diff --git a/src/loader/mutators.go b/src/loader/mutators.go
index e9df1f99..f1bed9bf 100644
--- a/src/loader/mutators.go
+++ b/src/loader/mutators.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func copyWorkingDirToProbes(p *types.Project) {
 }
 
 func cloneReplicas(p *types.Project) {
+	groupReplicas := make(map[string][]string)
 	procsToAdd := make([]types.ProcessConfig, 0)
 	procsToDel := make([]string, 0)
 	for name, proc := range p.Processes {
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ func cloneReplicas(p *types.Project) {
 			newProc.ReplicaNum = replica
 			repName := newProc.CalculateReplicaName()
 			newProc.ReplicaName = repName
+			groupReplicas[name] = append(groupReplicas[name], repName)
 			if proc.Replicas == 1 {
 				// Even if replicas == 1, we use newProc to ensure
 				// it has its own memory separate from any other references.
@@ -124,6 +126,28 @@ func cloneReplicas(p *types.Project) {
 	for _, proc := range procsToAdd {
 		p.Processes[proc.ReplicaName] = proc
 	}
+
+	// dependency rewrite when replicas are present
+	for name, proc := range p.Processes {
+		if len(proc.DependsOn) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		newDependsOn := make(types.DependsOnConfig)
+		for depName, depConf := range proc.DependsOn {
+			if replicas, ok := groupReplicas[depName]; ok && len(replicas) > 1 {
+				for _, replicaName := range replicas {
+					// if the user explicitly addressed this replica, dont overwrite it
+					if _, exists := proc.DependsOn[replicaName]; !exists {
+						newDependsOn[replicaName] = cloneDependency(depConf)
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				newDependsOn[depName] = cloneDependency(depConf)
+			}
+		}
+		proc.DependsOn = newDependsOn
+		p.Processes[name] = proc
+	}
 }
 
 func cloneProcess(proc *types.ProcessConfig) *types.ProcessConfig {
@@ -131,9 +155,12 @@ func cloneProcess(proc *types.ProcessConfig) *types.ProcessConfig {
 	newProc := *proc
 
 	// 2. DEEP COPY the Vars Map
-	maps.Copy(newProc.Vars, proc.Vars)
+	newProc.Vars = maps.Clone(proc.Vars)
 
-	// 3. DEEP COPY the Environment Slices
+	// 3. DEEP COPY the DependsOn Map
+	newProc.DependsOn = cloneDependencies(proc.DependsOn)
+
+	// 4. DEEP COPY the Environment Slices
 	newProc.Environment = slices.Clone(proc.Environment)
 	newProc.Args = slices.Clone(proc.Args)
 	newProc.Entrypoint = slices.Clone(proc.Entrypoint)
@@ -141,6 +168,25 @@ func cloneProcess(proc *types.ProcessConfig) *types.ProcessConfig {
 	return &newProc
 }
 
