diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/68288-galaxy-requirements-install-only.yml b/changelogs/fragments/68288-galaxy-requirements-install-only.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3284fb708e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/68288-galaxy-requirements-install-only.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible-galaxy - allow role to define dependency requirements that will be only installed by defining them in ``meta/requirements.yml`` (https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues/57)
diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/galaxy/user_guide.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/galaxy/user_guide.rst
index 8fcdc2e2bfc..8a2f7dbb8d0 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/galaxy/user_guide.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/galaxy/user_guide.rst
@@ -363,10 +363,30 @@ command line, as follows:
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-Roles can also be dependent on other roles, and when you install a role that has dependencies, those dependencies will automatically be installed.
+Roles can also be dependent on other roles, and when you install a role that has dependencies, those dependencies will automatically be installed to the ``roles_path``.
 
-You specify role dependencies in the ``meta/main.yml`` file by providing a list of roles. If the source of a role is Galaxy, you can simply specify the role in
-the format ``namespace.role_name``. You can also use the more complex format in ``requirements.yml``, allowing you to provide ``src``, ``scm``, ``version``, and ``name``.
+There are two ways to define the dependencies of a role:
+
+* using ``meta/requirements.yml``
+* using ``meta/main.yml``
+
+Using ``meta/requirements.yml``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+`.. versionadded:: 2.10`
+
+You can create the file ``meta/requirements.yml`` and define dependencies in the same format used for :file:`requirements.yml` described in the `Installing multiple roles from a file`_ section.
+
+From there, you can import or include the specified roles in your tasks.
+
+Using ``meta/main.yml``
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Alternatively, you can specify role dependencies in the ``meta/main.yml`` file by providing a list of roles under the ``dependencies`` section. If the source of a role is Galaxy, you can simply specify the role in
+the format ``namespace.role_name``. You can also use the more complex format in :file:`requirements.yml`, allowing you to provide ``src``, ``scm``, ``version``, and ``name``.
+
+Dependencies installed that way, depending on other factors described below, will also be executed **before** this role is executed during play execution.
+To better understand how dependencies are handled during play execution, see :ref:`playbooks_reuse_roles`.
 
 The following shows an example ``meta/main.yml`` file with dependent roles:
 
@@ -425,8 +445,6 @@ Alternately, you can specify the role dependencies in the complex form used in
         src: git+https://github.com/geerlingguy/ansible-role-composer.git
         version: 775396299f2da1f519f0d8885022ca2d6ee80ee8
 
-When dependencies are encountered by ``ansible-galaxy``, it will automatically install each dependency to the ``roles_path``. To understand how dependencies are handled during play execution, see :ref:`playbooks_reuse_roles`.
-
 .. note::
 
     Galaxy expects all role dependencies to exist in Galaxy, and therefore dependencies to be specified in the
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
index 0aef3665f53..4f6b4a14d2b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/galaxy.py
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ class GalaxyCLI(CLI):
                 if not role.metadata:
                     display.warning("Meta file %s is empty. Skipping dependencies." % role.path)
                 else:
-                    role_dependencies = role.metadata.get('dependencies') or []
+                    role_dependencies = (role.metadata.get('dependencies') or []) + role.requirements
                     for dep in role_dependencies:
                         display.debug('Installing dep %s' % dep)
                         dep_req = RoleRequirement()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py b/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
index ba12d1d4c28..75144d852b8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/galaxy/role.py
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ class GalaxyRole(object):
     SUPPORTED_SCMS = set(['git', 'hg'])
     META_MAIN = (os.path.join('meta', 'main.yml'), os.path.join('meta', 'main.yaml'))
     META_INSTALL = os.path.join('meta', '.galaxy_install_info')
+    META_REQUIREMENTS = (os.path.join('meta', 'requirements.yml'), os.path.join('meta', 'requirements.yaml'))
     ROLE_DIRS = ('defaults', 'files', 'handlers', 'meta', 'tasks', 'templates', 'vars', 'tests')
 
     def __init__(self, galaxy, api, name, src=None, version=None, scm=None, path=None):
 
         self._metadata = None
+        self._requirements = None
         self._install_info = None
         self._validate_certs = not context.CLIARGS['ignore_certs']
 
@@ -371,3 +373,25 @@ class GalaxyRole(object):
         }
         """
         return dict(scm=self.scm, src=self.src, version=self.version, name=self.name)
+
+    @property
+    def requirements(self):
+        """
+        Returns role requirements
+        """
+        if self._requirements is None:
+            self._requirements = []
+            for meta_requirements in self.META_REQUIREMENTS:
+                meta_path = os.path.join(self.path, meta_requirements)
+                if os.path.isfile(meta_path):
+                    try:
+                        f = open(meta_path, 'r')
+                        self._requirements = yaml.safe_load(f)
+                    except Exception:
+                        display.vvvvv("Unable to load requirements for %s" % self.name)
+                    finally:
+                        f.close()
+
+                    break
+
+        return self._requirements
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh
index e33dc02de60..0af7f20f7ba 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy/runme.sh
@@ -12,35 +12,71 @@ ansible-galaxy --version
 # Need a relative custom roles path for testing various scenarios of -p
 galaxy_relative_rolespath="my/custom/roles/path"
 
