diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/yaml_objects.py b/jenkins_jobs/yaml_objects.py
index e0b52fae3..21d1e33dd 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/yaml_objects.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/yaml_objects.py
@@ -294,10 +294,25 @@ class J2Template(J2BaseYamlObject):
         self._template_text = template_text
         self._template = self._jinja2_env.from_string(template_text)
 
+    def _params_from_referenced_templates(self, template_text):
+        """
+        Find recursively undeclared jinja2 variables from any
+        (nested) included template(s)
+        """
+        required_params = set()
+        ast = self._jinja2_env.parse(template_text)
+        for rt in jinja2.meta.find_referenced_templates(ast):
+            # recursive call to find params also from nested includes
+            template_text = Path(self._find_file(rt, 0)).read_text()
+            required_params.update(
+                self._params_from_referenced_templates(template_text)
+            )
+        required_params.update(jinja2.meta.find_undeclared_variables(ast))
+        return required_params
+
     @cached_property
     def required_params(self):
-        ast = self._jinja2_env.parse(self._template_text)
-        return jinja2.meta.find_undeclared_variables(ast)
+        return self._params_from_referenced_templates(self._template_text)
 
     def _render(self, params):
         return self._render_template(
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.j2.inc b/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.j2.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fc5b773e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.j2.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{# make sure the variable "globalvar1" is available in a nested include #}
+{{ globalvar1 }}
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.yaml b/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dac1c218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+- defaults:
+    name: global
+    globalvar1: "global-var-1"
+    globalvar2: "global-var-2"
+
+- project:
+    name: "test-project"
+    var1: !j2: |
+      {% include 'jinja-include03.yaml.inc' %}
+    jobs:
+      - "job-{globalvar1}"
+
+- job-template:
+    name: "job-{globalvar1}"
+    description: |
+      {var1}
+      {globalvar1}
+      {globalvar2}
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.yaml.inc b/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.yaml.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..484197d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/job_fixtures/jinja-include03.yaml.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{%- import 'jinja-include03.j2.inc' as common with context -%}
+{# make sure the variable "globalvar1" is available in a nested include #}
+{{ globalvar1 }}