diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/drop_flag_effects.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/drop_flag_effects.rs
index 3224e13f7af..0d466bbe56e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/drop_flag_effects.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/drop_flag_effects.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::elaborate_drops::DropFlagState;
-use rustc_middle::mir::{self, Body, Location};
+use rustc_middle::mir::{self, Body, Location, Terminator, TerminatorKind};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_target::abi::VariantIdx;
 
@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ pub fn drop_flag_effects_for_location<'tcx, F>(
         on_all_children_bits(tcx, body, move_data, path, |mpi| callback(mpi, DropFlagState::Absent))
     }
 
+    // Drop does not count as a move but we should still consider the variable uninitialized.
+    if let Some(Terminator { kind: TerminatorKind::Drop { place, .. }, .. }) =
+        body.stmt_at(loc).right()
+    {
+        if let LookupResult::Exact(mpi) = move_data.rev_lookup.find(place.as_ref()) {
+            on_all_children_bits(tcx, body, move_data, mpi, |mpi| {
+                callback(mpi, DropFlagState::Absent)
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
     debug!("drop_flag_effects: assignment for location({:?})", loc);
 
     for_location_inits(tcx, body, move_data, loc, |mpi| callback(mpi, DropFlagState::Present));
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/move_paths/builder.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/move_paths/builder.rs
index 0195693a7cb..115c8afcce0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/move_paths/builder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/move_paths/builder.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ impl<'b, 'a, 'tcx> Gatherer<'b, 'a, 'tcx> {
             | TerminatorKind::Resume
             | TerminatorKind::Abort
             | TerminatorKind::GeneratorDrop
-            | TerminatorKind::Unreachable => {}
+            | TerminatorKind::Unreachable
+            | TerminatorKind::Drop { .. } => {}
 
             TerminatorKind::Assert { ref cond, .. } => {
                 self.gather_operand(cond);
@@ -391,10 +392,6 @@ impl<'b, 'a, 'tcx> Gatherer<'b, 'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.create_move_path(place);
                 self.gather_init(place.as_ref(), InitKind::Deep);
             }
-
-            TerminatorKind::Drop { place, target: _, unwind: _ } => {
-                self.gather_move(place);
-            }
             TerminatorKind::DropAndReplace { place, ref value, .. } => {
                 self.create_move_path(place);
                 self.gather_operand(value);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs
index 8bf6493be4b..a6ef2a742c8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_dataflow/src/value_analysis.rs
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ pub trait ValueAnalysis<'tcx> {
         self.super_terminator(terminator, state)
     }
 
-    fn super_terminator(&self, terminator: &Terminator<'tcx>, _state: &mut State<Self::Value>) {
+    fn super_terminator(&self, terminator: &Terminator<'tcx>, state: &mut State<Self::Value>) {
         match &terminator.kind {
             TerminatorKind::Call { .. } | TerminatorKind::InlineAsm { .. } => {
                 // Effect is applied by `handle_call_return`.
             }
-            TerminatorKind::Drop { .. } => {
-                // We don't track dropped places.
+            TerminatorKind::Drop { place, .. } => {
+                state.flood_with(place.as_ref(), self.map(), Self::Value::bottom());
             }
             TerminatorKind::DropAndReplace { .. } | TerminatorKind::Yield { .. } => {
                 // They would have an effect, but are not allowed in this phase.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/elaborate_drops.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/elaborate_drops.rs
index 65f4956d23a..c2ff8645635 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/elaborate_drops.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_transform/src/elaborate_drops.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,35 @@ use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_target::abi::VariantIdx;
 use std::fmt;
 
+/// During MIR building, Drop and DropAndReplace terminators are inserted in every place where a drop may occur.
+/// However, in this phase, the presence of these terminators does not guarantee that a destructor will run,
+/// as the target of the drop may be uninitialized.
+/// In general, the compiler cannot determine at compile time whether a destructor will run or not.
+///
+/// At a high level, this pass refines Drop and DropAndReplace to only run the destructor if the
+/// target is initialized. The way this is achievied is by inserting drop flags for every variable
+/// that may be dropped, and then using those flags to determine whether a destructor should run.
+/// This pass also removes DropAndReplace, replacing it with a Drop paired with an assign statement.
+/// Once this is complete, Drop terminators in the MIR correspond to a call to the "drop glue" or
+/// "drop shim" for the type of the dropped place.
+///
+/// This pass relies on dropped places having an associated move path, which is then used to determine
+/// the initialization status of the place and its descendants.
+/// It's worth noting that a MIR containing a Drop without an associated move path is probably ill formed,
+/// as it would allow running a destructor on a place behind a reference:
+///
+/// ```text
+// fn drop_term<T>(t: &mut T) {
+//     mir!(
+//         {
+//             Drop(*t, exit)
+//         }
+//         exit = {
+//             Return()
+//         }
+//     )
+// }
+/// ```
 pub struct ElaborateDrops;
 
 impl<'tcx> MirPass<'tcx> for ElaborateDrops {