diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs
index 4651cf504fa5a..6f4cc83fd1050 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ pub enum AttributeKind {
     /// Represents `#[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start]`.
     RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeStart(Box<u128>, Span),
 
+    /// Represents `#[rustc_object_lifetime_default]`.
+    RustcObjectLifetimeDefault,
+
     /// Represents `#[rustc_skip_during_method_dispatch]`.
     SkipDuringMethodDispatch { array: bool, boxed_slice: bool, span: Span },
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs
index 17f7a7a2e6dd7..58ced8e328173 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ impl AttributeKind {
             PubTransparent(..) => Yes,
             RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeEnd(..) => Yes,
             RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeStart(..) => Yes,
+            RustcObjectLifetimeDefault => No,
             SkipDuringMethodDispatch { .. } => No,
             TrackCaller(..) => Yes,
             Used { .. } => No,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/rustc_internal.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/rustc_internal.rs
index 7364a3f20e27f..e6b6a6fe3c9e5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/rustc_internal.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/rustc_internal.rs
@@ -57,3 +57,21 @@ fn parse_rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range<S: Stage>(
     };
     Some(Box::new(num.0))
 }
+
+pub(crate) struct RustcObjectLifetimeDefaultParser;
+
+impl<S: Stage> SingleAttributeParser<S> for RustcObjectLifetimeDefaultParser {
+    const PATH: &[rustc_span::Symbol] = &[sym::rustc_object_lifetime_default];
+    const ATTRIBUTE_ORDER: AttributeOrder = AttributeOrder::KeepFirst;
+    const ON_DUPLICATE: OnDuplicate<S> = OnDuplicate::Error;
+    const TEMPLATE: AttributeTemplate = template!(Word);
+
+    fn convert(cx: &mut AcceptContext<'_, '_, S>, args: &ArgParser<'_>) -> Option<AttributeKind> {
+        if let Err(span) = args.no_args() {
+            cx.expected_no_args(span);
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        Some(AttributeKind::RustcObjectLifetimeDefault)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
index 6a03cde3a53a8..cfba06509325b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::attributes::must_use::MustUseParser;
 use crate::attributes::repr::{AlignParser, ReprParser};
 use crate::attributes::rustc_internal::{
     RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeEnd, RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeStart,
+    RustcObjectLifetimeDefaultParser,
 };
 use crate::attributes::semantics::MayDangleParser;
 use crate::attributes::stability::{
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ attribute_parsers!(
         Single<RustcForceInlineParser>,
         Single<RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeEnd>,
         Single<RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeStart>,
+        Single<RustcObjectLifetimeDefaultParser>,
         Single<SkipDuringMethodDispatchParser>,
         Single<TrackCallerParser>,
         Single<TransparencyParser>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
index 4bc48cb6aca6f..49b23ce50b8b8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                 }
                 Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::Repr(_)) => { /* handled below this loop and elsewhere */
                 }
-
+                Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::RustcObjectLifetimeDefault) => {
+                    self.check_object_lifetime_default(hir_id);
+                }
                 &Attribute::Parsed(AttributeKind::PubTransparent(attr_span)) => {
                     self.check_rustc_pub_transparent(attr_span, span, attrs)
                 }
@@ -303,7 +305,6 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                         [sym::no_implicit_prelude, ..] => {
                             self.check_generic_attr(hir_id, attr, target, Target::Mod)
                         }
-                        [sym::rustc_object_lifetime_default, ..] => self.check_object_lifetime_default(hir_id),
                         [sym::proc_macro, ..] => {
                             self.check_proc_macro(hir_id, target, ProcMacroKind::FunctionLike)
                         }