diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
index 740631a80b6..dad7002404b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
@@ -71,17 +71,11 @@ class GalaxyRole(object):
                 path = os.path.join(path, self.name)
             self.path = path
         else:
-            for role_path_dir in galaxy.roles_paths:
-                role_path = os.path.join(role_path_dir, self.name)
-                if os.path.exists(role_path):
-                    self.path = role_path
-                    break
-            else:
-                # use the first path by default
-                self.path = os.path.join(galaxy.roles_paths[0], self.name)
-                # create list of possible paths
-                self.paths = [x for x in galaxy.roles_paths]
-                self.paths = [os.path.join(x, self.name) for x in self.paths]
+            # use the first path by default
+            self.path = os.path.join(galaxy.roles_paths[0], self.name)
+            # create list of possible paths
+            self.paths = [x for x in galaxy.roles_paths]
+            self.paths = [os.path.join(x, self.name) for x in self.paths]
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/aliases b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79d8b9285eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+posix/ci/group3
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..5372568769e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+# Need a relative custom roles path for testing various scenarios of -p
+galaxy_relative_rolespath="my/custom/roles/path"
+
+# Prep the local git repo with a role and make a tar archive so we can test
+# different things
+galaxy_local_test_role="test-role"
+galaxy_local_test_role_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo="${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}/${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+galaxy_local_test_role_tar="${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}/${galaxy_local_test_role}.tar"
+pushd "${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}"
+    ansible-galaxy init "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+    pushd "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+        git init .
+
+        # Prep git, becuase it doesn't work inside a docker container without it
+        git config user.email "tester@ansible.com"
+        git config user.name "Ansible Tester"
+
+        git add .
+        git commit -m "local testing ansible galaxy role"
+        git archive \
+            --format=tar \
+            --prefix="${galaxy_local_test_role}/" \
+            master > "${galaxy_local_test_role_tar}"
+    popd # "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+popd # "${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}"
+
+# Status message function (f_ to designate that it's a function)
+f_ansible_galaxy_status()
+{
+
+    printf "### Testing ansible-galaxy: %s\n" "${@}"
+}
+
+# Galaxy install test case
+#
+# Install local git repo
+f_ansible_galaxy_status "install of local git repo"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+    ansible-galaxy install git+file:///"${galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo}"
+
+    # Test that the role was installed to the expected directory
+    [[ -d "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}" ]]
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
+rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+# Galaxy install test case
+#
+# Install local git repo and ensure that if a role_path is passed, it is in fact used
+f_ansible_galaxy_status "install of local git repo with -p \$role_path"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+    mkdir -p "${galaxy_relative_rolespath}"
+
+    ansible-galaxy install git+file:///"${galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo}" -p "${galaxy_relative_rolespath}"
+
+    # Test that the role was installed to the expected directory
+    [[ -d "${galaxy_relative_rolespath}/${galaxy_local_test_role}" ]]
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
+rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+# Galaxy install test case
+#
+# Ensure that if both a role_file and role_path is provided, they are both
+# honored
+#
+# Protect against regression (GitHub Issue #35217)
+#   https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/35217
+
+f_ansible_galaxy_status \
+    "install of local git repo and local tarball with -p \$role_path and -r \$role_file" \
+    "Protect against regression (Issue #35217)"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+    git clone "${galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo}" "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+    ansible-galaxy init roles-path-bug
+    pushd roles-path-bug
+        cat <<EOF > ansible.cfg
+[defaults]
+roles_path = ../:../../:../roles:roles/
+EOF
+        cat <<EOF > requirements.yml
+---
+- src: ${galaxy_local_test_role_tar}
+  name: ${galaxy_local_test_role}
+EOF
+
+        ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml -p roles/
+    popd # roles-path-bug
+
+    # Test that the role was installed to the expected directory
+    [[ -d "${galaxy_testdir}/roles-path-bug/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}" ]]
+
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
+rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+
+rm -fr "${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}"