diff --git a/core/core-configuration-layer.el b/core/core-configuration-layer.el
index 3b66e744f..e192b061e 100644
--- a/core/core-configuration-layer.el
+++ b/core/core-configuration-layer.el
@@ -1347,6 +1347,16 @@ wether the declared layer is an used one or not."
     (and obj (cfgl-package-get-safe-owner obj)
          (not (oref obj :excluded)))))
 
+(defun configuration-layer//package-deps-used-p (pkg)
+  "Returns non-nil if all dependencies of PKG are used."
+  (not (memq nil (mapcar
+                  (lambda (dep-pkg)
+                    (let ((pkg-obj (configuration-layer/get-package dep-pkg)))
+                      (and pkg-obj
+                           (cfgl-package-get-safe-owner pkg-obj)
+                           (not (oref pkg-obj :excluded)))))
+                  (oref pkg :depends)))))
+
 (defun  configuration-layer/package-lazy-installp (name)
   "Return non-nil if NAME is the name of a package to be lazily installed."
   (let ((obj (configuration-layer/get-package name)))
@@ -1649,6 +1659,8 @@ wether the declared layer is an used one or not."
        ((null (oref pkg :owners))
         (spacemacs-buffer/message
          (format "%S ignored since it has no owner layer." pkg-name)))
+       ((not (configuration-layer//package-deps-used-p pkg))
+        (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S is ignored since it has dependencies that are not used." pkg-name)))
        ((not (cfgl-package-enabled-p pkg))
         (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "%S is disabled." pkg-name)))
        (t
@@ -1729,7 +1741,7 @@ LAYER must not be the owner of PKG."
                 (concat "\nAn error occurred while pre-configuring %S "
                         "in layer %S (error: %s)\n")
                 pkg-name layer err)))))))
-          (oref pkg :pre-layers))
+     (oref pkg :pre-layers))
     ;; init
     (spacemacs-buffer/message (format "  -> init (%S)..." owner))
     (funcall (intern (format "%S/init-%S" owner pkg-name)))
@@ -1751,7 +1763,7 @@ LAYER must not be the owner of PKG."
                 (concat "\nAn error occurred while post-configuring %S "
                         "in layer %S (error: %s)\n")
                 pkg-name layer err)))))))
-          (oref pkg :post-layers))))
+     (oref pkg :post-layers))))
 
 (defun configuration-layer//cleanup-rollback-directory ()
   "Clean up the rollback directory."
diff --git a/tests/core/core-configuration-layer-utest.el b/tests/core/core-configuration-layer-utest.el
index 1e7e3c35d..919846ed1 100644
--- a/tests/core/core-configuration-layer-utest.el
+++ b/tests/core/core-configuration-layer-utest.el
@@ -375,6 +375,44 @@
     (configuration-layer//add-package pkg-b)
     (should (null (configuration-layer//package-enabled-p pkg-a 'layer)))))
 
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;; configuration-layer//package-deps-used-p
+;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(ert-deftest test-package-deps-used-p--no-deps ()
+  (let ((pkg-a (cfgl-package "pkg-a"
+                             :name 'pkg-a)))
+    (should (configuration-layer//package-deps-used-p pkg-a))))
+
+(ert-deftest test-package-deps-used-p--deps ()
+  (let ((pkg-a (cfgl-package "pkg-a"
+                             :name 'pkg-a
+                             :depends '(pkg-b)))
+        (pkg-b (cfgl-package "pkg-b"
+                             :name 'pkg-b
+                             :owners '(owner)))
+        (owner (cfgl-layer "owner" :name 'owner))
+        configuration-layer--used-layers
+        (configuration-layer--indexed-packages (make-hash-table :size 2048))
+        (configuration-layer--indexed-layers (make-hash-table :size 1024)))
+    (configuration-layer//add-package pkg-b)
+    (configuration-layer//add-layer owner 'used)
+    (should (configuration-layer//package-deps-used-p pkg-a))))
+
+(ert-deftest test-package-deps-used-p--depends-not-owner ()
+  (let ((pkg-a (cfgl-package "pkg-a"
+                             :name 'pkg-a
+                             :depends '(pkg-b)
+                             :owners '(owner)))
+        (pkg-b (cfgl-package "pkg-b"
+                             :name 'pkg-b))
+        (owner (cfgl-layer "owner" :name 'owner))
+        (configuration-layer--indexed-packages (make-hash-table :size 2048))
+        (configuration-layer--indexed-layers (make-hash-table :size 1024)))
+    (configuration-layer//add-package pkg-b)
+    (configuration-layer//add-layer owner nil)
+    (should (null (configuration-layer//package-deps-used-p pkg-a)))))
+
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; configuration-layer//package-archive-absolute-pathp
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------