diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py
index fa4b6946294..54b5d1985cd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             xfered = self.runner._transfer_str(conn, tmp, 'src', resultant)
 
             # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
-            if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
+            if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root' or self.runner.su and self.runner.su_user != 'root':
                 self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', xfered, tmp)
 
             # run the copy module
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
index 8dfb42ee2d7..27b17b9969c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
                 self._remove_tempfile_if_content_defined(content, content_tempfile)
 
                 # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
-                if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root' and not raw:
+                if (self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root' or self.runner.su and self.runner.su_user != 'root') and not raw:
                     self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', tmp_src, tmp_path)
 
                 if raw:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
index 0348035bf5e..9bfd66d3ff6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             xfered = self.runner._transfer_str(conn, tmp, 'source', resultant)
 
             # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
-            if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
+            if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root' or self.runner.su and self.runner.su_user != 'root':
                 self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', xfered, tmp)
 
             # run the copy module
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
index 1e3795955d2..40bc5d9149a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
         # handle check mode client side
         # fix file permissions when the copy is done as a different user
         if copy:
-            if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root':
+            if self.runner.sudo and self.runner.sudo_user != 'root' or self.runner.su and self.runner.su_user != 'root':
                 self.runner._remote_chmod(conn, 'a+r', tmp_src, tmp)
             # Build temporary module_args.
             new_module_args = dict(