diff --git a/entity_dependency.core.inc b/entity_dependency.core.inc
index b4c1b8c..dfb51a1 100644
--- a/entity_dependency.core.inc
+++ b/entity_dependency.core.inc
@@ -139,5 +139,14 @@ function entityreference_field_entity_dependencies($entity_type, $entity, $field
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_field_entity_dependencies().
+ */
+function field_collection_field_entity_dependencies($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, $items) {
+  $dependencies = array();
+  entity_dependency_add($dependencies, $items, 'field_collection_item', 'value');
+  return $dependencies;
+}
+
+/**
  * @} End of "Field dependency implementations"
  */