diff --git a/plugins/action/synchronize.py b/plugins/action/synchronize.py
index b6edd9f..10d8bdf 100644
--- a/plugins/action/synchronize.py
+++ b/plugins/action/synchronize.py
@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                 # If no rsync_path is set, become was originally set, and dest is
                 # remote then add privilege escalation here.
                 if self._play_context.become_method == 'sudo':
-                    rsync_path = 'sudo rsync'
+                    if self._play_context.become_user:
+                        rsync_path = 'sudo -u %s rsync' % self._play_context.become_user
+                    else:
+                        rsync_path = 'sudo rsync'
                 # TODO: have to add in the rest of the become methods here
 
             # We cannot use privilege escalation on the machine running the