diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index 4679e8b74d7c9c31e2352868831c652f10a0116a..7d3cb62e4eee4689f4549a01710cdd40e96a858b 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ def dependencies
 
       # find all jobs that are needed
       if Feature.enabled?(:ci_dag_support, project, default_enabled: true) && needs.exists?
-        depended_jobs = depended_jobs.where(name: needs.select(:name))
+        depended_jobs = depended_jobs.where(name: needs.artifacts.select(:name))
       end
 
       # find all jobs that are dependent on
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@ def dependencies
         depended_jobs = depended_jobs.where(name: options[:dependencies])
       end
 
+      # if both needs and dependencies are used,
+      # the end result will be an intersection between them
       depended_jobs
     end
 
diff --git a/app/models/ci/build_need.rb b/app/models/ci/build_need.rb
index 6531dfd332fee601d812d9d97c1fb1d65f053dcc..0b243c20e67bbcebfe7a0d70e9c944a0269d7270 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build_need.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build_need.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ class BuildNeed < ApplicationRecord
     validates :name, presence: true, length: { maximum: 128 }
 
     scope :scoped_build, -> { where('ci_builds.id=ci_build_needs.build_id') }
+    scope :artifacts, -> { where(artifacts: true) }
   end
 end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/ci-merge-dependencies-and-artifacts-with-needs.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/ci-merge-dependencies-and-artifacts-with-needs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d9ba35b44c4f22464482d25ec919a271f4f24484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/ci-merge-dependencies-and-artifacts-with-needs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Control passing artifacts from CI DAG needs
+merge_request: 19943
+author:
+type: added
diff --git a/db/migrate/20191112090226_add_artifacts_to_ci_build_need.rb b/db/migrate/20191112090226_add_artifacts_to_ci_build_need.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2fbd003b2e5495f343a3a5fac70ee8b9f48dcaf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20191112090226_add_artifacts_to_ci_build_need.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddArtifactsToCiBuildNeed < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  include Gitlab::Database::MigrationHelpers
+
+  DOWNTIME = false
+
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  def up
+    add_column_with_default(:ci_build_needs, :artifacts,
+                            :boolean,
+                            default: true,
+                            allow_null: false)
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column(:ci_build_needs, :artifacts)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 9dccceb79f0745dcfc744749ac2c6debe78585f1..7f380c969e21f9d41dbaf556be2cdd9b15574a84 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@
   create_table "ci_build_needs", id: :serial, force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "build_id", null: false
     t.text "name", null: false
+    t.boolean "artifacts", default: true, null: false
     t.index ["build_id", "name"], name: "index_ci_build_needs_on_build_id_and_name", unique: true
   end
 
diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
index ce3d6247d866184c1bb8fac806d61d9c15425b78..8dd7e2f76f3eb88d2fc06267ab0ee5923243215a 100644
--- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
@@ -2232,6 +2232,49 @@ This example creates three paths of execution:
 - Related to the above, stages must be explicitly defined for all jobs
   that have the keyword `needs:` or are referred to by one.
 
+#### Artifact downloads with `needs`
+
+> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/14311) in GitLab v12.6.
+
+When using `needs`, artifact downloads are controlled with `artifacts: true` or `artifacts: false`.
+The `dependencies` keyword should not be used with `needs`, as this is deprecated since GitLab 12.6.
+
+In the example below, the `rspec` job will download the `build_job` artifacts, while the
+`rubocop` job will not:
+
+```yaml
+build_job:
+  stage: build
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - binaries/
+
+rspec:
+  stage: test
+  needs:
+    - job: build_job
+      artifacts: true
+
+rubocop:
+  stage: test
+  needs:
+    - job: build_job
+      artifacts: false
+```
+
+Additionally, in the three syntax examples below, the `rspec` job will download the artifacts
+from all three `build_jobs`, as `artifacts` is true for `build_job_1`, and will
+**default** to true for both `build_job_2` and `build_job_3`.
+
+```yaml
+rspec:
+  needs:
+    - job: build_job_1
+      artifacts: true
+    - job: build_job_2
+    - build_job_3
+```
+
 ### `coverage`
 
