diff --git a/src/AutoMapper/ApiCompatBaseline.txt b/src/AutoMapper/ApiCompatBaseline.txt
index cdebaea815..074c0e4a71 100644
--- a/src/AutoMapper/ApiCompatBaseline.txt
+++ b/src/AutoMapper/ApiCompatBaseline.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMappe
 InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<AutoMapper.PropertyMapAction> AutoMapper.IProfileConfiguration.AllPropertyMapActions.get()' is present in the implementation but not in the contract.
 InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<System.Action<AutoMapper.PropertyMap, AutoMapper.IMemberConfigurationExpression>> AutoMapper.IProfileConfiguration.AllPropertyMapActions.get()' is present in the contract but not in the implementation.
 MembersMustExist : Member 'public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<System.Action<AutoMapper.PropertyMap, AutoMapper.IMemberConfigurationExpression>> AutoMapper.IProfileConfiguration.AllPropertyMapActions.get()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
-InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public void AutoMapper.Configuration.ICtorParamConfigurationExpression.ExplicitExpansion()' is present in the implementation but not in the contract.
+InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public void AutoMapper.IProjectionMemberConfiguration<TSource, TDestination, TMember>.ExplicitExpansion()' is present in the contract but not in the implementation.
+MembersMustExist : Member 'public void AutoMapper.IProjectionMemberConfiguration<TSource, TDestination, TMember>.ExplicitExpansion()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
+InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public void AutoMapper.IProjectionMemberConfiguration<TSource, TDestination, TMember>.ExplicitExpansion(System.Boolean)' is present in the implementation but not in the contract.
+InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public void AutoMapper.Configuration.ICtorParamConfigurationExpression.ExplicitExpansion(System.Boolean)' is present in the implementation but not in the contract.
+MembersMustExist : Member 'public void AutoMapper.Configuration.MemberConfigurationExpression<TSource, TDestination, TMember>.ExplicitExpansion()' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
 CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMapper.Configuration.Annotations.IgnoreAttribute' changed from '[AttributeUsageAttribute(384)]' in the contract to '[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]' in the implementation.
 CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMapper.Configuration.Annotations.MapAtRuntimeAttribute' changed from '[AttributeUsageAttribute(384)]' in the contract to '[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]' in the implementation.
 CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMapper.Configuration.Annotations.MappingOrderAttribute' changed from '[AttributeUsageAttribute(384)]' in the contract to '[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]' in the implementation.
@@ -13,4 +17,4 @@ CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMappe
 CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMapper.Configuration.Annotations.ValueConverterAttribute' changed from '[AttributeUsageAttribute(384)]' in the contract to '[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]' in the implementation.
 CannotChangeAttribute : Attribute 'System.AttributeUsageAttribute' on 'AutoMapper.Configuration.Annotations.ValueResolverAttribute' changed from '[AttributeUsageAttribute(384)]' in the contract to '[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]' in the implementation.
 TypeCannotChangeClassification : Type 'AutoMapper.Execution.TypeMapPlanBuilder' is a 'ref struct' in the implementation but is a 'struct' in the contract.
-Total Issues: 14
+Total Issues: 18
diff --git a/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/CtorParamConfigurationExpression.cs b/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/CtorParamConfigurationExpression.cs
index e59e6b3894..74175252fb 100644
--- a/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/CtorParamConfigurationExpression.cs
+++ b/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/CtorParamConfigurationExpression.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ public interface ICtorParamConfigurationExpression
     /// <summary>
     /// Ignore this member for LINQ projections unless explicitly expanded during projection
     /// </summary>
-    void ExplicitExpansion();
+    /// <param name="value">Is explicitExpansion active</param>
+    void ExplicitExpansion(bool value = true);
 }
 public interface ICtorParamConfigurationExpression<TSource> : ICtorParamConfigurationExpression
 {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public void MapFrom(string sourceMembersPath)
         _ctorParamActions.Add(cpm => cpm.MapFrom(sourceMembersPath, sourceMembers));
     }
 
-    public void ExplicitExpansion() => _ctorParamActions.Add(cpm => cpm.ExplicitExpansion = true);
+    public void ExplicitExpansion(bool value) => _ctorParamActions.Add(cpm => cpm.ExplicitExpansion = value);
 
     public void Configure(TypeMap typeMap)
     {
diff --git a/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/IMemberConfigurationExpression.cs b/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/IMemberConfigurationExpression.cs
index 5d52a81442..4f5f685249 100644
--- a/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/IMemberConfigurationExpression.cs
+++ b/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/IMemberConfigurationExpression.cs
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ public interface IProjectionMemberConfiguration<TSource, TDestination, TMember>
     /// <summary>
     /// Ignore this member for LINQ projections unless explicitly expanded during projection
     /// </summary>
-    void ExplicitExpansion();
+    /// <param name="value">Is explicitExpansion active</param>
+    void ExplicitExpansion(bool value = true);
     /// <summary>
     /// Apply a transformation function after any resolved destination member value with the given type
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/MemberConfigurationExpression.cs b/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/MemberConfigurationExpression.cs
index d3edb3d1b0..c3a23ef2c9 100644
--- a/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/MemberConfigurationExpression.cs
+++ b/src/AutoMapper/Configuration/MemberConfigurationExpression.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ private void PreConditionCore(Expression<Func<TSource, TDestination, ResolutionC
