diff --git a/examples/execution_plan_chaining.rb b/examples/execution_plan_chaining.rb
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c02cd3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/execution_plan_chaining.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative 'example_helper'
+
+class DelayedAction < Dynflow::Action
+  def plan
+    plan_self
+  end
+
+  def run
+    sleep 5
+  end
+end
+
+if $PROGRAM_NAME == __FILE__
+  ExampleHelper.world.action_logger.level = 1
+  ExampleHelper.world.logger.level = 0
+
+  plan1 = ExampleHelper.world.trigger(DelayedAction)
+  plan2 = ExampleHelper.world.chain(plan1.execution_plan_id, DelayedAction)
+  plan3 = ExampleHelper.world.chain(plan2.execution_plan_id, DelayedAction)
+  plan4 = ExampleHelper.world.chain(plan2.execution_plan_id, DelayedAction)
+
+  puts <<-MSG.gsub(/^.*\|/, '')
+    |
+    |  Execution Plan Chaining example
+    |  ========================
+    |
+    |  This example shows the execution plan chaining functionality of Dynflow, which allows execution plans to wait until another execution plan finishes.
+    |
+    |  Execution plans:
+    |    #{plan1.id} runs immediately and should run successfully.
+    |    #{plan2.id} is delayed and should run once #{plan1.id} finishes.
+    |    #{plan3.id} and #{plan4.id} are delayed and should run once #{plan2.id} finishes.
+    |
+    |  Visit #{ExampleHelper::DYNFLOW_URL} to see their status.
+    |
+  MSG
+
+  ExampleHelper.run_web_console
+end
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/debug/telemetry/persistence.rb b/lib/dynflow/debug/telemetry/persistence.rb
index ad5cb38c..4d692611 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/debug/telemetry/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/debug/telemetry/persistence.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Persistence
           :load_execution_plan,
           :save_execution_plan,
           :find_old_execution_plans,
-          :find_past_delayed_plans,
+          :find_ready_delayed_plans,
           :delete_delayed_plans,
           :save_delayed_plan,
           :set_delayed_plan_frozen,
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/delayed_executors/abstract_core.rb b/lib/dynflow/delayed_executors/abstract_core.rb
index ec1d08e6..f9ec1833 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/delayed_executors/abstract_core.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/delayed_executors/abstract_core.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def time
 
       def delayed_execution_plans(time)
         with_error_handling([]) do
-          world.persistence.find_past_delayed_plans(time)
+          world.persistence.find_ready_delayed_plans(time)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/persistence.rb b/lib/dynflow/persistence.rb
index 7facce49..809d9a27 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/persistence.rb
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ def find_old_execution_plans(age)
       end
     end
 
-    def find_past_delayed_plans(time)
-      adapter.find_past_delayed_plans(time).map do |plan|
+    def find_ready_delayed_plans(time)
+      adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(time).map do |plan|
         DelayedPlan.new_from_hash(@world, plan)
       end
     end
@@ -159,5 +159,9 @@ def prune_envelopes(receiver_ids)
     def prune_undeliverable_envelopes
       adapter.prune_undeliverable_envelopes
     end
+
+    def chain_execution_plan(first, second)
+      adapter.chain_execution_plan(first, second)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/abstract.rb b/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/abstract.rb
index 94509b06..177c1d54 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/abstract.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/abstract.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def save_execution_plan(execution_plan_id, value)
         raise NotImplementedError
       end
 
-      def find_past_delayed_plans(options = {})
+      def find_ready_delayed_plans(options = {})
         raise NotImplementedError
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel.rb b/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel.rb
index db91b294..57b56a0a 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class action_class execution_plan_uuid queue),
                     envelope:            %w(receiver_id),
                     coordinator_record:  %w(id owner_id class),
                     delayed:             %w(execution_plan_uuid start_at start_before args_serializer frozen),
-                    output_chunk:        %w(execution_plan_uuid action_id kind timestamp) }
+                    output_chunk:        %w(execution_plan_uuid action_id kind timestamp),
+                    execution_plan_dependency: %w(execution_plan_uuid blocked_by_uuid) }
 
       SERIALIZABLE_COLUMNS = { action:  %w(input output),
                                delayed: %w(serialized_args),
@@ -139,12 +140,16 @@ def find_old_execution_plans(age)
           .all.map { |plan| execution_plan_column_map(load_data plan, table_name) }
       end
 
