diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
index 9d1ab681dab..71c76374c3a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/adhoc.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class AdHocCLI(CLI):
             self.display.warning("provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available")
 
         if self.options.listhosts:
+            self.display.display('  hosts (%d):' % len(hosts))
             for host in hosts:
                 self.display.display('    %s' % host)
             return 0
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py b/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py
index 44cc2515026..9a2a9a0ad72 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/playbook.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class PlaybookCLI(CLI):
 
                     if self.options.listhosts:
                         playhosts = set(inventory.get_hosts(play.hosts))
-                        msg += "\n    pattern: %s\n    total hosts: %d\n    hosts:" % (play.hosts, len(playhosts))
+                        msg += "\n    pattern: %s\n    hosts (%d):" % (play.hosts, len(playhosts))
                         for host in playhosts:
                             msg += "\n      %s" % host