diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index b8610e3..bbd4dd5 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -1067,17 +1067,35 @@ func (e *Executor) runIncludeTasks(ctx context.Context, hosts []string, task *Ta
 		path = task.ImportTasks
 	}
 
-	// Resolve path relative to playbook
-	path = e.templateString(path, "", nil)
-
-	tasks, err := e.parser.ParseTasks(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return coreerr.E("Executor.runIncludeTasks", "include_tasks "+path, err)
+	if path == "" || len(hosts) == 0 {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	for _, t := range tasks {
-		if err := e.runTaskOnHosts(ctx, hosts, &t, play); err != nil {
-			return err
+	// Resolve the include path per host so host-specific vars can select a
+	// different task file for each target.
+	hostsByPath := make(map[string][]string)
+	pathOrder := make([]string, 0, len(hosts))
+	for _, host := range hosts {
+		resolvedPath := e.templateString(path, host, task)
+		if resolvedPath == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := hostsByPath[resolvedPath]; !ok {
+			pathOrder = append(pathOrder, resolvedPath)
+		}
+		hostsByPath[resolvedPath] = append(hostsByPath[resolvedPath], host)
+	}
+
+	for _, resolvedPath := range pathOrder {
+		tasks, err := e.parser.ParseTasks(resolvedPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return coreerr.E("Executor.runIncludeTasks", "include_tasks "+resolvedPath, err)
+		}
+
+		for _, t := range tasks {
+			if err := e.runTaskOnHosts(ctx, hostsByPath[resolvedPath], &t, play); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/executor_extra_test.go b/executor_extra_test.go
index 9aa0718..a79e53d 100644
--- a/executor_extra_test.go
+++ b/executor_extra_test.go
@@ -657,6 +657,60 @@ func TestExecutorExtra_RunIncludeTasks_Good_RelativePath(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, started, "localhost:Included second task")
 }
 
+func TestExecutorExtra_RunIncludeTasks_Good_HostSpecificTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	require.NoError(t, writeTestFile(joinPath(dir, "web.yml"), []byte(`- name: Web included task
+  debug:
+    msg: web
+`), 0644))
+	require.NoError(t, writeTestFile(joinPath(dir, "db.yml"), []byte(`- name: DB included task
+  debug:
+    msg: db
+`), 0644))
+
+	gatherFacts := false
+	play := &Play{
+		Name:        "Include host-specific tasks",
+		Hosts:       "all",
+		Connection:  "local",
+		GatherFacts: &gatherFacts,
+	}
+
+	e := NewExecutor(dir)
+	e.SetInventoryDirect(&Inventory{
+		All: &InventoryGroup{
+			Hosts: map[string]*Host{
+				"web1": {
+					AnsibleConnection: "local",
+					Vars: map[string]any{
+						"include_file": "web.yml",
+					},
+				},
+				"db1": {
+					AnsibleConnection: "local",
+					Vars: map[string]any{
+						"include_file": "db.yml",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	var started []string
+	e.OnTaskStart = func(host string, task *Task) {
+		started = append(started, host+":"+task.Name)
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, e.runTaskOnHosts(context.Background(), []string{"web1", "db1"}, &Task{
+		Name:         "Load host-specific tasks",
+		IncludeTasks: "{{ include_file }}",
+	}, play))
+
+	assert.Contains(t, started, "web1:Web included task")
+	assert.Contains(t, started, "db1:DB included task")
+}
+
 func TestExecutorExtra_GetHostsIter_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	inv := &Inventory{
 		All: &InventoryGroup{