diff --git a/source/dub/recipe/json.d b/source/dub/recipe/json.d
index f9cc8c2..60e7626 100644
--- a/source/dub/recipe/json.d
+++ b/source/dub/recipe/json.d
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@
 					}
 					enforce(pkg !in bs.dependencies, "The dependency '"~pkg~"' is specified more than once." );
 					bs.dependencies[pkg] = Dependency.fromJson(verspec);
+					if (verspec.type == Json.Type.object)
+					{
+						BuildSettingsTemplate dbs;
+						dbs.parseJson(verspec, package_name);
+						bs.dependencyBuildSettings[pkg] = dbs;
+					}
 				}
 				break;
 			case "systemDependencies":
diff --git a/source/dub/recipe/packagerecipe.d b/source/dub/recipe/packagerecipe.d
index e03fa92..f03a943 100644
--- a/source/dub/recipe/packagerecipe.d
+++ b/source/dub/recipe/packagerecipe.d
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 /// a certain BuildPlatform.
 struct BuildSettingsTemplate {
 	Dependency[string] dependencies;
+	BuildSettingsTemplate[string] dependencyBuildSettings;
 	string systemDependencies;
 	TargetType targetType = TargetType.autodetect;
 	string targetPath;