 > [Introduced][ce-7447] in GitLab 8.17.
diff --git a/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb b/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb
index 1f34412364ff5b3a50e569de498262e8fc915133..844d7eb9fb7ab4e9bacdaf73e592e0de6e079a37 100644
--- a/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb
+++ b/ee/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ module Need
             extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
             prepended do
-              strategy :Bridge, class: EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need::Bridge, if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(Hash) }
+              strategy :BridgeHash,
+                class: EE::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need::BridgeHash,
+                if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(Hash) && !config.key?(:job) }
             end
 
-            class Bridge < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+            class BridgeHash < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
               include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
               include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Attributable
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb
index 2883851ce33e6e0cf1ff84589c50d958c78cd26b..b14f80e0aec496e26739bc4dfda70dee91333ab3 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     describe '#errors' do
       it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
         expect(subject.errors)
-          .to include("bridge config can't be blank")
+          .to include("bridge hash config can't be blank")
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb
index 2df14ae0b4cb12e545255c5ef3a8df313968d104..c7272adaef5f99db734d8d69e258953c423eda1b 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/ee/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@
 
   describe '.compose!' do
     context 'when valid job entries composed' do
-      let(:config) { ['first_job_name', pipeline: 'some/project'] }
+      let(:config) do
+        [
+          'first_job_name',
+          { job: 'second_job_name', artifacts: false },
+          { pipeline: 'some/project' }
+        ]
+      end
 
       before do
         needs.compose!
@@ -61,7 +67,10 @@
       describe '#value' do
         it 'returns key value' do
           expect(needs.value).to eq(
-            job: [{ name: 'first_job_name' }],
+            job: [
+              { name: 'first_job_name',  artifacts: true },
+              { name: 'second_job_name', artifacts: false }
+            ],
             bridge: [{ pipeline: 'some/project' }]
           )
         end
@@ -69,7 +78,7 @@
 
       describe '#descendants' do
         it 'creates valid descendant nodes' do
-          expect(needs.descendants.count).to eq 2
+          expect(needs.descendants.count).to eq(3)
           expect(needs.descendants)
             .to all(be_an_instance_of(::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need))
         end
diff --git a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
index e782c762daacd735fef3b6ffa39296e6e4a7e537..ab053a76014f62a38fabc58e1b7d5c0aa4de16d6 100644
--- a/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             bridge_needs: { pipeline: 'some/project' }
           },
           needs_attributes: [
-            { name: "build" }
+            { name: "build", artifacts: true }
           ],
           when: "on_success",
           allow_failure: false,
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb
index b6db546d8ff42ec45b728b2b908e212dd9d3979f..61bd09fd5f3bb9b2bac4612296888b1849b3dbb0 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ module Ci
     class Config
       module Entry
         class Need < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Simplifiable
-          strategy :Job, if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(String) }
+          strategy :JobString, if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(String) }
+          strategy :JobHash, if: -> (config) { config.is_a?(Hash) && config.key?(:job) }
 
-          class Job < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+          class JobString < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
             include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
 
             validations do
@@ -20,7 +21,30 @@ def type
             end
 
             def value
-              { name: @config }
+              { name: @config, artifacts: true }
+            end
+          end
+
+          class JobHash < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+            include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
+            include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Attributable
+
+            ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[job artifacts].freeze
+            attributes :job, :artifacts
+
+            validations do
+              validates :config, presence: true
+              validates :config, allowed_keys: ALLOWED_KEYS
+              validates :job, type: String, presence: true
+              validates :artifacts, boolean: true, allow_nil: true
+            end
+
+            def type
+              :job
+            end
+
+            def value
+              { name: job, artifacts: artifacts || artifacts.nil? }
             end
           end
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer.rb
index e714ef225f5938c36c839e98dd63dc196cdba077..1139efee9e833674eaefe81699b48b0203f56704 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def expand_needs(job_needs)
 
             if all_job_names = parallelized_jobs[job_need_name]
               all_job_names.map do |job_name|
-                { name: job_name }
+                job_need.merge(name: job_name)
               end
             else
               job_need
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb
index d119e60490085b92115ab94736e56779b7ab0669..92b71c5f6cc091fe762368f17c41c1a955738d25 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/need_spec.rb
@@ -5,31 +5,177 @@
 describe ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need do
   subject(:need) { described_class.new(config) }
 
