diff --git a/qubesadmin/tests/utils.py b/qubesadmin/tests/utils.py
index e35bdf36..36f7434c 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/tests/utils.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/tests/utils.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ def setUp(self):
             b'template2 class=TemplateVM state=Running\n' \
             b'vm2 class=AppVM state=Running\n' \
             b'sys-net class=AppVM state=Running\n' \
-            b'sys-firewall class=AppVM state=Running\n'
+            b'sys-firewall class=AppVM state=Running\n' \
+            b'test-dvm class=AppVM state=Running\n' \
+            b'disp1 class=DispVM state=Running\n' \
+            b'disp2 class=DispVM state=Running\n'
 
         self.global_properties = ['default_dispvm', 'default_netvm',
                                   'default_guivm', 'default_audiovm',
@@ -47,13 +50,20 @@ def setUp(self):
                 ('dom0', 'admin.property.Get', prop, None)] = \
                 b'0\x00default=True type=vm vm2'
 
-        self.vms = ['vm1', 'vm2', 'sys-net', 'sys-firewall',
-                    'template1', 'template2']
+        self.vms = [
+            'vm1', 'vm2', 'sys-net', 'sys-firewall', 'template1', 'template2',
+            'test-dvm', 'disp1', 'disp2',
+        ]
 
-        self.vm_properties = ['template', 'netvm', 'guivm', 'audiovm',
-                              'default_dispvm', 'management_dispvm']
+        self.vm_properties = [
+            'template', 'netvm', 'guivm', 'audiovm', 'default_dispvm',
+            'management_dispvm'
+        ]
 
         for vm in self.vms:
+            self.app.expected_calls[
+                (vm, 'admin.vm.property.Get', 'is_preload', None)
+            ] = b'2\0QubesNoSuchPropertyError\0\0invalid property\0'
             for prop in self.vm_properties:
                 if not prop.startswith('template') or \
                         not vm.startswith('template'):
@@ -65,6 +75,7 @@ def setUp(self):
                         (vm, 'admin.vm.property.Get', prop, None)] = \
                         b'2\0QubesNoSuchPropertyError\0\0invalid property\0'
 
+
     def test_00_only_global(self):
         result = qubesadmin.utils.vm_dependencies(self.app,
                                                   self.app.domains['vm2'])
@@ -114,6 +125,27 @@ def test_04_defaults(self):
 
         self.assertListEqual(result, [(self.app.domains['vm1'], 'netvm')])
 
+    def test_05_preloaded_disposables(self):
+        self.app.expected_calls[
+            ('disp1', 'admin.vm.property.Get', 'template', None)
+        ] = b'0\x00default=False type=vm test-dvm'
+        self.app.expected_calls[
+            ('disp2', 'admin.vm.property.Get', 'template', None)
+        ] = b'0\x00default=False type=vm test-dvm'
+        self.app.expected_calls[
+            ('disp1', 'admin.vm.property.Get', 'is_preload', None)
+        ] = b'0\x00default=False type=bool False'
+        self.app.expected_calls[
+            ('disp2', 'admin.vm.property.Get', 'is_preload', None)
+        ] = b'0\x00default=False type=bool True'
+
+        result = qubesadmin.utils.vm_dependencies(
+            self.app, self.app.domains['test-dvm']
+        )
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            result, [(self.app.domains['disp1'], 'template')]
+        )
+
 
 class TestVMExecEncode(qubesadmin.tests.QubesTestCase):
     def test_00_encode(self):
diff --git a/qubesadmin/utils.py b/qubesadmin/utils.py
index 9614f0f3..128c5a02 100644
--- a/qubesadmin/utils.py
+++ b/qubesadmin/utils.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def vm_dependencies(app, reference_vm):
     for vm in app.domains:
         if vm == reference_vm:
             continue
+        is_preload = getattr(vm, "is_preload", False)
         for prop in vm_properties:
             if not hasattr(vm, prop):
                 continue
@@ -150,7 +151,18 @@ def vm_dependencies(app, reference_vm):
                 is_prop_default = vm.property_is_default(prop)
             except qubesadmin.exc.QubesPropertyAccessError:
                 is_prop_default = False
-            if reference_vm == getattr(vm, prop, None) and not is_prop_default:
+            if (
+                reference_vm == getattr(vm, prop, None)
+                and not is_prop_default
+                and not (
+                    is_preload
+                    and prop == "template"
+                    or (
+                        prop == "default_dispvm"
+                        and getattr(vm, "template", None) == vm
+                    )
+                )
+            ):
                 result.append((vm, prop))
 
     return result