diff --git a/src/classes/job.ts b/src/classes/job.ts
index b10bf70084..9da2462d52 100644
--- a/src/classes/job.ts
+++ b/src/classes/job.ts
@@ -523,6 +523,25 @@ export class Job<
     return Job.addJobLog(this.queue, this.id, logRow, this.opts.keepLogs);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Breaks parent-child relationship when child is not yet finished
+   *
+   * @returns True if the relationship existed and if it was removed.
+   */
+  async breakRelationship(): Promise<boolean> {
+    const relationshipIsBroken = await this.scripts.breakRelationship(
+      this.id,
+      this.parentKey,
+    );
+    if (relationshipIsBroken) {
+      this.parent = undefined;
+      this.parentKey = undefined;
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Clears job's logs
    *
diff --git a/src/classes/scripts.ts b/src/classes/scripts.ts
index bd23d2e46a..00410c18d1 100644
--- a/src/classes/scripts.ts
+++ b/src/classes/scripts.ts
@@ -476,6 +476,35 @@ export class Scripts {
     return (<any>client).drain(args);
   }
 
+  private breakRelationshipArgs(
+    jobId: string,
+    parentKey: string,
+  ): (string | number)[] {
+    const queueKeys = this.queue.keys;
+
+    const keys: string[] = [queueKeys['']];
+
+    const args = [this.queue.toKey(jobId), parentKey];
+
+    return keys.concat(args);
+  }
+
+  async breakRelationship(jobId: string, parentKey: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const client = await this.queue.client;
+    const args = this.breakRelationshipArgs(jobId, parentKey);
+
+    const result = await (<any>client).breakRelationship(args);
+
+    switch (result) {
+      case 0:
+        return true;
+      case 1:
+        return false;
+      default:
+        throw this.finishedErrors(result, jobId, 'breakRelationship');
+    }
+  }
+
   private getRangesArgs(
     types: JobType[],
     start: number,
diff --git a/src/commands/breakRelationship-1.lua b/src/commands/breakRelationship-1.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eddcb2e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/breakRelationship-1.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--[[
+  Break parent-child dependency by removing
+  child reference from parent
+
+  Input:
+    KEYS[1] 'key' prefix,
+
+    ARGV[1] job key
+    ARGV[2] parent key
+
+    Output:
+       0  - OK
+       1  - There is not relationship.
+      -1  - Missing job key
+      -5  - Missing parent key
+]]
+local rcall = redis.call
+local jobKey = ARGV[1]
+local parentKey = ARGV[2]
+
+-- Includes
+--- @include "includes/removeParentDependencyKey"
+
+if rcall("EXISTS", jobKey) ~= 1 then return -1 end
+
+if rcall("EXISTS", parentKey) ~= 1 then return -5 end
+
+if removeParentDependencyKey(jobKey, false, parentKey, KEYS[1]) then
+  rcall("HDEL", jobKey, "parentKey", "parent")
+
+  return 0
+else
+  return 1
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/includes/removeParentDependencyKey.lua b/src/commands/includes/removeParentDependencyKey.lua
index f3a0cff11e..fb75120cb8 100644
--- a/src/commands/includes/removeParentDependencyKey.lua
+++ b/src/commands/includes/removeParentDependencyKey.lua
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ local function removeParentDependencyKey(jobKey, hard, parentKey, baseKey)
           end
         end
       end
+      return true
     end
   else
     local missedParentKey = rcall("HGET", jobKey, "parentKey")
@@ -74,7 +75,9 @@ local function removeParentDependencyKey(jobKey, hard, parentKey, baseKey)
             end
           end
         end
+        return true
       end
     end
   end
+  return false
 end
diff --git a/tests/test_flow.ts b/tests/test_flow.ts
index 9020f92176..c9871689ee 100644
--- a/tests/test_flow.ts
+++ b/tests/test_flow.ts
@@ -460,6 +460,69 @@ describe('flows', () => {
     await removeAllQueueData(new IORedis(redisHost), parentQueueName);
   });
 
+  describe('when breakRelationship is called', () => {
+    describe('when last child call this method', () => {
+      it('moves parent to wait', async () => {
+        const flow = new FlowProducer({ connection, prefix });
+        const { job, children } = await flow.add({
+          name: 'parent',
+          data: {},
+          queueName,
+          children: [
+            {
+              queueName,
+              name: 'child0',
+              data: {},
+              opts: {
+                removeOnFail: true,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        });
+
+        const relationshipIsBroken = await children![0].job.breakRelationship();
+
+        expect(relationshipIsBroken).to.be.true;
+        expect(children![0].job.parent).to.be.undefined;
+        expect(children![0].job.parentKey).to.be.undefined;
+
+        const parentState = await job.getState();
+
+        expect(parentState).to.be.equal('waiting');
+
+        const worker = new Worker(
+          queueName,
+          async () => {
+            await delay(100);
+          },
+          { connection, prefix },
+        );
+        await worker.waitUntilReady();
+
+        const completed = new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+          worker.on('completed', async (job: Job) => {
+            try {
+              if (job.name === 'parent') {
+                const { unprocessed, processed } =
+                  await job.getDependenciesCount();
+                expect(unprocessed).to.equal(0);
+                expect(processed).to.equal(0);
+                resolve();
+              }
+            } catch (err) {
+              reject(err);
+            }
+          });
+        });
+
+        await completed;
+
+        await flow.close();
+        await worker.close();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('when ignoreDependencyOnFailure is provided', async () => {
     it('moves parent to wait after children fail', async () => {
       const parentQueueName = `parent-queue-${v4()}`;