diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 860437d..f393ac9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ properly formatted JSON object with the properties and values below.
 **Default:** `null`
 
 Setting the `dependent` value of one field to another field's `name` attribute
-value will disable the field when its dependent does not contain a value.
+value will disable the field when its dependent field does not contain a
+*valid* value.
 
 ```html
 <figure class="form-group">
diff --git a/validation.js b/validation.js
index b37e836..fe1065e 100644
--- a/validation.js
+++ b/validation.js
@@ -101,8 +101,16 @@ class ValidationField {
                 const parents = this.validationInstance.form.querySelectorAll(`[name="${this.dependent}"]`)
 
                 const depCheck = () => {
-                    if (((parents[0].type === 'checkbox' || parents[0].type === 'radio') && this.validationInstance.form.querySelectorAll(`[name="${this.dependent}"]:checked`).length > 0) ||
-                        (((parents[0].type !== 'checkbox' && parents[0].type !== 'radio') && parents[0].value))) {
+                    let fieldsValid = true
+                    const fields = this.validationInstance.getFields(parents[0].name)
+                    for (const field of fields) {
+                        for (const error of this.validationInstance.errors) {
+                            if (field === error) fieldsValid = false
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (((parents[0].type === 'checkbox' || parents[0].type === 'radio') && this.validationInstance.form.querySelectorAll(`[name="${this.dependent}"]:checked`).length > 0  && fieldsValid) ||
+                        (((parents[0].type !== 'checkbox' && parents[0].type !== 'radio') && parents[0].value && fieldsValid))) {
                             this.el.removeAttribute('disabled')
                         } else {
                             this.el.setAttribute('disabled', 'disabled')
@@ -293,6 +301,17 @@ class Validation {
         }
     }
 
+    // get all fields with the same name attribute
+    getFields(nameAttr) {
+        let matches = []
+        for (const fieldInstance of this.reqFields) {
+            if (fieldInstance.el.name == nameAttr) {
+                matches.push(fieldInstance)
+            }
+        }
+        return matches
+    }
+
     parseField(fieldInstance) {
         const nameAttrVal = fieldInstance.el.name