diff --git a/doc/03-cli.md b/doc/03-cli.md
index b421d7909..cf4e8b0c8 100644
--- a/doc/03-cli.md
+++ b/doc/03-cli.md
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ symfony/symfony requires monolog/monolog (~1)
 * **--match-constraint (-m):** Filters the dependencies shown using this constraint.
 * **--invert-match-constraint (-i):** Turns --match-constraint around into a blacklist
   insteead of a whitelist.
+* **--with-replaces:** Search for replaced packages as well.
 
 ## validate
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/DependsCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/DependsCommand.php
index 7a37e1058..0fb524117 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/DependsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/DependsCommand.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class DependsCommand extends Command
                 new InputOption('link-type', '', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED | InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY, 'Link types to show (require, require-dev)', array_keys($this->linkTypes)),
                 new InputOption('match-constraint', 'm', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Filters the dependencies shown using this constraint', '*'),
                 new InputOption('invert-match-constraint', 'i', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Turns --match-constraint around into a blacklist insteead of whitelist'),
+                new InputOption('with-replaces', '', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Search for replaced packages as well'),
             ))
             ->setHelp(<<<EOT
 Displays detailed information about where a package is referenced.
@@ -96,6 +97,15 @@ EOT
         $constraint = $versionParser->parseConstraints($input->getOption('match-constraint'));
         $matchInvert = $input->getOption('invert-match-constraint');
 
+        $needles = array($needle);
+        if (true === $input->getOption('with-replaces')) {
+            foreach ($packages as $package) {
+                $needles = array_merge($needles, array_map(function (Link $link) {
+                    return $link->getTarget();
+                }, $package->getReplaces()));
+            }
+        }
+
         $messages = array();
         $outputPackages = array();
         $io = $this->getIO();
@@ -104,10 +114,12 @@ EOT
             foreach ($types as $type) {
                 /** @var Link $link */
                 foreach ($package->{'get'.$linkTypes[$type][0]}() as $link) {
-                    if ($link->getTarget() === $needle && ($link->getConstraint()->matches($constraint) ? !$matchInvert : $matchInvert)) {
-                        if (!isset($outputPackages[$package->getName()])) {
-                            $messages[] = '<info>'.$package->getPrettyName() . '</info> ' . $linkTypes[$type][1] . ' ' . $needle .' (<info>' . $link->getPrettyConstraint() . '</info>)';
-                            $outputPackages[$package->getName()] = true;
+                    foreach ($needles as $needle) {
+                        if ($link->getTarget() === $needle && ($link->getConstraint()->matches($constraint) ? !$matchInvert : $matchInvert)) {
+                            if (!isset($outputPackages[$package->getName()])) {
+                                $messages[] = '<info>'.$package->getPrettyName() . '</info> ' . $linkTypes[$type][1] . ' ' . $needle .' (<info>' . $link->getPrettyConstraint() . '</info>)';
+                                $outputPackages[$package->getName()] = true;
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }