diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index ca2ea9ef..142d5c10 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ type AtlantisProject struct {
 	ApplyRequirements *[]string `json:"apply_requirements,omitempty"`
 
 	// Atlantis use ExecutionOrderGroup for sort projects before applying/planning
-	ExecutionOrderGroup int `json:"execution_order_group,omitempty"`
+	ExecutionOrderGroup *int `json:"execution_order_group,omitempty"`
+
+	// Atlantis uses DependsOn to define dependencies between projects
+	DependsOn []string `json:"depends_on,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Autoplan settings for which plans affect other plans
diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
index 997e3eda..e1e7b1d0 100644
--- a/cmd/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func main(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// Sort the projects in config by Dir
 	sort.Slice(config.Projects, func(i, j int) bool { return config.Projects[i].Dir < config.Projects[j].Dir })
 
-	if executionOrderGroups {
+	if executionOrderGroups || dependsOn {
 		projectsMap := make(map[string]*AtlantisProject, len(config.Projects))
 		for i := range config.Projects {
 			projectsMap[config.Projects[i].Dir] = &config.Projects[i]
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ func main(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			hasChanges = false
 			for _, project := range config.Projects {
 				executionOrderGroup := 0
+				dependsOnList := []string{}
 				// choose order group based on dependencies
 				for _, dep := range project.Autoplan.WhenModified {
 					depPath := filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(project.Dir, dep))
@@ -838,12 +839,20 @@ func main(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 						// skip not project dependencies
 						continue
 					}
-					if depProject.ExecutionOrderGroup+1 > executionOrderGroup {
-						executionOrderGroup = depProject.ExecutionOrderGroup + 1
+					if depProject.ExecutionOrderGroup != nil {
+						if *depProject.ExecutionOrderGroup+1 > executionOrderGroup {
+							executionOrderGroup = *depProject.ExecutionOrderGroup + 1
+						}
 					}
+					dependsOnList = append(dependsOnList, depProject.Name)
 				}
-				if projectsMap[project.Dir].ExecutionOrderGroup != executionOrderGroup {
-					projectsMap[project.Dir].ExecutionOrderGroup = executionOrderGroup
+				if projectsMap[project.Dir].ExecutionOrderGroup == nil || *projectsMap[project.Dir].ExecutionOrderGroup != executionOrderGroup {
+					if executionOrderGroups {
+						projectsMap[project.Dir].ExecutionOrderGroup = &executionOrderGroup
+					}
+					if dependsOn {
+						projectsMap[project.Dir].DependsOn = dependsOnList
+					}
 					// repeat the main cycle when changed some project
 					hasChanges = true
 				}
@@ -856,12 +865,14 @@ func main(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		// Sort by execution_order_group
-		sort.Slice(config.Projects, func(i, j int) bool {
-			if config.Projects[i].ExecutionOrderGroup == config.Projects[j].ExecutionOrderGroup {
-				return config.Projects[i].Dir < config.Projects[j].Dir
-			}
-			return config.Projects[i].ExecutionOrderGroup < config.Projects[j].ExecutionOrderGroup
-		})
+		if executionOrderGroups {
+			sort.Slice(config.Projects, func(i, j int) bool {
+				if *config.Projects[i].ExecutionOrderGroup == *config.Projects[j].ExecutionOrderGroup {
+					return config.Projects[i].Dir < config.Projects[j].Dir
+				}
+				return *config.Projects[i].ExecutionOrderGroup < *config.Projects[j].ExecutionOrderGroup
+			})
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Convert config to YAML string
@@ -910,13 +921,21 @@ var createHclProjectChilds bool
 var createHclProjectExternalChilds bool
 var useProjectMarkers bool
 var executionOrderGroups bool
+var dependsOn bool
 
