diff --git a/build_tests/custom_builder/produces.rb b/build_tests/custom_builder/produces.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..079267b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tests/custom_builder/produces.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Rscons::Environment.new do |env|
+  env["build_root"] = env.build_root
+  env["inc_h"] = "inc.h"
+
+  env.Copy("copy_inc.h", "${inc_h}")
+  env.depends("${build_root}/program.o", "${inc_h}")
+  env.Program("program.exe", ["program.c", "inc.c"])
+
+  env.Command("inc.c",
+              [],
+              "CMD" => %w[ruby gen.rb ${_TARGET}],
+              "CMD_DESC" => "Generating")
+  env.produces("inc.c", "inc.h")
+end
diff --git a/lib/rscons/environment.rb b/lib/rscons/environment.rb
index fe46ef3..b79c0da 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/environment.rb
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ module Rscons
     def initialize(options = {})
       @threaded_commands = Set.new
       @registered_build_dependencies = {}
+      @side_effects = {}
       @varset = VarSet.new
-      @job_set = JobSet.new(@registered_build_dependencies)
+      @job_set = JobSet.new(@registered_build_dependencies, @side_effects)
       @user_deps = {}
       @builders = {}
       @build_dirs = []
@@ -502,6 +503,26 @@ module Rscons
       end
     end
 
+    # Manually record the given side effect file(s) as being produced when the
+    # named target is produced.
+    #
+    # @since 1.13.0
+    #
+    # @param target [String]
+    #   Target of a build operation.
+    # @param side_effects [Array<String>]
+    #   File(s) produced when the target file is produced.
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def produces(target, *side_effects)
+      target = expand_path(expand_varref(target))
+      side_effects = Array(side_effects).map do |side_effect|
+        expand_path(expand_varref(side_effect))
+      end.flatten
+      @side_effects[target] ||= []
+      @side_effects[target] += side_effects
+    end
+
     # Return the list of user dependencies for a given target.
     #
     # @param target [String] Target file name.
diff --git a/lib/rscons/job_set.rb b/lib/rscons/job_set.rb
index c4b24ab..942c81b 100644
--- a/lib/rscons/job_set.rb
+++ b/lib/rscons/job_set.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ module Rscons
     # @param build_dependencies [Hash]
     #   Hash mapping targets to a set of build dependencies. A job will not be
     #   returned as ready to run if any of its dependencies are still building.
-    def initialize(build_dependencies)
+    # @param side_effects [Hash]
+    #   Hash mapping targets to a set of side-effect files. A job will not be
+    #   returned as ready to run if any of its dependencies is a side-effect
+    #   of another target that has not yet been built.
+    def initialize(build_dependencies, side_effects)
       @jobs = {}
       @build_dependencies = build_dependencies
+      @side_effects = side_effects
     end
 
     # Add a job to the JobSet.
@@ -47,18 +52,16 @@ module Rscons
     # @return [nil, Hash]
     #   The next job to run.
     def get_next_job_to_run(targets_still_building)
+      targets_not_built_yet = targets_still_building + @jobs.keys
+      side_effects = targets_not_built_yet.map do |target|
+        @side_effects[target] || []
+      end.flatten
+      targets_not_built_yet += side_effects
+
       @jobs.keys.each do |target|
         skip = false
         (@jobs[target][0][:sources] + (@build_dependencies[target] || []).to_a).each do |src|
-          if @jobs.include?(src)
-            # Skip this target because it depends on another target not yet
-            # built.
-            skip = true
-            break
-          end
-          if targets_still_building.include?(src)
-            # Skip this target because it depends on another target that is
-            # currently being built.
+          if targets_not_built_yet.include?(src)
             skip = true
             break
           end
diff --git a/spec/build_tests_spec.rb b/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
index aa52793..963fb5e 100644
--- a/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
@@ -1306,6 +1306,13 @@ EOF
       result = run_test(rsconsfile: "build_after.rb", rscons_args: %w[-j 4])
       expect(result.stderr).to eq ""
     end
+
+    it "allows the user to specify side-effect files produced by another builder" do
+      test_dir("custom_builder")
+      result = run_test(rsconsfile: "produces.rb", rscons_args: %w[-j 4])
+      expect(result.stderr).to eq ""
+      expect(File.exists?("copy_inc.h")).to be_truthy
+    end
   end
 
   context "CLI" do