diff --git a/src/game/Object/Player.cpp b/src/game/Object/Player.cpp
index f0dd4a80..5152e91d 100644
--- a/src/game/Object/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/game/Object/Player.cpp
@@ -12424,6 +12424,10 @@ bool Player::SatisfyQuestPreviousQuest(Quest const* qInfo, bool msg) const
                     { return true; }
 
                 // each-from-all exclusive group ( < 0)
+                // given a group with 2+ quests, and one of those has a branch that is not restricted by the group, return true
+                if (qInfo->GetPrevQuestId() != 0 && qPrevInfo->GetNextQuestId() != qInfo->GetPrevQuestId())
+                    { return true; }
+
                 // can be start if only all quests in prev quest exclusive group completed and rewarded
                 ExclusiveQuestGroupsMapBounds bounds = sObjectMgr.GetExclusiveQuestGroupsMapBounds(qPrevInfo->GetExclusiveGroup());
 
@@ -12458,6 +12462,10 @@ bool Player::SatisfyQuestPreviousQuest(Quest const* qInfo, bool msg) const
                     { return true; }
 
                 // each-from-all exclusive group ( < 0)
+                // given a group with 2+ quests, and one of those has a branch that is not restricted by the group, return true
+                if (qInfo->GetPrevQuestId() != 0 && qPrevInfo->GetNextQuestId() != abs(qInfo->GetPrevQuestId()))
+                    { return true; }
+
                 // can be start if only all quests in prev quest exclusive group active
                 ExclusiveQuestGroupsMapBounds bounds = sObjectMgr.GetExclusiveQuestGroupsMapBounds(qPrevInfo->GetExclusiveGroup());