diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/tree/format/mod.rs b/src/cargo/ops/tree/format/mod.rs
index eef9cba1f77..b746fb98488 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/tree/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/tree/format/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+
 use self::parse::{Parser, RawChunk};
 use super::{Graph, Node};
-use anyhow::{bail, Error};
-use std::fmt;
 
 mod parse;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ enum Chunk {
     License,
     Repository,
     Features,
+    LibName,
 }
 
 pub struct Pattern(Vec<Chunk>);
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ impl Pattern {
                 RawChunk::Argument("l") => Chunk::License,
                 RawChunk::Argument("r") => Chunk::Repository,
                 RawChunk::Argument("f") => Chunk::Features,
+                RawChunk::Argument("lib") => Chunk::LibName,
                 RawChunk::Argument(a) => {
                     bail!("unsupported pattern `{}`", a);
                 }
@@ -97,6 +101,16 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for Display<'a> {
                         Chunk::Features => {
                             write!(fmt, "{}", features.join(","))?;
                         }
+                        Chunk::LibName => {
+                            if let Some(target) = package
+                                .manifest()
+                                .targets()
+                                .iter()
+                                .find(|target| target.is_lib())
+                            {
+                                write!(fmt, "{}", target.crate_name())?;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-tree.md b/src/doc/man/cargo-tree.md
index e8d4397938b..7a6a8de6b27 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-tree.md
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-tree.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ strings will be replaced with the corresponding value:
 - `{l}` — The package license.
 - `{r}` — The package repository URL.
 - `{f}` — Comma-separated list of package features that are enabled.
+- `{lib}` — The name, as used in a `use` statement, of the package's library.
 {{/option}}
 
 {{#option "`--prefix` _prefix_" }}
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-tree.txt b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-tree.txt
index 3928eca014b..2218d540f3f 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-tree.txt
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-tree.txt
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ OPTIONS
            o  {f} — Comma-separated list of package features that are
               enabled.
 
+           o  {lib} — The name, as used in a use statement, of the package's
+              library.
+
        --prefix prefix
            Sets how each line is displayed. The prefix value can be one of:
 
diff --git a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-tree.md b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-tree.md
index 16b82f538fb..bc9a0b15872 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-tree.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-tree.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ strings will be replaced with the corresponding value:</p>
 <li><code>{l}</code> — The package license.</li>
 <li><code>{r}</code> — The package repository URL.</li>
 <li><code>{f}</code> — Comma-separated list of package features that are enabled.</li>
+<li><code>{lib}</code> — The name, as used in a <code>use</code> statement, of the package's library.</li>
 </ul></dd>
 
 
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-tree.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-tree.1
index e2967e7c753..ceefe73ef32 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-tree.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-tree.1
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ strings will be replaced with the corresponding value:
 .RS 4
 \h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fB{f}\fR \[em] Comma\-separated list of package features that are enabled.
 .RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+02'\fB{lib}\fR \[em] The name, as used in a \fBuse\fR statement, of the package's library.
+.RE
 .RE
 .sp
 \fB\-\-prefix\fR \fIprefix\fR
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/tree.rs b/tests/testsuite/tree.rs
index acb727b64cf..badfef90505 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/tree.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/tree.rs
@@ -1009,6 +1009,23 @@ foo v0.1.0 ([..]/foo)
 #[cargo_test]
 fn format() {
     Package::new("dep", "1.0.0").publish();
+    Package::new("other-dep", "1.0.0").publish();
+
+    Package::new("dep_that_is_awesome", "1.0.0")
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "dep_that_is_awesome"
+                version = "1.0.0"
+
+                [lib]
+                name = "awesome_dep"
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "pub struct Straw;")
+        .publish();
+
     let p = project()
         .file(
             "Cargo.toml",
@@ -1021,6 +1038,9 @@ fn format() {
 
             [dependencies]
             dep = {version="1.0", optional=true}
+            other-dep = {version="1.0", optional=true}
+            dep_that_is_awesome = {version="1.0", optional=true}
+
 
             [features]
             default = ["foo"]
@@ -1028,7 +1048,7 @@ fn format() {
             bar = []
             "#,
         )
-        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("src/main.rs", "")
         .build();
 
     p.cargo("tree --format <<<{p}>>>")
@@ -1065,8 +1085,21 @@ Caused by:
         .arg("{p} [{f}]")
         .with_stdout(
             "\
-foo v0.1.0 ([..]/foo) [bar,default,dep,foo]
-└── dep v1.0.0 []
+foo v0.1.0 ([..]/foo) [bar,default,dep,dep_that_is_awesome,foo,other-dep]
+├── dep v1.0.0 []
+├── dep_that_is_awesome v1.0.0 []
+└── other-dep v1.0.0 []
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+
+    p.cargo("tree")
+        .arg("--features=other-dep,dep_that_is_awesome")
+        .arg("--format={lib}")
+        .with_stdout(
+            "
+├── awesome_dep
+└── other_dep
 ",
         )
         .run();