diff --git a/conf/minion b/conf/minion
index 3950877d3e2..ed951cd7a0f 100644
--- a/conf/minion
+++ b/conf/minion
@@ -565,6 +565,15 @@
 #
 #state_aggregate: False
 
+# Disable requisites during state runs by specifying a single requisite
+# or a list of requisites to disable.
+#
+# disabled_requisites: require_in
+#
+# disabled_requisites:
+#     - require
+#     - require_in
+
 #####     File Directory Settings    #####
 ##########################################
 # The Salt Minion can redirect all file server operations to a local directory,
diff --git a/doc/topics/releases/sodium.rst b/doc/topics/releases/sodium.rst
index 4bb34f8dd25..f60ad848e7d 100644
--- a/doc/topics/releases/sodium.rst
+++ b/doc/topics/releases/sodium.rst
@@ -77,3 +77,9 @@ You can set this setting in your roster file like so:
     user: root
     passwd: P@ssword
     set_path: '$PATH:/usr/local/bin/'
+
+
+State Changes
+=============
+- Adding a new option for the State compiler, ``disabled_requisites`` will allow
+  requisites to be disabled during State runs.
diff --git a/salt/config/__init__.py b/salt/config/__init__.py
index 92508ef78f6..4d315385fd1 100644
--- a/salt/config/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/config/__init__.py
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ VALID_OPTS = immutabletypes.freeze(
         # Allow raw_shell option when using the ssh
         # client via the Salt API
         "netapi_allow_raw_shell": bool,
+        "disabled_requisites": [],
     }
 )
 
@@ -1216,6 +1217,7 @@ DEFAULT_MINION_OPTS = immutabletypes.freeze(
         "discovery": False,
         "schedule": {},
         "ssh_merge_pillar": True,
+        "disabled_requisites": [],
     }
 )
 
diff --git a/salt/state.py b/salt/state.py
index d2b489c8eca..fa096f0b245 100644
--- a/salt/state.py
+++ b/salt/state.py
@@ -1683,7 +1683,9 @@ class State(object):
         )
         extend = {}
         errors = []
-        disabled = self.opts.get("disabled_requisites", [])
+        disabled_reqs = self.opts.get("disabled_requisites", [])
+        if not isinstance(disabled_reqs, list):
+            disabled_reqs = [disabled_reqs]
         for id_, body in six.iteritems(high):
             if not isinstance(body, dict):
                 continue
@@ -1702,9 +1704,10 @@ class State(object):
                         key = next(iter(arg))
                         if key not in req_in:
                             continue
-                        log.debug("=== self %s ===", self.opts)
-                        if key in disabled:
-                            log.info("=== %s disabled ===", key)
+                        if key in disabled_reqs:
+                            log.warning(
+                                "The %s requisite has been disabled, Ignoring.", key
+                            )
                             continue
                         rkey = key.split("_")[0]
                         items = arg[key]
@@ -2547,6 +2550,9 @@ class State(object):
         Look into the running data to check the status of all requisite
         states
         """
+        disabled_reqs = self.opts.get("disabled_requisites", [])
+        if not isinstance(disabled_reqs, list):
+            disabled_reqs = [disabled_reqs]
         present = False
         # If mod_watch is not available make it a require
         if "watch" in low:
@@ -2598,6 +2604,9 @@ class State(object):
         if pre:
             reqs["prerequired"] = []
         for r_state in reqs:
+            if r_state in disabled_reqs:
+                log.warning("The %s requisite has been disabled, Ignoring.", r_state)
+                continue
             if r_state in low and low[r_state] is not None:
                 for req in low[r_state]:
                     if isinstance(req, six.string_types):