+func cloneDependencies(deps types.DependsOnConfig) types.DependsOnConfig {
+	if deps == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	newDeps := make(types.DependsOnConfig, len(deps))
+	for k, v := range deps {
+		newDeps[k] = cloneDependency(v)
+	}
+	return newDeps
+}
+
+func cloneDependency(dep types.ProcessDependency) types.ProcessDependency {
+	newDep := dep
+	if dep.Extensions != nil {
+		newDep.Extensions = maps.Clone(dep.Extensions)
+	}
+	return newDep
+}
+
 func assignExecutableAndArgs(p *types.Project) {
 	elevatedShellArg := p.GetElevatedShellArg()
 	for name, proc := range p.Processes {
diff --git a/src/loader/mutators_test.go b/src/loader/mutators_test.go
index cc44a5c6..255a795d 100644
--- a/src/loader/mutators_test.go
+++ b/src/loader/mutators_test.go
@@ -288,6 +288,96 @@ func Test_cloneReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_cloneReplicas_DependsOn(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &types.Project{
+		Processes: types.Processes{
+			"p0": {
+				Name: "p0",
+			},
+			"p1": {
+				Name:     "p1",
+				Replicas: 2,
+			},
+			"t0": {
+				Name: "t0",
+				DependsOn: types.DependsOnConfig{
+					"p0": {Condition: types.ProcessConditionStarted},
+				},
+			},
+			"t1": {
+				Name: "t1",
+				DependsOn: types.DependsOnConfig{
+					"p1": {Condition: types.ProcessConditionHealthy},
+				},
+			},
+			"t2": {
+				Name: "t2",
+				DependsOn: types.DependsOnConfig{
+					"p0":   {Condition: types.ProcessConditionStarted},
+					"p1-0": {Condition: types.ProcessConditionHealthy},
+				},
+			},
+			"t3": {
+				Name: "t3",
+				DependsOn: types.DependsOnConfig{
+					"p1":   {Condition: types.ProcessConditionStarted},
+					"p1-1": {Condition: types.ProcessConditionHealthy},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	assignDefaultProcessValues(p)
+	cloneReplicas(p)
+
+	// depends on p0, no expansion needed
+	if len(p.Processes["t0"].DependsOn) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("t0 should depend on a single process")
+	}
+	if _, ok := p.Processes["t0"].DependsOn["p0"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("t0 should depend on p0")
+	}
+
+	// depends on p1, expansion is needed
+	if len(p.Processes["t1"].DependsOn) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("t1 should depend on exactly 2 processes")
+	}
+	if _, ok := p.Processes["t1"].DependsOn["p1-0"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("t1 should depend on p1-0")
+	}
+	if _, ok := p.Processes["t1"].DependsOn["p1-1"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("t1 should depend on p1-1")
+	}
+
+	// depends on p0 and p1-0, explicitly
+	if len(p.Processes["t2"].DependsOn) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("t2 should depend on exactly 2 processes")
+	}
+	if _, ok := p.Processes["t2"].DependsOn["p0"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("t2 should depend on p0")
+	}
+	if p.Processes["t2"].DependsOn["p0"].Condition != types.ProcessConditionStarted {
+		condition := p.Processes["t2"].DependsOn["p0"].Condition
+		t.Errorf("t2 should depend on p0 and it should be Started, got %+v", condition)
+	}
+	if p.Processes["t2"].DependsOn["p1-0"].Condition != types.ProcessConditionHealthy {
+		condition := p.Processes["t2"].DependsOn["p1-0"].Condition
+		t.Errorf("t2 should depend on p1-0 and it should be Healthy, got %+v", condition)
+	}
+
+	// depends on p1, with an override for p1-1
+	if len(p.Processes["t3"].DependsOn) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("t3 should depend on exactly 2 processes")
+	}
+	if p.Processes["t3"].DependsOn["p1-0"].Condition != types.ProcessConditionStarted {
+		condition := p.Processes["t3"].DependsOn["p1-0"].Condition
+		t.Errorf("t3 should depend on p1-0 and it should be Started, got %v", condition)
+	}
+	if p.Processes["t3"].DependsOn["p1-1"].Condition != types.ProcessConditionHealthy {
+		condition := p.Processes["t3"].DependsOn["p1-1"].Condition
+		t.Errorf("t3's dependency on p1-1 should be Healthy, got %v", condition)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_renderTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 	procNoWorkingDir := "noWorkingDir"
 
diff --git a/www/docs/launcher.md b/www/docs/launcher.md
index ceb0e1e4..06b70951 100644
--- a/www/docs/launcher.md
+++ b/www/docs/launcher.md
@@ -42,6 +42,57 @@ processes:
     replicas: 2
 ```
 
+When replicas are present (`processes.process_name.replicas > 1`), other processes can depend on the group (`process-name`) or specific replicas (`process-name-N` where `N` is a value between 0 and the number of `replicas` minus one).
+
+```yaml
+processes:
+  consumer:
+    command: "/some/binary"
+    replicas: 2
+
+  # Older versions (<= v1.110.0) require the dependencies to be manually expanded
+  producer:
+    command: "/some/other/binary"
+    depends_on:
+      consumer-0:
+        condition: process_healthy
+      consumer-1:
+        condition: process_healthy
+```
+
+```yaml
+processes:
+  consumer:
+    command: "/some/binary"
+    replicas: 2
+
+  # Newer versions (> v1.110.0) allow the group name to be used directly
+  producer:
+    command: "/some/other/binary"
+    depends_on:
+      consumer:
+        condition: process_healthy
+```
+
+```yaml
+processes:
+  consumer:
+    command: "/some/binary"
+    replicas: 2
+
+  # Also we can set conditions for each instance in the group independently
+  producer:
+    command: "/some/other/binary"
+    depends_on:
+      # set the defaults for the group
+      consumer:
+        condition: process_healthy
+
+      # override a single instance
+      consumer-0:
+        condition: process_started
+```
+
 To scale a process on the fly CLI:
 
 ```shell
@@ -101,7 +152,7 @@ processes:
      echo 'Preparing...'
       sleep 1
       echo 'I am ready to accept connections now'
-    ready_log_line: "ready to accept connections" # equal to *.ready to accept connections.*\n regex    
+    ready_log_line: "ready to accept connections" # equal to *.ready to accept connections.*\n regex
 ```
 
 > :bulb: `ready_log_line` and readiness probe are incompatible and can't be used at the same time.