diff --git a/acceptance/acceptance_test.go b/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
index a920352603..9a71ae5fdd 100644
--- a/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
@@ -1453,6 +1453,43 @@ func testAcceptance(
 							})
 						})
 
+						when("the argument is meta-buildpack directory", func() {
+							var tmpDir string
+
+							it.Before(func() {
+								var err error
+								tmpDir, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "folder-buildpack-tests-")
+								assert.Nil(err)
+							})
+
+							it.After(func() {
+								_ = os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+							})
+
+							it("adds the buildpacks to the builder and runs it", func() {
+								h.SkipIf(t, runtime.GOOS == "windows", "buildpack directories not supported on windows")
+								// This only works if pack is new, therefore skip if pack is old
+								h.SkipIf(t, !pack.SupportsFeature(invoke.MetaBuildpackFolder), "")
+
+								buildpackManager.PrepareBuildModules(tmpDir, buildpacks.MetaBpFolder)
+								buildpackManager.PrepareBuildModules(tmpDir, buildpacks.MetaBpDependency)
+
+								output := pack.RunSuccessfully(
+									"build", repoName,
+									"-p", filepath.Join("testdata", "mock_app"),
+									"--buildpack", buildpacks.MetaBpFolder.FullPathIn(tmpDir),
+								)
+
+								assertOutput := assertions.NewOutputAssertionManager(t, output)
+								assertOutput.ReportsAddingBuildpack("local/meta-bp", "local-meta-bp-version")
+								assertOutput.ReportsAddingBuildpack("local/meta-bp-dep", "local-meta-bp-version")
+								assertOutput.ReportsSuccessfulImageBuild(repoName)
+
+								assertBuildpackOutput := assertions.NewTestBuildpackOutputAssertionManager(t, output)
+								assertBuildpackOutput.ReportsBuildStep("Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency")
+							})
+						})
+
 						when("the argument is a buildpackage image", func() {
 							var (
 								tmpDir           string
diff --git a/acceptance/buildpacks/folder_buildpack.go b/acceptance/buildpacks/folder_buildpack.go
index d892ec03e9..7da935d845 100644
--- a/acceptance/buildpacks/folder_buildpack.go
+++ b/acceptance/buildpacks/folder_buildpack.go
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ var (
 	BpFolderSimpleLayersParent = folderBuildModule{name: "simple-layers-parent-buildpack"}
 	BpFolderSimpleLayers       = folderBuildModule{name: "simple-layers-buildpack"}
 	ExtFolderSimpleLayers      = folderBuildModule{name: "simple-layers-extension"}
+	MetaBpFolder               = folderBuildModule{name: "meta-buildpack"}
+	MetaBpDependency           = folderBuildModule{name: "meta-buildpack-dependency"}
 )
diff --git a/acceptance/invoke/pack.go b/acceptance/invoke/pack.go
index fbb50a260d..35bd58f5b0 100644
--- a/acceptance/invoke/pack.go
+++ b/acceptance/invoke/pack.go
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ const (
 	StackValidation
 	ForceRebase
 	BuildpackFlatten
+	MetaBuildpackFolder
 )
 
 var featureTests = map[Feature]func(i *PackInvoker) bool{
@@ -258,6 +259,9 @@ var featureTests = map[Feature]func(i *PackInvoker) bool{
 	BuildpackFlatten: func(i *PackInvoker) bool {
 		return i.atLeast("v0.30.0")
 	},
+	MetaBuildpackFolder: func(i *PackInvoker) bool {
+		return i.atLeast("v0.30.0")
+	},
 }
 
 func (i *PackInvoker) SupportsFeature(f Feature) bool {
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/build b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5cc97b99d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "---> Build: Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency"
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/build.bat b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/build.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d7df65295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/build.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@echo off
+
+echo ---- Build: Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/detect b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/detect
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e4cffa69d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/detect
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+## always detect
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/detect.bat b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/detect.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15823e73f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/bin/detect.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+:: always detect
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/buildpack.toml b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/buildpack.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..668299eaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack-dependency/buildpack.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+api = "0.2"
+
+[buildpack]
+  id = "local/meta-bp-dep"
+  version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+  name = "Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency"
+
+[[stacks]]
+  id = "pack.test.stack"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack/buildpack.toml b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack/buildpack.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..799806eebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack/buildpack.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+api = "0.2"
+
+[buildpack]
+  id = "local/meta-bp"
+  version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+  name = "Local Meta-Buildpack"
+
+[[order]]
+[[order.group]]
+id = "local/meta-bp-dep"
+version = "local-meta-bp-version"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack/package.toml b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack/package.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ced1549d98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/testdata/mock_buildpacks/0.2/meta-buildpack/package.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[buildpack]
+uri = "."
