diff --git a/acceptance_test.go b/acceptance_test.go
index f6a9d02..0b21515 100644
--- a/acceptance_test.go
+++ b/acceptance_test.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func TestRPMSpecific(t *testing.T) {
 		"release",
 		"directories",
 		"verify",
+		"postrequires",
 	}
 	for _, name := range testNames {
 		for _, arch := range formatArchs[format] {
diff --git a/nfpm.go b/nfpm.go
index b20ece0..e2daeec 100644
--- a/nfpm.go
+++ b/nfpm.go
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ func (c *Config) expandEnvVars() {
 		c.Overrides[or].Recommends = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Overrides[or].Recommends)
 		c.Overrides[or].Provides = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Overrides[or].Provides)
 		c.Overrides[or].Suggests = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Overrides[or].Suggests)
+		c.Overrides[or].RPM.Requires.Post = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Overrides[or].RPM.Requires.Post)
 		c.Overrides[or].Contents = c.expandEnvVarsContents(c.Overrides[or].Contents)
 	}
 	c.Conflicts = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Conflicts)
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ func (c *Config) expandEnvVars() {
 	c.Recommends = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Recommends)
 	c.Provides = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Provides)
 	c.Suggests = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.Suggests)
+	c.RPM.Requires.Post = c.expandEnvVarsStringSlice(c.RPM.Requires.Post)
 	c.Contents = c.expandEnvVarsContents(c.Contents)
 
 	// Basic metadata fields
@@ -392,6 +394,7 @@ type RPM struct {
 	Arch        string       `yaml:"arch,omitempty" json:"arch,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=architecture in rpm nomenclature"`
 	BuildHost   string       `yaml:"buildhost,omitempty" json:"buildhost,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=host name of the build environment, default=os.Hostname()"`
 	Scripts     RPMScripts   `yaml:"scripts,omitempty" json:"scripts,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=rpm-specific scripts"`
+	Requires    RPMRequires  `yaml:"requires,omitempty" json:"requires,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=rpm-specific requires"`
 	Group       string       `yaml:"group,omitempty" json:"group,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=package group,example=Unspecified"`
 	Summary     string       `yaml:"summary,omitempty" json:"summary,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=package summary"`
 	Compression string       `yaml:"compression,omitempty" json:"compression,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=compression algorithm to be used,enum=gzip,enum=lzma,enum=xz,enum=zstd,default=gzip:-1"`
@@ -407,6 +410,11 @@ type RPMScripts struct {
 	Verify    string `yaml:"verify,omitempty" json:"verify,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=verify script"`
 }
 
+// RPMRequires represents qualified RPM Requires dependencies.
+type RPMRequires struct {
+	Post []string `yaml:"post,omitempty" json:"post,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=post requires directive,example=nfpm"`
+}
+
 type PackageSignature struct {
 	// PGP secret key, can be ASCII-armored
 	KeyFile       string  `yaml:"key_file,omitempty" json:"key_file,omitempty" jsonschema:"title=key file,example=key.gpg"`
diff --git a/rpm/rpm.go b/rpm/rpm.go
index f24fa81..3c2131f 100644
--- a/rpm/rpm.go
+++ b/rpm/rpm.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ const (
 	tagChangelogText = 1082
 	// https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/blob/master/include/rpm/rpmtag.h#L183
 	tagSourcePackage = 1106
+	// RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_POST marks a dependency as Requires(post).
+	// https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/blob/master/include/rpm/rpmds.h
+	rpmSenseScriptPost = 1 << 10
 
 	// Symbolic link
 	tagLink = 0o120000
@@ -248,6 +251,9 @@ func buildRPMMeta(info *nfpm.Info) (*rpmpack.RPMMetaData, error) {
 	if depends, err = toRelation(info.Depends); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err = addPostRequires(&depends, info.RPM.Requires.Post); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if recommends, err = toRelation(info.Recommends); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -328,6 +334,19 @@ func toRelation(items []string) (rpmpack.Relations, error) {
 	return relations, nil
 }
 
+func addPostRequires(relations *rpmpack.Relations, items []string) error {
+	for idx := range items {
+		relation, err := rpmpack.NewRelation(items[idx])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		relation.Sense |= rpmSenseScriptPost
+		*relations = append(*relations, relation)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func addScriptFiles(info *nfpm.Info, rpm *rpmpack.RPM) error {
 	if info.RPM.Scripts.PreTrans != "" {
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(info.RPM.Scripts.PreTrans)
diff --git a/rpm/rpm_test.go b/rpm/rpm_test.go
index a4d32df..0fda26d 100644
--- a/rpm/rpm_test.go
+++ b/rpm/rpm_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+const (
+	tagRequireFlags   = 1048
+	tagRequireName    = 1049
+	tagRequireVersion = 1050
+)
+
 func exampleInfo() *nfpm.Info {
 	return setDefaults(nfpm.WithDefaults(&nfpm.Info{
 		Name:        "foo",
@@ -154,6 +160,50 @@ func TestRPM(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "Foo does things", description)
 }
 
