diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/43123-add_support_for_per_host_no_stats.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/43123-add_support_for_per_host_no_stats.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a496e2869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/43123-add_support_for_per_host_no_stats.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - Add support for per_host:no stats for the callback plugin **json** (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/43123)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/json.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/json.py
index 3961a78aab..6c8e7ce499 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/json.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/callback/json.py
@@ -101,14 +101,17 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
             summary[h] = s
 
         custom_stats = {}
+        global_custom_stats = {}
+
         if self.get_option('show_custom_stats') and stats.custom:
             custom_stats.update(dict((self._convert_host_to_name(k), v) for k, v in stats.custom.items()))
-            custom_stats.pop('_run', None)
+            global_custom_stats.update(custom_stats.pop('_run', {}))
 
         output = {
             'plays': self.results,
             'stats': summary,
             'custom_stats': custom_stats,
+            'global_custom_stats': global_custom_stats,
         }
 
         self._display.display(json.dumps(output, indent=4, sort_keys=True))