diff --git a/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py b/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py
index 1c0622574..dcb7505ea 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py
@@ -527,12 +527,14 @@ class VersionRequirement(interfaces.configuration.RequirementInterface):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
-        description: str = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
         default: bool = False,
         optional: bool = False,
         component: Type[interfaces.configuration.VersionableInterface] = None,
         version: Optional[Tuple[int, ...]] = None,
     ) -> None:
+        if description is None:
+            description = f"Version {'.'.join([str(x) for x in version])} dependency on {component.__module__}.{component.__name__} unmet"
         super().__init__(
             name=name, description=description, default=default, optional=optional
         )
@@ -544,15 +546,51 @@ class VersionRequirement(interfaces.configuration.RequirementInterface):
         self._version = version
 
     def unsatisfied(
-        self, context: interfaces.context.ContextInterface, config_path: str
+        self,
+        context: interfaces.context.ContextInterface,
+        config_path: str,
+        accumulator: Optional[
+            List[interfaces.configuration.VersionableInterface]
+        ] = None,
     ) -> Dict[str, interfaces.configuration.RequirementInterface]:
         # Mypy doesn't appreciate our classproperty implementation, self._plugin.version has no type
         config_path = interfaces.configuration.path_join(config_path, self.name)
         if not self.matches_required(self._version, self._component.version):
             return {config_path: self}
+
+        recurse = True
+        if accumulator is None:
+            accumulator = set([self._component])
+        else:
+            if self._component in accumulator:
+                recurse = False
+            else:
+                accumulator.add(self._component)
+
+        # Check for child requirements
+        if (
+            issubclass(self._component, interfaces.configuration.ConfigurableInterface)
+            and recurse
+        ):
+            result = {}
+            for requirement in self._component.get_requirements():
+                if not requirement.optional and isinstance(
+                    requirement, VersionRequirement
+                ):
+                    result.update(
+                        requirement.unsatisfied(
+                            context, config_path, accumulator.copy()
+                        )
+                    )
+
+            if result:
+                result.update({config_path: self})
+                return result
+
         context.config[interfaces.configuration.path_join(config_path, self.name)] = (
             True
         )
+
         return {}
 
     @classmethod