diff --git a/src/htmx.js b/src/htmx.js
index ef03c96a..7bdfc0ee 100644
--- a/src/htmx.js
+++ b/src/htmx.js
@@ -1568,7 +1568,11 @@ return (function () {
 
         function getInputValues(elt, verb) {
             var processed = [];
-            var values = {};
+            var values = {
+                form: {},
+                element: {},
+                includes: {},
+            };
             var errors = [];
 
             // only validate when form is directly submitted and novalidate is not set
@@ -1576,23 +1580,25 @@ return (function () {
 
             // for a non-GET include the closest form
             if (verb !== 'get') {
-                processInputValue(processed, values, errors, closest(elt, 'form'), validate);
+                processInputValue(processed, values.form, errors, closest(elt, 'form'), validate);
             }
 
             // include the element itself
-            processInputValue(processed, values, errors, elt, validate);
+            processInputValue(processed, values.element, errors, elt, validate);
 
             // include any explicit includes
             var includes = getClosestAttributeValue(elt, "hx-include");
             if (includes) {
                 var nodes = getDocument().querySelectorAll(includes);
                 forEach(nodes, function(node) {
-                    processInputValue(processed, values, errors, node, validate);
+                    processInputValue(processed, values.includes, errors, node, validate);
                 });
             }
 
+            var mergedValues = mergeObjects(values.includes, values.element);
+            mergedValues = mergeObjects(mergedValues, values.form);
 
-            return {errors:errors, values:values};
+            return {errors:errors, values:mergedValues};
         }
 
         function appendParam(returnStr, name, realValue) {
diff --git a/test/attributes/hx-include.js b/test/attributes/hx-include.js
index 1d00f25d..b7c8a826 100644
--- a/test/attributes/hx-include.js
+++ b/test/attributes/hx-include.js
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ describe("hx-include attribute", function() {
         div.innerHTML.should.equal("Clicked!");
     });
 
+    it('non-GET includes closest form and overrides values included that exist outside the form', function () {
+        this.server.respondWith("POST", "/include", function (xhr) {
+            var params = getParameters(xhr);
+            params['i1'].should.equal("test");
+            xhr.respond(200, {}, "Clicked!")
+        });
+        var div = make('<div hx-include="*" hx-target="this">' +
+            '<input name="i1" value="before"/>' +
+            '<form><div id="d1" hx-post="/include"></div><input name="i1" value="test"/></form>' +
+            '<input name="i1" value="after"/>')
+        var input = byId("d1")
+        input.click();
+        this.server.respond();
+        div.innerHTML.should.equal("Clicked!");
+    });
+
     it('GET does not include closest form by default', function () {
         this.server.respondWith("GET", "/include", function (xhr) {
             var params = getParameters(xhr);
@@ -150,4 +166,4 @@ describe("hx-include attribute", function() {
     });
 
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});