-  context 'when job is specified' do
-    let(:config) { 'job_name' }
+  shared_examples 'job type' do
+    describe '#type' do
+      subject(:need_type) { need.type }
 
-    describe '#valid?' do
-      it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      it { is_expected.to eq(:job) }
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with simple config' do
+    context 'when job is specified' do
+      let(:config) { 'job_name' }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+          expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name', artifacts: true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'when need is empty' do
+      let(:config) { '' }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
+          expect(need.errors)
+            .to contain_exactly("job string config can't be blank")
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
     end
+  end
+
+  context 'with complex config' do
+    context 'with job name and artifacts true' do
+      let(:config) { { job: 'job_name', artifacts: true } }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+          expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name', artifacts: true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'with job name and artifacts false' do
+      let(:config) { { job: 'job_name', artifacts: false } }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+          expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name', artifacts: false)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'with job name and artifacts nil' do
+      let(:config) { { job: 'job_name', artifacts: nil } }
 
-    describe '#value' do
-      it 'returns job needs configuration' do
-        expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name')
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
       end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+          expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name', artifacts: true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'without artifacts key' do
+      let(:config) { { job: 'job_name' } }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns job needs configuration' do
+          expect(need.value).to eq(name: 'job_name', artifacts: true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'when job name is empty' do
+      let(:config) { { job: '', artifacts: true } }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
+          expect(need.errors)
+            .to contain_exactly("job hash job can't be blank")
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'when job name is not a string' do
+      let(:config) { { job: :job_name, artifacts: false } }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'is returns an error about job type' do
+          expect(need.errors)
+            .to contain_exactly('job hash job should be a string')
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
+    end
+
+    context 'when job has unknown keys' do
+      let(:config) { { job: 'job_name', artifacts: false, some: :key } }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'is returns an error about job type' do
+          expect(need.errors)
+            .to contain_exactly('job hash config contains unknown keys: some')
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'job type'
     end
   end
 
-  context 'when need is empty' do
-    let(:config) { '' }
+  context 'when need config is not a string or a hash' do
+    let(:config) { :job_name }
 
     describe '#valid?' do
       it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
     end
 
     describe '#errors' do
-      it 'is returns an error about an empty config' do
+      it 'is returns an error about job type' do
         expect(need.errors)
-          .to contain_exactly("job config can't be blank")
+          .to contain_exactly('unknown strategy has an unsupported type')
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb
index f4a76b52d30c0e2c2f37dc3f569b95a94ea582b2..b8b84b5efd20cdc35d171e10373fd5b7c25be4ff 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/entry/needs_spec.rb
@@ -51,9 +51,34 @@
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when wrong needs type is used' do
+      let(:config) { [{ job: 'job_name', artifacts: true, some: :key }] }
+
+      describe '#valid?' do
+        it { is_expected.not_to be_valid }
+      end
+
+      describe '#errors' do
+        it 'returns error about incorrect type' do
+          expect(needs.errors).to contain_exactly(
+            'need config contains unknown keys: some')
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '.compose!' do
+    shared_examples 'entry with descendant nodes' do
+      describe '#descendants' do
+        it 'creates valid descendant nodes' do
+          expect(needs.descendants.count).to eq 2
+          expect(needs.descendants)
+            .to all(be_an_instance_of(::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need))
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when valid job entries composed' do
       let(:config) { %w[first_job_name second_job_name] }
 
@@ -65,18 +90,80 @@
         it 'returns key value' do
           expect(needs.value).to eq(
             job: [
-              { name: 'first_job_name' },
-              { name: 'second_job_name' }
+              { name: 'first_job_name',  artifacts: true },
+              { name: 'second_job_name', artifacts: true }
             ]
           )
         end
       end
 
