diff --git a/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs b/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
index e8c63d410aa..0debf3270f6 100644
--- a/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/flycheck/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ pub use cargo_metadata::diagnostic::{
     DiagnosticSpanMacroExpansion,
 };
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum InvocationStrategy {
+    Once,
+    #[default]
+    PerWorkspace,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum FlycheckConfig {
     CargoCommand {
@@ -32,11 +39,13 @@ pub enum FlycheckConfig {
         features: Vec<String>,
         extra_args: Vec<String>,
         extra_env: FxHashMap<String, String>,
+        invocation_strategy: InvocationStrategy,
     },
     CustomCommand {
         command: String,
         args: Vec<String>,
         extra_env: FxHashMap<String, String>,
+        invocation_strategy: InvocationStrategy,
     },
 }
 
@@ -136,11 +145,15 @@ enum Restart {
     No,
 }
 
+/// A [`FlycheckActor`] is a single check instance of a workspace.
 struct FlycheckActor {
+    /// The workspace id of this flycheck instance.
     id: usize,
     sender: Box<dyn Fn(Message) + Send>,
     config: FlycheckConfig,
-    workspace_root: AbsPathBuf,
+    /// Either the workspace root of the workspace we are flychecking,
+    /// or the project root of the project.
+    root: AbsPathBuf,
     /// CargoHandle exists to wrap around the communication needed to be able to
     /// run `cargo check` without blocking. Currently the Rust standard library
     /// doesn't provide a way to read sub-process output without blocking, so we
@@ -162,11 +175,13 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
         workspace_root: AbsPathBuf,
     ) -> FlycheckActor {
         tracing::info!(%id, ?workspace_root, "Spawning flycheck");
-        FlycheckActor { id, sender, config, workspace_root, cargo_handle: None }
+        FlycheckActor { id, sender, config, root: workspace_root, cargo_handle: None }
     }
-    fn progress(&self, progress: Progress) {
+
+    fn report_progress(&self, progress: Progress) {
         self.send(Message::Progress { id: self.id, progress });
     }
+
     fn next_event(&self, inbox: &Receiver<Restart>) -> Option<Event> {
         let check_chan = self.cargo_handle.as_ref().map(|cargo| &cargo.receiver);
         if let Ok(msg) = inbox.try_recv() {
@@ -178,6 +193,7 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
             recv(check_chan.unwrap_or(&never())) -> msg => Some(Event::CheckEvent(msg.ok())),
         }
     }
+
     fn run(mut self, inbox: Receiver<Restart>) {
         'event: while let Some(event) = self.next_event(&inbox) {
             match event {
@@ -203,10 +219,10 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
                                 "did  restart flycheck"
                             );
                             self.cargo_handle = Some(cargo_handle);
-                            self.progress(Progress::DidStart);
+                            self.report_progress(Progress::DidStart);
                         }
                         Err(error) => {
-                            self.progress(Progress::DidFailToRestart(format!(
+                            self.report_progress(Progress::DidFailToRestart(format!(
                                 "Failed to run the following command: {:?} error={}",
                                 self.check_command(),
                                 error
@@ -226,17 +242,17 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
                             self.check_command()
                         );
                     }
-                    self.progress(Progress::DidFinish(res));
+                    self.report_progress(Progress::DidFinish(res));
                 }
                 Event::CheckEvent(Some(message)) => match message {
                     CargoMessage::CompilerArtifact(msg) => {
-                        self.progress(Progress::DidCheckCrate(msg.target.name));
+                        self.report_progress(Progress::DidCheckCrate(msg.target.name));
                     }
 
