diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py
index 34a38a31c6..e71cb394e0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/chroot.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import distutils.spawn
 import os
 import os.path
+import pipes
 import subprocess
 import traceback
 
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.chroot)
 
-        out_path = self._prefix_login_path(out_path)
+        out_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
         try:
             with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_file:
                 try:
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.chroot)
 
-        in_path = self._prefix_login_path(in_path)
+        in_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
         try:
             p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
         except OSError:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py
index d588519522..651c3fa95d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/docker.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import distutils.spawn
 import os
 import os.path
+import pipes
 import subprocess
 import re
 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
             if p.returncode != 0:
                 raise AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
         else:
+            out_path = pipes.quote(out_path)
             # Older docker doesn't have native support for copying files into
             # running containers, so we use docker exec to implement this
             executable = C.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE.split()[0] if C.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE else '/bin/sh'
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py
index c828d67494..00ac447682 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/jail.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import distutils.spawn
 import os
 import os.path
+import pipes
 import subprocess
 import traceback
 
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.jail)
 
-        out_path = self._prefix_login_path(out_path)
+        out_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
         try:
             with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_file:
                 try:
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.jail)
 
-        in_path = self._prefix_login_path(in_path)
+        in_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
         try:
             p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
         except OSError:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py
index c0c3cc153d..2ff6fbe89d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/libvirt_lxc.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import distutils.spawn
 import os
 import os.path
+import pipes
 import subprocess
 
 from ansible import constants as C
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.lxc)
 
-        out_path = self._prefix_login_path(out_path)
+        out_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
         try:
             with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_file:
                 try:
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.lxc)
 
-        in_path = self._prefix_login_path(in_path)
+        in_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
         try:
             p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
         except OSError:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py
index f4fee5ccb0..5d6dafca36 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/zone.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import distutils.spawn
 import os
 import os.path
+import pipes
 import subprocess
 import traceback
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).put_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.zone)
 
-        out_path = self._prefix_login_path(out_path)
+        out_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(out_path))
         try:
             with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_file:
                 try:
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         super(Connection, self).fetch_file(in_path, out_path)
         self._display.vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.zone)
 
-        in_path = self._prefix_login_path(in_path)
+        in_path = pipes.quote(self._prefix_login_path(in_path))
         try:
             p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE))
         except OSError: