diff --git a/flag_groups.go b/flag_groups.go
index dc784311..0e5e181c 100644
--- a/flag_groups.go
+++ b/flag_groups.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	requiredAsGroup   = "cobra_annotation_required_if_others_set"
 	mutuallyExclusive = "cobra_annotation_mutually_exclusive"
+	dependsOn         = "cobra_annotation_depends_on"
+	dependsOnAny      = "cobra_annotation_depends_on_any"
 )
 
 // MarkFlagsRequiredTogether marks the given flags with annotations so that Cobra errors
@@ -58,6 +60,76 @@ func (c *Command) MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(flagNames ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// MarkFlagsDependsOn marks the given flags with annotations so that Cobra errors
+// if the command is invoked with 1 or more flags that are dependent on a specified
+// other.
+func (c *Command) MarkFlagsDependsOn(flagNames ...string) {
+	const format = "Failed to find flag %q and mark it as being part of depends on group"
+	c.markAnnotation(dependsOn, format, flagNames...)
+}
+
+// MarkFlagDependsOnAny marks the given flags with annotations so that Cobra errors
+// if the command is invoked with a flag that is dependent on any 1 of a group of others.
+func (c *Command) MarkFlagDependsOnAny(flagNames ...string) {
+	const format = "Failed to find flag %q and mark it as being part of depends on any group"
+	c.markAnnotation(dependsOnAny, format, flagNames...)
+}
+
+// markAnnotation currently only used by MarkFlagsDependsOn and MarkFlagDependsOnAny,
+// but is generic enough and should be used by MarkFlagsRequiredTogether and
+// MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive.
+// - format must contain a single place holder
+func (c *Command) markAnnotation(annotation, format string, flagNames ...string) {
+	c.mergePersistentFlags()
+	for _, name := range flagNames {
+		c.setFlagAnnotation(name, annotation,
+			fmt.Sprintf(format, name),
+			flagNames...,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Command) setFlagAnnotation(flag string, annotation string, message string, flagNames ...string) {
+	f := c.Flags().Lookup(flag)
+	if f == nil {
+		panic(message)
+	}
+	ordered := strings.Join(flagNames, " ")
+	if err := c.Flags().SetAnnotation(
+		flag, annotation,
+		append(f.Annotations[annotation], ordered),
+	); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// The 'special-ness' of a group means that the first member of the group carries
+// special meaning. In contrast to the other group types, where all members are equal.
+type specialStatusInfo struct {
+	isSet     bool
+	isSpecial bool
+}
+type specialStatusInfoData map[string]*specialStatusInfo
+
+type specialGroupInfo struct {
+	special string
+	others  []string
+	// maps the flag name to special status info
+	data specialStatusInfoData
+}
+type specialGroupInfoCollection map[string]*specialGroupInfo
+
+func newSpecialGroup(specialName string, others []string) *specialGroupInfo {
+	size := len(others) + 1
+	result := specialGroupInfo{
+		special: specialName,
+		others:  others,
+		data:    make(specialStatusInfoData, size),
+	}
+
+	return &result
+}
+
 // validateFlagGroups validates the mutuallyExclusive/requiredAsGroup logic and returns the
 // first error encountered.
 func (c *Command) validateFlagGroups() error {
@@ -71,9 +143,13 @@ func (c *Command) validateFlagGroups() error {
 	// then a map of each flag name and whether it is set or not.