                     CargoMessage::Diagnostic(msg) => {
                         self.send(Message::AddDiagnostic {
                             id: self.id,
-                            workspace_root: self.workspace_root.clone(),
+                            workspace_root: self.root.clone(),
                             diagnostic: msg,
                         });
                     }
@@ -254,12 +270,12 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
                 "did  cancel flycheck"
             );
             cargo_handle.cancel();
-            self.progress(Progress::DidCancel);
+            self.report_progress(Progress::DidCancel);
         }
     }
 
     fn check_command(&self) -> Command {
-        let mut cmd = match &self.config {
+        let (mut cmd, args, invocation_strategy) = match &self.config {
             FlycheckConfig::CargoCommand {
                 command,
                 target_triple,
@@ -269,12 +285,11 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
                 extra_args,
                 features,
                 extra_env,
+                invocation_strategy,
             } => {
                 let mut cmd = Command::new(toolchain::cargo());
                 cmd.arg(command);
-                cmd.current_dir(&self.workspace_root);
-                cmd.args(&["--workspace", "--message-format=json", "--manifest-path"])
-                    .arg(self.workspace_root.join("Cargo.toml").as_os_str());
+                cmd.args(&["--workspace", "--message-format=json"]);
 
                 if let Some(target) = target_triple {
                     cmd.args(&["--target", target.as_str()]);
@@ -293,18 +308,19 @@ impl FlycheckActor {
                         cmd.arg(features.join(" "));
                     }
                 }
-                cmd.args(extra_args);
                 cmd.envs(extra_env);
-                cmd
+                (cmd, extra_args, invocation_strategy)
             }
-            FlycheckConfig::CustomCommand { command, args, extra_env } => {
+            FlycheckConfig::CustomCommand { command, args, extra_env, invocation_strategy } => {
                 let mut cmd = Command::new(command);
-                cmd.args(args);
                 cmd.envs(extra_env);
-                cmd
+                (cmd, args, invocation_strategy)
             }
         };
-        cmd.current_dir(&self.workspace_root);
+        match invocation_strategy {
+            InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace => cmd.current_dir(&self.root),
+            InvocationStrategy::Once => cmd.args(args),
+        };
         cmd
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs b/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs
index d9f09c03495..0bb9bd65dcc 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/build_scripts.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 //! This module implements this second part. We use "build script" terminology
 //! here, but it covers procedural macros as well.
 
-use std::{cell::RefCell, io, path::PathBuf, process::Command};
+use std::{
+    cell::RefCell,
+    io, mem,
+    path::{self, PathBuf},
+    process::Command,
+};
 
 use cargo_metadata::{camino::Utf8Path, Message};
 use la_arena::ArenaMap;
@@ -15,11 +20,13 @@ use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-use crate::{cfg_flag::CfgFlag, CargoConfig, CargoFeatures, CargoWorkspace, Package};
+use crate::{
+    cfg_flag::CfgFlag, CargoConfig, CargoFeatures, CargoWorkspace, InvocationStrategy, Package,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct WorkspaceBuildScripts {
-    outputs: ArenaMap<Package, Option<BuildScriptOutput>>,
+    outputs: ArenaMap<Package, BuildScriptOutput>,
     error: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -38,76 +45,64 @@ pub(crate) struct BuildScriptOutput {
     pub(crate) proc_macro_dylib_path: Option<AbsPathBuf>,
 }
 
+impl BuildScriptOutput {
+    fn is_unchanged(&self) -> bool {
+        self.cfgs.is_empty()
+            && self.envs.is_empty()
+            && self.out_dir.is_none()
+            && self.proc_macro_dylib_path.is_none()
+    }
+}
+
 impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
-    fn build_command(config: &CargoConfig) -> Command {
-        if let Some([program, args @ ..]) = config.run_build_script_command.as_deref() {
-            let mut cmd = Command::new(program);
-            cmd.args(args);
-            cmd.envs(&config.extra_env);
-            return cmd;
-        }
+    fn build_command(
+        config: &CargoConfig,
+        workspace_root: Option<&path::Path>,
+    ) -> io::Result<Command> {
+        let mut cmd = match config.run_build_script_command.as_deref() {
+            Some([program, args @ ..]) => {
+                let mut cmd = Command::new(program);
+                cmd.args(args);
+                cmd
+            }
+            _ => {
+                let mut cmd = Command::new(toolchain::cargo());
+
+                cmd.args(&["check", "--quiet", "--workspace", "--message-format=json"]);
+
+                // --all-targets includes tests, benches and examples in addition to the
+                // default lib and bins. This is an independent concept from the --targets
+                // flag below.
+                cmd.arg("--all-targets");
+
+                if let Some(target) = &config.target {
+                    cmd.args(&["--target", target]);
+                }
+
+                match &config.features {
+                    CargoFeatures::All => {
+                        cmd.arg("--all-features");
+                    }
+                    CargoFeatures::Selected { features, no_default_features } => {
+                        if *no_default_features {
+                            cmd.arg("--no-default-features");
+                        }
+                        if !features.is_empty() {
+                            cmd.arg("--features");
+                            cmd.arg(features.join(" "));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if let Some(workspace_root) = workspace_root {
+                    cmd.current_dir(workspace_root);
+                }
+
+                cmd
+            }
+        };
 