-      describe '#descendants' do
-        it 'creates valid descendant nodes' do
-          expect(needs.descendants.count).to eq 2
-          expect(needs.descendants)
-            .to all(be_an_instance_of(::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Entry::Need))
+      it_behaves_like 'entry with descendant nodes'
+    end
+
+    context 'with complex job entries composed' do
+      let(:config) do
+        [
+          { job: 'first_job_name',  artifacts: true },
+          { job: 'second_job_name', artifacts: false }
+        ]
+      end
+
+      before do
+        needs.compose!
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns key value' do
+          expect(needs.value).to eq(
+            job: [
+              { name: 'first_job_name',  artifacts: true },
+              { name: 'second_job_name', artifacts: false }
+            ]
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'entry with descendant nodes'
+    end
+
+    context 'with mixed job entries composed' do
+      let(:config) do
+        [
+          'first_job_name',
+          { job: 'second_job_name', artifacts: false }
+        ]
+      end
+
+      before do
+        needs.compose!
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns key value' do
+          expect(needs.value).to eq(
+            job: [
+              { name: 'first_job_name',  artifacts: true },
+              { name: 'second_job_name', artifacts: false }
+            ]
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'entry with descendant nodes'
+    end
+
+    context 'with empty config' do
+      let(:config) do
+        []
+      end
+
+      before do
+        needs.compose!
+      end
+
+      describe '#value' do
+        it 'returns empty value' do
+          expect(needs.value).to eq({})
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer_spec.rb
index bf88047838755a37ecd16f84d1b4c577a0979893..db62fb7524dfa769dd34b8dbd011baa0f6c8b710 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/normalizer_spec.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     context 'for needs' do
       let(:expanded_job_attributes) do
         expanded_job_names.map do |job_name|
-          { name: job_name }
+          { name: job_name, extra: :key }
         end
       end
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
               script: 'echo 1',
               needs: {
                 job: [
-                  { name: job_name.to_s }
+                  { name: job_name.to_s, extra: :key }
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@
               script: 'echo 1',
               needs: {
                 job: [
-                  { name: job_name.to_s },
-                  { name: "other_job" }
+                  { name: job_name.to_s, extra: :key },
+                  { name: "other_job", extra: :key }
                 ]
               }
             }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         end
 
         it "includes the regular job in dependencies" do
-          expect(subject.dig(:final_job, :needs, :job)).to include(name: 'other_job')
+          expect(subject.dig(:final_job, :needs, :job)).to include(name: 'other_job', extra: :key)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
index 5dc51f83b3cfc717b5071d59a40d99bc3e9c554d..ed2d97b1a38237731c4cde722548c032ddefd850 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/yaml_processor_spec.rb
@@ -1525,8 +1525,48 @@ module Ci
               name: "test1",
               options: { script: ["test"] },
               needs_attributes: [
-                { name: "build1" },
-                { name: "build2" }
+                { name: "build1", artifacts: true },
+                { name: "build2", artifacts: true }
+              ],
+              when: "on_success",
+              allow_failure: false,
+              yaml_variables: []
+            )
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'needs two builds' do
+          let(:needs) do
+            [
+              { job: 'parallel', artifacts: false },
+              { job: 'build1',   artifacts: true },
+              'build2'
+            ]
+          end
+
+          it "does create jobs with valid specification" do
+            expect(subject.builds.size).to eq(7)
+            expect(subject.builds[0]).to eq(
+              stage: "build",
+              stage_idx: 1,
+              name: "build1",
+              options: {
+                script: ["test"]
+              },
+              when: "on_success",
+              allow_failure: false,
+              yaml_variables: []
+            )
+            expect(subject.builds[4]).to eq(
+              stage: "test",
+              stage_idx: 2,
+              name: "test1",
+              options: { script: ["test"] },
+              needs_attributes: [
+                { name: "parallel 1/2", artifacts: false },
+                { name: "parallel 2/2", artifacts: false },
+                { name: "build1", artifacts: true },
+                { name: "build2", artifacts: true }
               ],
               when: "on_success",
               allow_failure: false,
@@ -1546,8 +1586,37 @@ module Ci
               name: "test1",
               options: { script: ["test"] },
               needs_attributes: [
-                { name: "parallel 1/2" },
-                { name: "parallel 2/2" }
+                { name: "parallel 1/2", artifacts: true },
+                { name: "parallel 2/2", artifacts: true }
+              ],
+              when: "on_success",
+              allow_failure: false,
+              yaml_variables: []
+            )
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'needs dependencies artifacts' do
+          let(:needs) do
+            [
+              "build1",
+              { job: "build2" },
+              { job: "parallel", artifacts: true }
+            ]
+          end
+
+          it "does create jobs with valid specification" do
+            expect(subject.builds.size).to eq(7)
+            expect(subject.builds[4]).to eq(
+              stage: "test",
+              stage_idx: 2,
+              name: "test1",
+              options: { script: ["test"] },
+              needs_attributes: [
+                { name: "build1", artifacts: true },
+                { name: "build2", artifacts: true },
+                { name: "parallel 1/2", artifacts: true },
+                { name: "parallel 2/2", artifacts: true }
               ],
               when: "on_success",
               allow_failure: false,
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/build_need_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/build_need_spec.rb
index 450dd550a8f33859d1129ecff8705f2afbcd6169..d1186fa981d1c38966e7b42788ff94a90e2af67f 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/build_need_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/build_need_spec.rb
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@
   it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:build) }
   it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:name) }
   it { is_expected.to validate_length_of(:name).is_at_most(128) }
+
+  describe '.artifacts' do
+    let_it_be(:with_artifacts)    { create(:ci_build_need, artifacts: true) }
+    let_it_be(:without_artifacts) { create(:ci_build_need, artifacts: false) }
+
+    it { expect(described_class.artifacts).to contain_exactly(with_artifacts) }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
index d491300add2791c4927c8f4da3f9fdfec275fbd8..916f5536ebda084581f6402e6fbccbb464916b17 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
@@ -741,20 +741,26 @@
 
