diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs b/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs
index 38c1b37f0e3a..6df1273edd65 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
                 let mut cmd = Command::new(toolchain::cargo());
 
                 cmd.args(["check", "--quiet", "--workspace", "--message-format=json"]);
+                cmd.args(&config.extra_args);
 
                 // --all-targets includes tests, benches and examples in addition to the
                 // default lib and bins. This is an independent concept from the --target
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index fdc7859eb90f..732adc50b500 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ pub struct CargoConfig {
     pub wrap_rustc_in_build_scripts: bool,
     /// The command to run instead of `cargo check` for building build scripts.
     pub run_build_script_command: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    /// Extra args to pass to the cargo command.
+    pub extra_args: Vec<String>,
     /// Extra env vars to set when invoking the cargo command
     pub extra_env: FxHashMap<String, String>,
     pub invocation_strategy: InvocationStrategy,
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 0d75607f35d8..75233dbb2abe 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ config_data! {
         /// Use `RUSTC_WRAPPER=rust-analyzer` when running build scripts to
         /// avoid checking unnecessary things.
         cargo_buildScripts_useRustcWrapper: bool = "true",
+        /// Extra arguments that are passed to every cargo invocation.
+        cargo_extraArgs: Vec<String> = "[]",
         /// Extra environment variables that will be set when running cargo, rustc
         /// or other commands within the workspace. Useful for setting RUSTFLAGS.
         cargo_extraEnv: FxHashMap<String, String> = "{}",
@@ -1055,10 +1057,20 @@ impl Config {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn extra_args(&self) -> &Vec<String> {
+        &self.data.cargo_extraArgs
+    }
+
     pub fn extra_env(&self) -> &FxHashMap<String, String> {
         &self.data.cargo_extraEnv
     }
 
+    pub fn check_extra_args(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        let mut extra_args = self.extra_args().clone();
+        extra_args.extend_from_slice(&self.data.check_extraArgs);
+        extra_args
+    }
+
     pub fn check_extra_env(&self) -> FxHashMap<String, String> {
         let mut extra_env = self.data.cargo_extraEnv.clone();
         extra_env.extend(self.data.check_extraEnv.clone());
@@ -1157,6 +1169,7 @@ impl Config {
                 InvocationLocation::Workspace => project_model::InvocationLocation::Workspace,
             },
             run_build_script_command: self.data.cargo_buildScripts_overrideCommand.clone(),
+            extra_args: self.data.cargo_extraArgs.clone(),
             extra_env: self.data.cargo_extraEnv.clone(),
         }
     }
@@ -1227,7 +1240,7 @@ impl Config {
                     CargoFeaturesDef::All => vec![],
                     CargoFeaturesDef::Selected(it) => it,
                 },
-                extra_args: self.data.check_extraArgs.clone(),
+                extra_args: self.check_extra_args(),
                 extra_env: self.check_extra_env(),
                 ansi_color_output: self.color_diagnostic_output(),
             },
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index 1bc498c42cec..6937a7ed9a2d 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ cargo check --quiet --workspace --message-format=json --all-targets
 Use `RUSTC_WRAPPER=rust-analyzer` when running build scripts to
 avoid checking unnecessary things.
 --
+[[rust-analyzer.cargo.extraArgs]]rust-analyzer.cargo.extraArgs (default: `[]`)::
++
+--
+Extra arguments that are passed to every cargo invocation.
+--
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.extraEnv]]rust-analyzer.cargo.extraEnv (default: `{}`)::
 +
 --
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 90f7b9074c85..a3b1a3107d0c 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -511,6 +511,14 @@
                     "default": true,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.cargo.extraArgs": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Extra arguments that are passed to every cargo invocation.",
+                    "default": [],
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    }
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo.extraEnv": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Extra environment variables that will be set when running cargo, rustc\nor other commands within the workspace. Useful for setting RUSTFLAGS.",
                     "default": {},