diff --git a/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py b/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py
index 1148d5e20f..02590087ca 100644
--- a/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py
+++ b/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ def _run_command(
         project.parts,
         work_dir=work_dir,
         assets_dir=assets_dir,
+        base=project.get_effective_base(),
         package_repositories=project.package_repositories,
         parallel_build_count=parallel_build_count,
         part_names=part_names,
diff --git a/snapcraft/parts/parts.py b/snapcraft/parts/parts.py
index 059f18ea2c..934ec02064 100644
--- a/snapcraft/parts/parts.py
+++ b/snapcraft/parts/parts.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def __init__(
         *,
         work_dir: pathlib.Path,
         assets_dir: pathlib.Path,
+        base: str,
         package_repositories: List[Dict[str, Any]],
         parallel_build_count: int,
         part_names: Optional[List[str]],
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ def __init__(
                 application_name="snapcraft",
                 work_dir=work_dir,
                 cache_dir=cache_dir,
+                base=base,
                 ignore_local_sources=["*.snap"],
                 extra_build_packages=extra_build_packages,
                 extra_build_snaps=extra_build_snaps,
diff --git a/tests/spread/core22/snap-creation/package-cutoff/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/tests/spread/core22/snap-creation/package-cutoff/snap/snapcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6068e88b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/core22/snap-creation/package-cutoff/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: package-cutoff
+base: core22
+version: '1.0'
+summary: 'test'
+description: test
+grade: devel
+confinement: devmode
+
+parts:
+  part-1:
+    source: .
+    plugin: nil
+    stage-packages:
+      - libpng16-16
+  part-2:
+    source: .
+    plugin: python
diff --git a/tests/spread/core22/snap-creation/task.yaml b/tests/spread/core22/snap-creation/task.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e426908a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/core22/snap-creation/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+summary: Test base package cutoff
+
+environment:
+  SNAP/package_cutoff: package-cutoff
+
+prepare: |
+  #shellcheck source=tests/spread/tools/snapcraft-yaml.sh
+  . "$TOOLS_DIR/snapcraft-yaml.sh"
+  # set_base "$SNAP/snap/snapcraft.yaml"
+
+restore: |
+  cd "$SNAP"
+  rm -f ./*.snap
+  rm -Rf work
+
+  #shellcheck source=tests/spread/tools/snapcraft-yaml.sh
+  . "$TOOLS_DIR/snapcraft-yaml.sh"
+  restore_yaml "snap/snapcraft.yaml"
+
+execute: |
+  cd "$SNAP"
+  snapcraft --verbose
diff --git a/tests/unit/parts/test_parts.py b/tests/unit/parts/test_parts.py
index 46a2e4206a..605d09fef8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parts/test_parts.py
+++ b/tests/unit/parts/test_parts.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_run(mocker, parts_data, step_name, new_dir, emitter):
         parts_data,
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[],
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_run(mocker, parts_data, step_name, new_dir, emitter):
             application_name="snapcraft",
             work_dir=ANY,
             cache_dir=ANY,
+            base="core22",
             ignore_local_sources=["*.snap"],
             extra_build_packages=[],
             extra_build_snaps=["core22"],
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_run_bad_step(parts_data, new_dir):
         parts_data,
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[],
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_run_internal_error(parts_data, new_dir, mocker):
         parts_data,
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[],
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_run_parts_error(new_dir):
         {"p1": {"plugin": "dump", "source": "foo"}},
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[],
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_clean(parts_data, new_dir, emitter):
         parts_data,
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[],
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_clean_parts(parts_data, new_dir, emitter):
         parts_data,
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[],
@@ -170,6 +177,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_initialize_with_package_repositories(
         parts_data,
         work_dir=new_dir,
         assets_dir=new_dir,
+        base="core22",
         parallel_build_count=8,
         part_names=[],
         package_repositories=[
@@ -190,6 +198,7 @@ def test_parts_lifecycle_initialize_with_package_repositories(
             application_name="snapcraft",
             work_dir=ANY,
             cache_dir=ANY,
+            base="core22",
             ignore_local_sources=["*.snap"],
             extra_build_packages=["gnupg", "dirmngr"],
             extra_build_snaps=["core22"],