diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudformation/lib/pipeline-actions.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudformation/lib/pipeline-actions.ts
index 0538704f2e422..ccf019dfaba0e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudformation/lib/pipeline-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-cloudformation/lib/pipeline-actions.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export abstract class CloudFormationDeploymentAction extends CloudFormationActio
             Capabilities: (capabilities && capabilities.join(',')) || undefined,
             RoleArn: new cdk.Token(() => this.role.roleArn),
             ParameterOverrides: props.parameterOverrides,
-            TemplateConfiguration: props.templateConfiguration,
+            TemplateConfiguration: props.templateConfiguration ? props.templateConfiguration.location : undefined,
             StackName: props.stackName,
         });
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/test.cloudformation-pipeline-actions.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/test.cloudformation-pipeline-actions.ts
index 3ce276d0f9542..31af69b00e18b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/test.cloudformation-pipeline-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/test.cloudformation-pipeline-actions.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export = {
       changeSetName,
       role: changeSetExecRole,
       templatePath: new ArtifactPath(buildAction.artifact!, 'template.yaml'),
+      templateConfiguration: new ArtifactPath(buildAction.artifact!, 'templateConfig.json')
     });
 
     new ExecuteChangeSet(stack, 'ExecuteChangeSetProd', {
@@ -160,7 +161,8 @@ export = {
                 ]
               },
               "StackName": "BrelandsStack",
-              "TemplatePath": "OutputYo::template.yaml"
+              "TemplatePath": "OutputYo::template.yaml",
+              "TemplateConfiguration": "OutputYo::templateConfig.json"
             },
             "InputArtifacts": [{"Name": "OutputYo"}],
             "Name": "BuildChangeSetProd",