 	groupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
 	mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
+	dependsOnSpecialGroupStatus := specialGroupInfoCollection{}
+	dependsOnAnySpecialGroupStatus := specialGroupInfoCollection{}
 	flags.VisitAll(func(pflag *flag.Flag) {
 		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, requiredAsGroup, groupStatus)
 		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, mutuallyExclusive, mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForSpecialGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, dependsOn, dependsOnSpecialGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForSpecialGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, dependsOnAny, dependsOnAnySpecialGroupStatus)
 	})
 
 	if err := validateRequiredFlagGroups(groupStatus); err != nil {
@@ -82,6 +158,12 @@ func (c *Command) validateFlagGroups() error {
 	if err := validateExclusiveFlagGroups(mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := validateDependsOnFlagGroups(dependsOnSpecialGroupStatus); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := validateDependsOnAnyFlagGroups(dependsOnAnySpecialGroupStatus); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +177,16 @@ func hasAllFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, flagnames ...string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func hasAnyOfFlags(fs *flag.FlagSet, flagnames ...string) bool {
+	for _, fname := range flagnames {
+		f := fs.Lookup(fname)
+		if f != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags *flag.FlagSet, pflag *flag.Flag, annotation string, groupStatus map[string]map[string]bool) {
 	groupInfo, found := pflag.Annotations[annotation]
 	if found {
@@ -118,6 +210,52 @@ func processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags *flag.FlagSet, pflag *flag.Flag, annota
 	}
 }
 
+func processFlagForSpecialGroupAnnotation(flags *flag.FlagSet, pflag *flag.Flag,
+	annotation string, groupStatus specialGroupInfoCollection) {
+
+	if groupInfo, found := pflag.Annotations[annotation]; found {
+		for _, group := range groupInfo {
+			if groupStatus[group] == nil {
+
+				flagnames := strings.Split(group, " ")
+				// it's important to know that the order of the flags is established
+				// in setFlagAnnotation, which makes the assumption of the first
+				// item being sepcial, being valid
+				special := flagnames[0]
+				others := flagnames[1:]
+				isFlagSpecial := pflag.Name == special
+
+				// Only consider this flag group at all if the first flag (Special)
+				// is set and at least 1 of the others is
+				if isFlagSpecial && flags.Lookup(special) == nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if !isFlagSpecial && !hasAnyOfFlags(flags, others...) {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				groupStatus[group] = newSpecialGroup(special, others)
+				for _, name := range flagnames {
+					groupStatus[group].data[name] = &specialStatusInfo{}
+
+					if name == special {
+						groupStatus[group].data[special].isSpecial = true
+						break // short circuit after finding special
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// group exists, but we still need to check if the flag exists in the group,
+			// because the previous loop is short circuited as soon as we find the special.
+			if _, found := groupStatus[group].data[pflag.Name]; !found {
+				groupStatus[group].data[pflag.Name] = &specialStatusInfo{}
+			}
+			groupStatus[group].data[pflag.Name].isSet = pflag.Changed
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func validateRequiredFlagGroups(data map[string]map[string]bool) error {
 	keys := sortedKeys(data)
 	for _, flagList := range keys {
@@ -162,6 +300,66 @@ func validateExclusiveFlagGroups(data map[string]map[string]bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func validateDependsOnFlagGroups(data specialGroupInfoCollection) error {
+	keys := sortedKeysSpecial(data)
+
+	for _, flagList := range keys {
+		flagnameAndStatus := data[flagList]
+
+		if flagnameAndStatus.data[flagnameAndStatus.special].isSet {
+			// rule is satisfied, because the special flag is present, regardless of
+			// the presence of the other members in the group
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// we have a problem if at least one of present is set, because special
+		// is not set
+		present := []string{}
+		for _, o := range flagnameAndStatus.others {
+			if flagnameAndStatus.data[o].isSet {
+				present = append(present, o)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(present) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		sort.Strings(present)
+
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"if any flags in the group %v are set then [%v] must be present; only %v were set",
+			flagnameAndStatus.others, flagnameAndStatus.special, present,
+		)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateDependsOnAnyFlagGroups(data specialGroupInfoCollection) error {
+	keys := sortedKeysSpecial(data)
+
+	for _, flagList := range keys {
+		flagnameAndStatus := data[flagList]
+		if !flagnameAndStatus.data[flagnameAndStatus.special].isSet {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		present := []string{}
+		for _, o := range flagnameAndStatus.others {
+			if flagnameAndStatus.data[o].isSet {
+				present = append(present, o)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(present) > 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"if [%v] is present, then at least one of the flags in %v must be; none were set",
+			flagnameAndStatus.special, flagnameAndStatus.others,
+		)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func sortedKeys(m map[string]map[string]bool) []string {
 	keys := make([]string, len(m))
 	i := 0
@@ -173,6 +371,18 @@ func sortedKeys(m map[string]map[string]bool) []string {
 	return keys
 }
 
+// implemented as a duplicate of sortedKeys as generics can't be used yet
+func sortedKeysSpecial(m specialGroupInfoCollection) []string {
+	keys := make([]string, len(m))
+	i := 0
+	for k := range m {
+		keys[i] = k
+		i++
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
+
 // enforceFlagGroupsForCompletion will do the following:
 // - when a flag in a group is present, other flags in the group will be marked required
 // - when a flag in a mutually exclusive group is present, other flags in the group will be marked as hidden
@@ -185,9 +395,11 @@ func (c *Command) enforceFlagGroupsForCompletion() {
 	flags := c.Flags()
 	groupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
 	mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus := map[string]map[string]bool{}
+	dependsOnSpecialGroupStatus := specialGroupInfoCollection{}
 	c.Flags().VisitAll(func(pflag *flag.Flag) {
 		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, requiredAsGroup, groupStatus)
 		processFlagForGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, mutuallyExclusive, mutuallyExclusiveGroupStatus)
+		processFlagForSpecialGroupAnnotation(flags, pflag, dependsOn, dependsOnSpecialGroupStatus)
 	})
 
 	// If a flag that is part of a group is present, we make all the other flags
@@ -220,4 +432,15 @@ func (c *Command) enforceFlagGroupsForCompletion() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// if any of others is set, then mark special as required
+	for _, flagnameAndStatus := range dependsOnSpecialGroupStatus {
+		for _, o := range flagnameAndStatus.others {
+			if flagnameAndStatus.data[o].isSet {
+				c.MarkFlagRequired(flagnameAndStatus.special)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// we can't aid the completion process for dependsOnAny
 }
diff --git a/flag_groups_test.go b/flag_groups_test.go
index 404ede56..f225c3ce 100644
--- a/flag_groups_test.go
+++ b/flag_groups_test.go
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ func TestValidateFlagGroups(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Each test case uses a unique command from the function above.
