diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/code.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/code.test.ts
index 40db469cc12d4..be6172c2454fc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/code.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/code.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ describe('code', () => {
       expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
         Metadata: {
           [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PATH_KEY]: 'asset.9678c34eca93259d11f2d714177347afd66c50116e1e08996eff893d3ca81232',
+          [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ORIGINAL_PATH_KEY]: location,
+          [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_IS_BUNDLED_KEY]: false,
           [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PROPERTY_KEY]: 'Code',
         },
       }, ResourcePart.CompleteDefinition);
@@ -462,8 +464,9 @@ describe('code', () => {
       stack.node.setContext(cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ENABLED_CONTEXT, true);
 
       // when
+      const FunctionCodepath = path.join(__dirname, 'docker-build-lambda');
       new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
-        code: lambda.Code.fromDockerBuild(path.join(__dirname, 'docker-build-lambda')),
+        code: lambda.Code.fromDockerBuild(FunctionCodepath),
         handler: 'index.handler',
         runtime: lambda.Runtime.NODEJS_12_X,
       });
@@ -472,6 +475,8 @@ describe('code', () => {
       expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
         Metadata: {
           [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PATH_KEY]: 'asset.fbafdbb9ae8d1bae0def415b791a93c486d18ebc63270c748abecc3ac0ab9533',
+          [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ORIGINAL_PATH_KEY]: FunctionCodepath,
+          [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_IS_BUNDLED_KEY]: false,
           [cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PROPERTY_KEY]: 'Code',
         },
       }, ResourcePart.CompleteDefinition);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/layers.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/layers.test.ts
index 1c416236c0980..6ec497848cfdf 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/layers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-lambda/test/layers.test.ts
@@ -74,14 +74,17 @@ describe('layers', () => {
     stack.node.setContext(cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ENABLED_CONTEXT, true);
 
     // WHEN
+    let layerCodePath = path.join(__dirname, 'layer-code');
     new lambda.LayerVersion(stack, 'layer', {
-      code: lambda.Code.fromAsset(path.join(__dirname, 'layer-code')),
+      code: lambda.Code.fromAsset(layerCodePath),
     });
 
     // THEN
     expect(canonicalizeTemplate(SynthUtils.toCloudFormation(stack))).toHaveResource('AWS::Lambda::LayerVersion', {
       Metadata: {
         'aws:asset:path': 'asset.Asset1Hash',
+        'aws:asset:original-path': layerCodePath,
+        'aws:asset:is-bundled': false,
         'aws:asset:property': 'Content',
       },
     }, ResourcePart.CompleteDefinition);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-logs/test/log-retention.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-logs/test/log-retention.test.ts
index af746f956e675..8a5d1241c2f20 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-logs/test/log-retention.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-logs/test/log-retention.test.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ describe('log retention', () => {
     expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::Lambda::Function', {
       Metadata: {
         'aws:asset:path': assetLocation,
+        'aws:asset:original-path': assetLocation,
+        'aws:asset:is-bundled': false,
         'aws:asset:property': 'Code',
       },
     }, ResourcePart.CompleteDefinition);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/lib/asset.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/lib/asset.ts
index 0777602e788f6..46f8cb2901e8e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/lib/asset.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/lib/asset.ts
@@ -120,13 +120,29 @@ export class Asset extends CoreConstruct implements cdk.IAsset {
 
   public readonly assetHash: string;
 
+  /**
+   * The original Asset Path before it got staged.
+   *
+   * If asset staging is disabled, this will be same value as assetPath.
+   * If asset staging is enabled, it will be the Asset original path before staging.
+   */
+  private readonly originalAssetPath: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Indicates if this asset got bundled before staged, or not.
+   */
+  private readonly isBundled: boolean;
+
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: AssetProps) {
     super(scope, id);
 
+    this.originalAssetPath = path.resolve(props.path);
+    this.isBundled = props.bundling != null;
+
     // stage the asset source (conditionally).
     const staging = new cdk.AssetStaging(this, 'Stage', {
       ...props,
-      sourcePath: path.resolve(props.path),
+      sourcePath: this.originalAssetPath,
       follow: props.followSymlinks ?? toSymlinkFollow(props.follow),
       assetHash: props.assetHash ?? props.sourceHash,
     });
@@ -191,6 +207,8 @@ export class Asset extends CoreConstruct implements cdk.IAsset {
     // points to a local path in order to enable local invocation of this function.
     resource.cfnOptions.metadata = resource.cfnOptions.metadata || { };
     resource.cfnOptions.metadata[cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PATH_KEY] = this.assetPath;
+    resource.cfnOptions.metadata[cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ORIGINAL_PATH_KEY] = this.originalAssetPath;
+    resource.cfnOptions.metadata[cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_IS_BUNDLED_KEY] = this.isBundled;
     resource.cfnOptions.metadata[cxapi.ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PROPERTY_KEY] = resourceProperty;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/test/asset.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/test/asset.test.ts
index cf0a5c7bc03af..4ea59bff3c7ef 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/test/asset.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-s3-assets/test/asset.test.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ test('addResourceMetadata can be used to add CFN metadata to resources', () => {
   expect(stack).toHaveResource('My::Resource::Type', {
     Metadata: {
       'aws:asset:path': 'asset.6b84b87243a4a01c592d78e1fd3855c4bfef39328cd0a450cc97e81717fea2a2',
+      'aws:asset:original-path': location,
+      'aws:asset:is-bundled': false,
       'aws:asset:property': 'PropName',
     },
   }, ResourcePart.CompleteDefinition);
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ test('asset metadata is only emitted if ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ENABLED_CONTEXT
   expect(stack).not.toHaveResource('My::Resource::Type', {
     Metadata: {
       'aws:asset:path': SAMPLE_ASSET_DIR,
+      'aws:asset:original-path': SAMPLE_ASSET_DIR,
+      'aws:asset:is-bundled': false,
       'aws:asset:property': 'PropName',
     },
   }, ResourcePart.CompleteDefinition);
@@ -351,6 +355,8 @@ describe('staging', () => {
     const template = SynthUtils.synthesize(stack).template;
     expect(template.Resources.MyResource.Metadata).toEqual({
       'aws:asset:path': 'asset.6b84b87243a4a01c592d78e1fd3855c4bfef39328cd0a450cc97e81717fea2a2',
+      'aws:asset:original-path': SAMPLE_ASSET_DIR,
+      'aws:asset:is-bundled': false,
       'aws:asset:property': 'PropName',
     });
   });
@@ -377,6 +383,8 @@ describe('staging', () => {
     const template = SynthUtils.synthesize(stack).template;
     expect(template.Resources.MyResource.Metadata).toEqual({
       'aws:asset:path': SAMPLE_ASSET_DIR,
+      'aws:asset:original-path': SAMPLE_ASSET_DIR,
+      'aws:asset:is-bundled': false,
       'aws:asset:property': 'PropName',
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/assets.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/assets.ts
index 0b3eaa52cefb5..010bafc80c3a5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/assets.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cx-api/lib/assets.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export const ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_DOCKERFILE_PATH_KEY = 'aws:asset:dockerfile
 export const ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS_KEY = 'aws:asset:docker-build-args';
 export const ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_DOCKER_BUILD_TARGET_KEY = 'aws:asset:docker-build-target';
 export const ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_PROPERTY_KEY = 'aws:asset:property';
+export const ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_IS_BUNDLED_KEY = 'aws:asset:is-bundled';
+export const ASSET_RESOURCE_METADATA_ORIGINAL_PATH_KEY = 'aws:asset:original-path';
 
 /**
  * Separator string that separates the prefix separator from the object key separator.