@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from ansible.playbook.included_file import IncludedFile

 from ansible.plugins import action_loader

 from ansible.plugins.strategy import StrategyBase

 from ansible.template import Templar

+from ansible.compat.six import text_type

 try:

     from __main__ import display

@@ -107,6 +108,15 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):

                         templar = Templar(loader=self._loader, variables=task_vars)

                         display.debug("done getting variables")

+                        try:

+                            task.name = text_type(templar.template(task.name, fail_on_undefined=False))

+                            display.debug("done templating")

+                        except:

+                            # just ignore any errors during task name templating,

+                            # we don't care if it just shows the raw name

+                            display.debug("templating failed for some reason")

+                            pass

+

                         run_once = templar.template(task.run_once) or action and getattr(action, 'BYPASS_HOST_LOOP', False)

                         if run_once:

                             if action and getattr(action, 'BYPASS_HOST_LOOP', False):