diff --git a/.nextchanges/bundles/7117.md b/.nextchanges/bundles/7117.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31753443d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextchanges/bundles/7117.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Zero-value overrides of `presets`, `lifecycle.prevent_destroy` and `deployment` settings in includes now replace non-zero base values, and `bundle validate -o json` shows explicit zero presets. ([#7117](https://github.com/databricks/cli/pull/7117))
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/validate/includes/clears_unforced_preset_values/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/validate/includes/clears_unforced_preset_values/output.txt
index 82b92b1e6ad..a2e1bac25ce 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/validate/includes/clears_unforced_preset_values/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/validate/includes/clears_unforced_preset_values/output.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 
 >>> [CLI] bundle validate -o json
 {
-  "presets": {},
+  "presets": {
+    "artifacts_dynamic_version": false,
+    "jobs_max_concurrent_runs": 0,
+    "name_prefix": ""
+  },
   "job": {
     "name": "job",
     "max_concurrent_runs": 1
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/databricks.yml b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/databricks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..242874319d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/databricks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+bundle:
+  name: test-bundle
+
+resources:
+  jobs:
+    j:
+      name: job
+      tasks:
+        - task_key: task
+          notebook_task:
+            notebook_path: /notebook
+      lifecycle:
+        prevent_destroy: true
+
+  clusters:
+    c:
+      spark_version: "15.4.x-scala2.12"
+      node_type_id: "i3.xlarge"
+      num_workers: 2
+      lifecycle:
+        prevent_destroy: true
+
+targets:
+  dev:
+    resources:
+      jobs:
+        j:
+          lifecycle:
+            prevent_destroy: false
+      clusters:
+        c:
+          lifecycle:
+            prevent_destroy: false
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/out.test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a927a5fbc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Cloud = false
+EnvMatrix.DMS = ["", "true"]
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6062c603c5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+>>> [CLI] bundle validate -t dev -o json
+{
+  "job_prevent_destroy": false,
+  "cluster_prevent_destroy": false
+}
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/script b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12de3d7d803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/validate/lifecycle_override/script
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# The target override prevent_destroy: false wins over the base prevent_destroy: true
+trace $CLI bundle validate -t dev -o json | jq '{job_prevent_destroy: .resources.jobs.j.lifecycle.prevent_destroy, cluster_prevent_destroy: .resources.clusters.c.lifecycle.prevent_destroy}'
diff --git a/bundle/config/deployment.go b/bundle/config/deployment.go
index e29051e4ff5..3b3f65608b3 100644
--- a/bundle/config/deployment.go
+++ b/bundle/config/deployment.go
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ type Deployment struct {
 	// LatestVersionID is the most recent version recorded for the deployment. It is
 	// zero when the deployment exists but has no version yet.
 	LatestVersionID int `json:"latest_version_id,omitempty"`
+
+	// ForceSendFields records which fields were explicitly set so that zero-value
+	// overrides can replace non-zero base values (e.g., fail_on_active_runs: false).
+	// This field is not serialized to JSON.
+	ForceSendFields []string `json:"-"`
 }
diff --git a/bundle/config/presets.go b/bundle/config/presets.go
index 46562067ae3..a831d83c9c2 100644
--- a/bundle/config/presets.go
+++ b/bundle/config/presets.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ type Presets struct {
 
 	// Tags to add to all resources.
 	Tags map[string]string `json:"tags,omitempty"`
+
+	// ForceSendFields records which fields were explicitly set so that zero-value
+	// overrides can replace non-zero base values (e.g., name_prefix: "" clearing a base prefix).
+	// This field is not serialized to JSON.
+	ForceSendFields []string `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // IsExplicitlyEnabled tests whether this feature is explicitly enabled.
diff --git a/bundle/config/resources/lifecycle.go b/bundle/config/resources/lifecycle.go
index db2b130d313..b7f0d55ec72 100644
--- a/bundle/config/resources/lifecycle.go
+++ b/bundle/config/resources/lifecycle.go
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ type LifecycleConfig interface {
 type Lifecycle struct {
 	// Lifecycle setting to prevent the resource from being destroyed.
 	PreventDestroy bool `json:"prevent_destroy,omitempty"`
+
+	// ForceSendFields records which fields were explicitly set so that zero-value
+	// overrides can replace non-zero base values (e.g., prevent_destroy: false in a target
+	// can override prevent_destroy: true in the base).
+	// This field is not serialized to JSON.
+	ForceSendFields []string `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // HasPreventDestroy returns true if prevent_destroy is set.