diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-experts-fetch.md b/.changeset/shaggy-experts-fetch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5386d66f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-experts-fetch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"hardhat": patch
+---
+
+Show a message with a link to the Solidity Developer Survey
diff --git a/docs/redirects.config.js b/docs/redirects.config.js
index f33ccb12a4..c2ce1aa690 100644
--- a/docs/redirects.config.js
+++ b/docs/redirects.config.js
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ const customRedirects = [
     destination: "/hardhat-network/docs/guides/forking-other-networks.html#using-a-custom-hardfork-history",
     permanent: false
   },
+  {
+    source: "/solidity-survey-2022",
+    destination: "https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/HuPIRv4gvziSV0dPV1SJncKzYJXTVc8LGCaMfLUoj2c/",
+    permanent: false
+  },
 
   // top-level component URLs
   {
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/cli.ts b/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/cli.ts
index a6566329a2..12d9ffc3f9 100755
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/cli.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import { saveFlamegraph } from "../core/flamegraph";
 import { Analytics } from "./analytics";
 import { ArgumentsParser } from "./ArgumentsParser";
 import { enableEmoji } from "./emoji";
-import { createProject } from "./project-creation";
+import { createProject, showSoliditySurveyMessage } from "./project-creation";
 import { confirmHHVSCodeInstallation, confirmTelemetryConsent } from "./prompt";
 import {
   InstallationState,
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ async function main() {
       process.stdout.isTTY === true
     ) {
       await suggestInstallingHardhatVscode();
+
+      // we show the solidity survey message if the tests failed and only
+      // 1/3 of the time
+      if (
+        process.exitCode !== 0 &&
+        Math.random() < 0.3333 &&
+        process.env.HARDHAT_HIDE_SOLIDITY_SURVEY_MESSAGE !== "true"
+      ) {
+        showSoliditySurveyMessage();
+      }
     }
 
     log(`Killing Hardhat after successfully running task ${taskName}`);
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/project-creation.ts b/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/project-creation.ts
index e5228e07d0..482f85a154 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/project-creation.ts
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/src/internal/cli/project-creation.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,20 @@ function showStarOnGitHubMessage() {
   console.log(chalk.cyan("     https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat"));
 }
 
+export function showSoliditySurveyMessage() {
+  if (new Date() > new Date("2023-07-01 23:39")) {
+    // the survey has finished
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log();
+  console.log(
+    chalk.cyan(
+      "Please take a moment to complete the 2022 Solidity Survey: https://hardhat.org/solidity-survey-2022"
+    )
+  );
+}
+
 export async function createProject() {
   printAsciiLogo();
 
@@ -287,6 +301,7 @@ export async function createProject() {
 
     console.log();
     showStarOnGitHubMessage();
+    showSoliditySurveyMessage();
 
     return;
   }
@@ -387,6 +402,7 @@ export async function createProject() {
   console.log("See the README.md file for some example tasks you can run");
   console.log();
   showStarOnGitHubMessage();
+  showSoliditySurveyMessage();
 }
 
 async function canInstallRecommendedDeps() {