 	testcases := []struct {
-		desc                      string
-		flagGroupsRequired        []string
-		flagGroupsExclusive       []string
-		subCmdFlagGroupsRequired  []string
-		subCmdFlagGroupsExclusive []string
-		args                      []string
-		expectErr                 string
+		desc                         string
+		flagGroupsRequired           []string
+		flagGroupsExclusive          []string
+		flagGroupsDependsOn          []string
+		flagGroupsDependsOnAny       []string
+		subCmdFlagGroupsRequired     []string
+		subCmdFlagGroupsExclusive    []string
+		subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOn    []string
+		subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOnAny []string
+		args                         []string
+		expectErr                    string
 	}{
 		{
 			desc: "No flags no problem",
@@ -121,6 +125,71 @@ func TestValidateFlagGroups(t *testing.T) {
 			subCmdFlagGroupsRequired: []string{"e subonly"},
 			args:                     []string{"--e=foo"},
 		},
+		// DependsOn
+		{
+			desc:                "The dependee 'a' is set so Depends On group is satisfied",
+			flagGroupsDependsOn: []string{"a b c d"},
+			args:                []string{"--a=foo", "--b=foo"},
+		}, {
+			desc:                "Depends On flag group not satisfied, a is missing, required by b",
+			flagGroupsDependsOn: []string{"a b c d"},
+			args:                []string{"--b=foo"},
+			expectErr:           "if any flags in the group [b c d] are set then [a] must be present; only [b] were set",
+		}, {
+			desc:                "Depends On flag group not satisfied, a is missing, required by b and c",
+			flagGroupsDependsOn: []string{"a b c d"},
+			args:                []string{"--b=foo", "--c=foo"},
+			expectErr:           "if any flags in the group [b c d] are set then [a] must be present; only [b c] were set",
+		}, {
+			desc:                      "The inherited dependee 'e' is set so Depends On group is satisfied",
+			subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOn: []string{"e subonly"},
+			args:                      []string{"subcmd", "--e=foo", "--subonly=foo"},
+		}, {
+			desc:                      "The inherited dependee 'e' is not set so Depends On group not is satisfied",
+			subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOn: []string{"e subonly"},
+			args:                      []string{"subcmd", "--subonly=foo"},
+			expectErr:                 "if any flags in the group [subonly] are set then [e] must be present; only [subonly] were set",
+		}, {
+			desc:                "Depends On Multiple exclusive flag group not satisfied returns still returns error",
+			flagGroupsDependsOn: []string{"a b c d"},
+			flagGroupsExclusive: []string{"a b"},
+			args:                []string{"--a=foo", "--b=foo"},
+			expectErr:           "if any flags in the group [a b] are set none of the others can be; [a b] were all set",
+		},
+		// DependsOnAny
+		{
+			desc:                   "At least 1 of the dependees are present so Depends On Any is satisfied",
+			flagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"a b c d"},
+			args:                   []string{"--a=foo", "--b=foo"},
+		}, {
+			desc:                   "All of the dependees are present so Depends On Any is satisfied",
+			flagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"a b c d"},
+			args:                   []string{"--a=foo", "--b=foo", "--c=foo", "--d=foo"},
+		}, {
+			desc:                   "None of the dependees are present so Depends On Any is not satisfied",
+			flagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"a b c d"},
+			args:                   []string{"--a=foo"},
+			expectErr:              "if [a] is present, then at least one of the flags in [b c d] must be; none were set",
+		}, {
+			desc:                         "At least 1 of the inherited dependees are present so Depends On Any is satisfied",
+			subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"subonly e f g"},
+			args:                         []string{"subcmd", "--subonly=foo", "--e=foo"},
+		}, {
+			desc:                         "All of the inherited dependees are present so Depends On Any is satisfied",
+			subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"subonly e f g"},
+			args:                         []string{"subcmd", "--subonly=foo", "--e=foo", "--f=foo", "--g=foo"},
+		}, {
+			desc:                         "None of the inherited dependees are present so Depends On Any is not satisfied",
+			subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"subonly e f g"},
+			args:                         []string{"subcmd", "--subonly=foo"},
