diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4fc177c1..8cc24424 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Unreleased
 * :gh:issue:`1110` Fix :exc:`mitogen.core.StreamError` when Ansible copy
   module is called with a file larger than 124 kibibytes
   (:data:`ansible_mitogen.connection.Connection.SMALL_FILE_LIMIT`)
+* :gh:issue:`905` Initial support for templated ``ansible_ssh_args``,
+  ``ansible_ssh_common_args``, and ``ansible_ssh_extra_args`` variables.
+  NB: play or task scoped variables will probably still fail.
 
 
 v0.3.9 (2024-08-13)
diff --git a/docs/contributors.rst b/docs/contributors.rst
index 1a590869..e40607a0 100644
--- a/docs/contributors.rst
+++ b/docs/contributors.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ sponsorship and outstanding future-thinking of its early adopters.
 
     <ul>
     <li>Alex Willmer</li>
+    <li><a href="https://github.com/momiji">Christian Bourgeois </a></li>
     <li><a href="https://underwhelm.net/">Dan Dorman</a> &mdash; - <em>When I truly understand my enemy … then in that very moment I also love him.</em></li>
     <li>Daniel Foerster</li>
     <li><a href="https://www.deps.co/">Deps</a> &mdash; <em>Private Maven Repository Hosting for Java, Scala, Groovy, Clojure</em></li>
diff --git a/tests/ansible/hosts/default.hosts b/tests/ansible/hosts/default.hosts
index 4f5ea4c6..adc271e2 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/hosts/default.hosts
+++ b/tests/ansible/hosts/default.hosts
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ target ansible_host=localhost ansible_user="{{ lookup('pipe', 'whoami') }}"
 target
 
 [linux_containers]
+
+[issue905]
+ssh-common-args ansible_host=localhost ansible_user="{{ lookup('pipe', 'whoami') }}"
+
+[issue905:vars]
+ansible_ssh_common_args=-o PermitLocalCommand=yes -o LocalCommand="touch {{ ssh_args_canary_file }}"
+ssh_args_canary_file=/tmp/ssh_args_{{ inventory_hostname }}
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/all.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/all.yml
index 1b0f36e4..5c16f187 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/all.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/all.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- import_playbook: args.yml
 - import_playbook: config.yml
 - import_playbook: password.yml
 - import_playbook: timeouts.yml
diff --git a/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/args.yml b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/args.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5892b5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ansible/integration/ssh/args.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+- name: integration/ssh/args.yml
+  hosts: issue905
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    # Test that ansible_ssh_common_args are templated; ansible_ssh_args &
+    # ansible_ssh_extra_args aren't directly tested, we assume they're similar.
+    # FIXME This test currently relies on variables set in the host group.
+    #       Ideally they'd be set here, and the host group eliminated, but
+    #       Mitogen currently fails to template when defined in the play.
+    # TODO Replace LocalCommand canary with SetEnv canary, to simplify test.
+    #      Requires modification of sshd_config files to add AcceptEnv ...
+    - name: Test templating of ansible_ssh_common_args et al
+      block:
+        - name: Ensure no lingering canary files
+          file:
+            path: "{{ ssh_args_canary_file }}"
+            state: absent
+          delegate_to: localhost
+
+        - name: Reset connections to force new ssh execution
+          meta: reset_connection
+
+        - name: Perform SSH connection, to trigger side effect
+          ping:
+
+        # LocalCommand="touch {{ ssh_args_canary_file }}" in ssh_*_args
+        - name: Stat for canary file created by side effect
+          stat:
+            path: "{{ ssh_args_canary_file }}"
+          delegate_to: localhost
+          register: ssh_args_canary_stat
+
+        - assert:
+            that:
+              - ssh_args_canary_stat.stat.exists == true
+            quiet: true
+            success_msg: "Canary found: {{ ssh_args_canary_file }}"
+            fail_msg: |
+              ssh_args_canary_file={{ ssh_args_canary_file }}
+              ssh_args_canary_stat={{ ssh_args_canary_stat }}
+      always:
+        - name: Cleanup canary files
+          file:
+            path: "{{ ssh_args_canary_file }}"
+            state: absent
+          delegate_to: localhost
+  tags:
+    - issue_905
diff --git a/tests/ansible/templates/test-targets.j2 b/tests/ansible/templates/test-targets.j2
index f61a3c78..e2708192 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/templates/test-targets.j2
+++ b/tests/ansible/templates/test-targets.j2
@@ -26,3 +26,14 @@ test-targets
 
 [linux_containers:children]
 test-targets
+
+[issue905]
+{% for c in containers[:1] %}
+ssh-common-args ansible_host={{ c.hostname }} ansible_port={{ c.port }} ansible_python_interpreter={{ c.python_path }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+[issue905:vars]
+ansible_user=mitogen__has_sudo_nopw
+ansible_password=has_sudo_nopw_password
+ansible_ssh_common_args=-o PermitLocalCommand=yes -o LocalCommand="touch {{ '{{' }} ssh_args_canary_file {{ '}}' }}"
+ssh_args_canary_file=/tmp/ssh_args_{{ '{{' }} inventory_hostname {{ '}}' }}