       before do
         needs.to_a.each do |need|
-          create(:ci_build_need, build: final, name: need)
+          create(:ci_build_need, build: final, **need)
         end
       end
 
       subject { final.dependencies }
 
-      context 'when depedencies are defined' do
+      context 'when dependencies are defined' do
         let(:dependencies) { %w(rspec staging) }
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(rspec_test, staging) }
       end
 
       context 'when needs are defined' do
-        let(:needs) { %w(build rspec staging) }
+        let(:needs) do
+          [
+            { name: 'build',   artifacts: true },
+            { name: 'rspec',   artifacts: true },
+            { name: 'staging', artifacts: true }
+          ]
+        end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(build, rspec_test, staging) }
 
@@ -767,13 +773,44 @@
         end
       end
 
+      context 'when need artifacts are defined' do
+        let(:needs) do
+          [
+            { name: 'build',   artifacts: true },
+            { name: 'rspec',   artifacts: false },
+            { name: 'staging', artifacts: true }
+          ]
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(build, staging) }
+      end
+
       context 'when needs and dependencies are defined' do
         let(:dependencies) { %w(rspec staging) }
-        let(:needs) { %w(build rspec staging) }
+        let(:needs) do
+          [
+            { name: 'build',   artifacts: true },
+            { name: 'rspec',   artifacts: true },
+            { name: 'staging', artifacts: true }
+          ]
+        end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(rspec_test, staging) }
       end
 
