diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/asset-staging.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/asset-staging.ts
index 49e8c292805dd..e88ddb8145688 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/asset-staging.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/asset-staging.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ export class AssetStaging extends Construct {
       assetHashType: this.hashType,
       customFingerprint: this.customSourceFingerprint,
       extraHash: props.extraHash,
+      include: props.include,
       exclude: props.exclude,
       ignoreMode: props.ignoreMode,
       skip,