diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/include-role-name.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/include-role-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9565321735f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/include-role-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - magic variables - added a new ``ansible_parent_role_names`` magic variable that, when a role is included by another
+    role, contains a list of all parent roles.
+  - magic variables - added a new ``ansible_parent_role_paths`` magic variable that, when a role is included by another
+    role, contains a list of all parent role paths.
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/special_variables.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/special_variables.rst
index 41324834d6c..9a0d562547e 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/special_variables.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/reference_appendices/special_variables.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ ansible_loop
 ansible_loop_var
     The name of the value provided to ``loop_control.loop_var``. Added in ``2.8``
 
+ansible_parent_role_names
+    When the current role is being executed by means of an :ref:`include_role <include_role_module>` or :ref:`import_role <import_role_module>` action, this variable contains a list of all parent roles, with the most recent role (i.e. the role that included/imported this role) being the first item in the list.
+    When multiple inclusions occur, this list lists the *last* role (i.e. the role that included this role) as the *first* item in the list. It is also possible that a specific role exists more than once in this list.
+
+    For example: When role **A** includes role **B**, inside role B, ``ansible_parent_role_names`` will equal to ``['A']``. If role **B** then includes role **C**, the list becomes ``['B', 'A']``.
+
+ansible_parent_role_paths
+    When the current role is being executed by means of an :ref:`include_role <include_role_module>` or :ref:`import_role <import_role_module>` action, this variable contains a list of all parent roles, with the most recent role (i.e. the role that included/imported this role) being the first item in the list.
+    Please refer to ``ansible_parent_role_names`` for the order of items in this list.
+
 ansible_play_batch
     List of active hosts in the current play run limited by the serial, aka 'batch'. Failed/Unreachable hosts are not considered 'active'.
 
@@ -100,7 +110,7 @@ playbook_dir
     The path to the directory of the playbook that was passed to the ``ansible-playbook`` command line.
 
 role_name
-    The name of the currently executed role
+    The name of the role currently being executed.
 
 role_names
     Deprecated, the same as ansible_play_role_names
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py
index 870dea80d6b..d1da3c94879 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py
@@ -166,4 +166,6 @@ class IncludeRole(TaskInclude):
         v = super(IncludeRole, self).get_include_params()
         if self._parent_role:
             v.update(self._parent_role.get_role_params())
+            v.setdefault('ansible_parent_role_names', []).insert(0, self._parent_role.get_name())
+            v.setdefault('ansible_parent_role_paths', []).insert(0, self._parent_role._role_path)
         return v
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/aliases b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23abb8d3712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Continuation of special_vars integration tests to test special variables set on role inclusion.
+hidden
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/included_by_other_role.yml b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/included_by_other_role.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79b7b1cbde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/included_by_other_role.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+- name: ensure our parent role tree to contain only our direct parent item
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names == ['special_vars']"
+
+- name: ensure that ansible_parent_role_paths has the same length as ansible_parent_role_names
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names|length == ansible_parent_role_paths|length"
+
+- name: attempt to import ourselves
+  import_role:
+    name: "include_parent_role_vars"
+    tasks_from: "included_by_ourselves.yml"
+
+- name: ensure our parent role tree to contain only our direct parent item after importing
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names == ['special_vars']"
+
+- name: attempt to include ourselves
+  include_role:
+    name: "include_parent_role_vars"
+    tasks_from: "included_by_ourselves.yml"
+
+- name: ensure our parent role tree to contain only our direct parent item after including
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names == ['special_vars']"
+
+- name: ensure that ansible_parent_role_paths has the same length as ansible_parent_role_names
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names|length == ansible_parent_role_paths|length"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/included_by_ourselves.yml b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/included_by_ourselves.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ea93004519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/included_by_ourselves.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+- name: check if the inclusion tree shows ourself twice as well as our initial parent
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names|length == 2"
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names[0] == 'include_parent_role_vars'"  # Since we included ourselves, we're the top level
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names[1] == 'special_vars'"
+
+- name: ensure that ansible_parent_role_paths has the same length as ansible_parent_role_names
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names|length == ansible_parent_role_paths|length"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56a485bc25e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/include_parent_role_vars/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+
+- name: ensure our parent role tree to contain only our direct parent item
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names == ['special_vars']"
+
+- name: ensure that ansible_parent_role_paths has the same length as ansible_parent_role_names
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names|length == ansible_parent_role_paths|length"
+
+# task importing should not affect ansible_parent_role_names
+- name: test task-importing after we've been included by another role
+  import_tasks: "included_by_other_role.yml"
+
+# task inclusion should not affect ansible_parent_role_names
+- name: test task-inclusion after we've been included by another role
+  include_tasks: "included_by_other_role.yml"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/special_vars/aliases b/test/integration/targets/special_vars/aliases
index 765b70da796..2d9e6788ad5 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/special_vars/aliases
+++ b/test/integration/targets/special_vars/aliases
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 shippable/posix/group2
+needs/target/include_parent_role_vars
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/special_vars/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/special_vars/tasks/main.yml
index ab5c318d73e..1950f4cbeaa 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/special_vars/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/special_vars/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,3 +56,45 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - "(ansible_play_role_names + ansible_dependent_role_names)|unique|sort|list == ansible_role_names|sort|list"
+
+- name: check that ansible_parent_role_names is normally unset when not included/imported (before including other roles)
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names is undefined"
+      - "ansible_parent_role_paths is undefined"
+
+- name: ansible_parent_role_names - test functionality by including another role
+  include_role:
+    name: include_parent_role_vars
+    tasks_from: included_by_other_role.yml
+
+- name: check that ansible_parent_role_names is normally unset when not included/imported (after including other role)
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names is undefined"
+      - "ansible_parent_role_paths is undefined"
+
+- name: ansible_parent_role_names - test functionality by importing another role
+  import_role:
+    name: include_parent_role_vars
+    tasks_from: included_by_other_role.yml
+
+- name: check that ansible_parent_role_names is normally unset when not included/imported (after importing other role)
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names is undefined"
+      - "ansible_parent_role_paths is undefined"
+
+- name: ansible_parent_role_names - test functionality by including another role
+  include_role:
+    name: include_parent_role_vars
+
+- name: check that ansible_parent_role_names is normally unset when not included/imported (after both import and inlcude)
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - "ansible_parent_role_names is undefined"
+      - "ansible_parent_role_paths is undefined"
+
+- name: ansible_parent_role_names - test functionality by importing another role
+  import_role:
+    name: include_parent_role_vars