diff --git a/serde/src/private/ser.rs b/serde/src/private/ser.rs
index 7876542ee..50bcb251e 100644
--- a/serde/src/private/ser.rs
+++ b/serde/src/private/ser.rs
@@ -1370,3 +1370,16 @@ impl Serialize for AdjacentlyTaggedEnumVariant {
         serializer.serialize_unit_variant(self.enum_name, self.variant_index, self.variant_name)
     }
 }
+
+// Error when Serialize for a non_exhaustive remote enum encounters a variant
+// that is not recognized.
+pub struct CannotSerializeVariant<T>(pub T);
+
+impl<T> Display for CannotSerializeVariant<T>
+where
+    T: Debug,
+{
+    fn fmt(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(formatter, "enum variant cannot be serialized: {:?}", self.0)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/internals/attr.rs b/serde_derive/src/internals/attr.rs
index d5512348b..0b25c7c0d 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/internals/attr.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/internals/attr.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ pub struct Container {
     is_packed: bool,
     /// Error message generated when type can't be deserialized
     expecting: Option<String>,
+    non_exhaustive: bool,
 }
 
 /// Styles of representing an enum.
@@ -306,9 +307,12 @@ impl Container {
         let mut variant_identifier = BoolAttr::none(cx, VARIANT_IDENTIFIER);
         let mut serde_path = Attr::none(cx, CRATE);
         let mut expecting = Attr::none(cx, EXPECTING);
+        let mut non_exhaustive = false;
 
         for attr in &item.attrs {
             if attr.path() != SERDE {
+                non_exhaustive |=
+                    matches!(&attr.meta, syn::Meta::Path(path) if path == NON_EXHAUSTIVE);
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -587,6 +591,7 @@ impl Container {
             serde_path: serde_path.get(),
             is_packed,
             expecting: expecting.get(),
+            non_exhaustive,
         }
     }
 
@@ -672,6 +677,10 @@ impl Container {
     pub fn expecting(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         self.expecting.as_ref().map(String::as_ref)
     }
+
+    pub fn non_exhaustive(&self) -> bool {
+        self.non_exhaustive
+    }
 }
 
 fn decide_tag(
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/internals/symbol.rs b/serde_derive/src/internals/symbol.rs
index 68091fb85..572391a80 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/internals/symbol.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/internals/symbol.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub const FLATTEN: Symbol = Symbol("flatten");
 pub const FROM: Symbol = Symbol("from");
 pub const GETTER: Symbol = Symbol("getter");
 pub const INTO: Symbol = Symbol("into");
+pub const NON_EXHAUSTIVE: Symbol = Symbol("non_exhaustive");
 pub const OTHER: Symbol = Symbol("other");
 pub const REMOTE: Symbol = Symbol("remote");
 pub const RENAME: Symbol = Symbol("rename");
diff --git a/serde_derive/src/ser.rs b/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
index dc02466f5..1f67f0430 100644
--- a/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
+++ b/serde_derive/src/ser.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ fn serialize_enum(params: &Parameters, variants: &[Variant], cattrs: &attr::Cont
 
     let self_var = &params.self_var;
 
-    let arms: Vec<_> = variants
+    let mut arms: Vec<_> = variants
         .iter()
         .enumerate()
         .map(|(variant_index, variant)| {
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@ fn serialize_enum(params: &Parameters, variants: &[Variant], cattrs: &attr::Cont
         })
         .collect();
 
+    if cattrs.non_exhaustive() {
+        arms.push(quote! {
+            unrecognized => _serde::__private::Err(_serde::ser::Error::custom(_serde::__private::ser::CannotSerializeVariant(unrecognized))),
+        });
+    }
+
     quote_expr! {
         match *#self_var {
             #(#arms)*