diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
index 479421af77f..379c1154e5f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 };
 use rustc_middle::ty::{GenericParamDefKind, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_trait_selection::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::error_reporting::TypeErrCtxtExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::outlives_bounds::InferCtxtExt as _;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::{
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item/refine.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item/refine.rs
index 6d2ebb150b9..3d3b21eabb3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item/refine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/compare_impl_item/refine.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     self, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable, TypeFolder, TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitor,
 };
 use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_trait_selection::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::{
     elaborate, normalize_param_env_or_error, outlives_bounds::InferCtxtExt, ObligationCtxt,
 };
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/dropck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/dropck.rs
index 9fe95487bb9..3d2d667763a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/dropck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/dropck.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use rustc_middle::ty::util::CheckRegions;
 use rustc_middle::ty::GenericArgsRef;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
+use rustc_trait_selection::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::{self, ObligationCtxt};
 
 use crate::errors;
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ fn ensure_drop_predicates_are_implied_by_item_defn<'tcx>(
                 RegionResolutionError::UpperBoundUniverseConflict(a, _, _, _, b) => {
                     format!("{b}: {a}", a = ty::Region::new_var(tcx, a))
                 }
+                RegionResolutionError::CannotNormalize(..) => todo!(),
             };
             guar = Some(
                 struct_span_code_err!(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index 0895cb5e771..b9c9eec2813 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 use rustc_span::symbol::{sym, Ident, Symbol};
 use rustc_span::{Span, DUMMY_SP};
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
+use rustc_trait_selection::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::error_reporting::TypeErrCtxtExt;
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits::misc::{
     type_allowed_to_implement_const_param_ty, ConstParamTyImplementationError,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
index e19177fccef..0630bb2f44b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/error_reporting/mod.rs
@@ -518,6 +518,13 @@ pub fn report_region_errors(
 
                         self.report_placeholder_failure(sup_origin, sub_r, sup_r).emit();
                     }
+
+                    RegionResolutionError::CannotNormalize(ty, origin) => {
+                        self.tcx
+                            .dcx()
+                            .struct_span_err(origin.span(), format!("cannot normalize `{ty}`"))
+                            .emit();
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -559,7 +566,8 @@ fn process_errors(
             RegionResolutionError::GenericBoundFailure(..) => true,
             RegionResolutionError::ConcreteFailure(..)
             | RegionResolutionError::SubSupConflict(..)
-            | RegionResolutionError::UpperBoundUniverseConflict(..) => false,
+            | RegionResolutionError::UpperBoundUniverseConflict(..)
+            | RegionResolutionError::CannotNormalize(..) => false,
         };
 
         let mut errors = if errors.iter().all(|e| is_bound_failure(e)) {
@@ -574,6 +582,7 @@ fn process_errors(
             RegionResolutionError::GenericBoundFailure(ref sro, _, _) => sro.span(),
             RegionResolutionError::SubSupConflict(_, ref rvo, _, _, _, _, _) => rvo.span(),
             RegionResolutionError::UpperBoundUniverseConflict(_, ref rvo, _, _, _) => rvo.span(),
+            RegionResolutionError::CannotNormalize(_, ref sro) => sro.span(),
         });
         errors
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lexical_region_resolve/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lexical_region_resolve/mod.rs
index 0562c6ccfcf..4a1169e68e0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lexical_region_resolve/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/lexical_region_resolve/mod.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub enum RegionResolutionError<'tcx> {
         SubregionOrigin<'tcx>, // cause of the constraint
         Region<'tcx>,          // the placeholder `'b`
     ),
+
+    CannotNormalize(Ty<'tcx>, SubregionOrigin<'tcx>),
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> RegionResolutionError<'tcx> {
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ pub fn origin(&self) -> &SubregionOrigin<'tcx> {
             RegionResolutionError::ConcreteFailure(origin, _, _)
             | RegionResolutionError::GenericBoundFailure(origin, _, _)
             | RegionResolutionError::SubSupConflict(_, _, origin, _, _, _, _)
-            | RegionResolutionError::UpperBoundUniverseConflict(_, _, _, origin, _) => origin,
+            | RegionResolutionError::UpperBoundUniverseConflict(_, _, _, origin, _)
+            | RegionResolutionError::CannotNormalize(_, origin) => origin,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/mod.rs
index 6379f84aa25..97ab2f32c40 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use crate::infer::free_regions::RegionRelations;
 use crate::infer::lexical_region_resolve;
 use rustc_middle::traits::query::OutlivesBound;
-use rustc_middle::ty;
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty};
 
