diff --git a/man/systemd.mount.xml b/man/systemd.mount.xml
index 6d8c873ca5..7355b135e9 100644
--- a/man/systemd.mount.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.mount.xml
@@ -131,11 +131,15 @@
         <filename>umount.target</filename> in order to be stopped during shutdown.</para></listitem>
 
         <listitem><para>Mount units referring to local file systems automatically gain
-        an <varname>After=</varname> dependency on <filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename>.</para></listitem>
+        an <varname>After=</varname> dependency on <filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename>, and a
+        <varname>Before=</varname> dependency on <filename>local-fs.target</filename> unless
+        <option>nofail</option> mount option is set.</para></listitem>
 
         <listitem><para>Network mount units
         automatically acquire <varname>After=</varname> dependencies on <filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>,
-        <filename>network.target</filename> and <filename>network-online.target</filename>. Towards the latter a
+        <filename>network.target</filename> and <filename>network-online.target</filename>, and gain a
+        <varname>Before=</varname> dependency on <filename>remote-fs.target</filename> unless
+        <option>nofail</option> mount option is set. Towards the latter a
         <varname>Wants=</varname> unit is added as well.</para></listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 6df5d60ee1..be02e05f09 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ static int mount_add_default_dependencies(Mount *m) {
         const char *after, *before;
         UnitDependencyMask mask;
         MountParameters *p;
+        bool nofail;
         int r;
 
         assert(m);
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ static int mount_add_default_dependencies(Mount *m) {
                 return 0;
 
         mask = m->from_fragment ? UNIT_DEPENDENCY_FILE : UNIT_DEPENDENCY_MOUNTINFO_DEFAULT;
+        nofail = m->from_fragment ? fstab_test_yes_no_option(m->parameters_fragment.options, "nofail\0" "fail\0") : false;
 
         if (mount_is_network(p)) {
                 /* We order ourselves after network.target. This is
@@ -501,9 +503,11 @@ static int mount_add_default_dependencies(Mount *m) {
                 before = SPECIAL_LOCAL_FS_TARGET;
         }
 
-        r = unit_add_dependency_by_name(UNIT(m), UNIT_BEFORE, before, true, mask);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return r;
+        if (!nofail) {
+                r = unit_add_dependency_by_name(UNIT(m), UNIT_BEFORE, before, true, mask);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
 
         r = unit_add_dependency_by_name(UNIT(m), UNIT_AFTER, after, true, mask);
         if (r < 0)