diff --git a/taskfile/included_taskfile.go b/taskfile/included_taskfile.go
index a0dd8866..332f986e 100644
--- a/taskfile/included_taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/included_taskfile.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type IncludedTaskfile struct {
 	Dir            string
 	Optional       bool
 	AdvancedImport bool
+	Vars           *Vars
 }
 
 // IncludedTaskfiles represents information about included tasksfiles
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ func (it *IncludedTaskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) err
 		Taskfile string
 		Dir      string
 		Optional bool
+		Vars     *Vars
 	}
 	if err := unmarshal(&includedTaskfile); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -102,5 +104,6 @@ func (it *IncludedTaskfile) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) err
 	it.Dir = includedTaskfile.Dir
 	it.Optional = includedTaskfile.Optional
 	it.AdvancedImport = true
+	it.Vars = includedTaskfile.Vars
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
index 6d54f356..ce103d51 100644
--- a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func Taskfile(dir string, entrypoint string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 				Dir:            tr.Replace(includedTask.Dir),
 				Optional:       includedTask.Optional,
 				AdvancedImport: includedTask.AdvancedImport,
+				Vars:           includedTask.Vars,
 			}
 			if err := tr.Err(); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -109,6 +110,12 @@ func Taskfile(dir string, entrypoint string) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 			}
 
 			for _, task := range includedTaskfile.Tasks {
+				if includedTask.Vars != nil {
+					if task.Vars == nil {
+						task.Vars = &taskfile.Vars{}
+					}
+					task.Vars.Merge(includedTask.Vars)
+				}
 				if !filepath.IsAbs(task.Dir) {
 					task.Dir = filepath.Join(includedTask.Dir, task.Dir)
 				}