diff --git a/src/graph.rs b/src/graph.rs
index 1c9c243..b9bba68 100755
--- a/src/graph.rs
+++ b/src/graph.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ impl Graph {
         None
     }
 
+    /// Traverses a notes dependencies to get the set of all dependencies, direct and indirect.
+    pub fn get_nested_deps(&self, id : Id) -> HashSet<Id> {
+        fn helper(graph : &Graph, curr : &Id, output : &mut HashSet<Id>) {
+            for dep in graph.edges.get(curr).unwrap() {
+                output.insert(*dep);
+                helper(graph, dep, output)
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut output = HashSet::new();
+        helper(self, &id, &mut output);
+
+        output
+    }
+
     fn find_cycle_local(&self, start : Id, unvisited : &mut BTreeSet<Id>, current_path_visited : &mut HashSet<Id>) -> Option<Vec<Id>> {
 
         // If already visited in the current path, then there is a cycle
diff --git a/src/list.rs b/src/list.rs
index 8204807..ae1a16a 100644
--- a/src/list.rs
+++ b/src/list.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::tasks::Id;
 
 use std::cmp;
 use std::path;
-use std::collections::{HashSet, HashMap};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
 use chrono::SubsecRound;
 
 impl args::ListOptions {
@@ -128,10 +128,13 @@ pub fn list(mut options : args::ListOptions, vault_folder : &path::Path, state :
         }));
     }
 
-    // Checks that a task has no incomplete dependencies (these dependencies are direct only).
+    // Checks that a task has no incomplete dependencies.
     if options.no_dependencies {
         tasks = Box::new(tasks.filter(move |t| {
-            t.data.dependencies.iter().all(|d| completed_ids.contains(&d))
+            // Get all dependencies (including indirect ones).
+            let all_dependencies = state.data.deps.get_nested_deps(t.data.id);
+            // Check that all of those dependencies are completed.
+            all_dependencies.iter().all(|d| completed_ids.contains(&d))
         }));
     }