diff --git a/ModuleManager.py b/ModuleManager.py
index 7103b7d3..e9835a43 100644
--- a/ModuleManager.py
+++ b/ModuleManager.py
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
         self.bot = bot
         self.directory = directory
         self.modules = {}
+        self.waiting_requirement = {}
     def list_modules(self):
         return sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(self.directory, "*.py")))
-    def load_module(self, filename):
-        name = os.path.basename(filename).rsplit(".py", 1)[0]
+
+    def module_name(self, filename):
+        return os.path.basename(filename).rsplit(".py", 1)[0].lower()
+
+    def _load_module(self, filename):
+        name = self.module_name(filename)
         with open(filename) as module_file:
             while True:
                 line = module_file.readline().strip()
@@ -23,6 +28,13 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
                         if not line_split[1].lower() in self.bot.config:
                             # nope, required config option not present.
                             return None
+                    elif line_split[0] == "#--require-module" and len(
+                            line_split) > 1:
+                        if not "bitbot_%s" % line_split[1].lower() in sys.modules:
+                            if not line_split[1].lower() in self.waiting_requirement:
+                                self.waiting_requirement[line_split[1].lower()] = set([])
+                            self.waiting_requirement[line_split[1].lower()].add(filename)
+                            return None
                 else:
                     break
         module = imp.load_source("bitbot_%s" % name, filename)
@@ -33,13 +45,21 @@ class ModuleManager(object):
         module_object = module.Module(self.bot)
         if not hasattr(module_object, "_name"):
             module_object._name = name.title()
+        assert not module_object._name in self.modules, (
+            "module name '%s' attempted to be used twice.")
         return module_object
+
+    def load_module(self, filename):
+        name = self.module_name(filename)
+        module = self._load_module(filename)
+        if module:
+            self.modules[module._name] = module
+            if name in self.waiting_requirement:
+                for filename in self.waiting_requirement:
+                    self.load_module(filename)
+        else:
+            sys.stderr.write("module '%s' not loaded.\n" % filename)
+
     def load_modules(self):
         for filename in self.list_modules():
-            module = self.load_module(filename)
-            if module:
-                assert not module._name in self.modules, (
-                    "module name '%s' attempted to be used twice.")
-                self.modules[module._name] = module
-            else:
-                sys.stderr.write("module '%s' not loaded.\n" % filename)
+            self.load_module(filename)