 pub mod components;
 pub mod env;
@@ -41,12 +41,22 @@ impl<'tcx> InferCtxt<'tcx> {
     /// result. After this, no more unification operations should be
     /// done -- or the compiler will panic -- but it is legal to use
     /// `resolve_vars_if_possible` as well as `fully_resolve`.
+    ///
+    /// If you are in a crate that has access to `rustc_trai_selection`,
+    /// then it's probably better to use `resolve_regions_normalizing_outlives_obligations`,
+    /// which knows how to normalize registered region obligations.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn resolve_regions(
+    pub fn resolve_regions_with_normalize(
         &self,
         outlives_env: &OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx>,
+        deeply_normalize_ty: impl Fn(Ty<'tcx>) -> Result<Ty<'tcx>, Ty<'tcx>>,
     ) -> Vec<RegionResolutionError<'tcx>> {
-        self.process_registered_region_obligations(outlives_env);
+        match self.process_registered_region_obligations(outlives_env, deeply_normalize_ty) {
+            Ok(()) => {}
+            Err((ty, origin)) => {
+                return vec![RegionResolutionError::CannotNormalize(ty, origin)];
+            }
+        };
 
         let (var_infos, data) = {
             let mut inner = self.inner.borrow_mut();
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
index d7a3bfcbc41..1621e323d2c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_infer/src/infer/outlives/obligations.rs
@@ -123,15 +123,19 @@ pub fn take_registered_region_obligations(&self) -> Vec<RegionObligation<'tcx>>
     /// flow of the inferencer. The key point is that it is
     /// invoked after all type-inference variables have been bound --
     /// right before lexical region resolution.
-    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, outlives_env))]
-    pub fn process_registered_region_obligations(&self, outlives_env: &OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx>) {
+    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, outlives_env, deeply_normalize_ty))]
+    pub fn process_registered_region_obligations<E>(
+        &self,
+        outlives_env: &OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx>,
+        mut deeply_normalize_ty: impl FnMut(Ty<'tcx>) -> Result<Ty<'tcx>, E>,
+    ) -> Result<(), (E, SubregionOrigin<'tcx>)> {
         assert!(!self.in_snapshot(), "cannot process registered region obligations in a snapshot");
 
         let my_region_obligations = self.take_registered_region_obligations();
 
         for RegionObligation { sup_type, sub_region, origin } in my_region_obligations {
+            let sup_type = deeply_normalize_ty(sup_type).map_err(|e| (e, origin.clone()))?;
             debug!(?sup_type, ?sub_region, ?origin);
-            let sup_type = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(sup_type);
 
             let outlives = &mut TypeOutlives::new(
                 self,
@@ -143,6 +147,8 @@ pub fn process_registered_region_obligations(&self, outlives_env: &OutlivesEnvir
             let category = origin.to_constraint_category();
             outlives.type_must_outlive(origin, sup_type, sub_region, category);
         }
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/lib.rs
index 995ed1e3b57..5ec45212bc7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 pub mod errors;
 pub mod infer;
+pub mod regions;
 pub mod solve;
 pub mod traits;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/regions.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/regions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c53da32d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/regions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+use rustc_infer::infer::outlives::env::OutlivesEnvironment;
+use rustc_infer::infer::{InferCtxt, RegionResolutionError};
+use rustc_middle::traits::ObligationCause;
+
+pub trait InferCtxtRegionExt<'tcx> {
+    /// Resolve regions, using the deep normalizer to normalize any type-outlives
+    /// obligations in the process. This is in `rustc_trait_selection` because
+    /// we need to normalize.
+    ///
+    /// Prefer this method over `resolve_regions_with_normalize`, unless you are
+    /// doing something specific for normalization.
+    fn resolve_regions(
+        &self,
+        outlives_env: &OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx>,
+    ) -> Vec<RegionResolutionError<'tcx>>;
+}
+
+impl<'tcx> InferCtxtRegionExt<'tcx> for InferCtxt<'tcx> {
+    fn resolve_regions(
+        &self,
+        outlives_env: &OutlivesEnvironment<'tcx>,
+    ) -> Vec<RegionResolutionError<'tcx>> {
+        self.resolve_regions(outlives_env, |ty| {
+            let ty = self.resolve_vars_if_possible(ty);
+
+            if self.next_trait_solver() {
+                crate::solve::deeply_normalize(
+                    self.at(&ObligationCause::dummy(), outlives_env.param_env),
+                    ty,
+                )
+                .map_err(|_| ty)
+            } else {
+                Ok(ty)
+            }
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs
index c4344758574..87b68a8bd2d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/auto_trait.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pub fn find_auto_trait_generics<A>(
         }
 