-        let mut cmd = Command::new(toolchain::cargo());
         cmd.envs(&config.extra_env);
-        cmd.args(&["check", "--quiet", "--workspace", "--message-format=json"]);
-
-        // --all-targets includes tests, benches and examples in addition to the
-        // default lib and bins. This is an independent concept from the --targets
-        // flag below.
-        cmd.arg("--all-targets");
-
-        if let Some(target) = &config.target {
-            cmd.args(&["--target", target]);
-        }
-
-        match &config.features {
-            CargoFeatures::All => {
-                cmd.arg("--all-features");
-            }
-            CargoFeatures::Selected { features, no_default_features } => {
-                if *no_default_features {
-                    cmd.arg("--no-default-features");
-                }
-                if !features.is_empty() {
-                    cmd.arg("--features");
-                    cmd.arg(features.join(" "));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        cmd
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn run(
-        config: &CargoConfig,
-        workspace: &CargoWorkspace,
-        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
-        toolchain: &Option<Version>,
-    ) -> io::Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts> {
-        const RUST_1_62: Version = Version::new(1, 62, 0);
-
-        match Self::run_(Self::build_command(config), config, workspace, progress) {
-            Ok(WorkspaceBuildScripts { error: Some(error), .. })
-                if toolchain.as_ref().map_or(false, |it| *it >= RUST_1_62) =>
-            {
-                // building build scripts failed, attempt to build with --keep-going so
-                // that we potentially get more build data
-                let mut cmd = Self::build_command(config);
-                cmd.args(&["-Z", "unstable-options", "--keep-going"]).env("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1");
-                let mut res = Self::run_(cmd, config, workspace, progress)?;
-                res.error = Some(error);
-                Ok(res)
-            }
-            res => res,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn run_(
-        mut cmd: Command,
-        config: &CargoConfig,
-        workspace: &CargoWorkspace,
-        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
-    ) -> io::Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts> {
         if config.wrap_rustc_in_build_scripts {
             // Setup RUSTC_WRAPPER to point to `rust-analyzer` binary itself. We use
             // that to compile only proc macros and build scripts during the initial
@@ -117,8 +112,100 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
             cmd.env("RA_RUSTC_WRAPPER", "1");
         }
 