+
+[[dependencies]]
+uri = "../meta-buildpack-dependency"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/client/build.go b/pkg/client/build.go
index 9e5c3f295e..f470f11f84 100644
--- a/pkg/client/build.go
+++ b/pkg/client/build.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/buildpacks/pack/buildpackage"
+
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/imgutil"
 	"github.com/buildpacks/imgutil/layout"
@@ -1042,10 +1044,45 @@ func (c *Client) fetchBuildpack(ctx context.Context, bp string, relativeBaseDir
 		fetchedBPs = append(append(fetchedBPs, mainBP), depBPs...)
 		mainBPInfo := mainBP.Descriptor().Info()
 		moduleInfo = &mainBPInfo
+
+		packageCfgPath := filepath.Join(bp, "package.toml")
+		_, err = os.Stat(packageCfgPath)
+		if err == nil {
+			fetchedDeps, err := c.fetchBuildpackDependencies(ctx, bp, packageCfgPath, downloadOptions)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "fetching package.toml dependencies (path=%s)", style.Symbol(packageCfgPath))
+			}
+			fetchedBPs = append(fetchedBPs, fetchedDeps...)
+		}
 	}
 	return fetchedBPs, moduleInfo, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Client) fetchBuildpackDependencies(ctx context.Context, bp string, packageCfgPath string, downloadOptions buildpack.DownloadOptions) ([]buildpack.BuildModule, error) {
+	packageReader := buildpackage.NewConfigReader()
+	packageCfg, err := packageReader.Read(packageCfgPath)
+	if err == nil {
+		fetchedBPs := []buildpack.BuildModule{}
+		for _, dep := range packageCfg.Dependencies {
+			mainBP, deps, err := c.buildpackDownloader.Download(ctx, dep.URI, buildpack.DownloadOptions{
+				RegistryName:    downloadOptions.RegistryName,
+				ImageOS:         downloadOptions.ImageOS,
+				Daemon:          downloadOptions.Daemon,
+				PullPolicy:      downloadOptions.PullPolicy,
+				RelativeBaseDir: filepath.Join(bp, packageCfg.Buildpack.URI),
+			})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "fetching dependencies (uri=%s,image=%s)", style.Symbol(dep.URI), style.Symbol(dep.ImageName))
+			}
+
+			fetchedBPs = append(append(fetchedBPs, mainBP), deps...)
+		}
+		return fetchedBPs, nil
+	}
+	return nil, err
+}
+
 func getBuildpackLocator(bp projectTypes.Buildpack, stackID string) (string, error) {
 	switch {
 	case bp.ID != "" && bp.Script.Inline != "" && bp.URI == "":
diff --git a/pkg/client/build_test.go b/pkg/client/build_test.go
index 0fff061f4e..31616e6d1d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/build_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/build_test.go
@@ -988,6 +988,138 @@ func testBuild(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 				})
 			})
 
+			when("meta-buildpack folder is used", func() {
+				it("resolves buildpack", func() {
+					metaBuildpackFolder := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "meta-buildpack")
+					err := os.Mkdir(metaBuildpackFolder, os.ModePerm)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBuildpackFolder, "buildpack.toml"), []byte(`
+api = "0.2"
+
+[buildpack]
+  id = "local/meta-bp"
+  version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+  name = "Local Meta-Buildpack"
+
+[[order]]
+[[order.group]]
+id = "local/meta-bp-dep"
+version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+					`), 0644)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBuildpackFolder, "package.toml"), []byte(`
+[buildpack]
+uri = "."
