diff --git a/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js b/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
index 8daa68579c93..9446187a6e28 100644
--- a/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
+++ b/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
@@ -474,3 +474,21 @@ export function getUnpublishedEntryDependencies(collection, slug) {
       .catch(err => dispatch(unpublishedEntryDependenciesError(collection, slug, err)));
   };
 }
+
+export function publishUnpublishedEntryAndDependencies(collection, slug) {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => dispatch(getUnpublishedEntryDependencies(collection, slug))
+  .then(({ payload }) => {
+    if (payload.dependencies.size === 1) {
+      return dispatch(publishUnpublishedEntry(collection, slug));
+    }
+
+    const confirmationMessage = `\
+Thisntry has dependencies, and cannot be published on its own. Publish all the following posts?
+${ payload.dependencies.join("\n") }`;
+
+    if (window.confirm(confirmationMessage)) {
+      return dispatch(publishUnpublishedEntries(payload.dependencies.map(
+        dep => dep.split("."))));
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/UnpublishedEntriesPanel.js b/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/UnpublishedEntriesPanel.js
index 8d0220e65070..21cf8ab78628 100644
--- a/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/UnpublishedEntriesPanel.js
+++ b/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/UnpublishedEntriesPanel.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { OrderedMap } from 'immutable';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { loadUnpublishedEntries, updateUnpublishedEntryStatus, publishUnpublishedEntry } from '../../actions/editorialWorkflow';
+import { loadUnpublishedEntries, updateUnpublishedEntryStatus,
+    publishUnpublishedEntryAndDependencies } from '../../actions/editorialWorkflow';
 import { selectUnpublishedEntriesByStatus } from '../../reducers';
 import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from '../../constants/publishModes';
 import UnpublishedListing from '../../components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing';
@@ -61,5 +62,5 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
 export default connect(mapStateToProps, {
   loadUnpublishedEntries,
   updateUnpublishedEntryStatus,
-  publishUnpublishedEntry,
+  publishUnpublishedEntry: publishUnpublishedEntryAndDependencies,
 })(unpublishedEntriesPanel);