diff --git a/hgext/narrow/narrowbundle2.py b/hgext/narrow/narrowbundle2.py
--- a/hgext/narrow/narrowbundle2.py
+++ b/hgext/narrow/narrowbundle2.py
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@
     def wrappedcgfn(*args, **kwargs):
         repo = args[1]
         if repo.ui.has_section(_NARROWACL_SECTION):
-            getbundlechangegrouppart_narrow(
-                *args, **exchange.applynarrowacl(repo, kwargs))
-        elif kwargs.get(r'narrow', False):
+            kwargs = exchange.applynarrowacl(repo, kwargs)
+
+        if kwargs.get(r'narrow', False):
             getbundlechangegrouppart_narrow(*args, **kwargs)
         else:
             origcgfn(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/mercurial/exchange.py b/mercurial/exchange.py
--- a/mercurial/exchange.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchange.py
@@ -1872,9 +1872,11 @@
 
     new_args = {}
     new_args.update(kwargs)
-    new_args['includepats'] = req_includes
+    new_args[r'narrow'] = True
+    new_args[r'includepats'] = req_includes
     if req_excludes:
-        new_args['excludepats'] = req_excludes
+        new_args[r'excludepats'] = req_excludes
+
     return new_args
 
 def _computeellipsis(repo, common, heads, known, match, depth=None):