diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stage.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stage.test.ts
index 8a4b27a4d412a..897b3513d6163 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stage.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/stage.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as cxschema from '@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema';
 import * as cxapi from '@aws-cdk/cx-api';
 import { nodeunitShim, Test } from 'nodeunit-shim';
 import { App, CfnResource, Construct, IAspect, IConstruct, Stack, Stage, Aspects } from '../lib';
@@ -311,6 +312,40 @@ nodeunitShim({
   },
 });
 
+test('missing context in Stages is propagated up to root assembly', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const app = new App();
+  const stage = new Stage(app, 'Stage', {
+    env: { account: 'account', region: 'region' },
+  });
+  const stack = new Stack(stage, 'Stack');
+  new CfnResource(stack, 'Resource', { type: 'Something' });
+
+  // WHEN
+  stack.reportMissingContext({
+    key: 'missing-context-key',
+    provider: cxschema.ContextProvider.AVAILABILITY_ZONE_PROVIDER,
+    props: {
+      account: 'account',
+      region: 'region',
+    },
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  const assembly = app.synth();
+
+  expect(assembly.manifest.missing).toEqual([
+    {
+      key: 'missing-context-key',
+      provider: cxschema.ContextProvider.AVAILABILITY_ZONE_PROVIDER,
+      props: {
+        account: 'account',
+        region: 'region',
+      },
+    },
+  ]);
+});
+
 class TouchingAspect implements IAspect {
   public readonly visits = new Array<IConstruct>();
   public visit(node: IConstruct): void {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts
index df947f379ab46..53fafe3d37049 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/cloud-assembly.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ export interface CloudAssemblyBuilderProps {
    * @default - Same as the manifest outdir
    */
   readonly assetOutdir?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * If this builder is for a nested assembly, the parent assembly builder
+   *
+   * @default - This is a root assembly
+   */
+  readonly parentBuilder?: CloudAssemblyBuilder;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -237,6 +244,7 @@ export class CloudAssemblyBuilder {
 
   private readonly artifacts: { [id: string]: cxschema.ArtifactManifest } = { };
   private readonly missing = new Array<cxschema.MissingContext>();
+  private readonly parentBuilder?: CloudAssemblyBuilder;
 
   /**
    * Initializes a cloud assembly builder.
@@ -245,6 +253,7 @@ export class CloudAssemblyBuilder {
   constructor(outdir?: string, props: CloudAssemblyBuilderProps = {}) {
     this.outdir = determineOutputDirectory(outdir);
     this.assetOutdir = props.assetOutdir ?? this.outdir;
+    this.parentBuilder = props.parentBuilder;
 
     // we leverage the fact that outdir is long-lived to avoid staging assets into it
     // that were already staged (copying can be expensive). this is achieved by the fact
@@ -270,6 +279,8 @@ export class CloudAssemblyBuilder {
     if (this.missing.every(m => m.key !== missing.key)) {
       this.missing.push(missing);
     }
+    // Also report in parent
+    this.parentBuilder?.addMissing(missing);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -320,6 +331,7 @@ export class CloudAssemblyBuilder {
     return new CloudAssemblyBuilder(innerAsmDir, {
       // Reuse the same asset output directory as the current Casm builder
       assetOutdir: this.assetOutdir,
+      parentBuilder: this,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly-builder.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly-builder.test.ts
index fb7ad4d71a407..13b81c572a126 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly-builder.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/test/cloud-assembly-builder.test.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,28 @@ test('write and read nested cloud assembly artifact', () => {
   expect(nested?.artifacts.length).toEqual(0);
 });
 
+test('missing values are reported to top-level asm', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const outdir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cloud-assembly-builder-tests'));
+  const session = new cxapi.CloudAssemblyBuilder(outdir);
+
+  const innerAsm = session.createNestedAssembly('hello', 'hello');
+
+  // WHEN
+  const props: cxschema.ContextQueryProperties = {
+    account: '1234',
+    region: 'asdf',
+    filter: { a: 'a' },
+  };
+
+  innerAsm.addMissing({ key: 'foo', provider: cxschema.ContextProvider.VPC_PROVIDER, props });
+
+  // THEN
+  const assembly = session.buildAssembly();
+
+  expect(assembly.manifest.missing?.length).toEqual(1);
+});
+
 test('artifcats are written in topological order', () => {
   // GIVEN
   const outdir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'cloud-assembly-builder-tests'));