Pass lookupRoleArn to NestedStackSynthesizerfrom parent Stack

packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/default-synthesizer.ts

@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ export class DefaultStackSynthesizer extends StackSynthesizer implements IReusab
     return this.qualifier;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The role used to lookup for this stack
+   */
+  public get lookupRole(): string | undefined {
+    return this.lookupRoleArn;
+  }
+
   public bind(stack: Stack): void {
     super.bind(stack);
 

packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/nested.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ export class NestedStackSynthesizer extends StackSynthesizer {
   public synthesize(session: ISynthesisSession): void {
     // Synthesize the template, but don't emit as a cloud assembly artifact.
     // It will be registered as an S3 asset of its parent instead.
-    this.synthesizeTemplate(session);
+    this.synthesizeTemplate(session, this.parentDeployment.lookupRole);
   }
 }

packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/stack-synthesizer.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ export abstract class StackSynthesizer implements IStackSynthesizer {
     return undefined;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The role used to lookup for this stack
+   */
+  public get lookupRole(): string | undefined {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   private _boundStack?: Stack;
 
   /**

packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/stack-synthesizers/types.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ export interface IStackSynthesizer {
    */
   readonly bootstrapQualifier?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * The role used to lookup for this stack
+   *
+   * @default - no role
+   */
+  readonly lookupRole?: string;
+
   /**
    * Bind to the stack this environment is going to be used on
    *