+			expectErr:                    "if [subonly] is present, then at least one of the flags in [e f g] must be; none were set",
+		}, {
+			desc:                   "Depends On Any Multiple exclusive flag group not satisfied returns still returns error",
+			flagGroupsDependsOnAny: []string{"a b c d"},
+			flagGroupsExclusive:    []string{"a b"},
+			args:                   []string{"--a=foo", "--b=foo"},
+			expectErr:              "if any flags in the group [a b] are set none of the others can be; [a b] were all set",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -132,12 +201,25 @@ func TestValidateFlagGroups(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, flagGroup := range tc.flagGroupsExclusive {
 				c.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
 			}
+			for _, flagGroup := range tc.flagGroupsDependsOn {
+				c.MarkFlagsDependsOn(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
+			}
+			for _, flagGroup := range tc.flagGroupsDependsOnAny {
+				c.MarkFlagDependsOnAny(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
+			}
 			for _, flagGroup := range tc.subCmdFlagGroupsRequired {
 				sub.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
 			}
 			for _, flagGroup := range tc.subCmdFlagGroupsExclusive {
 				sub.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
 			}
+			for _, flagGroup := range tc.subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOn {
+				sub.MarkFlagsDependsOn(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
+			}
+			for _, flagGroup := range tc.subCmdFlagGroupsDependsOnAny {
+				sub.MarkFlagDependsOnAny(strings.Split(flagGroup, " ")...)
+			}
+
 			c.SetArgs(tc.args)
 			err := c.Execute()
 			switch {
diff --git a/user_guide.md b/user_guide.md
index 5a7acf88..1f4585e4 100644
--- a/user_guide.md
+++ b/user_guide.md
@@ -318,7 +318,37 @@ rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&pw, "yaml", false, "Output in YAML")
 rootCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("json", "yaml")
 ```
 
-In both of these cases:
+If you need 1 way dependency groups, as opposed to all flags in a group being required together (like `MarkFlagsRequiredTogether`), then you have a further 2 options.
+
+You can specify that 1 or more flags be dependent upon another using `MarkFlagsDependsOn` eg, let's say you have an app that performs filtering and you want to support regex and glob filter types, but by default the _filter_ is regex. The user should be able to define the _filter_ and omit the boolean _glob_ flag. But _glob_ can't be specified without the _filter_ also being present. So _glob_ is ___dependent___ on _filter_ (the ___dependee___), but not vice-versa. In general terms this equates to
+
+> cmd.MarkFlagsDependsOn(dependee, dependent-1, dependent-2 ...)
+
+eg:
+
+```go
+rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&f, "filter", "f", "", "Filter")
+rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&t, "glob", "t", false, "Glob")
+rootCmd.MarkFlagsDependsOn("filter", "glob")
+```
+
+A variation on this theme would be to specify that a particular flag is dependent upon on any 1 of another set of flags using `MarkFlagDependsOnAny`. Continuing our filtering theme; if we have a _filter_ flag which may be applied to a set of other entities, let's say _genres_, _albums_ and _artists_, you can do this by marking _filter_ to be dependent on any of these. At least one of the these dependees must be present. The general form would be
+
+> cmd.MarkFlagDependsOnAny(dependent, dependee-1, dependee-2 ...)
+
+eg:
+
+```go
+rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&filter, "filter", "f", "", "Filter")
+rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&genre, "genre", "g", "", "Genre")
+rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&album, "album", "a", "", "Album")
+rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&artist, "artist", "r", "", "Artist")
+rootCmd.MarkFlagDependsOnAny("filter", "genre", "album", "artist")
+```
+
+So for `MarkFlagsDependsOn` and `MarkFlagDependsOnAny` the order of flag specification is significant. The first flag is denoted as being special as it carries different semantics than the remaining flags as opposed to `MarkFlagsRequiredTogether` and `MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive` where order is insignificent as all flags in those groups are equal.
+
+In all of these cases:
   - both local and persistent flags can be used
     - **NOTE:** the group is only enforced on commands where every flag is defined
   - a flag may appear in multiple groups