diff --git a/source/dub/project.d b/source/dub/project.d
index fb006c2..5eadb2e 100644
--- a/source/dub/project.d
+++ b/source/dub/project.d
@@ -284,12 +284,13 @@
 				Dependency vspec = dep.spec;
 				Package p;
 
-				// non-optional and optional-default dependencies (if no selections file exists)
-				// need to be satisfied
-				bool is_desired = !vspec.optional || (vspec.default_ && m_selections.bare);
-
 				auto basename = getBasePackageName(dep.name);
 				auto subname = getSubPackageName(dep.name);
+
+				// non-optional and optional-default dependencies (if no selections file exists)
+				// need to be satisfied
+				bool is_desired = !vspec.optional || m_selections.hasSelectedVersion(basename) || (vspec.default_ && m_selections.bare);
+
 				if (dep.name == m_rootPackage.basePackage.name) {
 					vspec = Dependency(m_rootPackage.version_);
 					p = m_rootPackage.basePackage;
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected.sh b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1d5355c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd ${CURR_DIR}/issue990-download-optional-selected
+rm -rf b/.dub
+${DUB} remove gitcompatibledubpackage -n --version=*
+${DUB} run || exit 1
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/.no_build b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/.no_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/.no_build
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.sdl b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79e0e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name "b"
+dependency "gitcompatibledubpackage" version="1.0.2" optional=true
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.selections.json b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.selections.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c04270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/dub.selections.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"fileVersion": 1,
+	"versions": {
+		"gitcompatibledubpackage": "1.0.2"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/source/app.d b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49eeacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue990-download-optional-selected/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import gitcompatibledubpackage.subdir.file;
+
+void main()
+{
+	assert(!hasTheWorldExploded);
+}