diff --git a/src/ReactiveTools.jl b/src/ReactiveTools.jl
index ea2c082e..3dd6e018 100644
--- a/src/ReactiveTools.jl
+++ b/src/ReactiveTools.jl
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export @readonly, @private, @in, @out, @jsfn, @readonly!, @private!, @in!, @out!
 #definition of handlers/events
 export @onchange, @onbutton, @event, @notify
 
+# definition of dependencies
+export @deps, @clear_deps
+
 # deletion
 export @clear, @clear_vars, @clear_handlers
 
@@ -1302,4 +1305,69 @@ macro modelstorage()
   end |> esc
 end
 
+"""
+  @deps f
+
+
+Add a function f to the dependencies of the current app.
+
+------------------------
+
+  @deps M::Module
+
+  
+Add the dependencies of the module M to the dependencies of the current app.
+"""
+macro deps(expr)
+  quote
+    Stipple.deps!(Stipple.@type(), $expr)
+  end |> esc
+end
+
+"""
+  @deps(MyApp::ReactiveModel, f::Function)
+
+
+Add a function f to the dependencies of the app MyApp.
+The module needs to define a function `deps()`.
+
+------------------------
+
+  @deps(MyApp::ReactiveModel, M::Module)
+
+  
+Add the dependencies of the module M to the dependencies of the app MyApp.
+The module needs to define a function `deps()`.
+"""
+macro deps(M, expr)
+  quote
+    Stipple.deps!($M, $expr)
+  end |> esc
+end
+
+"""
+  @clear_deps
+
+
+Delete all dependencies of the current app.
+
+------------------------
+
+  @clear_deps MyApp
+
+
+Delete all dependencies of the app MyApp.
+"""
+macro clear_deps()
+  quote
+    Stipple.clear_deps!(Stipple.@type())
+  end |> esc
+end
+
+macro clear_deps(M)
+  quote
+    Stipple.clear_deps!($M)
+  end |> esc
+end
+
 end
diff --git a/src/Stipple.jl b/src/Stipple.jl
index a9fa4040..56c3a1ce 100644
--- a/src/Stipple.jl
+++ b/src/Stipple.jl
@@ -731,11 +731,25 @@ end
 function injectdeps(output::Vector{AbstractString}, M::Type{<:ReactiveModel}) :: Vector{AbstractString}
   for (key, f) in DEPS
     key isa DataType && key <: ReactiveModel && continue
+    # exclude keys starting with '_' 
+    key isa Symbol && startswith("$key", '_') && continue
     push!(output, f()...)
   end
   AM = get_abstract_type(M)
-  haskey(DEPS, AM) && push!(output, DEPS[AM]()...)
-
+  if haskey(DEPS, AM)
+    # DEPS[AM] contains the stipple-generated deps
+    push!(output, DEPS[AM]()...)
+    # furthermore, include deps who's keys start with "_<name of the ReactiveModel>_"
+    model_prefix = "_$(vm(AM))_"
+    @show model_prefix
+    for (key, f) in DEPS
+      println("hi 1")
+      @show key
+      key isa Symbol || continue
+      @show startswith("$key", model_prefix)
+      startswith("$key", model_prefix) && push!(output, f()...)
+    end
+  end
   output
 end
 
@@ -774,6 +788,29 @@ function deps!(m::Any, f::Function)
   DEPS[m] = f
 end
 
+function deps!(m::Any, M::Module)
+  DEPS[m] = M.deps
+end
+
+function deps!(M::Type{<:ReactiveModel}, f::Function; extra_deps = true)
+  key = extra_deps ? Symbol("_$(vm(M))_$(nameof(f))") : M
+  DEPS[key] = f isa Function ? f : f.deps 
+end
+
+deps!(M::Type{<:ReactiveModel}, modul::Module; extra_deps = true) = deps!(M, modul.deps; extra_deps)
+
+deps!(m::Any, v::Vector{Union{Function, Module}}) = deps!.(Ref(m), v)
+deps!(m::Any, t::Tuple) = [deps!(m, f) for f in t]
+deps!(m, args...) = [deps!(m, f) for f in args]
+
+function clear_deps!(M::Type{<:ReactiveModel})
+  delete!(DEPS, M)
+  model_prefix = "_$(vm(M))_"
+  for k in keys(Stipple.DEPS)
+    k isa Symbol && startswith("$k", model_prefix) && delete!(DEPS, k)
+  end
+end
+
 @specialize
 
 """