-      def find_past_delayed_plans(time)
+      def find_ready_delayed_plans(time)
         table_name = :delayed
         table(table_name)
-          .where(::Sequel.lit('start_at <= ? OR (start_before IS NOT NULL AND start_before <= ?)', time, time))
+          .left_join(TABLES[:execution_plan_dependency], execution_plan_uuid: :execution_plan_uuid)
+          .left_join(TABLES[:execution_plan], uuid: :blocked_by_uuid)
+          .where(::Sequel.lit('start_at IS NULL OR (start_at <= ? OR (start_before IS NOT NULL AND start_before <= ?))', time, time))
+          .where(::Sequel[{ state: nil }] | ::Sequel[{ state: 'stopped' }])
           .where(:frozen => false)
           .order_by(:start_at)
+          .select_all(TABLES[table_name])
           .all
           .map { |plan| load_data(plan, table_name) }
       end
@@ -159,6 +164,10 @@ def save_delayed_plan(execution_plan_id, value)
         save :delayed, { execution_plan_uuid: execution_plan_id }, value, with_data: false
       end
 
+      def chain_execution_plan(first, second)
+        save :execution_plan_dependency, { execution_plan_uuid: second }, { execution_plan_uuid: second, blocked_by_uuid: first }, with_data: false
+      end
+
       def load_step(execution_plan_id, step_id)
         load :step, execution_plan_uuid: execution_plan_id, id: step_id
       end
@@ -297,7 +306,8 @@ def abort_if_pending_migrations!
                  envelope:            :dynflow_envelopes,
                  coordinator_record:  :dynflow_coordinator_records,
                  delayed:             :dynflow_delayed_plans,
-                 output_chunk:        :dynflow_output_chunks }
+                 output_chunk:        :dynflow_output_chunks,
+                 execution_plan_dependency: :dynflow_execution_plan_dependencies }
 
       def table(which)
         db[TABLES.fetch(which)]
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel_migrations/025_create_execution_plan_dependencies.rb b/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel_migrations/025_create_execution_plan_dependencies.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47dcad56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/dynflow/persistence_adapters/sequel_migrations/025_create_execution_plan_dependencies.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+Sequel.migration do
+  up do
+    type = database_type
+    create_table(:dynflow_execution_plan_dependencies) do
+      column_properties = if type.to_s.include?('postgres')
+                            { type: :uuid }
+                          else
+                            { type: String, size: 36, fixed: true, null: false }
+                          end
+      foreign_key :execution_plan_uuid, :dynflow_execution_plans, on_delete: :cascade, **column_properties
+      foreign_key :blocked_by_uuid, :dynflow_execution_plans, on_delete: :cascade, **column_properties
+      index :blocked_by_uuid
+    end
+  end
+
+  down do
+    drop_table(:dynflow_execution_plan_dependencies)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/world.rb b/lib/dynflow/world.rb
index a99670c7..8b059e63 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/world.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/world.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 require 'dynflow/world/invalidation'
 
 module Dynflow
+  # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
   class World
     include Algebrick::TypeCheck
     include Algebrick::Matching
@@ -201,6 +202,16 @@ def delay_with_options(action_class:, args:, delay_options:, id: nil, caller_act
       Scheduled[execution_plan.id]
     end
 
+    def chain(plan_uuids, action_class, *args)
+      plan_uuids = [plan_uuids] unless plan_uuids.is_a? Array
+      result = delay_with_options(action_class: action_class, args: args, delay_options: { frozen: true })
+      plan_uuids.each do |plan_uuid|
+        persistence.chain_execution_plan(plan_uuid, result.execution_plan_id)
+      end
+      persistence.set_delayed_plan_frozen(result.execution_plan_id, false)
+      result
+    end
+
     def plan_elsewhere(action_class, *args)
       execution_plan = ExecutionPlan.new(self, nil)
       execution_plan.delay(nil, action_class, {}, *args)
@@ -390,4 +401,5 @@ def spawn_and_wait(klass, name, *args)
       return actor
     end
   end
+  # rubocop:enable Metrics/ClassLength
 end
diff --git a/test/future_execution_test.rb b/test/future_execution_test.rb
index b548f937..dc1e499b 100644
--- a/test/future_execution_test.rb
+++ b/test/future_execution_test.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module FutureExecutionTest
         it 'finds delayed plans' do
           @start_at = Time.now.utc - 100
           delayed_plan
-          past_delayed_plans = world.persistence.find_past_delayed_plans(@start_at + 10)
+          past_delayed_plans = world.persistence.find_ready_delayed_plans(@start_at + 10)
           _(past_delayed_plans.length).must_equal 1
           _(past_delayed_plans.first.execution_plan_uuid).must_equal execution_plan.id
         end
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ module FutureExecutionTest
 
         it 'checks for delayed plans in regular intervals' do
           start_time = klok.current_time
-          persistence.expect(:find_past_delayed_plans, [], [start_time])
-          persistence.expect(:find_past_delayed_plans, [], [start_time + options[:poll_interval]])
+          persistence.expect(:find_ready_delayed_plans, [], [start_time])
+          persistence.expect(:find_ready_delayed_plans, [], [start_time + options[:poll_interval]])
           dummy_world.stub :persistence, persistence do
             _(klok.pending_pings.length).must_equal 0
             delayed_executor.start.wait
diff --git a/test/persistence_test.rb b/test/persistence_test.rb
index aa0e87ec..0d6c1e7e 100644
--- a/test/persistence_test.rb
+++ b/test/persistence_test.rb
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def self.it_acts_as_persistence_adapter
           end
         end
 
