diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
index 6207e31a05..bb024e240f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
         env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH}]
         ini:
         - {key: scp_if_ssh, section: ssh_connection}
+      use_tty:
+        default: True
+        description: add -tt to ssh commands to force tty allocation
+        env: [{name: ANSIBLE_SSH_USETTY}]
+        ini:
+          - {key: usetty, section: ssh_connection}
+        type: boolean
+        vars:
+            - name: ansible_ssh_usetty
 '''

 import errno
@@ -957,7 +966,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):

         ssh_executable = self._play_context.ssh_executable

-        if not in_data and sudoable:
+        if not in_data and sudoable and self._options['use_tty']:
             args = (ssh_executable, '-tt', self.host, cmd)
         else:
             args = (ssh_executable, self.host, cmd)