diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/README.md
index fb1675d9d579f..8bddfd07fcf1f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/README.md
@@ -289,3 +289,32 @@ role.addToPolicy(new iam.PolicyStatement({
   resources: [cfnBucket.attrArn],
 }));
 ```
+
+## Vending CloudFormation templates as Constructs
+
+In many cases, there are existing CloudFormation templates that are not entire applications,
+but more like specialized fragments, implementing a particular pattern or best practice.
+If you have templates like that,
+you can use the `CfnInclude` class to vend them as a CDK Constructs:
+
+```ts
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+export class MyConstruct extends Construct {
+  constructor(scope: Construct, id: string) {
+    super(scope, id);
+
+    // include a template inside the Construct
+    new cfn_inc.CfnInclude(this, 'MyConstruct', {
+      templateFile: path.join(__dirname, 'my-template.json'),
+      preserveLogicalIds: false, // <--- !!!
+    });
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Notice the `preserveLogicalIds` parameter -
+it makes sure the logical IDs of all the included template elements are re-named using CDK's algorithm,
+guaranteeing they are unique within your application.
+Without that parameter passed,
+instantiating `MyConstruct` twice in the same Stack would result in duplicated logical IDs.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/lib/cfn-include.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/lib/cfn-include.ts
index 2c135abba3377..ebad5a7de6b33 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/lib/cfn-include.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/lib/cfn-include.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ export interface CfnIncludeProps {
    */
   readonly templateFile: string;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether the resources should have the same logical IDs in the resulting CDK template
+   * as they did in the original CloudFormation template file.
+   * If you're vending a Construct using an existing CloudFormation template,
+   * make sure to pass this as `false`.
+   *
+   * **Note**: regardless of whether this option is true or false,
+   * the {@link CfnInclude.getResource} and related methods always uses the original logical ID of the resource/element,
+   * as specified in the template file.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  readonly preserveLogicalIds?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Specifies the template files that define nested stacks that should be included.
    *
@@ -86,8 +100,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
     // read the template into a JS object
     this.template = futils.readYamlSync(props.templateFile);
 
-    // ToDo implement preserveLogicalIds=false
-    this.preserveLogicalIds = true;
+    this.preserveLogicalIds = props.preserveLogicalIds ?? true;
 
     // check if all user specified parameter values exist in the template
     for (const logicalId of Object.keys(this.parametersToReplace)) {
@@ -326,7 +339,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
       mapping: cfnParser.parseValue(this.template.Mappings[mappingName]),
     });
     this.mappings[mappingName] = cfnMapping;
-    cfnMapping.overrideLogicalId(mappingName);
+    this.overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(cfnMapping, mappingName);
   }
 
   private createParameter(logicalId: string): void {
@@ -357,7 +370,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
       noEcho: expression.NoEcho,
     });
 
-    cfnParameter.overrideLogicalId(logicalId);
+    this.overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(cfnParameter, logicalId);
     this.parameters[logicalId] = cfnParameter;
   }
 
@@ -384,7 +397,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
       assertions: ruleProperties.Assertions,
     });
     this.rules[ruleName] = rule;
-    rule.overrideLogicalId(ruleName);
+    this.overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(rule, ruleName);
   }
 
   private createOutput(logicalId: string, scope: core.Construct): void {
@@ -422,7 +435,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
       })(),
     });
 
-    cfnOutput.overrideLogicalId(logicalId);
+    this.overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(cfnOutput, logicalId);
     this.outputs[logicalId] = cfnOutput;
   }
 
@@ -455,8 +468,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
       expression: cfnParser.parseValue(this.template.Conditions[conditionName]),
     });
 
-    // ToDo handle renaming of the logical IDs of the conditions
-    cfnCondition.overrideLogicalId(conditionName);
+    this.overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(cfnCondition, conditionName);
     this.conditions[conditionName] = cfnCondition;
     return cfnCondition;
   }
@@ -533,11 +545,7 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
       }
     }
 
-    if (this.preserveLogicalIds) {
-      // override the logical ID to match the original template
-      l1Instance.overrideLogicalId(logicalId);
-    }
-
+    this.overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(l1Instance, logicalId);
     this.resources[logicalId] = l1Instance;
     return l1Instance;
   }
@@ -585,4 +593,10 @@ export class CfnInclude extends core.CfnElement {
     }
     return ret;
   }
+
+  private overrideLogicalIdIfNeeded(element: core.CfnElement, id: string): void {
+    if (this.preserveLogicalIds) {
+      element.overrideLogicalId(id);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts
index 35127627410f5..0ab537e3b326a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloudformation-include/test/valid-templates.test.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('CDK Include', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  xtest('correctly changes the logical IDs, including references, if imported with preserveLogicalIds=false', () => {
+  test('correctly changes the logical IDs, including references, if imported with preserveLogicalIds=false', () => {
     const cfnTemplate = includeTestTemplate(stack, 'bucket-with-encryption-key.json', {
       preserveLogicalIds: false,
     });
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ describe('CDK Include', () => {
               ],
             },
           },
+          "Metadata": {
+            "Object1": "Location1",
+            "KeyRef": { "Ref": "MyScopeKey7673692F" },
+            "KeyArn": { "Fn::GetAtt": ["MyScopeKey7673692F", "Arn"] },
+          },
           "DeletionPolicy": "Retain",
           "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Retain",
         },
@@ -918,7 +923,7 @@ function includeTestTemplate(scope: core.Construct, testTemplate: string, props:
   return new inc.CfnInclude(scope, 'MyScope', {
     templateFile: _testTemplateFilePath(testTemplate),
     parameters: props.parameters,
-    // preserveLogicalIds: props.preserveLogicalIds,
+    preserveLogicalIds: props.preserveLogicalIds,
   });
 }