diff --git a/meta-schema.json b/meta-schema.json
index 87c23d9..41a53d6 100644
--- a/meta-schema.json
+++ b/meta-schema.json
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
       "properties": {
         "loop": {
           "type": "object",
-          "required": ["over", "as", "step"],
+          "required": ["over", "as"],
           "properties": {
             "over": {
               "type": "string",
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@
             "step": {
               "$ref": "#/definitions/Step",
               "description": "The step to execute for each item in the iteration. Can be any primitive step type."
+            },
+            "steps": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "description": "An array of steps to execute for each item in the iteration.",
+              "items": {
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/Step"
+              }
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/__tests__/dependency-resolver.test.ts b/src/__tests__/dependency-resolver.test.ts
index 1dc0336..8b80c49 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/dependency-resolver.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/dependency-resolver.test.ts
@@ -541,4 +541,61 @@ describe('DependencyResolver', () => {
     expect(deps).toContain('step2');
     expect(deps).toContain('step3');
   });
+
+  it('correctly identifies dependencies in loop steps with multiple steps', () => {
+    const flow: Flow = {
+      name: 'Test Flow',
+      description: 'Test flow for loop step dependencies with multiple steps',
+      steps: [
+        {
+          name: 'getUser',
+          request: {
+            method: 'user.get',
+            params: { id: 1 },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'getFriends',
+          request: {
+            method: 'user.getFriends',
+            params: { userId: '${getUser.id}' },
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'notifyFriends',
+          loop: {
+            over: '${getFriends}',
+            as: 'friend',
+            steps: [
+              {
+                name: 'validateFriend',
+                request: {
+                  method: 'friend.validate',
+                  params: { id: '${friend.id}' },
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                name: 'sendNotification',
+                request: {
+                  method: 'notification.send',
+                  params: {
+                    userId: '${friend.id}',
+                    message: 'Hello from ${getUser.name}!',
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    const resolver = new DependencyResolver(flow, expressionEvaluator, testLogger);
+    expect(resolver.getDependencies('notifyFriends')).toEqual(['getFriends', 'getUser']);
+    expect(resolver.getExecutionOrder().map((s) => s.name)).toEqual([
+      'getUser',
+      'getFriends',
+      'notifyFriends',
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/dependency-resolver.ts b/src/dependency-resolver.ts
index d25bd32..a91d7fb 100644
--- a/src/dependency-resolver.ts
+++ b/src/dependency-resolver.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ export class DependencyResolver {
           this.loopVars.delete(loopVar);
         }
       }
+
+      // Process the loop's steps if present
+      if (step.loop.steps) {
+        // Add the loop variable to loopVars temporarily
+        const loopVar = step.loop.as;
+        this.loopVars.add(loopVar);
+
+        // Find dependencies in each step
+        for (const subStep of step.loop.steps) {
+          this.findStepDependencies(subStep).forEach((dep) => deps.add(dep));
+        }
+
+        // Remove the loop variable from loopVars
+        this.loopVars.delete(loopVar);
+      }
     }
 
     // Extract references from condition steps