diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index d8117eeefc..11c9ceef09 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -2548,3 +2548,12 @@ func TestReference(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRequires(t *testing.T) {
+	e := task.Executor{
+		Dir: "testdata/requires",
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, e.Setup())
+	require.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &ast.Call{Task: "requires-set"}))
+	require.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &ast.Call{Task: "requires-not-set"}))
+}
diff --git a/testdata/requires/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/requires/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25ec79852a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/requires/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  FILE_VAR: 'file_var'
+
+tasks:
+  requires-set:
+    vars:
+      TASK_VAR: 'task_var'
+    requires:
+      vars: [FILE_VAR, TASK_VAR]
+  requires-not-set:
+    vars:
+      TASK_VAR: 'task_var'
+    requires:
+      vars: [FILE_VAR, TASK_VAR, NOT_SET_VAR]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/variables.go b/variables.go
index db2a3fc4da..2d29cc642f 100644
--- a/variables.go
+++ b/variables.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (e *Executor) compiledTask(call *ast.Call, evaluateShVars bool) (*ast.Task,
 		Dir:                  templater.Replace(origTask.Dir, cache),
 		Set:                  origTask.Set,
 		Shopt:                origTask.Shopt,
-		Vars:                 nil,
+		Vars:                 vars,
 		Env:                  nil,
 		Dotenv:               templater.Replace(origTask.Dotenv, cache),
 		Silent:               origTask.Silent,