diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Notifications/ContentPublishedNotification.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Notifications/ContentPublishedNotification.cs
index a5929a393f..7c82561785 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Notifications/ContentPublishedNotification.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Notifications/ContentPublishedNotification.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ public sealed class ContentPublishedNotification : EnumerableObjectNotification<
     {
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Gets a enumeration of <see cref="IContent"/> with the published entities.
+    public ContentPublishedNotification(IEnumerable<IContent> target, EventMessages messages, bool includeDescendants)
+        : base(target, messages) => IncludeDescendants = includeDescendants;
+
     /// </summary>
     public IEnumerable<IContent> PublishedEntities => Target;
+
+    public bool IncludeDescendants { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
index c32a1a4183..c67b959826 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
@@ -2164,7 +2164,7 @@ public class ContentService : RepositoryService, IContentService
             // (SaveAndPublishBranchOne does *not* do it)
             scope.Notifications.Publish(
                 new ContentTreeChangeNotification(document, TreeChangeTypes.RefreshBranch, eventMessages));
-            scope.Notifications.Publish(new ContentPublishedNotification(publishedDocuments, eventMessages));
+            scope.Notifications.Publish(new ContentPublishedNotification(publishedDocuments, eventMessages, true));
 
             scope.Complete();
         }