diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
index 956e7a978c..774ce2db22 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
@@ -542,6 +542,139 @@ Recipes are listed with the bbappends that apply to them as subitems.
                 notappended.append(basename)
         return appended, notappended
 
+    def do_show_cross_depends(self, args):
+        """figure out the dependency between recipes that crosses a layer boundary.
+
+usage: show-cross-depends
+
+Figure out the dependency between recipes that crosses a layer boundary.
+
+NOTE:
+The .bbappend file can impact the dependency.
+"""
+        self.bbhandler.prepare()
+        pkg_fn = self.bbhandler.cooker_data.pkg_fn
+        bbpath = str(self.bbhandler.config_data.getVar('BBPATH', True))
+        self.require_re = re.compile(r"require\s+(.+)")
+        self.include_re = re.compile(r"include\s+(.+)")
+        self.inherit_re = re.compile(r"inherit\s+(.+)")
+
+        # The bb's DEPENDS and RDEPENDS
+        for f in pkg_fn:
+            f = bb.cache.Cache.virtualfn2realfn(f)[0]
+            # Get the layername that the file is in
+            layername = self.get_file_layer(f)
+
+            # The DEPENDS
+            deps = self.bbhandler.cooker_data.deps[f]
+            for pn in deps:
+                if pn in self.bbhandler.cooker_data.pkg_pn:
+                    best = bb.providers.findBestProvider(pn,
+                            self.bbhandler.cooker.configuration.data,
+                            self.bbhandler.cooker_data,
+                            self.bbhandler.cooker_data.pkg_pn)
+                    self.check_cross_depends("DEPENDS", layername, f, best[3])
+
+            # The RDPENDS
+            all_rdeps = self.bbhandler.cooker_data.rundeps[f].values()
+            # Remove the duplicated or null one.
+            sorted_rdeps = {}
+            # The all_rdeps is the list in list, so we need two for loops
+            for k1 in all_rdeps:
+                for k2 in k1:
+                    sorted_rdeps[k2] = 1
+            all_rdeps = sorted_rdeps.keys()
+            for rdep in all_rdeps:
+                all_p = bb.providers.getRuntimeProviders(self.bbhandler.cooker_data, rdep)
+                if all_p:
+                    best = bb.providers.filterProvidersRunTime(all_p, rdep,
+                                    self.bbhandler.cooker.configuration.data,
+                                    self.bbhandler.cooker_data)[0][0]
+                    self.check_cross_depends("RDEPENDS", layername, f, best)
+
+            # The inherit class
+            cls_re = re.compile('classes/')
+            if f in self.bbhandler.cooker_data.inherits:
+                inherits = self.bbhandler.cooker_data.inherits[f]
+                for cls in inherits:
+                    # The inherits' format is [classes/cls, /path/to/classes/cls]
+                    # ignore the classes/cls.
+                    if not cls_re.match(cls):
+                        inherit_layername = self.get_file_layer(cls)
+                        if inherit_layername != layername:
+                            logger.plain("%s inherits %s" % (f, cls))
+
+            # The 'require/include xxx' in the bb file
+            pv_re = re.compile(r"\${PV}")
+            fnfile = open(f, 'r')
+            line = fnfile.readline()
+            while line:
+                m, keyword = self.match_require_include(line)
+                # Found the 'require/include xxxx'
+                if m:
+                    needed_file = m.group(1)
+                    # Replace the ${PV} with the real PV
+                    if pv_re.search(needed_file) and f in self.bbhandler.cooker_data.pkg_pepvpr:
+                        pv = self.bbhandler.cooker_data.pkg_pepvpr[f][1]
+                        needed_file = re.sub(r"\${PV}", pv, needed_file)
+                    self.print_cross_files(bbpath, keyword, layername, f, needed_file)
+                line = fnfile.readline()
+            fnfile.close()
+
+        # The "require/include xxx" in conf/machine/*.conf, .inc and .bbclass
+        conf_re = re.compile(".*/conf/machine/[^\/]*\.conf$")
+        inc_re = re.compile(".*\.inc$")
+        # The "inherit xxx" in .bbclass
+        bbclass_re = re.compile(".*\.bbclass$")
+        for layerdir in self.bblayers:
+            layername = self.get_layer_name(layerdir)
+            for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(layerdir):
+                for name in filenames:
+                    f = os.path.join(dirpath, name)
+                    s = conf_re.match(f) or inc_re.match(f) or bbclass_re.match(f)
+                    if s:
+                        ffile = open(f, 'r')
+                        line = ffile.readline()
+                        while line:
+                            m, keyword = self.match_require_include(line)
+                            # Only bbclass has the "inherit xxx" here.
+                            bbclass=""
+                            if not m and f.endswith(".bbclass"):
+                                m, keyword = self.match_inherit(line)
+                                bbclass=".bbclass"
+                            # Find a 'require/include xxxx'
+                            if m:
+                                self.print_cross_files(bbpath, keyword, layername, f, m.group(1) + bbclass)
+                            line = ffile.readline()
+                        ffile.close()
+
+    def print_cross_files(self, bbpath, keyword, layername, f, needed_filename):
+        """Print the depends that crosses a layer boundary"""
+        needed_file = bb.utils.which(bbpath, needed_filename)
+        if needed_file:
+            # Which layer is this file from
+            needed_layername = self.get_file_layer(needed_file)
+            if needed_layername != layername:
+                logger.plain("%s %s %s" %(f, keyword, needed_file))
+    def match_inherit(self, line):
+        """Match the inherit xxx line"""
+        return (self.inherit_re.match(line), "inherits")
+
+    def match_require_include(self, line):
+        """Match the require/include xxx line"""
+        m = self.require_re.match(line)
+        keyword = "requires"
+        if not m:
+            m = self.include_re.match(line)
+            keyword = "includes"
+        return (m, keyword)
+
+    def check_cross_depends(self, keyword, layername, f, needed_file):
+        """Print the DEPENDS/RDEPENDS file that crosses a layer boundary"""
+        best_realfn = bb.cache.Cache.virtualfn2realfn(needed_file)[0]
+        needed_layername = self.get_file_layer(best_realfn)
+        if needed_layername != layername:
+            logger.plain("%s %s %s" % (f, keyword, best_realfn))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]) or 0)