diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85f3bc2e..53e8a130 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1118,6 +1118,26 @@ Great sadness!
 => [:passed]
 ```
 
+#### DependentDeferrable
+
+`DependentDeferrable` depends on children deferrables. A `DependentDeferrable` 
+succeeds only when every child succeeds and fails immediately when any child 
+fails
+
+```ruby
+> d1 = EM::DefaultDeferrable.new
+=> #<BubbleWrap::Reactor::DefaultDeferrable:0x10c713750>
+> d2 = EM::DefaultDeferrable.new
+=> #<BubbleWrap::Reactor::DefaultDeferrable:0x10370bb10>
+> d = EM::DependentDeferrable.on(d1, d2)
+=> #<BubbleWrap::Reactor::DependentDeferrable:0x106c17b80>
+> d.callback {|a, b| puts "a: #{a} b: #{b}"}
+=> [#<Proc:0x103075210>]
+> d1.succeed 'one', 'one more'
+> d2.succeed :two
+a: ["one", "one more"] b: [:two]
+```
+
 #### ThreadAwareDeferrable
 
 ```ruby
diff --git a/motion/reactor/deferrable.rb b/motion/reactor/deferrable.rb
index 63cd15be..346cf19e 100644
--- a/motion/reactor/deferrable.rb
+++ b/motion/reactor/deferrable.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ def timeout(seconds)
         @deferred_timeout = Timer.new(seconds) {me.fail}
       end
 
+      def deferred_status
+        @deferred_status ||= :unknown
+      end
+
+      def deferred_args
+        @deferred_args
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/motion/reactor/dependent_deferrable.rb b/motion/reactor/dependent_deferrable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..088c9ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/motion/reactor/dependent_deferrable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module BubbleWrap
+  module Reactor
+    class DependentDeferrable < DefaultDeferrable
+      # args are Deferrable(s) which the returned Deferrable depends on.
+      # returns a Deferrable that depends on args.
+      # which:
+      #   succeeds only when every Deferrable in args succeeds
+      #   fails immediately when any Deferrable in args fails
+      # Have to be careful that #deferred_args for DependentDeferrable is a list of #deferred_args from its children Deferrable(s).
+      def self.on(*args)
+        deferrable = self.new
+        @children_deferrables = args
+        @children_deferrables.each do |e|
+          e.callback do |result|
+            if @children_deferrables.all? {|a| a.deferred_status == :succeeded}
+              deferrable.succeed(*@children_deferrables.map(&:deferred_args))
+            end
+          end
+          e.errback do |result|
+            deferrable.fail(*e.deferred_args)
+          end
+        end
+        deferrable
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/motion/reactor/dependent_deferrable_spec.rb b/spec/motion/reactor/dependent_deferrable_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4aa7d9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/motion/reactor/dependent_deferrable_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+describe BubbleWrap::Reactor::DependentDeferrable do
+
+  before do
+    @subject = Class.new do
+      include BubbleWrap::Reactor::Deferrable
+    end
+    @d1 = @subject.new
+    @d2 = @subject.new
+    @object = BubbleWrap::Reactor::DependentDeferrable.on(@d1, @d2)
+  end
+
+  describe '.callback' do
+
+    it "calls the callback block with arguments after all children .succeed" do
+      args1 = [1, 2]
+      args2 = [3, 4]
+      @object.callback do |*passed_args|
+        passed_args.should.equal [args1, args2]
+      end
+      @d1.succeed *args1
+      @d2.succeed *args2
+    end
+
+    it "calls the callback block with arguments only after all children .succeed" do
+      execution_order = []
+      @object.callback do |*passed_args|
+        execution_order << 3
+      end
+      execution_order << 1
+      @d1.succeed :succeeds
+      execution_order << 2
+      @d2.succeed :succeeds
+      execution_order.should.equal [1, 2, 3]
+    end
+
+    it "calls the callback if even if the deferrable already succeeded" do
+      @d1.succeed :succeeded1
+      @d2.succeed :succeeded2
+      @object.callback do |*args|
+        NSLog "args: #{args} class: #{args.class}"
+        args[0].should.equal [:succeeded1]
+        args[1].should.equal [:succeeded2]
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  describe '.errback' do
+    it "calls the errback block after a child fails" do
+      args1 = [1, 2]
+      args2 = [3, 4]
+      @object.errback do |*passed_args|
+        passed_args.should.equal args1
+      end
+      @d1.fail *args1
+    end
+
+    it "calls the errback block immediately after a child fails" do
+      execution_order = []
+      @object.errback do |*passed_args|
+        execution_order << 2
+      end
+      execution_order << 1
+      @d1.fail :fail
+      execution_order << 3
+      @d2.fail :fail
+      execution_order.should.equal [1, 2, 3]
+    end
+
+    it "calls the errback block after a child fails even if others succeeds" do
+      args1 = [1, 2]
+      args2 = [3, 4]
+      callback_called = false
+      @object.callback do |*passed_args|
+        callback_called = true
+      end
+      @object.errback do |*passed_args|
+        passed_args.should.equal args2
+      end
+      @d1.succeed *args1
+      @d2.fail *args2
+      callback_called.should.equal false
+    end
+
+    it "calls the errback block even if the deferrable failed first" do
+      @d1.fail :err
+      @object.errback do |err|
+        err.should.equal :err
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end