diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
index ae46bfe3540..4f91f1fecba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         if end.is_doc_comment() {
             err.span_label(end.span, "this doc comment doesn't document anything");
         }
+        if end.meta_kind().is_some() {
+            if self.token.kind == TokenKind::Semi {
+                err.span_suggestion_verbose(
+                    self.token.span,
+                    "consider removing this semicolon",
+                    String::new(),
+                    Applicability::MaybeIncorrect,
+                );
+            }
+        }
         if let [.., penultimate, _] = attrs {
             err.span_label(start.span.to(penultimate.span), "other attributes here");
         }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/parser/attr-with-a-semicolon.rs b/src/test/ui/parser/attr-with-a-semicolon.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56fe40b916b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/parser/attr-with-a-semicolon.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]; //~ERROR expected item after attributes
+struct Foo;
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/parser/attr-with-a-semicolon.stderr b/src/test/ui/parser/attr-with-a-semicolon.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..49ed30150d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/parser/attr-with-a-semicolon.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+error: expected item after attributes
+  --> $DIR/attr-with-a-semicolon.rs:1:1
+   |
+LL | #[derive(Debug, Clone)];
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: consider removing this semicolon
+   |
+LL - #[derive(Debug, Clone)];
+LL + #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+   | 
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+