+
+[[dependencies]]
+uri = "../meta-buildpack-dependency"
+					`), 0644)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					metaBuildpackDependencyFolder := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "meta-buildpack-dependency")
+					err = os.Mkdir(metaBuildpackDependencyFolder, os.ModePerm)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBuildpackDependencyFolder, "buildpack.toml"), []byte(`
+api = "0.2"
+
+[buildpack]
+  id = "local/meta-bp-dep"
+  version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+  name = "Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency"
+
+[[stacks]]
+  id = "*"
+					`), 0644)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = subject.Build(context.TODO(), BuildOptions{
+						Image:      "some/app",
+						Builder:    defaultBuilderName,
+						ClearCache: true,
+						Buildpacks: []string{metaBuildpackFolder},
+					})
+
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+					h.AssertEq(t, fakeLifecycle.Opts.Builder.Name(), defaultBuilderImage.Name())
+
+					bldr, err := builder.FromImage(defaultBuilderImage)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					buildpack1Info := dist.ModuleInfo{ID: "buildpack.1.id", Version: "buildpack.1.version"}
+					buildpack2Info := dist.ModuleInfo{ID: "buildpack.2.id", Version: "buildpack.2.version"}
+					metaBuildpackInfo := dist.ModuleInfo{ID: "local/meta-bp", Version: "local-meta-bp-version", Name: "Local Meta-Buildpack"}
+					metaBuildpackDependencyInfo := dist.ModuleInfo{ID: "local/meta-bp-dep", Version: "local-meta-bp-version", Name: "Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency"}
+					h.AssertEq(t, bldr.Buildpacks(), []dist.ModuleInfo{
+						buildpack1Info,
+						buildpack2Info,
+						metaBuildpackInfo,
+						metaBuildpackDependencyInfo,
+					})
+				})
+
+				it("fails if buildpack dependency could not be fetched", func() {
+					metaBuildpackFolder := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "meta-buildpack")
+					err := os.Mkdir(metaBuildpackFolder, os.ModePerm)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBuildpackFolder, "buildpack.toml"), []byte(`
+api = "0.2"
+
+[buildpack]
+  id = "local/meta-bp"
+  version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+  name = "Local Meta-Buildpack"
+
+[[order]]
+[[order.group]]
+id = "local/meta-bp-dep"
+version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+					`), 0644)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBuildpackFolder, "package.toml"), []byte(`
+[buildpack]
+uri = "."
+
+[[dependencies]]
+uri = "../meta-buildpack-dependency"
+
+[[dependencies]]
+uri = "../not-a-valid-dependency"
+					`), 0644)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					metaBuildpackDependencyFolder := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "meta-buildpack-dependency")
+					err = os.Mkdir(metaBuildpackDependencyFolder, os.ModePerm)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(metaBuildpackDependencyFolder, "buildpack.toml"), []byte(`
+api = "0.2"
+
+[buildpack]
+  id = "local/meta-bp-dep"
+  version = "local-meta-bp-version"
+  name = "Local Meta-Buildpack Dependency"
+
+[[stacks]]
+  id = "*"
+					`), 0644)
+					h.AssertNil(t, err)
+
+					err = subject.Build(context.TODO(), BuildOptions{
+						Image:      "some/app",
+						Builder:    defaultBuilderName,
+						ClearCache: true,
+						Buildpacks: []string{metaBuildpackFolder},
+					})
+					h.AssertError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("fetching package.toml dependencies (path='%s')", filepath.Join(metaBuildpackFolder, "package.toml")))
+					h.AssertError(t, err, "fetching dependencies (uri='../not-a-valid-dependency',image='')")
+				})
+			})
+
 			when("buildpackage image is used", func() {
 				var fakePackage *fakes.Image