-        describe '#find_past_delayed_plans' do
+        describe '#find_ready_delayed_plans' do
           it 'finds plans with start_before in past' do
             start_time = Time.now.utc
             prepare_and_save_plans
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def self.it_acts_as_persistence_adapter
             adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan3', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan3', :frozen => false, :start_at => format_time(start_time + 60))
             adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan4', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan4', :frozen => false, :start_at => format_time(start_time - 60),
                                       :start_before => format_time(start_time - 60))
-            plans = adapter.find_past_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
             _(plans.length).must_equal 3
             _(plans.map { |plan| plan[:execution_plan_uuid] }).must_equal %w(plan2 plan4 plan1)
           end
@@ -366,10 +366,67 @@ def self.it_acts_as_persistence_adapter
             adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan2', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan2', :frozen => true, :start_at => format_time(start_time + 60),
                                       :start_before => format_time(start_time - 60))
 
-            plans = adapter.find_past_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
             _(plans.length).must_equal 1
             _(plans.first[:execution_plan_uuid]).must_equal 'plan1'
           end
+
+          it 'finds plans with null start_at' do
+            start_time = Time.now.utc
+            prepare_and_save_plans
+
+            adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan1', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan1', :frozen => false)
+
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            _(plans.length).must_equal 1
+            _(plans.first[:execution_plan_uuid]).must_equal 'plan1'
+          end
+
+          it 'does not find blocked plans' do
+            start_time = Time.now.utc
+            prepare_and_save_plans
+
+            adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan1', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan1', :frozen => false)
+            adapter.chain_execution_plan('plan2', 'plan1')
+            adapter.chain_execution_plan('plan3', 'plan1')
+
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            _(plans.length).must_equal 0
+          end
+
+          it 'finds plans which are no longer blocked' do
+            start_time = Time.now.utc
+            prepare_and_save_plans
+
+            adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan1', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan1', :frozen => false)
+            adapter.chain_execution_plan('plan2', 'plan1')
+
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            _(plans.length).must_equal 1
+            _(plans.first[:execution_plan_uuid]).must_equal 'plan1'
+          end
+
+          it 'does not find plans which are no longer blocked but are frozen' do
+            start_time = Time.now.utc
+            prepare_and_save_plans
+
+            adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan1', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan1', :frozen => true)
+            adapter.chain_execution_plan('plan2', 'plan1')
+
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            _(plans.length).must_equal 0
+          end
+
+          it 'does not find plans which are no longer blocked but their start_at is in the future' do
+            start_time = Time.now.utc
+            prepare_and_save_plans
+
+            adapter.save_delayed_plan('plan1', :execution_plan_uuid => 'plan1', :frozen => false, :start_at => start_time + 60)
+            adapter.chain_execution_plan('plan2', 'plan1') # plan2 is already stopped
+
+            plans = adapter.find_ready_delayed_plans(start_time)
+            _(plans.length).must_equal 0
+          end
         end
 
         describe '#delete_output_chunks' do
diff --git a/test/world_test.rb b/test/world_test.rb
index e87135ad..e8cc0f4f 100644
--- a/test/world_test.rb
+++ b/test/world_test.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ module WorldTest
           _(terminated_event.resolved?).must_equal true
         end
       end
+
+      describe '#chain' do
+        it 'chains two execution plans' do
+          plan1 = world.plan(Support::DummyExample::Dummy)
+          plan2 = world.chain(plan1.id, Support::DummyExample::Dummy)
+
+          ready = world.persistence.find_ready_delayed_plans(Time.now)
+          _(ready.count).must_equal 0
+
+          done = Concurrent::Promises.resolvable_future
+          world.execute(plan1.id, done)
+          done.wait
+
+          plan1 = world.persistence.load_execution_plan(plan1.id)
+          _(plan1.state).must_equal :stopped
+          ready = world.persistence.find_ready_delayed_plans(Time.now)
+          _(ready.count).must_equal 1
+          _(ready.first.execution_plan_uuid).must_equal plan2.execution_plan_id
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end