diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
index 14e4bde4b11..352e48bd756 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -1296,9 +1296,16 @@ fn check_cfg_args(cx: &Context<'_, '_>, unit: &Unit) -> Vec<OsString> {
         }
         arg_feature.push("))");
 
+        // We also include the `docsrs` cfg from the docs.rs service. We include it here
+        // (in Cargo) instead of rustc, since there is a much closer relationship between
+        // Cargo and docs.rs than rustc and docs.rs. In particular, all users of docs.rs use
+        // Cargo, but not all users of rustc (like Rust-for-Linux) use docs.rs.
+
         vec![
             OsString::from("-Zunstable-options"),
             OsString::from("--check-cfg"),
+            OsString::from("cfg(docsrs)"),
+            OsString::from("--check-cfg"),
             arg_feature,
         ]
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/check_cfg.rs b/tests/testsuite/check_cfg.rs
index 5f34774094e..b48d4f6d7d6 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/check_cfg.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/check_cfg.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fn features() {
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ fn features_with_deps() {
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ fn features_with_opt_deps() {
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "bar" "default" "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ fn features_with_namespaced_features() {
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ fn well_known_names_values() {
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@ fn features_test() {
     p.cargo("test -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -272,6 +278,8 @@ fn features_doctest() {
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "default" "f_a" "f_b"))
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustdoc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "default" "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustdoc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -285,6 +293,7 @@ fn well_known_names_values_test() {
     p.cargo("test -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -299,6 +308,8 @@ fn well_known_names_values_doctest() {
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with))
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustdoc" => "cfg" of "feature" with))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustdoc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -324,6 +335,7 @@ fn features_doc() {
     p.cargo("doc -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustdoc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "default" "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustdoc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +362,7 @@ fn build_script_feedback() {
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "foo"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +436,8 @@ fn build_script_override() {
 
     p.cargo("check -v -Zcheck-cfg")
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "foo"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .run();
 }
@@ -573,6 +588,7 @@ fn config_valid() {
     p.cargo("check -v")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["check-cfg"])
         .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "feature" with "f_a" "f_b"))
+        .with_stderr_contains(x!("rustc" => "cfg" of "docsrs"))
         .run();
 }