Fix any_errors_fatal in meta tasks (#36870)

test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh

@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ grep -q "ERROR! The requested handler 'notify_inexistent_handler' was not found
 # Notify inexistent handlers without errors when ANSIBLE_ERROR_ON_MISSING_HANDLER=false
 ANSIBLE_ERROR_ON_MISSING_HANDLER=false ansible-playbook test_handlers_inexistent_notify.yml -i inventory.handlers -v "$@"
 
+# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/36649
+output_dir=/tmp
+set +e
+result="$(ansible-playbook test_handlers_any_errors_fatal.yml -e output_dir=$output_dir -i inventory.handlers -v "$@" 2>&1)"
+set -e
+[ ! -f $output_dir/should_not_exist_B ] || (rm -f $output_dir/should_not_exist_B && exit 1)

test/integration/targets/handlers/test_handlers_any_errors_fatal.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+- hosts:
+    - A
+    - B
+  gather_facts: no
+  any_errors_fatal: yes
+  connection: local
+  vars:
+    output_dir: /tmp
+  tasks:
+    - name: Task one
+      debug:
+        msg: 'task 1'
+      changed_when: yes
+      notify: EXPECTED FAILURE failed_handler
+
+    - meta: flush_handlers
+
+    - name: This task should never happen
+      file:
+        path: "{{ output_dir }}/should_not_exist_{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+        state: touch
+  handlers:
+    - name: EXPECTED FAILURE failed_handler
+      fail:
+      when: 'inventory_hostname == "A"'