diff --git a/precondition.go b/precondition.go
index 1f25bd37..b1f22cc6 100644
--- a/precondition.go
+++ b/precondition.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 var ErrPreconditionFailed = errors.New("task: precondition not met")
 
 func (e *Executor) areTaskPreconditionsMet(ctx context.Context, t *ast.Task) (bool, error) {
-	for _, p := range t.Preconditions {
+	for _, p := range append(t.Preconditions, e.Taskfile.Preconditions.Preconditions...) {
 		err := execext.RunCommand(ctx, &execext.RunCommandOptions{
 			Command: p.Sh,
 			Dir:     t.Dir,
diff --git a/taskfile/ast/precondition.go b/taskfile/ast/precondition.go
index 07663f2b..ab48094a 100644
--- a/taskfile/ast/precondition.go
+++ b/taskfile/ast/precondition.go
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package ast
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/deepcopy"
 	"sync"
 
+
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/deepcopy"
+
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/errors"
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 // Precondition represents a precondition necessary for a task to run
 type (
 	Preconditions struct {
-		preconditions []*Precondition
+		Preconditions []*Precondition
 		mutex         sync.RWMutex
 	}
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ func (p *Preconditions) DeepCopy() *Preconditions {
 	defer p.mutex.RUnlock()
 	p.mutex.RLock()
 	return &Preconditions{
-		preconditions: deepcopy.Slice(p.preconditions),
+		Preconditions: deepcopy.Slice(p.Preconditions),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ func (p *Precondition) DeepCopy() *Precondition {
 
 func NewPreconditions() *Preconditions {
 	return &Preconditions{
-		preconditions: make([]*Precondition, 0),
+		Preconditions: make([]*Precondition, 0),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,13 +85,12 @@ func (p *Precondition) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 }
 
 func (p *Preconditions) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
-
-	if p == nil || p.preconditions == nil {
+	if p == nil || p.Preconditions == nil {
 		*p = *NewPreconditions()
 	}
 
-	if err := node.Decode(&p.preconditions); err != nil {
-		return errors.NewTaskfileDecodeError(err, node).WithTypeMessage("precondition")
+	if err := node.Decode(&p.Preconditions); err != nil {
+		return errors.NewTaskfileDecodeError(err, node).WithTypeMessage("preconditions")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go b/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go
index f75d8761..98e2fce3 100644
--- a/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go
+++ b/taskfile/ast/taskfile.go
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ func (t1 *Taskfile) Merge(t2 *Taskfile, include *Include) error {
 	if t1.Tasks == nil {
 		t1.Tasks = NewTasks()
 	}
+	if t1.Preconditions == nil {
+		t1.Preconditions = NewPreconditions()
+	}
 	t1.Vars.Merge(t2.Vars, include)
 	t1.Env.Merge(t2.Env, include)
+	// TODO:@vmaerten Merge precondition
 	return t1.Tasks.Merge(t2.Tasks, include, t1.Vars)
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		tf.Dotenv = taskfile.Dotenv
 		tf.Run = taskfile.Run
 		tf.Interval = taskfile.Interval
+		tf.Preconditions = taskfile.Preconditions
 		if tf.Includes == nil {
 			tf.Includes = NewIncludes()
 		}
@@ -112,7 +117,6 @@ func (tf *Taskfile) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 		if tf.Tasks == nil {
 			tf.Tasks = NewTasks()
 		}
-
 		if tf.Preconditions == nil {
 			tf.Preconditions = NewPreconditions()
 		}