diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/end_host-remove_host_from_play.yml b/changelogs/fragments/end_host-remove_host_from_play.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc77a0bab03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/end_host-remove_host_from_play.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - "Fix a bug when a host was not removed from a play after ``meta: end_host`` and as a result the host was still present in ``ansible_play_hosts`` and ``ansible_play_batch`` variables."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
index dc83744a12e..03edd50667c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/__init__.py
@@ -1094,6 +1094,7 @@ class StrategyBase:
         elif meta_action == 'end_host':
             if _evaluate_conditional(target_host):
                 iterator._host_states[target_host.name].run_state = iterator.ITERATING_COMPLETE
+                iterator._play._removed_hosts.append(target_host.name)
                 msg = "ending play for %s" % target_host.name
             else:
                 skipped = True