diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/play_context_attribute_fix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/play_context_attribute_fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74c07e25b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/play_context_attribute_fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - playcontext now correctly mirrors the settings from the plugins with which it overlaps.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py
index 72cee34a992..056184a7c46 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/play_context.py
@@ -144,13 +144,9 @@ class PlayContext(Base):
     def set_attributes_from_plugin(self, plugin):
         # generic derived from connection plugin, temporary for backwards compat, in the end we should not set play_context properties
 
-        # get options for plugins
         options = C.config.get_configuration_definitions(plugin.plugin_type, plugin._load_name)
-        for option in options:
-            if option:
-                flag = options[option].get('name')
-                if flag:
-                    setattr(self, flag, plugin.get_option(flag))
+        for option in options.keys():
+            setattr(self, option, plugin.get_option(option))
 
     def set_attributes_from_play(self, play):
         self.force_handlers = play.force_handlers