diff --git a/inc/container.php b/inc/container.php
index 8d3438f..3db6f18 100644
--- a/inc/container.php
+++ b/inc/container.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\ShutdownFunctionRegisterer;
 use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\SymfonyProcessFactory;
 use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task\ActivateTestedPlugin;
+use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task\ActivateTestedPluginDependencies;
 use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task\ActivateTestedTheme;
 use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task\Bundle\Cleanup;
 use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task\Bundle\Load;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
             $contextual = (match ($container->get(PackageTypeDetector::class)->determine()) {
                 PackageType::Plugin => [
                     $container->get(SymlinkTestedPlugin::class),
+                    $container->get(ActivateTestedPluginDependencies::class),
                     $container->get(ActivateTestedPlugin::class),
                 ],
                 PackageType::Theme => [
@@ -155,6 +157,10 @@
             $container->get(PackageRootPath::class),
             $container->get(WpCli::class),
         ),
+        ActivateTestedPluginDependencies::class => static fn (ContainerInterface $container): ActivateTestedPluginDependencies => new ActivateTestedPluginDependencies(
+            $container->get(PackageRootPath::class),
+            $container->get(WpCli::class),
+        ),
         ActivateTestedTheme::class => static fn (ContainerInterface $container): ActivateTestedTheme => new ActivateTestedTheme(
             $container->get(PackageRootPath::class),
             $container->get(WpCli::class),
diff --git a/src/Task/ActivateTestedPluginDependencies.php b/src/Task/ActivateTestedPluginDependencies.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a140e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Task/ActivateTestedPluginDependencies.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task;
+
+use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Path\LocalDependencyPath;
+use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\WpCli;
+use Symfony\Component\Filesystem\Path;
+
+readonly class ActivateTestedPluginDependencies implements Task
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private LocalDependencyPath $packageRootPath,
+        private WpCli $wpCli,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function execute(): void
+    {
+        $testedPluginName = Path::getFilenameWithoutExtension($this->packageRootPath->path());
+
+        foreach ($this->requiredPlugins($testedPluginName) as $requiredPlugin) {
+            $this->wpCli->run(['plugin', 'activate', $requiredPlugin]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    private function requiredPlugins(string $pluginName): array
+    {
+        $requiredPluginsField = json_decode(
+            $this->wpCli->run([
+                'plugin',
+                'get',
+                $pluginName,
+                '--field=requires_plugins',
+                '--format=json',
+            ]),
+            flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR,
+        );
+
+        if (!is_string($requiredPluginsField) || $requiredPluginsField === '') {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return array_filter(
+            array_map('trim', explode(',', $requiredPluginsField)),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/WpCli.php b/src/WpCli.php
index e2c0837..6d2cbfc 100644
--- a/src/WpCli.php
+++ b/src/WpCli.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function __construct(
     /**
      * @param string[] $args
      */
-    public function run(array $args): void
+    public function run(array $args): string
     {
         $extendedArgs = [
             $this->wpCliPath->path(),
@@ -29,14 +29,19 @@ public function run(array $args): void
             '--skip-themes',
             '--path=' . $this->wordPressPath->path(),
         ];
+        $output = '';
 
         $this->symfonyProcessFactory->create($extendedArgs)->run(
-            static function (string $type, string $data): void {
+            static function (string $type, string $data) use (&$output): void {
                 if ($type === Process::ERR) {
                     // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.ExceptionNotEscaped
                     throw new Exception($data);
                 }
+
+                $output .= $data;
             }
         );
+
+        return $output;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/Functional/Task/ActivateTestedPluginDependenciesTest.php b/tests/phpunit/Functional/Task/ActivateTestedPluginDependenciesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e5a6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/Functional/Task/ActivateTestedPluginDependenciesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Tests\Functional\Task;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Task\ActivateTestedPluginDependencies;
+use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\Tests\FunctionalTestCase;
+use Syde\WpPhpUnitIntegration\WpCli;
+
+final class ActivateTestedPluginDependenciesTest extends FunctionalTestCase
+{
+    public function testPluginActivateNotCalledWhenNoRequiredPlugins(): void
+    {
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($this->workspace . '/acme');
+
+        $wpCli = $this->createMock(WpCli::class);
+        $wpCli
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('run')
+            ->with(
+                [
+                    'plugin',
+                    'get',
+                    'acme',
+                    '--field=requires_plugins',
+                    '--format=json',
+                ],
+            )
+            ->willReturn('""');
+
+        (new ActivateTestedPluginDependencies(
+            $this->localDependencyPath($this->workspace . '/acme'),
+            $wpCli,
+        ))->execute();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<array{0: list<string>, 1: string}> $wpCliArgsReturnMap
+     */
+    #[DataProvider('wpCliArgsReturnMapProvider')]
+    public function testRequiredPluginsAreActivated(array $wpCliArgsReturnMap): void
+    {
+        $this->filesystem->mkdir($this->workspace . '/acme');
+
+        $wpCli = $this->createMock(WpCli::class);
+        $wpCli
+            ->expects($this->exactly(count($wpCliArgsReturnMap)))
+            ->method('run')
+            ->willReturnMap($wpCliArgsReturnMap);
+
+        (new ActivateTestedPluginDependencies(
+            $this->localDependencyPath($this->workspace . '/acme'),
+            $wpCli,
+        ))->execute();
+    }
+
+    public static function wpCliArgsReturnMapProvider(): \Generator
+    {
+        yield [
+            [
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'get',
+                        'acme',
+                        '--field=requires_plugins',
+                        '--format=json',
+                    ],
+                    '"woocommerce"',
+                ],
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'activate',
+                        'woocommerce',
+                    ],
+                    '',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        yield [
+            [
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'get',
+                        'acme',
+                        '--field=requires_plugins',
+                        '--format=json',
+                    ],
+                    '"woocommerce,,  ,"',
+                ],
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'activate',
+                        'woocommerce',
+                    ],
+                    '',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        yield [
+            [
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'get',
+                        'acme',
+                        '--field=requires_plugins',
+                        '--format=json',
+                    ],
+                    '"woocommerce, woocommerce-subscriptions"',
+                ],
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'activate',
+                        'woocommerce',
+                    ],
+                    '',
+                ],
+                [
+                    [
+                        'plugin',
+                        'activate',
+                        'woocommerce-subscriptions',
+                    ],
+                    '',
+                ],
+            ],
+        ];
+    }
+}