result, verbosity=2):
             msg += "Result was: %s" % self._dump_results(result._result)
         self._display.display(msg, color=C.COLOR_DEBUG)