-        cmd.current_dir(workspace.workspace_root());
+        Ok(cmd)
+    }
 
+    /// Runs the build scripts for the given workspace
+    pub(crate) fn run_for_workspace(
+        config: &CargoConfig,
+        workspace: &CargoWorkspace,
+        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
+        toolchain: &Option<Version>,
+    ) -> io::Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts> {
+        const RUST_1_62: Version = Version::new(1, 62, 0);
+
+        let workspace_root: &path::Path = &workspace.workspace_root().as_ref();
+
+        match Self::run_per_ws(
+            Self::build_command(config, Some(workspace_root))?,
+            workspace,
+            progress,
+        ) {
+            Ok(WorkspaceBuildScripts { error: Some(error), .. })
+                if toolchain.as_ref().map_or(false, |it| *it >= RUST_1_62) =>
+            {
+                // building build scripts failed, attempt to build with --keep-going so
+                // that we potentially get more build data
+                let mut cmd = Self::build_command(config, Some(workspace_root))?;
+                cmd.args(&["-Z", "unstable-options", "--keep-going"]).env("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1");
+                let mut res = Self::run_per_ws(cmd, workspace, progress)?;
+                res.error = Some(error);
+                Ok(res)
+            }
+            res => res,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Runs the build scripts by invoking the configured command *once*.
+    /// This populates the outputs for all passed in workspaces.
+    pub(crate) fn run_once(
+        config: &CargoConfig,
+        workspaces: &[&CargoWorkspace],
+        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
+    ) -> io::Result<Vec<WorkspaceBuildScripts>> {
+        assert_eq!(config.invocation_strategy, InvocationStrategy::Once);
+        let cmd = Self::build_command(config, None)?;
+        // NB: Cargo.toml could have been modified between `cargo metadata` and
+        // `cargo check`. We shouldn't assume that package ids we see here are
+        // exactly those from `config`.
+        let mut by_id = FxHashMap::default();
+        let mut res: Vec<_> = workspaces
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(idx, workspace)| {
+                let mut res = WorkspaceBuildScripts::default();
+                for package in workspace.packages() {
+                    res.outputs.insert(package, BuildScriptOutput::default());
+                    by_id.insert(workspace[package].id.clone(), (package, idx));
+                }
+                res
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let errors = Self::run_command(
+            cmd,
+            |package, cb| {
+                if let Some(&(package, workspace)) = by_id.get(package) {
+                    cb(&workspaces[workspace][package].name, &mut res[workspace].outputs[package]);
+                }
+            },
+            progress,
+        )?;
+        res.iter_mut().for_each(|it| it.error = errors.clone());
+
+        if tracing::enabled!(tracing::Level::INFO) {
+            for (idx, workspace) in workspaces.iter().enumerate() {
+                for package in workspace.packages() {
+                    let package_build_data = &mut res[idx].outputs[package];
+                    if !package_build_data.is_unchanged() {
+                        tracing::info!(
+                            "{}: {:?}",
+                            workspace[package].manifest.parent().display(),
+                            package_build_data,
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(res)
+    }
+
+    fn run_per_ws(
+        cmd: Command,
+        workspace: &CargoWorkspace,
+        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
+    ) -> io::Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts> {
         let mut res = WorkspaceBuildScripts::default();
         let outputs = &mut res.outputs;
         // NB: Cargo.toml could have been modified between `cargo metadata` and
@@ -126,10 +213,44 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
         // exactly those from `config`.
         let mut by_id: FxHashMap<String, Package> = FxHashMap::default();
         for package in workspace.packages() {
-            outputs.insert(package, None);
+            outputs.insert(package, BuildScriptOutput::default());
             by_id.insert(workspace[package].id.clone(), package);
         }
 
+        res.error = Self::run_command(
+            cmd,
+            |package, cb| {
+                if let Some(&package) = by_id.get(package) {
+                    cb(&workspace[package].name, &mut outputs[package]);
+                }
+            },
+            progress,
+        )?;
+
+        if tracing::enabled!(tracing::Level::INFO) {
+            for package in workspace.packages() {
+                let package_build_data = &mut outputs[package];
+                if !package_build_data.is_unchanged() {
+                    tracing::info!(
+                        "{}: {:?}",
+                        workspace[package].manifest.parent().display(),
+                        package_build_data,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(res)
+    }
+
+    fn run_command(
+        cmd: Command,
+        // ideally this would be something like:
+        // with_output_for: impl FnMut(&str, dyn FnOnce(&mut BuildScriptOutput)),
+        // but owned trait objects aren't a thing
+        mut with_output_for: impl FnMut(&str, &mut dyn FnMut(&str, &mut BuildScriptOutput)),
+        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
+    ) -> io::Result<Option<String>> {
         let errors = RefCell::new(String::new());
         let push_err = |err: &str| {
             let mut e = errors.borrow_mut();
@@ -149,61 +270,58 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
                     .unwrap_or_else(|_| Message::TextLine(line.to_string()));
 