 // generateCmd represents the generate command
 var generateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "generate",
 	Short: "Makes atlantis config",
 	Long:  `Logs Yaml representing Atlantis config to stderr`,
-	RunE:  main,
+	// Test is needed to confirm that if --depends on is set, --create-project-name is also set.
+	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		dependsOn, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("depends-on")
+		if dependsOn {
+			cmd.MarkFlagRequired("create-project-name")
+		}
+	},
+	RunE: main,
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -950,6 +969,7 @@ func init() {
 	generateCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&createHclProjectExternalChilds, "create-hcl-project-external-childs", true, "Creates Atlantis projects for terragrunt child modules outside the directories containing the HCL files defined in --project-hcl-files")
 	generateCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&useProjectMarkers, "use-project-markers", false, "Creates Atlantis projects only for project hcl files with locals: atlantis_project = true")
 	generateCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&executionOrderGroups, "execution-order-groups", false, "Computes execution_order_groups for projects")
+	generateCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&dependsOn, "depends-on", false, "Computes depends_on for projects. Requires --create-project-name.")
 }
 
 // Runs a set of arguments, returning the output
diff --git a/cmd/generate_test.go b/cmd/generate_test.go
index b7be3846..42ac5442 100644
--- a/cmd/generate_test.go
+++ b/cmd/generate_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func resetForRun() error {
 	createHclProjectChilds = false
 	createHclProjectExternalChilds = true
 	useProjectMarkers = false
+	executionOrderGroups = false
+	dependsOn = false
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -623,3 +625,22 @@ func TestWithExecutionOrderGroups(t *testing.T) {
 		"--execution-order-groups",
 	})
 }
+
+func TestWithExecutionOrderGroupsAndDependsOn(t *testing.T) {
+	runTest(t, filepath.Join("golden", "withExecutionOrderGroupsAndDependsOn.yaml"), []string{
+		"--root",
+		filepath.Join("..", "test_examples", "chained_dependencies"),
+		"--execution-order-groups",
+		"--depends-on",
+		"--create-project-name",
+	})
+}
+
+func TestWithDependsOn(t *testing.T) {
+	runTest(t, filepath.Join("golden", "withDependsOn.yaml"), []string{
+		"--root",
+		filepath.Join("..", "test_examples", "chained_dependencies"),
+		"--depends-on",
+		"--create-project-name",
+	})
+}
diff --git a/cmd/golden/withDependsOn.yaml b/cmd/golden/withDependsOn.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..329a9fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/golden/withDependsOn.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+parallel_apply: true
+parallel_plan: true
+projects:
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+  dir: dependency
+  name: dependency
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+    - ../dependency/terragrunt.hcl
+  depends_on:
+  - dependency
+  dir: depender
+  name: depender
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+    - ../depender/terragrunt.hcl
+    - ../dependency/terragrunt.hcl
+    - nested/terragrunt.hcl
+  depends_on:
+  - depender
+  - dependency
+  - depender_on_depender_nested
+  dir: depender_on_depender
+  name: depender_on_depender
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+    - ../../dependency/terragrunt.hcl
+  depends_on:
+  - dependency
+  dir: depender_on_depender/nested
+  name: depender_on_depender_nested
+version: 3 
diff --git a/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroups.yaml b/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroups.yaml
index a98ce795..c45bd1ca 100644
--- a/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroups.yaml
+++ b/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroups.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ projects:
         - '*.hcl'
         - '*.tf*'
     dir: dependency
+    execution_order_group: 0
   - autoplan:
       enabled: false
       when_modified:
diff --git a/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroupsAndDependsOn.yaml b/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroupsAndDependsOn.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d61520ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/golden/withExecutionOrderGroupsAndDependsOn.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+parallel_apply: true
+parallel_plan: true
+projects:
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+  dir: dependency
+  execution_order_group: 0
+  name: dependency
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+    - ../dependency/terragrunt.hcl
+  depends_on:
+  - dependency
+  dir: depender
+  execution_order_group: 1
+  name: depender
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+    - ../../dependency/terragrunt.hcl
+  depends_on:
+  - dependency
+  dir: depender_on_depender/nested
+  execution_order_group: 1
+  name: depender_on_depender_nested
+- autoplan:
+    enabled: false
+    when_modified:
+    - '*.hcl'
+    - '*.tf*'
+    - ../depender/terragrunt.hcl
+    - ../dependency/terragrunt.hcl
+    - nested/terragrunt.hcl
+  depends_on:
+  - depender
+  - dependency
+  - depender_on_depender_nested
+  dir: depender_on_depender
+  execution_order_group: 2
+  name: depender_on_depender
+version: 3