+      context 'when needs and dependencies contradict' do
+        let(:dependencies) { %w(rspec staging) }
+        let(:needs) do
+          [
+            { name: 'build',   artifacts: true },
+            { name: 'rspec',   artifacts: false },
+            { name: 'staging', artifacts: true }
+          ]
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(staging) }
+      end
+
       context 'when nor dependencies or needs are defined' do
         it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(build, rspec_test, rubocop_test, staging) }
       end
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/needs_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/needs_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5ef7e592b361694dbd4c35f9238cda76fcc36ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/needs_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Ci::CreatePipelineService do
+  context 'needs' do
+    let_it_be(:user)    { create(:admin) }
+    let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :repository, creator: user) }
+
+    let(:ref)      { 'refs/heads/master' }
+    let(:source)   { :push }
+    let(:service)  { described_class.new(project, user, { ref: ref }) }
+    let(:pipeline) { service.execute(source) }
+
+    before do
+      stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(config)
+    end
+
+    context 'with a valid config' do
+      let(:config) do
+        <<~YAML
+          build_a:
+            stage: build
+            script:
+              - make
+            artifacts:
+              paths:
+                - binaries/
+          build_b:
+            stage: build
+            script:
+              - make
+            artifacts:
+              paths:
+                - other_binaries/
+          build_c:
+            stage: build
+            script:
+              - make
+          build_d:
+            stage: build
+            script:
+              - make
+            parallel: 3
+
+          test_a:
+            stage: test
+            script:
+              - ls
+            needs:
+              - build_a
+              - job: build_b
+                artifacts: true
+              - job: build_c
+                artifacts: false
+            dependencies:
+              - build_a
+
+          test_b:
+            stage: test
+            script:
+              - ls
+            parallel: 2
+            needs:
+              - build_a
+              - job: build_b
+                artifacts: true
+              - job: build_d
+                artifacts: false
+
+          test_c:
+            stage: test
+            script:
+              - ls
+            needs:
+              - build_a
+              - job: build_b
+              - job: build_c
+                artifacts: true
+        YAML
+      end
+
+      let(:test_a_build) { pipeline.builds.find_by!(name: 'test_a') }
+
+      it 'creates a pipeline with builds' do
+        expected_builds = [
+          'build_a', 'build_b', 'build_c', 'build_d 1/3', 'build_d 2/3',
+          'build_d 3/3', 'test_a', 'test_b 1/2', 'test_b 2/2', 'test_c'
+        ]
+
+        expect(pipeline).to be_persisted
+        expect(pipeline.builds.pluck(:name)).to contain_exactly(*expected_builds)
+      end
+
+      it 'saves needs' do
+        expect(test_a_build.needs.map(&:attributes))
+          .to contain_exactly(
+            a_hash_including('name' => 'build_a', 'artifacts' => true),
+            a_hash_including('name' => 'build_b', 'artifacts' => true),
+            a_hash_including('name' => 'build_c', 'artifacts' => false)
+          )
+      end
+
+      it 'saves dependencies' do
+        expect(test_a_build.options)
+          .to match(a_hash_including('dependencies' => ['build_a']))
+      end
+
+      it 'artifacts default to true' do
+        test_job = pipeline.builds.find_by!(name: 'test_c')
+
+        expect(test_job.needs.map(&:attributes))
+          .to contain_exactly(
+            a_hash_including('name' => 'build_a', 'artifacts' => true),
+            a_hash_including('name' => 'build_b', 'artifacts' => true),
+            a_hash_including('name' => 'build_c', 'artifacts' => true)
+          )
+      end
+
+      it 'saves parallel jobs' do
+        ['1/2', '2/2'].each do |part|
+          test_job = pipeline.builds.find_by(name: "test_b #{part}")
+
+          expect(test_job.needs.map(&:attributes))
+            .to contain_exactly(
+              a_hash_including('name' => 'build_a',     'artifacts' => true),
+              a_hash_including('name' => 'build_b',     'artifacts' => true),
+              a_hash_including('name' => 'build_d 1/3', 'artifacts' => false),
+              a_hash_including('name' => 'build_d 2/3', 'artifacts' => false),
+              a_hash_including('name' => 'build_d 3/3', 'artifacts' => false)
+            )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with an invalid config' do
+      let(:config) do
+        <<~YAML
+          build_a:
+            stage: build
+            script:
+              - make
+            artifacts:
+              paths:
+                - binaries/
+
+          build_b:
+            stage: build
+            script:
+              - make
+            artifacts:
+              paths:
+                - other_binaries/
+
+          test_a:
+            stage: test
+            script:
+              - ls
+            needs:
+              - build_a
+              - job: build_b
+                artifacts: string
+        YAML
+      end
+
+      it { expect(pipeline).to be_persisted }
+      it { expect(pipeline.builds.any?).to be_falsey }
+
+      it 'assigns an error to the pipeline' do
+        expect(pipeline.yaml_errors)
+          .to eq('jobs:test_a:needs:need artifacts should be a boolean value')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end