                 match message {
-                    Message::BuildScriptExecuted(message) => {
-                        let package = match by_id.get(&message.package_id.repr) {
-                            Some(&it) => it,
-                            None => return,
-                        };
-                        progress(format!("running build-script: {}", workspace[package].name));
-
-                        let cfgs = {
-                            let mut acc = Vec::new();
-                            for cfg in message.cfgs {
-                                match cfg.parse::<CfgFlag>() {
-                                    Ok(it) => acc.push(it),
-                                    Err(err) => {
-                                        push_err(&format!(
-                                            "invalid cfg from cargo-metadata: {}",
-                                            err
-                                        ));
-                                        return;
-                                    }
-                                };
+                    Message::BuildScriptExecuted(mut message) => {
+                        with_output_for(&message.package_id.repr, &mut |name, data| {
+                            progress(format!("running build-script: {}", name));
+                            let cfgs = {
+                                let mut acc = Vec::new();
+                                for cfg in &message.cfgs {
+                                    match cfg.parse::<CfgFlag>() {
+                                        Ok(it) => acc.push(it),
+                                        Err(err) => {
+                                            push_err(&format!(
+                                                "invalid cfg from cargo-metadata: {}",
+                                                err
+                                            ));
+                                            return;
+                                        }
+                                    };
+                                }
+                                acc
+                            };
+                            if !message.env.is_empty() {
+                                data.envs = mem::take(&mut message.env);
                             }
-                            acc
-                        };
-                        // cargo_metadata crate returns default (empty) path for
-                        // older cargos, which is not absolute, so work around that.
-                        let out_dir = message.out_dir.into_os_string();
-                        if !out_dir.is_empty() {
-                            let data = outputs[package].get_or_insert_with(Default::default);
-                            data.out_dir = Some(AbsPathBuf::assert(PathBuf::from(out_dir)));
-                            data.cfgs = cfgs;
-                        }
-                        if !message.env.is_empty() {
-                            outputs[package].get_or_insert_with(Default::default).envs =
-                                message.env;
-                        }
+                            // cargo_metadata crate returns default (empty) path for
+                            // older cargos, which is not absolute, so work around that.
+                            let out_dir = mem::take(&mut message.out_dir).into_os_string();
+                            if !out_dir.is_empty() {
+                                let out_dir = AbsPathBuf::assert(PathBuf::from(out_dir));
+                                // inject_cargo_env(package, package_build_data);
+                                // NOTE: cargo and rustc seem to hide non-UTF-8 strings from env! and option_env!()
+                                if let Some(out_dir) =
+                                    out_dir.as_os_str().to_str().map(|s| s.to_owned())
+                                {
+                                    data.envs.push(("OUT_DIR".to_string(), out_dir));
+                                }
+                                data.out_dir = Some(out_dir);
+                                data.cfgs = cfgs;
+                            }
+                        });
                     }
                     Message::CompilerArtifact(message) => {
-                        let package = match by_id.get(&message.package_id.repr) {
-                            Some(it) => *it,
-                            None => return,
-                        };
-
-                        progress(format!("building proc-macros: {}", message.target.name));
-
-                        if message.target.kind.iter().any(|k| k == "proc-macro") {
-                            // Skip rmeta file
-                            if let Some(filename) =
-                                message.filenames.iter().find(|name| is_dylib(name))
-                            {
-                                let filename = AbsPathBuf::assert(PathBuf::from(&filename));
-                                outputs[package]
-                                    .get_or_insert_with(Default::default)
-                                    .proc_macro_dylib_path = Some(filename);
+                        with_output_for(&message.package_id.repr, &mut |name, data| {
+                            progress(format!("building proc-macros: {}", name));
+                            if message.target.kind.iter().any(|k| k == "proc-macro") {
+                                // Skip rmeta file
+                                if let Some(filename) =
+                                    message.filenames.iter().find(|name| is_dylib(name))
+                                {
+                                    let filename = AbsPathBuf::assert(PathBuf::from(&filename));
+                                    data.proc_macro_dylib_path = Some(filename);
+                                }
                             }
-                        }
+                        });
                     }
                     Message::CompilerMessage(message) => {
                         progress(message.target.name);
@@ -222,32 +340,13 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
             },
         )?;
 