         let outlives_env = OutlivesEnvironment::new(full_env);
-        infcx.process_registered_region_obligations(&outlives_env);
+        let _ = infcx.process_registered_region_obligations::<!>(&outlives_env, |ty| Ok(ty));
 
         let region_data =
             infcx.inner.borrow_mut().unwrap_region_constraints().region_constraint_data().clone();
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
index ecbb92ca5b9..c49185a52c7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use crate::infer::outlives::env::OutlivesEnvironment;
 use crate::infer::InferOk;
+use crate::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use crate::solve::inspect::{InspectGoal, ProofTreeInferCtxtExt, ProofTreeVisitor};
 use crate::solve::{deeply_normalize_for_diagnostics, inspect};
 use crate::traits::engine::TraitEngineExt;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
index 013a50f9fa1..caf950037fd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/engine.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 use super::FulfillmentContext;
 use super::TraitEngine;
+use crate::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use crate::solve::FulfillmentCtxt as NextFulfillmentCtxt;
 use crate::traits::error_reporting::TypeErrCtxtExt;
 use crate::traits::NormalizeExt;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/misc.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/misc.rs
index 0cd376fcbbd..93f9c2333f0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/misc.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/misc.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! Miscellaneous type-system utilities that are too small to deserve their own modules.
 
+use crate::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use crate::traits::{self, ObligationCause, ObligationCtxt};
 
 use hir::LangItem;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
index 080ad7bd549..a7f6021d57a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/mod.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 use crate::infer::outlives::env::OutlivesEnvironment;
 use crate::infer::{InferCtxt, TyCtxtInferExt};
+use crate::regions::InferCtxtRegionExt;
 use crate::traits::error_reporting::TypeErrCtxtExt as _;
 use crate::traits::query::evaluate_obligation::InferCtxtExt as _;
 use rustc_errors::ErrorGuaranteed;
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.rs b/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.rs
index ff25656a7ff..e7de564877d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // compile-flags: -Znext-solver
+//~^ ERROR cannot normalize `<T as Default>::Id`
 
 #![feature(specialization)]
 //~^ WARN the feature `specialization` is incomplete
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr
index a5459165587..a1cf5b761e3 100644
--- a/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/next-solver/specialization-transmute.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 warning: the feature `specialization` is incomplete and may not be safe to use and/or cause compiler crashes
-  --> $DIR/specialization-transmute.rs:3:12
+  --> $DIR/specialization-transmute.rs:4:12
    |
 LL | #![feature(specialization)]
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ LL | #![feature(specialization)]
    = help: consider using `min_specialization` instead, which is more stable and complete
    = note: `#[warn(incomplete_features)]` on by default
 
+error: cannot normalize `<T as Default>::Id`
+
 error[E0282]: type annotations needed
-  --> $DIR/specialization-transmute.rs:13:23
+  --> $DIR/specialization-transmute.rs:14:23
    |
 LL |     default type Id = T;
    |                       ^ cannot infer type for associated type `<T as Default>::Id`
 
-error: aborting due to 1 previous error; 1 warning emitted
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors; 1 warning emitted
 
 For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0282`.