diff --git a/new/virtual-target.jam b/new/virtual-target.jam
index ace04bb38..d4f977638 100644
--- a/new/virtual-target.jam
+++ b/new/virtual-target.jam
@@ -569,6 +569,17 @@ local rule subvariant-dg ( main-target : properties * : virtual-targets * )
         for local d in [ $(t).dependencies ] 
         {
             self.other-dg += [ $(d).dg ] ;
+        }
+        local a = [ $(t).action ] ;
+        if $(a)
+        {            
+            for local s in [ $(a).sources ]
+            {           
+                if [ $(s).root ] 
+                {                
+                    self.other-dg += [ $(s).dg ] ;
+                }            
+            }        
         }        
     }
     self.other-dg = [ sequence.unique $(self.other-dg) ] ;
diff --git a/test/dependency-test/Jamfile b/test/dependency-test/Jamfile
index 1c536f08e..aea2bcdaf 100644
--- a/test/dependency-test/Jamfile
+++ b/test/dependency-test/Jamfile
@@ -19,5 +19,15 @@ exe c
     : c.cpp 
     : <define>FOO <dependency>a
     ;    
+  
+# Try the same as above, only when other target is specified
+# not as dependency, but as source
+ 
+lib d 
+    : y.foo 
+    ;
     
-#DEPENDS tra-ra : <./gcc/debug/shared-false/threading-single>x.h ;
\ No newline at end of file
+exe e
+    : e.cpp d
+    : <define>FOO 
+    ;
diff --git a/test/dependency-test/e.cpp b/test/dependency-test/e.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2935cafbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dependency-test/e.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+#include "x.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/dependency-test/y.foo b/test/dependency-test/y.foo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/test/dependency_test.py b/test/dependency_test.py
index 368d2bb7d..eb0ad0fe3 100644
--- a/test/dependency_test.py
+++ b/test/dependency_test.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ t.run_build_system()
 # Check that main target 'c' was able to find 'x.h' from
 # 'a's dependency graph
 t.expect_addition("bin/gcc/debug/main-target-c/c")
+# Check that main target 'e' was able to find 'y.h'
+t.expect_addition("bin/gcc/debug/main-target-e/e")
 
 # Check handling of first level includes.
 
diff --git a/v2/build/virtual-target.jam b/v2/build/virtual-target.jam
index ace04bb38..d4f977638 100644
--- a/v2/build/virtual-target.jam
+++ b/v2/build/virtual-target.jam
@@ -569,6 +569,17 @@ local rule subvariant-dg ( main-target : properties * : virtual-targets * )
         for local d in [ $(t).dependencies ] 
         {
             self.other-dg += [ $(d).dg ] ;
+        }
+        local a = [ $(t).action ] ;
+        if $(a)
+        {            
+            for local s in [ $(a).sources ]
+            {           
+                if [ $(s).root ] 
+                {                
+                    self.other-dg += [ $(s).dg ] ;
+                }            
+            }        
         }        
     }
     self.other-dg = [ sequence.unique $(self.other-dg) ] ;
diff --git a/v2/test/dependency-test/Jamfile b/v2/test/dependency-test/Jamfile
index 1c536f08e..aea2bcdaf 100644
--- a/v2/test/dependency-test/Jamfile
+++ b/v2/test/dependency-test/Jamfile
@@ -19,5 +19,15 @@ exe c
     : c.cpp 
     : <define>FOO <dependency>a
     ;    
+  
+# Try the same as above, only when other target is specified
+# not as dependency, but as source
+ 
+lib d 
+    : y.foo 
+    ;
     
-#DEPENDS tra-ra : <./gcc/debug/shared-false/threading-single>x.h ;
\ No newline at end of file
+exe e
+    : e.cpp d
+    : <define>FOO 
+    ;
diff --git a/v2/test/dependency-test/e.cpp b/v2/test/dependency-test/e.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2935cafbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2/test/dependency-test/e.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+#include "x.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v2/test/dependency-test/y.foo b/v2/test/dependency-test/y.foo
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/v2/test/dependency_test.py b/v2/test/dependency_test.py
index 368d2bb7d..eb0ad0fe3 100644
--- a/v2/test/dependency_test.py
+++ b/v2/test/dependency_test.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ t.run_build_system()
 # Check that main target 'c' was able to find 'x.h' from
 # 'a's dependency graph
 t.expect_addition("bin/gcc/debug/main-target-c/c")
+# Check that main target 'e' was able to find 'y.h'
+t.expect_addition("bin/gcc/debug/main-target-e/e")
 
 # Check handling of first level includes.