-        for package in workspace.packages() {
-            if let Some(package_build_data) = &mut outputs[package] {
-                tracing::info!(
-                    "{}: {:?}",
-                    workspace[package].manifest.parent().display(),
-                    package_build_data,
-                );
-                // inject_cargo_env(package, package_build_data);
-                if let Some(out_dir) = &package_build_data.out_dir {
-                    // NOTE: cargo and rustc seem to hide non-UTF-8 strings from env! and option_env!()
-                    if let Some(out_dir) = out_dir.as_os_str().to_str().map(|s| s.to_owned()) {
-                        package_build_data.envs.push(("OUT_DIR".to_string(), out_dir));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut errors = errors.into_inner();
-        if !output.status.success() {
-            if errors.is_empty() {
-                errors = "cargo check failed".to_string();
-            }
-            res.error = Some(errors);
-        }
-
-        Ok(res)
+        let errors = if !output.status.success() {
+            let errors = errors.into_inner();
+            Some(if errors.is_empty() { "cargo check failed".to_string() } else { errors })
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        Ok(errors)
     }
 
     pub fn error(&self) -> Option<&str> {
@@ -255,11 +354,11 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn get_output(&self, idx: Package) -> Option<&BuildScriptOutput> {
-        self.outputs.get(idx)?.as_ref()
+        self.outputs.get(idx)
     }
 }
 
-// FIXME: File a better way to know if it is a dylib.
+// FIXME: Find a better way to know if it is a dylib.
 fn is_dylib(path: &Utf8Path) -> bool {
     match path.extension().map(|e| e.to_string().to_lowercase()) {
         None => false,
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index 8d011f22e62..d8f6d62349e 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::from_value;
 
-use crate::CfgOverrides;
 use crate::{utf8_stdout, ManifestPath};
+use crate::{CfgOverrides, InvocationStrategy};
 
 /// [`CargoWorkspace`] represents the logical structure of, well, a Cargo
 /// workspace. It pretty closely mirrors `cargo metadata` output.
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ pub struct CargoConfig {
     pub run_build_script_command: Option<Vec<String>>,
     /// Extra env vars to set when invoking the cargo command
     pub extra_env: FxHashMap<String, String>,
+    pub invocation_strategy: InvocationStrategy,
 }
 
 impl CargoConfig {
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs b/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs
index 28e9379c1ae..d116ff3c010 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/lib.rs
@@ -157,3 +157,10 @@ fn utf8_stdout(mut cmd: Command) -> Result<String> {
     let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
     Ok(stdout.trim().to_string())
 }
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum InvocationStrategy {
+    Once,
+    #[default]
+    PerWorkspace,
+}
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
index 9b0a2617036..01180fcf4c3 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! metadata` or `rust-project.json`) into representation stored in the salsa
 //! database -- `CrateGraph`.
 
-use std::{collections::VecDeque, fmt, fs, process::Command};
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, fmt, fs, process::Command, sync::Arc};
 
 use anyhow::{format_err, Context, Result};
 use base_db::{
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use crate::{
     cfg_flag::CfgFlag,
     rustc_cfg,
     sysroot::SysrootCrate,
-    utf8_stdout, CargoConfig, CargoWorkspace, ManifestPath, Package, ProjectJson, ProjectManifest,
-    Sysroot, TargetKind, WorkspaceBuildScripts,
+    utf8_stdout, CargoConfig, CargoWorkspace, InvocationStrategy, ManifestPath, Package,
+    ProjectJson, ProjectManifest, Sysroot, TargetKind, WorkspaceBuildScripts,
 };
 
 /// A set of cfg-overrides per crate.
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         Ok(ProjectWorkspace::DetachedFiles { files: detached_files, sysroot, rustc_cfg })
     }
 
