diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py b/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py
index 68a458bd869..8961b43ce44 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/process/result.py
@@ -131,16 +131,17 @@ class ResultProcess(multiprocessing.Process):
 
                     for result_item in result_items:
                         # if this task is notifying a handler, do it now
-                        if 'ansible_notify' in result_item and result.is_changed():
-                            # The shared dictionary for notified handlers is a proxy, which
-                            # does not detect when sub-objects within the proxy are modified.
-                            # So, per the docs, we reassign the list so the proxy picks up and
-                            # notifies all other threads
-                            for notify in result_item['ansible_notify']:
-                                if result._task._role:
-                                    role_name = result._task._role.get_name()
-                                    notify = "%s : %s" % (role_name, notify)
-                                self._send_result(('notify_handler', result._host, notify))
+                        if 'ansible_notify' in result_item:
+                            if result.is_changed():
+                                # The shared dictionary for notified handlers is a proxy, which
+                                # does not detect when sub-objects within the proxy are modified.
+                                # So, per the docs, we reassign the list so the proxy picks up and
+                                # notifies all other threads
+                                for notify in result_item['ansible_notify']:
+                                    if result._task._role:
+                                        role_name = result._task._role.get_name()
+                                        notify = "%s : %s" % (role_name, notify)
+                                    self._send_result(('notify_handler', result._host, notify))
                             # now remove the notify field from the results, as its no longer needed
                             result_item.pop('ansible_notify')
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py b/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py
index 4322310603f..8393b614597 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/task_executor.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class TaskExecutor:
         # save the notification target in the result, if it was specified, as
         # this task may be running in a loop in which case the notification
         # may be item-specific, ie. "notify: service {{item}}"
-        if self._task.notify:
+        if self._task.notify is not None:
             result['ansible_notify'] = self._task.notify
 
         # and return
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py
index 8e2f5c84cdf..763b1d5ea77 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/normal.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         # Remove special fields from the result, which can only be set
         # internally by the executor engine. We do this only here in
         # the 'normal' action, as other action plugins may set this.
-        for field in ('ansible_facts', 'ansible_notify'):
+        for field in ('ansible_notify',):
             if field in results:
                 results.pop(field)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
index 1b4c1a2c1d6..c9154556bfa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategies/__init__.py
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ class StrategyBase:
                 elif result[0] == 'notify_handler':
                     host         = result[1]
                     handler_name = result[2]
-
                     if handler_name not in self._notified_handlers:
                         self._notified_handlers[handler_name] = []
 
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ class StrategyBase:
                             task_vars = self._variable_manager.get_vars(loader=self._loader, play=iterator._play, host=host, task=handler)
                             task_vars = self.add_tqm_variables(task_vars, play=iterator._play)
                             self._queue_task(host, handler, task_vars, connection_info)
-                            handler.flag_for_host(host)
+                            #handler.flag_for_host(host)
                         self._process_pending_results(iterator)
                     self._wait_on_pending_results(iterator)
                     # wipe the notification list