gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py
index 91442dda5e..2460ba15dd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py
@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
         ret = []
         for term in terms:
             term_file = os.path.basename(term)
-            dwimmed_path = self.find_file_in_search_path(variables, 'files', os.path.dirname(term))
-            if dwimmed_path:
+            found_paths = []
+            if term_file != term:
+                found_paths.append(self.find_file_in_search_path(variables, 'files', os.path.dirname(term)))
+            else:
+                # no dir, just file, so use paths and 'files' paths instead
+                if 'ansible_search_path' in variables:
+                    paths = variables['ansible_search_path']
+                else:
+                    paths = [self.get_basedir(variables)]
+                for p in paths:
+                    found_paths.append(os.path.join(p, 'files'))
+                    found_paths.append(p)
+
+            for dwimmed_path in found_paths:
                 globbed = glob.glob(to_bytes(os.path.join(dwimmed_path, term_file), errors='surrogate_or_strict'))
                 ret.extend(to_text(g, errors='surrogate_or_strict') for g in globbed if os.path.isfile(g))
+                if ret:
+                    break
         return ret