diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index a2446bc5eb..30d90a540a 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -1107,6 +1107,30 @@ func TestInternalTask(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIncludesShadowedDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	tt := fileContentTest{
+		Dir:       "testdata/includes_shadowed_default",
+		Target:    "included",
+		TrimSpace: true,
+		Files: map[string]string{
+			"file.txt": "shadowed",
+		},
+	}
+	tt.Run(t)
+}
+
+func TestIncludesUnshadowedDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	tt := fileContentTest{
+		Dir:       "testdata/includes_unshadowed_default",
+		Target:    "included",
+		TrimSpace: true,
+		Files: map[string]string{
+			"file.txt": "included",
+		},
+	}
+	tt.Run(t)
+}
+
 func TestSupportedFileNames(t *testing.T) {
 	fileNames := []string{
 		"Taskfile.yml",
diff --git a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
index d0ee697bd9..fd567916c7 100644
--- a/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/read/taskfile.go
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ func Taskfile(readerNode *ReaderNode) (*taskfile.Taskfile, error) {
 		if err = taskfile.Merge(t, includedTaskfile, &includedTask, namespace); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		if includedTaskfile.Tasks["default"] != nil && t.Tasks[namespace] == nil {
+			defaultTaskName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:default", namespace)
+			t.Tasks[defaultTaskName].Aliases = append(t.Tasks[defaultTaskName].Aliases, namespace)
+			t.Tasks[defaultTaskName].Aliases = append(t.Tasks[defaultTaskName].Aliases, includedTask.Aliases...)
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5588c96212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: '3'
+
+includes:
+  included:
+    taskfile: Taskfile2.yml
+
+tasks:
+  included:
+    cmds:
+      - echo "shadowed" > file.txt
diff --git a/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/Taskfile2.yml b/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/Taskfile2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e944799237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/Taskfile2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    cmds:
+      - echo "included" > file.txt
diff --git a/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/file.txt b/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92a8299c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/includes_shadowed_default/file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shadowed
diff --git a/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..017f9a8b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+version: '3'
+
+includes:
+  included:
+    taskfile: Taskfile2.yml
diff --git a/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/Taskfile2.yml b/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/Taskfile2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e944799237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/Taskfile2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    cmds:
+      - echo "included" > file.txt
diff --git a/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/file.txt b/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..201a102cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/includes_unshadowed_default/file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+included