         PropertyMapActions.Add(pm => pm.PreCondition = expr);
     public void AddTransform(Expression<Func<TMember, TMember>> transformer) =>
         PropertyMapActions.Add(pm => pm.AddValueTransformation(new ValueTransformerConfiguration(pm.DestinationType, transformer)));
-    public void ExplicitExpansion() => PropertyMapActions.Add(pm => pm.ExplicitExpansion = true);
+    public void ExplicitExpansion(bool value) => PropertyMapActions.Add(pm => pm.ExplicitExpansion = value);
     public void Ignore() => Ignore(ignorePaths: true);
     public void Ignore(bool ignorePaths)
     {
diff --git a/src/IntegrationTests/ExplicitExpansion/ConstructorExplicitExpansionOverride.cs b/src/IntegrationTests/ExplicitExpansion/ConstructorExplicitExpansionOverride.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..355a78d92c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IntegrationTests/ExplicitExpansion/ConstructorExplicitExpansionOverride.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+namespace AutoMapper.IntegrationTests.ExplicitExpansion;
+
+public class ConstructorExplicitExpansionOverride : IntegrationTest<ConstructorExplicitExpansionOverride.DatabaseInitializer> {
+    public class Entity {
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class SubEntity : Entity {
+    }
+
+    record Dto(string Name);
+    record SubDto(string Name) : Dto(Name) { }
+
+    public class Context : LocalDbContext {
+        public DbSet<Entity> Entities { get; set; }
+        public DbSet<SubEntity> SubEntities { get; set; }
+    }
+    public class DatabaseInitializer : DropCreateDatabaseAlways<Context> {
+        protected override void Seed(Context context) {
+            context.Entities.Add(new() { Name = "base" });
+            context.SubEntities.Add(new() { Name = "derived" });
+            base.Seed(context);
+        }
+    }
+    protected override MapperConfiguration CreateConfiguration() => new(c => {
+        c.CreateMap<Entity, Dto>().ForCtorParam("Name", o => o.ExplicitExpansion());
+        c.CreateMap<SubEntity, SubDto>().IncludeBase<Entity, Dto>().ForCtorParam("Name", o => o.ExplicitExpansion(false));
+    });
+    [Fact]
+    public void Should_work() {
+        using var context = new Context();
+        var dtos = ProjectTo<Dto>(context.Entities).ToList();
+        dtos.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+        dtos[0].ShouldBeOfType<Dto>().Name.ShouldBeNull();
+        dtos[1].ShouldBeOfType<SubDto>().Name.ShouldBe("derived");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/IntegrationTests/ExplicitExpansion/ExpandCollectionsOverride.cs b/src/IntegrationTests/ExplicitExpansion/ExpandCollectionsOverride.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eefbca2db3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IntegrationTests/ExplicitExpansion/ExpandCollectionsOverride.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+namespace AutoMapper.IntegrationTests.ExplicitExpansion;
+
+public class ExpandCollectionsOverride : IntegrationTest<ExpandCollectionsOverride.DatabaseInitializer>
+{
+    TrainingCourseDto _course;
+
+    protected override MapperConfiguration CreateConfiguration() => new(cfg =>
+    {
+        cfg.CreateMap<Category, CategoryDto>();
+        cfg.CreateMap<TrainingCourse, TrainingCourseDto>()
+            .ForMember(p => p.CourseName, opt => opt.ExplicitExpansion());
+        cfg.CreateMap<TrainingContent, TrainingContentDto>().ForMember(c => c.Category, o => o.ExplicitExpansion());
+        cfg.CreateMap<TrainingCourse, TrainingCourseDetailDto>()
+            .IncludeBase<TrainingCourse, TrainingCourseDto>()
+            .ForMember(c => c.CourseName, opt => opt.ExplicitExpansion(false));
+    });
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Should_notexpand_courseName() {
+        using (var context = new ClientContext()) {
+            _course = ProjectTo<TrainingCourseDto>(context.TrainingCourses).FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+        _course.CourseName.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Should_expand_courseName() {
+        using (var context = new ClientContext()) {
+            _course = ProjectTo<TrainingCourseDetailDto>(context.TrainingCourses).FirstOrDefault();
+        }
+        _course.CourseName.ShouldBe("Course 1");
+    }
+
+    public class DatabaseInitializer : DropCreateDatabaseAlways<ClientContext>
+    {
+        protected override void Seed(ClientContext context)
+        {
+            var category = new Category { CategoryName = "Category 1" };
+            var course = new TrainingCourse { CourseName = "Course 1" };
+            context.TrainingCourses.Add(course);
+            var content = new TrainingContent { ContentName = "Content 1", Category = category };
+            context.TrainingContents.Add(content);
+            course.Content.Add(content);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class ClientContext : LocalDbContext
+    {
+        public DbSet<Category> Categories { get; set; }
+        public DbSet<TrainingCourse> TrainingCourses { get; set; }
+        public DbSet<TrainingContent> TrainingContents { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class TrainingCourse
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public int CourseId { get; set; }
+
+        public string CourseName { get; set; }
+
+        public virtual IList<TrainingContent> Content { get; set; } = new List<TrainingContent>();
+    }
+
+    public class TrainingContent
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public int ContentId { get; set; }
+
+        public string ContentName { get; set; }
+        public string CaptionName { get; set; }
+
+        public Category Category { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class Category
+    {
+        public int CategoryId { get; set; }
+        public string CategoryName { get; set; }
+    }
+
+
+    public class TrainingCourseDto
+    {
+        public int CourseId { get; set; }
+
+        public string CourseName { get; set; }
+
+        public virtual IList<TrainingContentDto> Content { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class TrainingCourseDetailDto : TrainingCourseDto 
+    {
+    }
+
+    public class CategoryDto
+    {
+        public int CategoryId { get; set; }
+        public string CategoryName { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class TrainingContentDto
+    {
+        public int ContentId { get; set; }
+
+        public string ContentName { get; set; }
+
+        public CategoryDto Category { get; set; }
+    }
+
+}
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