diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
index a6f144cb5622..ce5ae42fb601 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ impl<'de, P: Deserialize<'de> + Clone> de::Deserialize<'de> for TomlDependency<P
                         Ok(TomlDependency::Workspace(TomlWorkspaceDependency {
                             workspace: true,
                             features: details.features,
+                            default_features: details.default_features,
+                            default_features2: details.default_features2,
                             optional: details.optional,
                         }))
                     } else {
@@ -351,6 +353,9 @@ pub struct IntermediateDependency<P = String> {
 pub struct TomlWorkspaceDependency {
     workspace: bool,
     features: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    default_features: Option<bool>,
+    #[serde(rename = "default_features")]
+    default_features2: Option<bool>,
     optional: Option<bool>,
 }
 
@@ -2525,6 +2530,18 @@ impl TomlDependency {
         cx: &mut Context<'_, '_>,
         get_inheritable: impl FnOnce() -> CargoResult<&'a InheritableFields>,
     ) -> CargoResult<TomlDependency> {
+        fn default_features_msg(label: &str, ws_def_feat: Option<bool>, cx: &mut Context<'_, '_>) {
+            let ws_def_feat = match ws_def_feat {
+                Some(true) => "true",
+                Some(false) => "false",
+                None => "not specified",
+            };
+            cx.warnings.push(format!(
+                "`default-features` is ignored for {}, since `default-features` was {} for \
+                `workspace.dependencies.{}`, this could become a hard error in the future",
+                label, ws_def_feat, label
+            ))
+        }
         match self {
             TomlDependency::Detailed(d) => Ok(TomlDependency::Detailed(d)),
             TomlDependency::Simple(s) => Ok(TomlDependency::Simple(s)),
@@ -2532,7 +2549,12 @@ impl TomlDependency {
                 workspace: true,
                 features,
                 optional,
+                default_features,
+                default_features2,
             }) => {
+                if default_features.is_some() && default_features2.is_some() {
+                    warn_on_deprecated("default-features", label, "dependency", cx.warnings);
+                }
                 let inheritable = get_inheritable()?;
                 inheritable.get_dependency(label).context(format!(
                     "error reading `dependencies.{}` from workspace root manifest's `workspace.dependencies.{}`",
@@ -2540,6 +2562,9 @@ impl TomlDependency {
                 )).map(|dep| {
                     match dep {
                         TomlDependency::Simple(s) => {
+                            if let Some(false) = default_features.or(default_features2) {
+                                default_features_msg(label, None, cx);
+                            }
                             if optional.is_some() || features.is_some() {
                                 Ok(TomlDependency::Detailed(DetailedTomlDependency {
                                     version: Some(s),
@@ -2552,6 +2577,18 @@ impl TomlDependency {
                             }
                         },
                         TomlDependency::Detailed(d) => {
+                            match (
+                                default_features.or(default_features2),
+                                d.default_features.or(d.default_features2)
+                            ) {
+                                (Some(false), Some(true)) => {
+                                    default_features_msg(label, Some(true), cx);
+                                }
+                                (Some(false), None) => {
+                                    default_features_msg(label, None, cx);
+                                }
+                                _ => {}
+                            }
                             let mut dep = d.clone();
                             dep.add_features(features);
                             dep.update_optional(optional);
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/inheritable_workspace_fields.rs b/tests/testsuite/inheritable_workspace_fields.rs
index 2076c71287c3..534c9047bf06 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/inheritable_workspace_fields.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/inheritable_workspace_fields.rs
@@ -1356,3 +1356,99 @@ Caused by:
         )
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn warn_inherit_def_feat_true_member_def_feat_false() {
+    Package::new("dep", "0.1.0")
+        .feature("default", &["fancy_dep"])
+        .add_dep(Dependency::new("fancy_dep", "0.2").optional(true))
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .publish();
+
+    Package::new("fancy_dep", "0.2.4").publish();
+
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "bar"
+            version = "0.2.0"
+            authors = []
+            [dependencies]
+            dep = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+
+            [workspace]
+            members = []
+            [workspace.dependencies]
+            dep = { version = "0.1.0", default-features = true }
+        "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("build")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[WARNING] [CWD]/Cargo.toml: `default-features` is ignored for dep, since `default-features` was \
+true for `workspace.dependencies.dep`, this could become a hard error in the future
+[UPDATING] `dummy-registry` index
+[DOWNLOADING] crates ...
+[DOWNLOADED] fancy_dep v0.2.4 ([..])
+[DOWNLOADED] dep v0.1.0 ([..])
+[COMPILING] fancy_dep v0.2.4
+[COMPILING] dep v0.1.0
+[COMPILING] bar v0.2.0 ([CWD])
+[FINISHED] dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn inherit_simple_member_def_feat_false() {
+    Package::new("dep", "0.1.0")
+        .feature("default", &["fancy_dep"])
+        .add_dep(Dependency::new("fancy_dep", "0.2").optional(true))
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .publish();
+
+    Package::new("fancy_dep", "0.2.4").publish();
+
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "bar"
+            version = "0.2.0"
+            authors = []
+            [dependencies]
+            dep = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
+
+            [workspace]
+            members = []
+            [workspace.dependencies]
+            dep = "0.1.0"
+        "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/main.rs", "fn main() {}")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("build")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[WARNING] [CWD]/Cargo.toml: `default-features` is ignored for dep, since `default-features` was \
+not specified for `workspace.dependencies.dep`, this could become a hard error in the future
+[UPDATING] `dummy-registry` index
+[DOWNLOADING] crates ...
+[DOWNLOADED] fancy_dep v0.2.4 ([..])
+[DOWNLOADED] dep v0.1.0 ([..])
+[COMPILING] fancy_dep v0.2.4
+[COMPILING] dep v0.1.0
+[COMPILING] bar v0.2.0 ([CWD])
+[FINISHED] dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}