diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/80459-handlers-nested-includes-vars.yml b/changelogs/fragments/80459-handlers-nested-includes-vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2aedfd43e2ef02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/80459-handlers-nested-includes-vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - include_role - expose variables from parent roles to role's handlers (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/80459)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py
index 155c123c7e0161..bb3141fbae713f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/role_include.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def get_block_list(self, play=None, variable_manager=None, loader=None):
             b.collections = actual_role.collections
 
         # updated available handlers in play
-        handlers = actual_role.get_handler_blocks(play=myplay)
+        handlers = actual_role.get_handler_blocks(play=myplay, dep_chain=dep_chain)
         for h in handlers:
             h._parent = p_block
         myplay.handlers = myplay.handlers + handlers
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r1-dep_chain-vars/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r1-dep_chain-vars/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..555ff0e9857a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r1-dep_chain-vars/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v: foo
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r1-dep_chain-vars/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r1-dep_chain-vars/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..72576a01ee6171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r1-dep_chain-vars/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- include_role:
+    name: r2-dep_chain-vars
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r2-dep_chain-vars/handlers/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r2-dep_chain-vars/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..88f1248f802397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r2-dep_chain-vars/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: h
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - v is defined
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r2-dep_chain-vars/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r2-dep_chain-vars/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..72eae5d6fea1ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/roles/r2-dep_chain-vars/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- command: echo
+  notify: h
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh
index 83e3d4c0de52aa..be4aecb2ce062d 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/handlers/runme.sh
@@ -190,3 +190,5 @@ ansible-playbook test_include_role_handler_once.yml -i inventory.handlers "$@" 2
 
 ansible-playbook test_listen_role_dedup.yml "$@" 2>&1 | tee out.txt
 [ "$(grep out.txt -ce 'a handler from a role')" = "1" ]
+
+ansible localhost -m include_role -a "name=r1-dep_chain-vars" "$@"