diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
index ce7fefc82..d6aa6199e 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ parameters:
       baseImageTag: baseImageTag
       # extraBuildOptions: ''
       buildArtifacts: ''
+      dependsOn: []
   - name: buildSteps
     type: object
     default:
@@ -76,7 +77,14 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Build ${{parameters.service.name}}
     dependsOn:
       - ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}
-    condition: in(dependencies.ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}.result, 'Succeeded', 'Skipped')
+      - ${{ each dep in parameters.service.dependsOn }}:
+        - ${{ dep }}
+    condition: |
+      and(
+        in(dependencies.ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}.result, 'Succeeded', 'Skipped'),
+        ${{ each dep in parameters.service.dependsOn }}:
+          eq(dependencies.${{dep}}.result, 'Succeeded')
+      )
     container:
       # TODO: use BuildNumber instead of latest in update branches
       # image: devfra.azurecr.io/de.fraport.fradrive.build/frontend:$(Build.BuildNumber)
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yaml b/azure-pipelines.yaml
index 43f23ccc3..b2d3d1568 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yaml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ parameters:
         buildArtifacts: |
           .stack/
           .stack-work/
+        dependsOn: compile_frontend
 
 variables:
   imageUpstream: devfra.azurecr.io/de.fraport.fradrive.build