diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/depends-on-app.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/depends-on-app.yaml
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+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/depends-on-app.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Code generated by KubeVela templates. DO NOT EDIT. Please edit the original cue file.
+# Definition source cue file: vela-templates/definitions/internal/depends-on-app.cue
+apiVersion: core.oam.dev/v1beta1
+kind: WorkflowStepDefinition
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    definition.oam.dev/description: check or install depends-on Application
+  name: depends-on-app
+  namespace: {{.Values.systemDefinitionNamespace}}
+spec:
+  schematic:
+    cue:
+      template: |
+        import (
+        	"vela/op"
+        	"encoding/yaml"
+        )
+
+        dependsOn: op.#Read & {
+        	value: {
+        		apiVersion: "core.oam.dev/v1beta1"
+        		kind:       "Application"
+        		metadata: {
+        			name:      parameter.name
+        			namespace: parameter.namespace
+        		}
+        	}
+        }
+        load: op.#Steps & {
+        	if dependsOn.err != _|_ {
+        		configMap: op.#Read & {
+        			value: {
+        				apiVersion: "v1"
+        				kind:       "ConfigMap"
+        				metadata: {
+        					name:      parameter.name
+        					namespace: parameter.namespace
+        				}
+        			}
+        		}
+        		apply: op.#Apply & {
+        			value: {
+        				yaml.Unmarshal(configMap.value.data[parameter.name])
+        			}
+        		}
+        	}
+        	if dependsOn.err == _|_ {
+        		apply: op.#Apply & {
+        			value: {
+        				dependsOn.value
+        			}
+        		}
+        	}
+        }
+        phase: load.apply.value.status.status
+        wait:  op.#ConditionalWait & {
+        	continue: phase == "running"
+        }
+        parameter: {
+        	// +usage=Specify the name of the dependent Application
+        	name: string
+        	// +usage=Specify the namespace of the dependent Application
+        	namespace: string
+        }
+
diff --git a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/depends-on-app.cue b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/depends-on-app.cue
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index 000000000..e5ef778cc
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+++ b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/depends-on-app.cue
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+import (
+	"vela/op"
+	"encoding/yaml"
+)
+
+"depends-on-app": {
+	type: "workflow-step"
+	annotations: {}
+	labels: {}
+	description: "check or install depends-on Application"
+}
+
+template: {
+	dependsOn: op.#Read & {
+		value: {
+			apiVersion: "core.oam.dev/v1beta1"
+			kind:       "Application"
+			metadata: {
+				name:      parameter.name
+				namespace: parameter.namespace
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	load: op.#Steps & {
+		if dependsOn.err != _|_ {
+			configMap: op.#Read & {
+				value: {
+					apiVersion: "v1"
+					kind:       "ConfigMap"
+					metadata: {
+						name:      parameter.name
+						namespace: parameter.namespace
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			apply: op.#Apply & {
+				value: {
+					yaml.Unmarshal(configMap.value.data[parameter.name])
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if dependsOn.err == _|_ {
+			apply: op.#Apply & {
+				value: {
+					dependsOn.value
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	phase: load.apply.value.status.status
+
+	wait: op.#ConditionalWait & {
+		continue: phase == "running"
+	}
+
+	parameter: {
+		// +usage=Specify the name of the dependent Application
+		name: string
+		// +usage=Specify the namespace of the dependent Application
+		namespace: string
+	}
+}