diff --git a/pkg/app/app.go b/pkg/app/app.go
index 844b6aeb..6b1da0cc 100644
--- a/pkg/app/app.go
+++ b/pkg/app/app.go
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ func (a *App) template(r *Run, c TemplateConfigProvider) (bool, []error) {
 func (a *App) withNeeds(r *Run, c DAGConfig, includeDisabled bool, f func(*state.HelmState) []error) (bool, []error) {
 	st := r.state
 
-	selectedReleases, deduplicated, err := a.getSelectedReleases(r, false)
+	selectedReleases, deduplicated, err := a.getSelectedReleases(r, c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds())
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, []error{err}
 	}
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ func (a *App) withNeeds(r *Run, c DAGConfig, includeDisabled bool, f func(*state
 		// That's why we don't pass in `IncludeNeeds: c.IncludeNeeds(), IncludeTransitiveNeeds: c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds()` here.
 		// Otherwise, in case include-needs=true, it will include the needs of needs, which results in unexpectedly introducing transitive needs,
 		// even if include-transitive-needs=true is unspecified.
-		if _, errs := withDAG(st, r.helm, a.Logger, state.PlanOptions{SelectedReleases: toRender, Reverse: false, SkipNeeds: c.SkipNeeds(), IncludeNeeds: includeNeeds}, a.WrapWithoutSelector(func(subst *state.HelmState, helm helmexec.Interface) []error {
+		if _, errs := withDAG(st, r.helm, a.Logger, state.PlanOptions{SelectedReleases: toRender, Reverse: false, SkipNeeds: c.SkipNeeds(), IncludeNeeds: includeNeeds, IncludeTransitiveNeeds: c.IncludeTransitiveNeeds()}, a.WrapWithoutSelector(func(subst *state.HelmState, helm helmexec.Interface) []error {
 			rels = append(rels, subst.Releases...)
 			return nil
 		})); len(errs) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/config/apply.go b/pkg/config/apply.go
index af56582d..9ffafdbc 100644
--- a/pkg/config/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/config/apply.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (a *ApplyImpl) DiffArgs() string {
 
 // SkipNeeds returns the skip needs.
 func (a *ApplyImpl) SkipNeeds() bool {
-	if !a.IncludeNeeds() {
+	if !a.IncludeNeeds() && !a.IncludeTransitiveNeeds() {
 		return a.ApplyOptions.SkipNeeds
 	}
 	return false
diff --git a/pkg/config/diff.go b/pkg/config/diff.go
index 55f52ca2..7cde8417 100644
--- a/pkg/config/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/config/diff.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (t *DiffImpl) Set() []string {
 
 // SkipNeeds returns the skip needs
 func (t *DiffImpl) SkipNeeds() bool {
-	if !t.IncludeNeeds() {
+	if !t.IncludeNeeds() && !t.IncludeTransitiveNeeds() {
 		return t.DiffOptions.SkipNeeds
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/lint.go b/pkg/config/lint.go
index 282894d9..0d25780f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/lint.go
+++ b/pkg/config/lint.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (l *LintImpl) IncludeTransitiveNeeds() bool {
 
 // SkipNeeds returns the skip needs
 func (l *LintImpl) SkipNeeds() bool {
-	if !l.IncludeNeeds() {
+	if !l.IncludeNeeds() && !l.IncludeTransitiveNeeds() {
 		return l.LintOptions.SkipNeeds
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/sync.go b/pkg/config/sync.go
index e0028c3a..fbbc2483 100644
--- a/pkg/config/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/config/sync.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (t *SyncImpl) Set() []string {
 
 // SkipNeeds returns the skip needs
 func (t *SyncImpl) SkipNeeds() bool {
-	if !t.IncludeNeeds() {
+	if !t.IncludeNeeds() && !t.IncludeTransitiveNeeds() {
 		return t.SyncOptions.SkipNeeds
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/template.go b/pkg/config/template.go
index 1ea327df..6052429f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/template.go
+++ b/pkg/config/template.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (t *TemplateImpl) SkipCleanup() bool {
 
 // SkipNeeds returns the skip needs
 func (t *TemplateImpl) SkipNeeds() bool {
-	if !t.IncludeNeeds() {
+	if !t.IncludeNeeds() && !t.IncludeTransitiveNeeds() {
 		return t.TemplateOptions.SkipNeeds
 	}