diff --git a/britney2/excuse.py b/britney2/excuse.py
index 59918a5..36dd32d 100644
--- a/britney2/excuse.py
+++ b/britney2/excuse.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class Excuse(object):
         self.invalid_build_deps = set()
         self.deps = {}
         self.arch_build_deps = {}
+        self.indep_build_deps = {}
         self.sane_deps = []
         self.break_deps = []
         self.unsatisfiable_on_archs = []
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@ class Excuse(object):
             self.arch_build_deps[name] = []
         self.arch_build_deps[name].append(arch)
 
+    def add_indep_build_dep(self, name, arch):
+        if name not in self.indep_build_deps:
+            self.indep_build_deps[name] = []
+        self.indep_build_deps[name].append(arch)
+
     def add_unsatisfiable_dep(self, signature, arch):
         """Add an unsatisfiable dependency"""
         self.unsat_deps[arch].add(signature)
@@ -245,6 +251,16 @@ class Excuse(object):
             else:
                 res = res + "<li>Build-Depends(-Arch): %s <a href=\"#%s\">%s</a>\n" % (self.name, dep, dep)
 
+        for x in sorted(self.indep_build_deps, key=lambda x: x.split('/')[0]):
+            dep = x.split('/')[0]
+            if dep == lastdep:
+                continue
+            lastdep = dep
+            if x in self.invalid_build_deps:
+                res = res + "<li>Build-Depends-Indep: %s <a href=\"#%s\">%s</a> (not ready)\n" % (self.name, dep, dep)
+            else:
+                res = res + "<li>Build-Depends-Indep: %s <a href=\"#%s\">%s</a>\n" % (self.name, dep, dep)
+
         res = res + "</ul>\n"
         return res
 
@@ -292,10 +308,11 @@ class Excuse(object):
                 'on-architectures': sorted(self.missing_builds),
                 'on-unimportant-architectures': sorted(self.missing_builds_ood_arch),
             }
-        if self.deps or self.invalid_deps or self.arch_build_deps or self.invalid_build_deps or self.break_deps or self.unsat_deps:
+        if self.deps or self.invalid_deps or self.arch_build_deps or self.indep_build_deps \
+                or self.invalid_build_deps or self.break_deps or self.unsat_deps:
             excusedata['dependencies'] = dep_data = {}
-            migrate_after = sorted((self.deps.keys() - self.invalid_deps)
-                                   | (self.arch_build_deps.keys() - self.invalid_build_deps))
+            migrate_after_bd = (self.arch_build_deps.keys() | self.indep_build_deps.keys()) - self.invalid_build_deps
+            migrate_after = sorted((self.deps.keys() - self.invalid_deps) | migrate_after_bd)
             break_deps = [x for x, _ in self.break_deps if x not in self.deps]
 
             if self.invalid_deps or self.invalid_build_deps:
diff --git a/britney2/utils.py b/britney2/utils.py
index 92d071f..5128a79 100644
--- a/britney2/utils.py
+++ b/britney2/utils.py
@@ -834,11 +834,14 @@ def invalidate_excuses(excuses, valid, invalid):
     # build the reverse dependencies
     revdeps = defaultdict(list)
     revbuilddeps = defaultdict(list)
+    revindepbuilddeps = defaultdict(list)
     for exc in excuses.values():
         for d in exc.deps:
             revdeps[d].append(exc.name)
         for d in exc.arch_build_deps:
             revbuilddeps[d].append(exc.name)
+        for d in exc.indep_build_deps:
+            revindepbuilddeps[d].append(exc.name)
 
     # loop on the invalid excuses
     for ename in iter_except(invalid.pop, KeyError):
@@ -883,6 +886,20 @@ def invalidate_excuses(excuses, valid, invalid):
                     if excuses[x].policy_verdict.value < rdep_verdict.value:
                         excuses[x].policy_verdict = rdep_verdict
 
+        if ename in revindepbuilddeps:
+            for x in revindepbuilddeps[ename]:
+                # if the item is valid and it is not marked as `forced', then we invalidate it
+                if x in valid and not excuses[x].forced:
+
+                    # otherwise, invalidate the dependency and mark as invalidated and
+                    # remove the depending excuses
+                    excuses[x].invalidate_build_dep(ename)
+                    valid.discard(x)
+                    invalid.add(x)
+                    excuses[x].addhtml("Invalidated by build-dependency (indep)")
+                    if excuses[x].policy_verdict.value < rdep_verdict.value:
+                        excuses[x].policy_verdict = rdep_verdict
+
 
 def compile_nuninst(binaries_t, inst_tester, architectures, nobreakall_arches):
     """Compile a nuninst dict from the current testing