diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/persistent_loading.yml b/changelogs/fragments/persistent_loading.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c132c5788b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/persistent_loading.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - pass correct loading context to persistent connections
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/persistent.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/persistent.py
index 4f08a4c67ba..28eee8b0a81 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/persistent.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/persistent.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import sys
 import termios
 
 from ansible import constants as C
+from ansible.plugins.loader import become_loader, cliconf_loader, connection_loader, httpapi_loader, netconf_loader, terminal_loader
 from ansible.plugins.connection import ConnectionBase
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.connection import Connection as SocketConnection, write_to_file_descriptor
@@ -98,11 +99,20 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
             raise AnsibleError("Unable to find location of 'ansible-connection'. "
                                "Please set or check the value of ANSIBLE_CONNECTION_PATH")
 
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env.update({
+                   'ANSIBLE_BECOME_PLUGINS': become_loader.print_paths(),
+                   'ANSIBLE_CLICONF_PLUGINS': cliconf_loader.print_paths(),
+                   'ANSIBLE_CONNECTION_PLUGINS': connection_loader.print_paths(),
+                   'ANSIBLE_HTTPAPI_PLUGINS': httpapi_loader.print_paths(),
+                   'ANSIBLE_NETCONF_PLUGINS': netconf_loader.print_paths(),
+                   'ANSIBLE_TERMINAL_PLUGINS': terminal_loader.print_paths(),
+                   })
         python = sys.executable
         master, slave = pty.openpty()
         p = subprocess.Popen(
             [python, ansible_connection, to_text(os.getppid())],
-            stdin=slave, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+            stdin=slave, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env
         )
         os.close(slave)