diff --git a/shiny/ui/_include_helpers.py b/shiny/ui/_include_helpers.py
index 3c0c9409a..ca09938c2 100644
--- a/shiny/ui/_include_helpers.py
+++ b/shiny/ui/_include_helpers.py
@@ -36,20 +36,20 @@ def include_js(
     method
         One of the following:
 
-        * ``"link"`` is the link to the CSS file via a :func:`~shiny.ui.tags.link` tag. This
+        * ``"link"`` is the link to the JS file via a :func:`~shiny.ui.tags.script` tag. This
           method is generally preferable to ``"inline"`` since it allows the browser to
           cache the file.
-        * ``"link_files"`` is the same as ``"link"``, but also allow for the CSS file to
+        * ``"link_files"`` is the same as ``"link"``, but also allow for the JS file to
           request other files within ``path``'s immediate parent directory (e.g.,
-          ``@import()`` another file). Note that this isn't the default behavior because
+          ``import`` another file). Note that this isn't the default behavior because
           you should **be careful not to include files in the same directory as ``path``
           that contain sensitive information**. A good general rule of thumb to follow
           is to have ``path`` be located in a subdirectory of the app directory. For
           example, if the app's source is located at ``/app/app.py``, then ``path``
-          should be somewhere like ``/app/css/custom.css`` (and all the other relevant
+          should be somewhere like ``/app/js/custom.js`` (and all the other relevant
           accompanying 'safe' files should be located under ``/app/css/``).
-        * ``"inline"`` is the inline the CSS file contents within a
-          :func:`~shiny.ui.tags.style` tag.
+        * ``"inline"`` is the inline the JS file contents within a
+          :func:`~shiny.ui.tags.script` tag.
     **kwargs
         Attributes which are passed on to `~shiny.ui.tags.script`.
 
@@ -234,17 +234,17 @@ def maybe_copy_files(path: Path | str, include_files: bool) -> tuple[str, str]:
     else:
         os.makedirs(tmpdir, exist_ok=True)
         shutil.copy(path, path_dest)
-
     return path_dest, hash
 
 
 def get_hash(path: Path | str, include_files: bool) -> str:
     if include_files:
-        key = get_file_key(path)
-    else:
         dir = os.path.dirname(path)
         files = glob.iglob(os.path.join(dir, "**"), recursive=True)
         key = "\n".join([get_file_key(x) for x in files])
+    else:
+        key = get_file_key(path)
+
     return hash_deterministic(key)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/app.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f893939df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from shiny import App, Inputs, Outputs, Session, ui
+
+custom_css = ui.include_css(
+    Path(__file__).parent / "css" / "style.css",
+    method="link_files",
+)
+
+custom_js = ui.include_js(
+    Path(__file__).parent / "js" / "customjs.js",
+    method="link_files",
+)
+
+# path where the JS file's parent directory is mounted
+href = custom_js.get_dependencies()[0].source_path_map()["href"]
+
+# Define the UI
+app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
+    custom_css,
+    custom_js,
+    ui.tags.script(src=href + "/customjs2.js"),
+    ui.h1("Simple Shiny App with External CSS"),
+    ui.div(
+        ui.p("This is a simple Shiny app that demonstrates ui.include_css()"),
+        ui.p("The styling comes from an external CSS file!"),
+        class_="content",
+    ),
+)
+
+
+# Define the server
+def server(input: Inputs, output: Outputs, session: Session):
+    pass
+
+
+# Create and run the app
+app = App(app_ui, server)
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/css/style.css b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/css/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7520b367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/css/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+body {
+  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  color: black;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #4682b4;
+  padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+.content {
+  margin: 20px;
+  padding: 15px;
+  background-color: white;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+}
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/js/customjs.js b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/js/customjs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c7e8ae251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/js/customjs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const newParagraph = document.createElement('p');
+newParagraph.textContent = 'Heyo!';
+document.body.appendChild(newParagraph);
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/js/customjs2.js b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/js/customjs2.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e21a8fe12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/js/customjs2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const special = document.createElement('p');
+special.textContent = 'Also here!';
+document.body.appendChild(special);
diff --git a/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/test_css-js-inclusion.py b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/test_css-js-inclusion.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af91c1c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/playwright/shiny/bugs/2061-css-js-inclusion/test_css-js-inclusion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from playwright.sync_api import Page, expect
+
+from shiny.run import ShinyAppProc
+
+
+def test_inclusion(page: Page, local_app: ShinyAppProc) -> None:
+    page.goto(local_app.url)
+
+    expect(page.locator("body > p").first).to_have_text("Heyo!")
+    expect(page.locator("body > p").last).to_have_text("Also here!")