diff --git a/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRuleBase.cs b/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRuleBase.cs
index dc9aceaca6..746fb1e29d 100644
--- a/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRuleBase.cs
+++ b/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRuleBase.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ public abstract class BusinessRuleBase : IBusinessRuleBase
     private int _priority;
     private RuleUri _ruleUri;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, rule will only cascade if the primary property
+    /// is dirty.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool CascadeIfDirty { get; protected set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether
     /// property values should be locked because
diff --git a/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRules.cs b/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRules.cs
index b2aafaa472..01f1ca7c05 100644
--- a/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRules.cs
+++ b/Source/Csla/Rules/BusinessRules.cs
@@ -675,21 +675,21 @@ orderby r.Priority
                 propertiesToRun.Add(p);
           }
 
-        // gets a list of "affected" properties by adding
+        // gets a list rules of of "affected" properties by adding
         // PrimaryProperty where property is in InputProperties
-        var input = from r in TypeRules.Rules
+        var inputRules = from r in TypeRules.Rules
                     where !ReferenceEquals(r.PrimaryProperty, property)
                           && r.PrimaryProperty != null
                           && r.InputProperties != null
                           && r.InputProperties.Contains(property)
-                    select r.PrimaryProperty;
+                    select r;
 
         var dirtyProperties = primaryResult.DirtyProperties;
-        input = from r in input
-                where dirtyProperties.Contains(r.Name)
-                select r;
+        var inputProperties = from r in inputRules
+                              where !r.CascadeIfDirty || dirtyProperties.Contains(r.PrimaryProperty.Name)
+                              select r.PrimaryProperty;
 
-        foreach (var p in input)
+        foreach (var p in inputProperties)
         {
             if (!ReferenceEquals(property, p))
                 propertiesToRun.Add(p);
diff --git a/Source/Csla/Rules/IBusinessRule.cs b/Source/Csla/Rules/IBusinessRule.cs
index bded0c2d47..45e6c1f3df 100644
--- a/Source/Csla/Rules/IBusinessRule.cs
+++ b/Source/Csla/Rules/IBusinessRule.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ public enum RunModes
   /// </summary>
   public interface IBusinessRuleBase
   {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, rule will only cascade if the primary property
+    /// is dirty.
+    /// </summary>
+    bool CascadeIfDirty { get; }
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets a list of secondary property values to be supplied to the
     /// rule when it is executed.