diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/metadata.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/metadata.rs
index a6deee86717..542bc593168 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/metadata.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ pub fn cli() -> App {
         )
         .arg(opt("quiet", "No output printed to stdout").short("q"))
         .arg_features()
+        .arg(
+            opt(
+                "filter-platform",
+                "Only include resolve dependencies matching the given target-triple \
+                 (\"host\" for current host)",
+            )
+            .value_name("TRIPLE"),
+        )
         .arg(opt(
             "no-deps",
             "Output information only about the root package \
@@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches<'_>) -> CliResult {
         all_features: args.is_present("all-features"),
         no_default_features: args.is_present("no-default-features"),
         no_deps: args.is_present("no-deps"),
+        filter_platform: args.value_of("filter-platform").map(|s| s.to_string()),
         version,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_output_metadata.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_output_metadata.rs
index 8c60712283f..4599b7e004d 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_output_metadata.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_output_metadata.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-use serde::ser;
-use serde::Serialize;
-
+use crate::core::compiler::{CompileKind, CompileTarget, TargetInfo};
 use crate::core::resolver::{Resolve, ResolveOpts};
-use crate::core::{Package, PackageId, Workspace};
+use crate::core::{Dependency, Package, PackageId, Workspace};
 use crate::ops::{self, Packages};
 use crate::util::CargoResult;
+use cargo_platform::Cfg;
+use serde::ser;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 const VERSION: u32 = 1;
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct OutputMetadataOptions {
     pub all_features: bool,
     pub no_deps: bool,
     pub version: u32,
+    pub filter_platform: Option<String>,
 }
 
 /// Loads the manifest, resolves the dependencies of the package to the concrete
@@ -30,48 +31,63 @@ pub fn output_metadata(ws: &Workspace<'_>, opt: &OutputMetadataOptions) -> Cargo
             VERSION
         );
     }
-    if opt.no_deps {
-        metadata_no_deps(ws, opt)
+    let (packages, resolve) = if opt.no_deps {
+        let packages = ws.members().cloned().collect();
+        (packages, None)
     } else {
-        metadata_full(ws, opt)
-    }
-}
-
-fn metadata_no_deps(ws: &Workspace<'_>, _opt: &OutputMetadataOptions) -> CargoResult<ExportInfo> {
-    Ok(ExportInfo {
-        packages: ws.members().cloned().collect(),
-        workspace_members: ws.members().map(|pkg| pkg.package_id()).collect(),
-        resolve: None,
-        target_directory: ws.target_dir().into_path_unlocked(),
-        version: VERSION,
-        workspace_root: ws.root().to_path_buf(),
-    })
-}
-
-fn metadata_full(ws: &Workspace<'_>, opt: &OutputMetadataOptions) -> CargoResult<ExportInfo> {
-    let specs = Packages::All.to_package_id_specs(ws)?;
-    let opts = ResolveOpts::new(
-        /*dev_deps*/ true,
-        &opt.features,
-        opt.all_features,
-        !opt.no_default_features,
-    );
-    let ws_resolve = ops::resolve_ws_with_opts(ws, opts, &specs)?;
-    let mut packages = HashMap::new();
-    for pkg in ws_resolve
-        .pkg_set
-        .get_many(ws_resolve.pkg_set.package_ids())?
-    {
-        packages.insert(pkg.package_id(), pkg.clone());
-    }
+        let specs = Packages::All.to_package_id_specs(ws)?;
+        let opts = ResolveOpts::new(
+            /*dev_deps*/ true,
+            &opt.features,
+            opt.all_features,
+            !opt.no_default_features,
+        );
+        let ws_resolve = ops::resolve_ws_with_opts(ws, opts, &specs)?;
+        let mut package_map = HashMap::new();
+        for pkg in ws_resolve
+            .pkg_set
+            .get_many(ws_resolve.pkg_set.package_ids())?
