diff --git a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/inventory b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/inventory
deleted file mode 100644
index 470333e7bac..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/inventory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[local]
-testhost ansible_connection=local host_var_role_name=role3
-testhost2 ansible_connection=local host_var_role_name=role2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/inventory.yml b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/inventory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fb39e5fb88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/inventory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+local:
+  hosts:
+    testhost:
+      host_var_role_name: role3
+    testhost2:
+      host_var_role_name: role2
+  vars:
+    ansible_connection: local
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ ansible_playbook_python }}"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh
index c9ddbfeb538..b617965df45 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/runme.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -eux
 
 # test end_host meta task, with when conditional
 for test_strategy in linear free; do
-  out="$(ansible-playbook test_end_host.yml -i inventory -e test_strategy=$test_strategy -vv "$@")"
+  out="$(ansible-playbook test_end_host.yml -i inventory.yml -e test_strategy=$test_strategy -vv "$@")"
 
   grep -q "META: end_host conditional evaluated to false, continuing execution for testhost" <<< "$out"
   grep -q "META: ending play for testhost2" <<< "$out"
@@ -14,10 +14,18 @@ done
 
 # test end_host meta task, on all hosts
 for test_strategy in linear free; do
-  out="$(ansible-playbook test_end_host_all.yml -i inventory -e test_strategy=$test_strategy -vv "$@")"
+  out="$(ansible-playbook test_end_host_all.yml -i inventory.yml -e test_strategy=$test_strategy -vv "$@")"
 
   grep -q "META: ending play for testhost" <<< "$out"
   grep -q "META: ending play for testhost2" <<< "$out"
   grep -qv "play not ended for testhost" <<< "$out"
   grep -qv "play not ended for testhost2" <<< "$out"
 done
+
+# test end_play meta task
+for test_strategy in linear free; do
+  out="$(ansible-playbook test_end_play.yml -i inventory.yml -e test_strategy=$test_strategy -vv "$@")"
+
+  grep -q "META: ending play" <<< "$out"
+  grep -qv 'Failed to end using end_play' <<< "$out"
+done
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/test_end_play.yml b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/test_end_play.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29489dc439b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/meta_tasks/test_end_play.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+- name: Testing end_play with strategy {{ test_strategy | default('linear') }}
+  hosts: testhost:testhost2
+  gather_facts: no
+  strategy: "{{ test_strategy | default('linear') }}"
+  tasks:
+    - debug:
+        msg: "Testing end_play on host {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+
+    - meta: end_play
+
+    - fail:
+        msg: 'Failed to end using end_play'