diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
index 6a182d922..9d3f6c542 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+from __future__ import annotations
 import copy
+import itertools
 import os
 import xml.dom.minidom
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
@@ -318,11 +320,13 @@ class Vs2010Backend(backends.Backend):
                     gen_exe = generator.get_exe()
                     if isinstance(gen_exe, build.Executable):
                         all_deps[gen_exe.get_id()] = gen_exe
-                    for d in generator.depends:
+                    for d in itertools.chain(generator.depends, gendep.depends):
                         if isinstance(d, build.CustomTargetIndex):
                             all_deps[d.get_id()] = d.target
-                        else:
+                        elif isinstance(d, build.Target):
                             all_deps[d.get_id()] = d
+                        # FIXME: we don't handle other kinds of deps correctly here, such
+                        # as GeneratedLists, StructuredSources, and generated File.
 
         if not t or not recursive:
             return all_deps
diff --git a/mesonbuild/build.py b/mesonbuild/build.py
index b2f8f377c..7b8966b3b 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/build.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ class Generator(HoldableObject):
                 output.depends.add(e.target)
 
             if isinstance(e, (CustomTarget, CustomTargetIndex, GeneratedList)):
-                self.depends.append(e) # BUG: this should go in the GeneratedList object, not this object.
+                output.depends.add(e)
                 fs = [File.from_built_file(state.subdir, f) for f in e.get_outputs()]
             elif isinstance(e, str):
                 fs = [File.from_source_file(state.environment.source_dir, state.subdir, e)]
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ class GeneratedList(HoldableObject):
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         self.name = self.generator.exe
-        self.depends: T.Set['CustomTarget'] = set() # Things this target depends on (because e.g. a custom target was used as input)
+        self.depends: T.Set[GeneratedTypes] = set()
         self.infilelist: T.List['File'] = []
         self.outfilelist: T.List[str] = []
         self.outmap: T.Dict[File, T.List[str]] = {}