diff --git a/test/test_backends.py b/test/test_backends.py
index 7c5809e3..1b7b45ba 100644
--- a/test/test_backends.py
+++ b/test/test_backends.py
@@ -476,6 +476,40 @@ def test_ansible_unknown_option():
         runner.options_to_cli({"unknown": True})
 
 
+def test_ansible_run_module_uses_tree_callback(monkeypatch):
+    runner = AnsibleRunner()
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ANSIBLE_CALLBACKS_ENABLED", "profile_tasks")
+
+    def run_expect(expected, cmd, *args):
+        assert expected == [0, 2, 8]
+        assert "--tree" not in cmd
+        assert cmd.startswith(
+            "ANSIBLE_CALLBACKS_ENABLED=%s "
+            "ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_TREE_DIR=%s ansible"
+        )
+        assert args[0] == "profile_tasks,tree"
+
+        tree_dir = args[1]
+        with open(
+            os.path.join(tree_dir, "host"), "w", encoding="ascii"
+        ) as result_file:
+            result_file.write('{"changed": false, "ping": "pong"}')
+
+        class Result:
+            stdout = ""
+
+        return Result()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "testinfra.utils.ansible_runner.local.run_expect", run_expect
+    )
+
+    assert runner.run_module("host", "ping", None) == {
+        "changed": False,
+        "ping": "pong",
+    }
+
+
 def test_backend_importables():
     # check that all declared backends are importable and the backend name
     # is set correctly
diff --git a/testinfra/utils/ansible_runner.py b/testinfra/utils/ansible_runner.py
index a70dec03..0d923ea8 100644
--- a/testinfra/utils/ansible_runner.py
+++ b/testinfra/utils/ansible_runner.py
@@ -371,7 +371,21 @@ def run_module(
         get_encoding: Callable[[], str] | None = None,
         **options: Any,
     ) -> Any:
-        cmd, args = "ansible --tree %s", []
+        callbacks_enabled = os.environ.get("ANSIBLE_CALLBACKS_ENABLED")
+        if callbacks_enabled is None:
+            callbacks_enabled = self.ansible_config.get(
+                "defaults", "callbacks_enabled", fallback=""
+            )
+        callbacks = [
+            callback.strip()
+            for callback in callbacks_enabled.split(",")
+            if callback.strip()
+        ]
+        if "tree" not in callbacks and "ansible.builtin.tree" not in callbacks:
+            callbacks.append("tree")
+
+        cmd = "ANSIBLE_CALLBACKS_ENABLED=%s ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_TREE_DIR=%s ansible"
+        args = [",".join(callbacks)]
         if self.inventory_file:
             cmd += " -i %s"
             args += [self.inventory_file]
@@ -387,7 +401,7 @@ def run_module(
         cmd += " %s"
         args += [host]
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d:
-            args.insert(0, d)
+            args.insert(1, d)
             out = local.run_expect([0, 2, 8], cmd, *args)
             files = os.listdir(d)
             if not files and "skipped" in out.stdout.lower():