diff --git a/modules/mgmt.go b/modules/mgmt.go
index f5f082e..4081741 100644
--- a/modules/mgmt.go
+++ b/modules/mgmt.go
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ func (m *Module) SetEnabled(enable bool) (changed bool) {
 	return m.Disable()
 }
 
-// Enabled returns wether or not the module is currently enabled.
+// Enabled returns whether or not the module is currently enabled.
 func (m *Module) Enabled() bool {
 	return m.enabled.IsSet()
 }
 
+// EnabledAsDependency returns whether or not the module is currently enabled as a dependency.
+func (m *Module) EnabledAsDependency() bool {
+	return m.enabledAsDependency.IsSet()
+}
+
 // EnableModuleManagement enables the module management functionality within modules. The supplied notify function will be called whenever the status of a module changes. The affected module will be in the parameter. You will need to manually enable modules, else nothing will start.
 func EnableModuleManagement(changeNotifyFn func(*Module)) {
 	if moduleMgmtEnabled.SetToIf(false, true) {
diff --git a/modules/subsystems/subsystem.go b/modules/subsystems/subsystem.go
index 1a8bec4..37f6837 100644
--- a/modules/subsystems/subsystem.go
+++ b/modules/subsystems/subsystem.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func statusFromModule(module *modules.Module) *ModuleStatus {
 	status := &ModuleStatus{
 		Name:    module.Name,
 		module:  module,
-		Enabled: module.Enabled(),
+		Enabled: module.Enabled() || module.EnabledAsDependency(),
 		Status:  module.Status(),
 	}
 	status.FailureStatus, status.FailureID, status.FailureMsg = module.FailureStatus()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func statusFromModule(module *modules.Module) *ModuleStatus {
 
 func compareAndUpdateStatus(module *modules.Module, status *ModuleStatus) (changed bool) {
 	// check if enabled
-	enabled := module.Enabled()
+	enabled := module.Enabled() || module.EnabledAsDependency()
 	if status.Enabled != enabled {
 		status.Enabled = enabled
 		changed = true
@@ -101,16 +101,10 @@ func compareAndUpdateStatus(module *modules.Module, status *ModuleStatus) (chang
 
 func (sub *Subsystem) makeSummary() {
 	// find worst failing module
-	worstFailing := &ModuleStatus{}
+	sub.FailureStatus = 0
 	for _, depStatus := range sub.Modules {
-		if depStatus.FailureStatus > worstFailing.FailureStatus {
-			worstFailing = depStatus
+		if depStatus.FailureStatus > sub.FailureStatus {
+			sub.FailureStatus = depStatus.FailureStatus
 		}
 	}
-
-	if worstFailing != nil {
-		sub.FailureStatus = worstFailing.FailureStatus
-	} else {
-		sub.FailureStatus = 0
-	}
 }