diff --git a/heat/engine/check_resource.py b/heat/engine/check_resource.py
index 8c593b6703..48838f4235 100644
--- a/heat/engine/check_resource.py
+++ b/heat/engine/check_resource.py
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ class CheckResource(object):
         self._handle_failure(cnxt, stack, failure_reason)
 
     def _handle_resource_replacement(self, cnxt,
-                                     current_traversal, new_tmpl_id,
+                                     current_traversal, new_tmpl_id, requires,
                                      rsrc, stack, adopt_stack_data):
         """Create a replacement resource and trigger a check on it."""
         try:
-            new_res_id = rsrc.make_replacement(new_tmpl_id)
+            new_res_id = rsrc.make_replacement(new_tmpl_id, requires)
         except exception.UpdateInProgress:
             LOG.info("No replacement created - "
                      "resource already locked by new traversal")
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class CheckResource(object):
                                           stack, self.msg_queue)
                 except resource.UpdateReplace:
                     self._handle_resource_replacement(cnxt, current_traversal,
-                                                      tmpl.id,
+                                                      tmpl.id, requires,
                                                       rsrc, stack,
                                                       adopt_stack_data)
                     return False
diff --git a/heat/engine/resource.py b/heat/engine/resource.py
index acb531c725..3da6f2d55d 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resource.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resource.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class Resource(status.ResourceStatus):
         curr_stack.defn = latest_stk_defn
         return resource, initial_stk_defn, curr_stack
 
-    def make_replacement(self, new_tmpl_id):
+    def make_replacement(self, new_tmpl_id, requires):
         """Create a replacement resource in the database.
 
         Returns the DB ID of the new resource, or None if the new resource
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class Resource(status.ResourceStatus):
               'name': self.name,
               'rsrc_prop_data_id': None,
               'needed_by': self.needed_by,
-              'requires': self.requires,
+              'requires': list(requires),
               'replaces': self.id,
               'action': self.INIT,
               'status': self.COMPLETE,
diff --git a/heat/tests/engine/test_check_resource.py b/heat/tests/engine/test_check_resource.py
index d0a54e1378..8bf23a9e62 100644
--- a/heat/tests/engine/test_check_resource.py
+++ b/heat/tests/engine/test_check_resource.py
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ class CheckWorkflowUpdateTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         # lets say C is update-replaced
         is_update = True
         trav_id = self.stack.current_traversal
-        replacementC_id = resC.make_replacement(self.stack.t.id)
+        replacementC_id = resC.make_replacement(self.stack.t.id,
+                                                set(resC.requires))
         replacementC, stack, _ = resource.Resource.load(self.ctx,
                                                         replacementC_id,
                                                         trav_id,
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_resource.py b/heat/tests/test_resource.py
index 37ca8735e1..e1effa0ce1 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_resource.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_resource.py
@@ -712,13 +712,15 @@ class ResourceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         res.store()
         new_tmpl_id = 2
         self.assertIsNotNone(res.id)
-        new_id = res.make_replacement(new_tmpl_id)
+        new_requires = {1, 2, 4}
+        new_id = res.make_replacement(new_tmpl_id, new_requires)
         new_res = resource_objects.Resource.get_obj(res.context, new_id)
 
         self.assertEqual(new_id, res.replaced_by)
         self.assertEqual(res.id, new_res.replaces)
         self.assertIsNone(new_res.physical_resource_id)
         self.assertEqual(new_tmpl_id, new_res.current_template_id)
+        self.assertItemsEqual(list(new_requires), new_res.requires)
 
     def test_metadata_default(self):
         tmpl = rsrc_defn.ResourceDefinition('test_resource', 'Foo')