diff --git a/src/core/slice.c b/src/core/slice.c
index c7701b4017f..fb4f23c1069 100644
--- a/src/core/slice.c
+++ b/src/core/slice.c
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ static int slice_verify(Slice *s) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_unit_error_errno(UNIT(s), r, "Failed to determine parent slice: %m");
 
+        /* If recursive errors are to be ignored, the parent slice should not be verified */
+        if (UNIT(s)->manager && FLAGS_SET(UNIT(s)->manager->test_run_flags, MANAGER_TEST_RUN_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES))
+                return 0;
+
         if (parent ? !unit_has_name(UNIT_GET_SLICE(UNIT(s)), parent) : !!UNIT_GET_SLICE(UNIT(s)))
                 return log_unit_error_errno(UNIT(s), SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENOEXEC), "Located outside of parent slice. Refusing.");
 
diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-65.sh b/test/units/testsuite-65.sh
index 7183a4e1721..66db42d7593 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-65.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-65.sh
@@ -236,6 +236,18 @@ set -e
 rm /tmp/testfile.service
 rm /tmp/testfile2.service
 
+cat <<EOF >/tmp/sample.service
+[Unit]
+Description = A Sample Service
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart = echo hello
+Slice=support.slice
+EOF
+
+# Zero exit status since no additional dependencies are recursively loaded when the unit file is loaded
+systemd-analyze verify --recursive-errors=no /tmp/sample.service
+
 cat <<EOF >/tmp/testfile.service
 [Service]
 ExecStart = echo hello