+func TestRPMPostRequires(t *testing.T) {
+	info := exampleInfo()
+	info.RPM.Requires.Post = []string{"systemd", "coreutils >= 9.0"}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err := DefaultRPM.Package(info, &buf)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rpm, err := rpmutils.ReadRpm(&buf)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	namesRaw, err := rpm.Header.Get(tagRequireName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	names, ok := namesRaw.([]string)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	versionsRaw, err := rpm.Header.Get(tagRequireVersion)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	versions, ok := versionsRaw.([]string)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	flagsRaw, err := rpm.Header.Get(tagRequireFlags)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	flags, ok := flagsRaw.([]uint32)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+
+	requireRPMRequire(t, names, versions, flags, "systemd", "", rpmSenseScriptPost)
+	requireRPMRequire(t, names, versions, flags, "coreutils", "9.0", rpmSenseScriptPost|4|8)
+}
+
+func requireRPMRequire(
+	t *testing.T,
+	names, versions []string,
+	flags []uint32,
+	name, version string,
+	flag uint32,
+) {
+	t.Helper()
+	for idx := range names {
+		if names[idx] == name && versions[idx] == version && flags[idx] == flag {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	require.Failf(t, "RPM require not found", "name=%s version=%s flag=%d", name, version, flag)
+}
+
 func TestRPMRiscv64(t *testing.T) {
 	f, err := os.CreateTemp(t.TempDir(), "test-riscv.rpm")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/testdata/acceptance/rpm.dockerfile b/testdata/acceptance/rpm.dockerfile
index 29a300c..790c746 100644
--- a/testdata/acceptance/rpm.dockerfile
+++ b/testdata/acceptance/rpm.dockerfile
@@ -226,3 +226,9 @@ FROM min AS verify
 RUN rpm -V foo
 RUN rm /tmp/postinstall-proof
 RUN ! rpm -V foo
+
+# ---- postrequires test ----
+FROM min AS postrequires
+RUN rpm -qp --qf '[%{REQUIRENAME} %{REQUIREFLAGS} %{REQUIREVERSION}\n]' /tmp/foo.rpm
+RUN rpm -qp --qf '[%{REQUIRENAME} %{REQUIREFLAGS} %{REQUIREVERSION}\n]' /tmp/foo.rpm | grep -E '^bash 1024 ?$'
+RUN rpm -qp --qf '[%{REQUIRENAME} %{REQUIREFLAGS} %{REQUIREVERSION}\n]' /tmp/foo.rpm | grep -E '^coreutils 1036 9\.0$'
diff --git a/testdata/acceptance/rpm.postrequires.yaml b/testdata/acceptance/rpm.postrequires.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80d2da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/acceptance/rpm.postrequires.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: "foo"
+arch: "${BUILD_ARCH}"
+platform: "linux"
+version: "v1.2.3"
+maintainer: "Foo Bar"
+release: "4"
+description: |
+  Foo bar
+    Multiple lines
+vendor: "foobar"
+homepage: "https://foobar.org"
+license: "MIT"
+contents:
+- src: ./testdata/fake
+  dst: /usr/bin/fake
+rpm:
+  requires:
+    post:
+    - bash
+    - coreutils >= 9.0
diff --git a/www/content/docs/configuration.md b/www/content/docs/configuration.md
index 59b1f9d..a5f9556 100644
--- a/www/content/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/www/content/docs/configuration.md
@@ -340,6 +340,12 @@ rpm:
     # The verify script runs when verifying packages using `rpm -V`.
     verify: ./scripts/verify.sh
 
+  # RPM specific qualified Requires dependencies.
+  requires:
+    # Adds `Requires(post): systemd`.
+    post:
+      - systemd
+
   # The package group. This option is deprecated by most distros
   # but required by old distros like CentOS 5 / EL 5 and earlier.
   group: Unspecified
diff --git a/www/static/schema.json b/www/static/schema.json
index fd2e96f..1200c06 100644
--- a/www/static/schema.json
+++ b/www/static/schema.json
@@ -974,6 +974,10 @@
 						"$ref": "#/$defs/RPMScripts",
 						"title": "rpm-specific scripts"
 					},
+					"requires": {
+						"$ref": "#/$defs/RPMRequires",
+						"title": "rpm-specific requires"
+					},
 					"group": {
 						"type": "string",
 						"title": "package group",
@@ -1015,6 +1019,22 @@
 				"additionalProperties": false,
 				"type": "object"
 			},
+			"RPMRequires": {
+				"properties": {
+					"post": {
+						"items": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"examples": [
+								"nfpm"
+							]
+						},
+						"type": "array",
+						"title": "post requires directive"
+					}
+				},
+				"additionalProperties": false,
+				"type": "object"
+			},
 			"RPMScripts": {
 				"properties": {
 					"pretrans": {