diff --git a/lib/mix/lib/mix/dep/loader.ex b/lib/mix/lib/mix/dep/loader.ex
index 290579a23ea..b2620b92730 100644
--- a/lib/mix/lib/mix/dep/loader.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/lib/mix/dep/loader.ex
@@ -202,6 +202,14 @@ defmodule Mix.Dep.Loader do
       )
     end
 
+    project_app = Mix.Project.config()[:app]
+
+    if project_app && project_app == app do
+      Mix.shell().error(
+        "warning: the application name #{inspect(app)} is the same as one of its dependencies"
+      )
+    end
+
     %Mix.Dep{
       scm: scm,
       app: app,
diff --git a/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/deps_test.exs b/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/deps_test.exs
index 0aecfbc8219..dd85ee33603 100644
--- a/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/deps_test.exs
+++ b/lib/mix/test/mix/tasks/deps_test.exs
@@ -922,6 +922,31 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.DepsTest do
     end)
   end
 
+  defmodule AppNameClashesWithDep do
+    def project do
+      [
+        app: :ok,
+        version: "0.1.0",
+        deps: [
+          {:ok, "0.1.0", path: "deps/ok"}
+        ]
+      ]
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "warns when project app name matches a dependency" do
+    in_fixture("deps_status", fn ->
+      Mix.Project.push(AppNameClashesWithDep)
+
+      Mix.Tasks.Deps.Get.run([])
+
+      msg =
+        "warning: the application name :ok is the same as one of its dependencies"
+
+      assert_received {:mix_shell, :error, [^msg]}
+    end)
+  end
+
   ## deps.clean
 
   defmodule CleanDepsApp do