-# Prep the local git repo with a role and make a tar archive so we can test
+# Status message function (f_ to designate that it's a function)
+f_ansible_galaxy_status()
+{
+    printf "\n\n\n### Testing ansible-galaxy: %s\n" "${@}"
+}
+
+# Use to initialize a repository. Must call the post function too.
+f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_pre()
+{
+    repo_name=$1
+    repo_dir=$2
+
+    pushd "${repo_dir}"
+        ansible-galaxy init "${repo_name}"
+        pushd "${repo_name}"
+            git init .
+
+            # Prep git, because it doesn't work inside a docker container without it
+            git config user.email "tester@ansible.com"
+            git config user.name "Ansible Tester"
+
+    # f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_post
+}
+
+# Call after f_ansible_galaxy_create_repo_pre.
+f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_post()
+{
+    repo_name=$1
+    repo_tar=$2
+
+    # f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_pre
+
+            git add .
+            git commit -m "local testing ansible galaxy role"
+
+            git archive \
+                --format=tar \
+                --prefix="${repo_name}/" \
+                master > "${repo_tar}"
+        popd # "${repo_name}"
+    popd # "${repo_dir}"
+}
+
+# Prep the local git repos with role and make a tar archive so we can test
 # different things
 galaxy_local_test_role="test-role"
 galaxy_local_test_role_dir=$(mktemp -d)
 galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo="${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}/${galaxy_local_test_role}"
 galaxy_local_test_role_tar="${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}/${galaxy_local_test_role}.tar"
-pushd "${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}"
-    ansible-galaxy init "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
-    pushd "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
-        git init .
-
-        # Prep git, becuase it doesn't work inside a docker container without it
-        git config user.email "tester@ansible.com"
-        git config user.name "Ansible Tester"
-
-        git add .
-        git commit -m "local testing ansible galaxy role"
-        git archive \
-            --format=tar \
-            --prefix="${galaxy_local_test_role}/" \
-            master > "${galaxy_local_test_role_tar}"
-    popd # "${galaxy_local_test_role}"
-popd # "${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}"
 
-# Status message function (f_ to designate that it's a function)
-f_ansible_galaxy_status()
-{
-    printf "\n\n\n### Testing ansible-galaxy: %s\n" "${@}"
-}
+f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_pre "${galaxy_local_test_role}" "${galaxy_local_test_role_dir}"
+f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_post "${galaxy_local_test_role}" "${galaxy_local_test_role_tar}"
+
+galaxy_local_parent_role="parent-role"
+galaxy_local_parent_role_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+galaxy_local_parent_role_git_repo="${galaxy_local_parent_role_dir}/${galaxy_local_parent_role}"
+galaxy_local_parent_role_tar="${galaxy_local_parent_role_dir}/${galaxy_local_parent_role}.tar"
+
+# Create parent-role repository
+f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_pre "${galaxy_local_parent_role}" "${galaxy_local_parent_role_dir}"
+
+    cat <<EOF > meta/requirements.yml
+- src: git+file:///${galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo}
+EOF
+f_ansible_galaxy_create_role_repo_post "${galaxy_local_parent_role}" "${galaxy_local_parent_role_tar}"
 
 # Galaxy install test case
 #
@@ -55,6 +91,7 @@ pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
     [[ -d "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}" ]]
 popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
 rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
+rm -fr "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}"
 
 # Galaxy install test case
 #
@@ -71,6 +108,45 @@ pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
 popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
 rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
 
+# Galaxy install test case
+#
+# Install local git repo with a meta/requirements.yml
+f_ansible_galaxy_status "install of local git repo with meta/requirements.yml"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+    ansible-galaxy install git+file:///"${galaxy_local_parent_role_git_repo}" "$@"
+
+    # Test that the role was installed to the expected directory
+    [[ -d "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_parent_role}" ]]
+
+    # Test that the dependency was also installed
+    [[ -d "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}" ]]
+
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
+rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
+rm -fr "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_parent_role}"
+rm -fr "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+
+# Galaxy install test case
+#
+# Install local git repo with a meta/requirements.yml + --no-deps argument
+f_ansible_galaxy_status "install of local git repo with meta/requirements.yml + --no-deps argument"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+
+    ansible-galaxy install git+file:///"${galaxy_local_parent_role_git_repo}" --no-deps "$@"
+
+    # Test that the role was installed to the expected directory
+    [[ -d "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_parent_role}" ]]
+
+    # Test that the dependency was not installed
+    [[ ! -d "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}" ]]
+
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
+rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
+rm -fr "${HOME}/.ansible/roles/${galaxy_local_test_role}"
+
 # Galaxy install test case
 #
 # Ensure that if both a role_file and role_path is provided, they are both
@@ -112,13 +188,16 @@ rm -fr "${galaxy_testdir}"
 #
 # Basic tests to ensure listing roles works
 
-f_ansible_galaxy_status \
-    "role list"
+f_ansible_galaxy_status "role list"
+galaxy_testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+pushd "${galaxy_testdir}"
+    ansible-galaxy install git+file:///"${galaxy_local_test_role_git_repo}" "$@"
 
     ansible-galaxy role list | tee out.txt
     ansible-galaxy role list test-role | tee -a out.txt
 
     [[ $(grep -c '^- test-role' out.txt ) -eq 2 ]]
+popd # ${galaxy_testdir}
 
 # Galaxy role test case
 #
@@ -185,7 +264,6 @@ f_ansible_galaxy_status \
 popd # ${role_testdir}
 rm -fr "${role_testdir}"
 
-
 # Properly list roles when the role name is a subset of the path, or the role
 # name is the same name as the parent directory of the role. Issue #67365
 #