+        {
+            package_map.insert(pkg.package_id(), pkg.clone());
+        }
+        let packages = package_map.values().map(|p| (*p).clone()).collect();
+        let rustc = ws.config().load_global_rustc(Some(ws))?;
+        let (target, cfg) = match &opt.filter_platform {
+            Some(platform) => {
+                if platform == "host" {
+                    let ti =
+                        TargetInfo::new(ws.config(), CompileKind::Host, &rustc, CompileKind::Host)?;
+                    (
+                        Some(rustc.host.as_str().to_string()),
+                        Some(ti.cfg().iter().cloned().collect()),
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    let kind = CompileKind::Target(CompileTarget::new(platform)?);
+                    let ti = TargetInfo::new(ws.config(), kind, &rustc, kind)?;
+                    (
+                        Some(platform.clone()),
+                        Some(ti.cfg().iter().cloned().collect()),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            None => (None, None),
+        };
+        let resolve = Some(MetadataResolve {
+            helper: ResolveHelper {
+                packages: package_map,
+                resolve: ws_resolve.targeted_resolve,
+                target,
+                cfg,
+            },
+            root: ws.current_opt().map(|pkg| pkg.package_id()),
+        });
+        (packages, resolve)
+    };
 
     Ok(ExportInfo {
-        packages: packages.values().map(|p| (*p).clone()).collect(),
+        packages,
         workspace_members: ws.members().map(|pkg| pkg.package_id()).collect(),
-        resolve: Some(MetadataResolve {
-            resolve: (packages, ws_resolve.targeted_resolve),
-            root: ws.current_opt().map(|pkg| pkg.package_id()),
-        }),
+        resolve,
         target_directory: ws.target_dir().into_path_unlocked(),
         version: VERSION,
         workspace_root: ws.root().to_path_buf(),
@@ -94,17 +110,28 @@ pub struct ExportInfo {
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct MetadataResolve {
     #[serde(rename = "nodes", serialize_with = "serialize_resolve")]
-    resolve: (HashMap<PackageId, Package>, Resolve),
+    helper: ResolveHelper,
     root: Option<PackageId>,
 }
 
-fn serialize_resolve<S>(
-    (packages, resolve): &(HashMap<PackageId, Package>, Resolve),
-    s: S,
-) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+struct ResolveHelper {
+    packages: HashMap<PackageId, Package>,
+    resolve: Resolve,
+    target: Option<String>,
+    cfg: Option<Vec<Cfg>>,
+}
+
+fn serialize_resolve<S>(helper: &ResolveHelper, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
 where
     S: ser::Serializer,
 {
+    let ResolveHelper {
+        packages,
+        resolve,
+        target,
+        cfg,
+    } = helper;
+
     #[derive(Serialize)]
     struct Dep {
         name: String,
@@ -119,12 +146,30 @@ where
         features: Vec<&'a str>,
     }
 
+    // A filter for removing platform dependencies.
+    let dep_filter = |(_pkg, deps): &(PackageId, &[Dependency])| match (target, cfg) {
+        (Some(target), Some(cfg)) => deps.iter().any(|dep| {
+            let platform = match dep.platform() {
+                Some(p) => p,
+                None => return true,
+            };
+            platform.matches(target, cfg)
+        }),
+        (None, None) => true,
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    };
+
     s.collect_seq(resolve.iter().map(|id| {
         Node {
             id,
-            dependencies: resolve.deps(id).map(|(pkg, _deps)| pkg).collect(),
+            dependencies: resolve
+                .deps(id)
+                .filter(dep_filter)
+                .map(|(pkg, _deps)| pkg)
+                .collect(),
             deps: resolve
                 .deps(id)
+                .filter(dep_filter)
                 .filter_map(|(pkg, _deps)| {
                     packages
                         .get(&pkg)
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/metadata.rs b/tests/testsuite/metadata.rs
index ef37256a0ea..08efbd40b06 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/metadata.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/metadata.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use cargo_test_support::cross_compile::alternate;
 use cargo_test_support::registry::Package;
-use cargo_test_support::{basic_bin_manifest, basic_lib_manifest, main_file, project};
+use cargo_test_support::{basic_bin_manifest, basic_lib_manifest, main_file, project, rustc_host};
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn cargo_metadata_simple() {
@@ -1804,3 +1805,533 @@ fn deps_with_bin_only() {
     assert!(nodes[0]["deps"].as_array().unwrap().is_empty());
     assert!(nodes[1]["deps"].as_array().unwrap().is_empty());
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn filter_platform() {
+    // Testing the --filter-platform flag.
