diff --git a/pkg/config/sync.go b/pkg/config/sync.go
index 8d68aba8..5794d581 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sync.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ type SyncOptions struct {
 	IncludeNeeds bool
 	// IncludeTransitiveNeeds is the include transitive needs flag
 	IncludeTransitiveNeeds bool
+	// EnforceNeedsAreInstalled is true we should error if/when there are unmeetable dependencies
+	EnforceNeedsAreInstalled bool
 	// SkipCrds is the skip crds flag
 	SkipCRDs bool
 	// Wait is the wait flag
@@ -82,6 +84,11 @@ func (t *SyncImpl) IncludeTransitiveNeeds() bool {
 	return t.SyncOptions.IncludeTransitiveNeeds
 }
 
+// EnforceNeedsAreInstalled errors if the transitive dependencies are not installable
+func (t *SyncImpl) EnforceNeedsAreInstalled() bool {
+	return t.SyncOptions.EnforceNeedsAreInstalled
+}
+
 // Set returns the Set
 func (t *SyncImpl) Set() []string {
 	return t.SyncOptions.Set
diff --git a/pkg/config/template.go b/pkg/config/template.go
index 90c82691..ae7c2439 100644
--- a/pkg/config/template.go
+++ b/pkg/config/template.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type TemplateOptions struct {
 	IncludeNeeds bool
 	// IncludeTransitiveNeeds is the include transitive needs flag
 	IncludeTransitiveNeeds bool
+	// EnforceNeedsAreInstalled is true we should error if/when there are unmeetable dependencies
+	EnforceNeedsAreInstalled bool
 	// No-Hooks is the no hooks flag
 	NoHooks bool
 	// SkipCleanup is the skip cleanup flag
@@ -158,3 +160,8 @@ func (t *TemplateImpl) KubeVersion() string {
 func (t *TemplateImpl) ShowOnly() []string {
 	return t.TemplateOptions.ShowOnly
 }
+
+// EnforceNeedsAreInstalled errors if the transitive dependencies are not installable
+func (t *TemplateImpl) EnforceNeedsAreInstalled() bool {
+	return t.TemplateOptions.EnforceNeedsAreInstalled
+}
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index d8e4013c..f5214d67 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -2657,6 +2657,34 @@ func (st *HelmState) UpdateDeps(helm helmexec.Interface, includeTransitiveNeeds
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DependencyError holds information about a release and its dependency that is not installed.
+type DependencyError struct {
+	Release    ReleaseSpec
+	Dependency ReleaseSpec
+}
+
+// hasTransitiveDependencyWithInstallFalse checks if a release has a transitive dependency with Install set to false.
+func (st *HelmState) HasTransitiveDependencyWithInstalledFalse(release ReleaseSpec, visited map[string]bool) *DependencyError {
+	if visited[release.Name] {
+		return nil
+	}
+	visited[release.Name] = true
+
+	for _, dep := range release.Needs {
+		for _, r := range st.Releases {
+			if r.Name == dep {
+				if r.Installed != nil && !*r.Installed {
+					return &DependencyError{Release: release, Dependency: r}
+				}
+				if depErr := st.HasTransitiveDependencyWithInstalledFalse(r, visited); depErr != nil {
+					return depErr
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // find "Chart.yaml"
 func findChartDirectory(topLevelDir string) (string, error) {
 	var files []string