diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs
index d004a76dc619..357a1f7661ad 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/targets.rs
@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@ fn clean_lib(
         }
     };
 
+    if lib.plugin == Some(true) {
+        warnings.push(format!(
+            "support for rustc plugins has been removed from rustc. \
+            library `{}` should not specify `plugin = true`",
+            name_or_panic(lib)
+        ));
+        warnings.push(format!(
+            "support for `plugin = true` will be removed from cargo in the future"
+        ));
+    }
+
     // Per the Macros 1.1 RFC:
     //
     // > Initially if a crate is compiled with the `proc-macro` crate type
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs b/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs
index cabf251a0fa3..530d47164757 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/proc_macro.rs
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ fn proc_macro_crate_type_warning_plugin() {
         .build();
 
     foo.cargo("check")
+        .with_stderr_contains(
+            "[WARNING] support for rustc plugins has been removed from rustc. \
+            library `foo` should not specify `plugin = true`")
+        .with_stderr_contains(
+            "[WARNING] support for `plugin = true` will be removed from cargo in the future")
         .with_stderr_contains(
             "[WARNING] proc-macro library `foo` should not specify `plugin = true`")
         .with_stderr_contains(