+    Package::new("normal-dep", "0.0.1").publish();
+    Package::new("host-dep", "0.0.1").publish();
+    Package::new("alt-dep", "0.0.1").publish();
+    Package::new("cfg-dep", "0.0.1").publish();
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            &format!(
+                r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+
+            [dependencies]
+            normal-dep = "0.0.1"
+
+            [target.{}.dependencies]
+            host-dep = "0.0.1"
+
+            [target.{}.dependencies]
+            alt-dep = "0.0.1"
+
+            [target.'cfg(foobar)'.dependencies]
+            cfg-dep = "0.0.1"
+            "#,
+                rustc_host(),
+                alternate()
+            ),
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("metadata")
+        .with_json(
+            &r#"
+{
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "name": "alt-dep",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "id": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+      "license": null,
+      "license_file": null,
+      "description": null,
+      "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+      "dependencies": [],
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "kind": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "crate_types": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "name": "alt-dep",
+          "src_path": "[..]/alt-dep-0.0.1/src/lib.rs",
+          "edition": "2015",
+          "doctest": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "features": {},
+      "manifest_path": "[..]/alt-dep-0.0.1/Cargo.toml",
+      "metadata": null,
+      "publish": null,
+      "authors": [],
+      "categories": [],
+      "keywords": [],
+      "readme": null,
+      "repository": null,
+      "edition": "2015",
+      "links": null
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "cfg-dep",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "id": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+      "license": null,
+      "license_file": null,
+      "description": null,
+      "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+      "dependencies": [],
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "kind": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "crate_types": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "name": "cfg-dep",
+          "src_path": "[..]/cfg-dep-0.0.1/src/lib.rs",
+          "edition": "2015",
+          "doctest": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "features": {},
+      "manifest_path": "[..]/cfg-dep-0.0.1/Cargo.toml",
+      "metadata": null,
+      "publish": null,
+      "authors": [],
+      "categories": [],
+      "keywords": [],
+      "readme": null,
+      "repository": null,
+      "edition": "2015",
+      "links": null
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "host-dep",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "id": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+      "license": null,
+      "license_file": null,
+      "description": null,
+      "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+      "dependencies": [],
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "kind": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "crate_types": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "name": "host-dep",
+          "src_path": "[..]/host-dep-0.0.1/src/lib.rs",
+          "edition": "2015",
+          "doctest": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "features": {},
+      "manifest_path": "[..]/host-dep-0.0.1/Cargo.toml",
+      "metadata": null,
+      "publish": null,
+      "authors": [],
+      "categories": [],
+      "keywords": [],
+      "readme": null,
+      "repository": null,
+      "edition": "2015",
+      "links": null
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "normal-dep",
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "id": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+      "license": null,
+      "license_file": null,
+      "description": null,
+      "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+      "dependencies": [],
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "kind": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "crate_types": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "name": "normal-dep",
+          "src_path": "[..]/normal-dep-0.0.1/src/lib.rs",
+          "edition": "2015",
+          "doctest": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "features": {},
+      "manifest_path": "[..]/normal-dep-0.0.1/Cargo.toml",
+      "metadata": null,
+      "publish": null,
+      "authors": [],
+      "categories": [],
+      "keywords": [],
+      "readme": null,
+      "repository": null,
+      "edition": "2015",
+      "links": null
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "foo",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "id": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)",
+      "license": null,
+      "license_file": null,
+      "description": null,
+      "source": null,
+      "dependencies": [
+        {
+          "name": "normal-dep",
+          "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+          "req": "^0.0.1",
+          "kind": null,
+          "rename": null,
+          "optional": false,
+          "uses_default_features": true,
+          "features": [],
+          "target": null,
+          "registry": null
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "cfg-dep",
+          "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+          "req": "^0.0.1",
+          "kind": null,
+          "rename": null,
+          "optional": false,
+          "uses_default_features": true,
