diff --git a/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake b/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake
index f7668478a4..649e571855 100644
--- a/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindProtobuf.cmake
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Example:
 
 function(protobuf_generate)
   set(_options APPEND_PATH DESCRIPTORS)
-  set(_singleargs LANGUAGE OUT_VAR EXPORT_MACRO PROTOC_OUT_DIR PLUGIN PLUGIN_OPTIONS)
+  set(_singleargs LANGUAGE OUT_VAR EXPORT_MACRO PROTOC_OUT_DIR PLUGIN PLUGIN_OPTIONS DEPENDENCIES)
   if(COMMAND target_sources)
     list(APPEND _singleargs TARGET)
   endif()
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function(protobuf_generate)
       OUTPUT ${_generated_srcs}
       COMMAND protobuf::protoc
       ARGS ${protobuf_generate_PROTOC_OPTIONS} --${protobuf_generate_LANGUAGE}_out ${_plugin_options}:${protobuf_generate_PROTOC_OUT_DIR} ${_plugin} ${_dll_desc_out} ${_protobuf_include_path} ${_abs_file}
-      DEPENDS ${_abs_file} protobuf::protoc
+      DEPENDS ${_abs_file} protobuf::protoc ${protobuf_generate_DEPENDENCIES}
       COMMENT ${_comment}
       VERBATIM )
   endforeach()