diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md
index e0c5ff55c501e..d24d240503b7c 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/README.md
@@ -594,6 +594,8 @@ new CustomResource(this, 'MyMagicalResource', {
   resourceType: 'Custom::MyCustomResource', // must start with 'Custom::'
 
   // the resource properties
+  // properties like serviceToken or serviceTimeout are ported into properties automatically
+  // try not to use key names similar to these or there will be a risk of overwriting those values
   properties: {
     Property1: 'foo',
     Property2: 'bar',
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/custom-resource.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/custom-resource.ts
index 3ae49c789c86d..d5a8bb5d78d73 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/custom-resource.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/lib/custom-resource.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
+import { Annotations } from './annotations';
 import { CfnResource } from './cfn-resource';
 import { Duration } from './duration';
 import { addConstructMetadata, MethodMetadata } from './metadata-resource';
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ export interface CustomResourceProps {
    *   serviceToken: myTopic.topicArn,
    * });
    * ```
+   *
+   * Maps to [ServiceToken](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudformation-customresource.html#cfn-cloudformation-customresource-servicetoken) property for the `AWS::CloudFormation::CustomResource` resource
    */
   readonly serviceToken: string;
 
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ export interface CustomResourceProps {
    *
    * The value must be between 1 second and 3600 seconds.
    *
+   * Maps to [ServiceTimeout](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cloudformation-customresource.html#cfn-cloudformation-customresource-servicetimeout) property for the `AWS::CloudFormation::CustomResource` resource
+   *
    * @default Duration.seconds(3600)
    */
   readonly serviceTimeout?: Duration;
@@ -69,6 +74,10 @@ export interface CustomResourceProps {
   /**
    * Properties to pass to the Lambda
    *
+   * Values in this `properties` dictionary can possibly overwrite other values in `CustomResourceProps`
+   * E.g. `ServiceToken` and `ServiceTimeout`
+   * It is recommended to avoid using same keys that exist in `CustomResourceProps`
+   *
    * @default - No properties.
    */
   readonly properties?: { [key: string]: any };
@@ -154,11 +163,21 @@ export class CustomResource extends Resource {
       }
     }
 
+    const constructPropertiesPassed = {
+      ServiceToken: props.serviceToken,
+      ServiceTimeout: props.serviceTimeout?.toSeconds().toString(),
+    };
+
+    const hasCommonKeys = Object.keys(properties).some(key => key in constructPropertiesPassed);
+
+    if (hasCommonKeys) {
+      Annotations.of(this).addWarningV2('@aws-cdk/core:customResourcePropConflict', `The following keys will be overwritten as they exist in the 'properties' prop. Keys found: ${Object.keys(properties).filter(key => key in constructPropertiesPassed)}`);
+    }
+
     this.resource = new CfnResource(this, 'Default', {
       type,
       properties: {
-        ServiceToken: props.serviceToken,
-        ServiceTimeout: props.serviceTimeout?.toSeconds().toString(),
+        ...constructPropertiesPassed,
         ...properties,
       },
     });
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/test/custom-resource.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/test/custom-resource.test.ts
index ee102ff469880..3334a0782c296 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/test/custom-resource.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/core/test/custom-resource.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { toCloudFormation } from './util';
+import { Annotations } from '../../assertions';
 import { CustomResource, Duration, RemovalPolicy, Stack } from '../lib';
 
 describe('custom resource', () => {
@@ -212,4 +213,20 @@ describe('custom resource', () => {
       });
     }).toThrow(`serviceTimeout must either be between 1 and 3600 seconds, got ${invalidSeconds}`);
   });
+
+  test('send warning if customResource construct property key is added to properties', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+
+    // WHEN
+    new CustomResource(stack, 'MyCustomResource', {
+      serviceToken: 'MyServiceToken',
+      properties: {
+        ServiceToken: 'RepeatedToken', // this is repeated because serviceToken prop above will resolve as property ServiceToken
+      },
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    Annotations.fromStack(stack).hasWarning('/Default/MyCustomResource', 'The following keys will be overwritten as they exist in the \'properties\' prop. Keys found: ServiceToken [ack: @aws-cdk/core:customResourcePropConflict]');
+  });
 });