+          "features": [],
+          "target": "cfg(foobar)",
+          "registry": null
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "alt-dep",
+          "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+          "req": "^0.0.1",
+          "kind": null,
+          "rename": null,
+          "optional": false,
+          "uses_default_features": true,
+          "features": [],
+          "target": "$ALT",
+          "registry": null
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "host-dep",
+          "source": "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index",
+          "req": "^0.0.1",
+          "kind": null,
+          "rename": null,
+          "optional": false,
+          "uses_default_features": true,
+          "features": [],
+          "target": "$HOST",
+          "registry": null
+        }
+      ],
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "kind": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "crate_types": [
+            "lib"
+          ],
+          "name": "foo",
+          "src_path": "[..]/foo/src/lib.rs",
+          "edition": "2015",
+          "doctest": true
+        }
+      ],
+      "features": {},
+      "manifest_path": "[..]/foo/Cargo.toml",
+      "metadata": null,
+      "publish": null,
+      "authors": [],
+      "categories": [],
+      "keywords": [],
+      "readme": null,
+      "repository": null,
+      "edition": "2015",
+      "links": null
+    }
+  ],
+  "workspace_members": [
+    "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)"
+  ],
+  "resolve": {
+    "nodes": [
+      {
+        "id": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)",
+        "dependencies": [
+          "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+        ],
+        "deps": [
+          {
+            "name": "alt_dep",
+            "pkg": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "cfg_dep",
+            "pkg": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "host_dep",
+            "pkg": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "normal_dep",
+            "pkg": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          }
+        ],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      }
+    ],
+    "root": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)"
+  },
+  "target_directory": "[..]/foo/target",
+  "version": 1,
+  "workspace_root": "[..]/foo"
+}
+"#
+            .replace("$ALT", &alternate())
+            .replace("$HOST", &rustc_host()),
+        )
+        .run();
+
+    p.cargo("metadata --filter-platform")
+        .arg(alternate())
+        .with_json(
+            r#"
+{
+  "packages": "{...}",
+  "workspace_members": "{...}",
+  "resolve": {
+    "nodes": [
+      {
+        "id": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)",
+        "dependencies": [
+          "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+        ],
+        "deps": [
+          {
+            "name": "alt_dep",
+            "pkg": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "normal_dep",
+            "pkg": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          }
+        ],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      }
+    ],
+    "root": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)"
+  },
+  "target_directory": "[..]foo/target",
+  "version": 1,
+  "workspace_root": "[..]foo"
+}
+"#,
+        )
+        .run();
+
+    let host_json = r#"
+{
+  "packages": "{...}",
+  "workspace_members": "{...}",
+  "resolve": {
+    "nodes": [
+      {
+        "id": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)",
+        "dependencies": [
+          "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+        ],
+        "deps": [
+          {
+            "name": "host_dep",
+            "pkg": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "normal_dep",
+            "pkg": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          }
+        ],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      }
+    ],
+    "root": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]foo)"
+  },
+  "target_directory": "[..]foo/target",
+  "version": 1,
+  "workspace_root": "[..]foo"
+}
+"#;
+
+    p.cargo("metadata --filter-platform=host")
+        .with_json(host_json)
+        .run();
+    p.cargo("metadata --filter-platform")
+        .arg(rustc_host())
+        .with_json(host_json)
+        .run();
+
+    p.cargo("metadata --filter-platform=host")
+        .env("RUSTFLAGS", "--cfg=foobar")
+        .with_json(
+            r#"
+{
+  "packages": "{...}",
+  "workspace_members": "{...}",
+  "resolve": {
+    "nodes": [
+      {
+        "id": "alt-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]/foo)",
+        "dependencies": [
+          "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+          "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+        ],
+        "deps": [
+          {
+            "name": "cfg_dep",
+            "pkg": "cfg-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "host_dep",
+            "pkg": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "normal_dep",
+            "pkg": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)"
+          }
+        ],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "host-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "normal-dep 0.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+        "dependencies": [],
+        "deps": [],
+        "features": []
+      }
+    ],
+    "root": "foo 0.1.0 (path+file:[..]/foo)"
+  },
+  "target_directory": "[..]/foo/target",
+  "version": 1,
+  "workspace_root": "[..]/foo"
+}
+"#,
+        )
+        .run();
+}