diff --git a/python/bullmq/job.py b/python/bullmq/job.py
index 5728388a60..bb7bbe78ad 100644
--- a/python/bullmq/job.py
+++ b/python/bullmq/job.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 optsDecodeMap = {
     'fpof': 'failParentOnFailure',
+    'idof': 'ignoreDependencyOnFailure',
     'kl': 'keepLogs',
 }
 
diff --git a/python/bullmq/scripts.py b/python/bullmq/scripts.py
index 0333f89961..9dd1af7e47 100644
--- a/python/bullmq/scripts.py
+++ b/python/bullmq/scripts.py
@@ -512,11 +512,6 @@ def getMetricsSize(opts: dict):
                 return metrics.get("maxDataPoints", "")
             return ""
 
-        def getFailParentOnFailure(job: Job):
-            opts = job.opts
-            if opts is not None:
-                return opts.get("failParentOnFailure", False)
-
         keepJobs = getKeepJobs(shouldRemove)
 
         packedOpts = msgpack.packb({
@@ -527,7 +522,8 @@ def getFailParentOnFailure(job: Job):
             "attempts": job.attempts,
             "attemptsMade": job.attemptsMade,
             "maxMetricsSize": getMetricsSize(opts),
-            "fpof": getFailParentOnFailure(job),
+            "fpof": opts.get("failParentOnFailure", False),
+            "idof": opts.get("ignoreDependencyOnFailure", False)
         }, use_bin_type=True)
 
         args = [job.id, timestamp, propVal, transformed_value or "", target,
diff --git a/src/commands/moveStalledJobsToWait-9.lua b/src/commands/moveStalledJobsToWait-9.lua
index 6e25a752ce..df87ca5820 100644
--- a/src/commands/moveStalledJobsToWait-9.lua
+++ b/src/commands/moveStalledJobsToWait-9.lua
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ local rcall = redis.call
 --- @include "includes/batches"
 --- @include "includes/getTargetQueueList"
 --- @include "includes/moveParentFromWaitingChildrenToFailed"
+--- @include "includes/moveParentToWaitIfNeeded"
 --- @include "includes/removeJob"
 --- @include "includes/removeJobsByMaxAge"
 --- @include "includes/removeJobsByMaxCount"
@@ -105,6 +106,16 @@ if (#stalling > 0) then
                                 jobKey,
                                 timestamp
                             )
+                        elseif opts['idof'] then
+                            local parentData = cjson.decode(rawParentData)
+                            local parentKey = parentData['queueKey'] .. ':' .. parentData['id']
+                            local dependenciesSet = parentKey .. ":dependencies"
+                            if rcall("SREM", dependenciesSet, jobKey) == 1 then
+                                moveParentToWaitIfNeeded(parentData['queueKey'], dependenciesSet,
+                                                         parentKey, parentData['id'], timestamp)
+                                local failedSet = parentKey .. ":failed"
+                                rcall("HSET", failedSet, jobKey, failedReason)
+                            end
                         end
                         if removeOnFailType == "number" then
                             removeJobsByMaxCount(opts["removeOnFail"],
diff --git a/tests/test_stalled_jobs.ts b/tests/test_stalled_jobs.ts
index 68b9a5fd79..c040496ef0 100644
--- a/tests/test_stalled_jobs.ts
+++ b/tests/test_stalled_jobs.ts
@@ -467,6 +467,95 @@ describe('stalled jobs', function () {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('when ignoreDependencyOnFailure is provided as true', function () {
+      it('should move parent to waiting when child is moved to failed', async function () {
+        this.timeout(6000);
+        const concurrency = 4;
+        const parentQueueName = `parent-queue-${v4()}`;
+
+        const parentQueue = new Queue(parentQueueName, {
+          connection,
+          prefix,
+        });
+
+        const flow = new FlowProducer({ connection, prefix });
+
+        const worker = new Worker(
+          queueName,
+          async () => {
+            return delay(10000);
+          },
+          {
+            connection,
+            prefix,
+            lockDuration: 1000,
+            stalledInterval: 100,
+            maxStalledCount: 0,
+            concurrency,
+          },
+        );
+
+        const allActive = new Promise(resolve => {
+          worker.on('active', after(concurrency, resolve));
+        });
+
+        await worker.waitUntilReady();
+
+        const { job: parent } = await flow.add({
+          name: 'parent-job',
+          queueName: parentQueueName,
+          data: {},
+          children: [
+            {
+              name: 'test',
+              data: { foo: 'bar' },
+              queueName,
+              opts: { ignoreDependencyOnFailure: true },
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+
+        const jobs = Array.from(Array(3).keys()).map(index => ({
+          name: 'test',
+          data: { index },
+        }));
+
+        await queue.addBulk(jobs);
+        await allActive;
+        await worker.close(true);
+
+        const worker2 = new Worker(queueName, async job => {}, {
+          connection,
+          prefix,
+          stalledInterval: 100,
+          maxStalledCount: 0,
+          concurrency,
+        });
+
+        const errorMessage = 'job stalled more than allowable limit';
+        const allFailed = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+          worker2.on(
+            'failed',
+            after(concurrency, async (job, failedReason, prev) => {
+              const parentState = await parent.getState();
+
+              expect(parentState).to.be.equal('waiting');
+              expect(prev).to.be.equal('active');
+              expect(failedReason.message).to.be.equal(errorMessage);
+              resolve();
+            }),
+          );
+        });
+
+        await allFailed;
+
+        await worker2.close();
+        await parentQueue.close();
+        await flow.close();
+        await removeAllQueueData(new IORedis(redisHost), parentQueueName);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('when removeOnFail is provided as a number', function () {
       it('keeps the specified number of jobs in failed', async function () {
         this.timeout(6000);