diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
index 93d623cf24..ba82373afb 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
@@ -368,8 +368,9 @@ export async function applyPlugins (nuxtApp: NuxtApp, plugins: Array<Plugin & Ob
   let promiseDepth = 0
 
   async function executePlugin (plugin: Plugin & ObjectPlugin<any>) {
-    if (plugin.dependsOn && !plugin.dependsOn.every(name => resolvedPlugins.includes(name))) {
-      unresolvedPlugins.push([new Set(plugin.dependsOn), plugin])
+    const unresolvedPluginsForThisPlugin = plugin.dependsOn?.filter(name => !resolvedPlugins.includes(name)) ?? []
+    if (unresolvedPluginsForThisPlugin.length > 0) {
+      unresolvedPlugins.push([new Set(unresolvedPluginsForThisPlugin), plugin])
     } else {
       const promise = applyPlugin(nuxtApp, plugin).then(async () => {
         if (plugin._name) {
diff --git a/test/nuxt/plugin.test.ts b/test/nuxt/plugin.test.ts
index 2856feceb1..c924fa6eb8 100644
--- a/test/nuxt/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/test/nuxt/plugin.test.ts
@@ -244,4 +244,24 @@ describe('plugin dependsOn', () => {
       'end B'
     ])
   })
+
+  it('expect B to execute after A, C when B depends on A and C', async () => {
+    const nuxtApp = useNuxtApp()
+    const sequence: string[] = []
+    const plugins = [
+      pluginFactory('A', undefined, sequence),
+      pluginFactory('B', ['A', 'C'], sequence),
+      pluginFactory('C', undefined, sequence)
+    ]
+    await applyPlugins(nuxtApp, plugins)
+
+    expect(sequence).toMatchObject([
+      'start A',
+      'start C',
+      'end A',
+      'end C',
+      'start B',
+      'end B'
+    ])
+  })
 })