+    /// Runs the build scripts for this [`ProjectWorkspace`].
     pub fn run_build_scripts(
         &self,
         config: &CargoConfig,
@@ -310,9 +311,13 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
     ) -> Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts> {
         match self {
             ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { cargo, toolchain, .. } => {
-                WorkspaceBuildScripts::run(config, cargo, progress, toolchain).with_context(|| {
-                    format!("Failed to run build scripts for {}", &cargo.workspace_root().display())
-                })
+                WorkspaceBuildScripts::run_for_workspace(config, cargo, progress, toolchain)
+                    .with_context(|| {
+                        format!(
+                            "Failed to run build scripts for {}",
+                            &cargo.workspace_root().display()
+                        )
+                    })
             }
             ProjectWorkspace::Json { .. } | ProjectWorkspace::DetachedFiles { .. } => {
                 Ok(WorkspaceBuildScripts::default())
@@ -320,6 +325,47 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Runs the build scripts for the given [`ProjectWorkspace`]s. Depending on the invocation
+    /// strategy this may run a single build process for all project workspaces.
+    pub fn run_all_build_scripts(
+        workspaces: &[ProjectWorkspace],
+        config: &CargoConfig,
+        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
+    ) -> Vec<Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts>> {
+        if let InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace = config.invocation_strategy {
+            return workspaces.iter().map(|it| it.run_build_scripts(config, progress)).collect();
+        }
+
+        let cargo_ws: Vec<_> = workspaces
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|it| match it {
+                ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { cargo, .. } => Some(cargo),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect();
+        let ref mut outputs = match WorkspaceBuildScripts::run_once(config, &cargo_ws, progress) {
+            Ok(it) => Ok(it.into_iter()),
+            // io::Error is not Clone?
+            Err(e) => Err(Arc::new(e)),
+        };
+
+        workspaces
+            .iter()
+            .map(|it| match it {
+                ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { cargo, .. } => match outputs {
+                    Ok(outputs) => Ok(outputs.next().unwrap()),
+                    Err(e) => Err(e.clone()).with_context(|| {
+                        format!(
+                            "Failed to run build scripts for {}",
+                            &cargo.workspace_root().display()
+                        )
+                    }),
+                },
+                _ => Ok(WorkspaceBuildScripts::default()),
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     pub fn set_build_scripts(&mut self, bs: WorkspaceBuildScripts) {
         match self {
             ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { build_scripts, .. } => *build_scripts = bs,
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 577a8640a4c..3669fda926a 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ config_data! {
         cargo_autoreload: bool           = "true",
         /// Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.
         cargo_buildScripts_enable: bool  = "true",
+        /// Specifies the invocation strategy to use when running the build scripts command.
+        /// If `per_workspace` is set, the command will be executed for each workspace from the
+        /// corresponding workspace root.
+        /// If `once` is set, the command will be executed once in the project root.
+        /// This config only has an effect when `#rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand#`
+        /// is set.
+        cargo_buildScripts_invocationStrategy: InvocationStrategy = "\"per_workspace\"",
         /// Override the command rust-analyzer uses to run build scripts and
         /// build procedural macros. The command is required to output json
         /// and should therefore include `--message-format=json` or a similar
@@ -122,6 +129,13 @@ config_data! {
         ///
         /// Set to `"all"` to pass `--all-features` to Cargo.
         checkOnSave_features: Option<CargoFeaturesDef>      = "null",
+        /// Specifies the invocation strategy to use when running the checkOnSave command.
+        /// If `per_workspace` is set, the command will be executed for each workspace from the
+        /// corresponding workspace root.
+        /// If `once` is set, the command will be executed once in the project root.
+        /// This config only has an effect when `#rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand#`
+        /// is set.
+        checkOnSave_invocationStrategy: InvocationStrategy = "\"per_workspace\"",
         /// Whether to pass `--no-default-features` to Cargo. Defaults to
         /// `#rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures#`.
         checkOnSave_noDefaultFeatures: Option<bool>      = "null",
@@ -1056,6 +1070,10 @@ impl Config {
             rustc_source,
             unset_test_crates: UnsetTestCrates::Only(self.data.cargo_unsetTest.clone()),
             wrap_rustc_in_build_scripts: self.data.cargo_buildScripts_useRustcWrapper,
+            invocation_strategy: match self.data.cargo_buildScripts_invocationStrategy {
+                InvocationStrategy::Once => project_model::InvocationStrategy::Once,
+                InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace => project_model::InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace,
+            },
             run_build_script_command: self.data.cargo_buildScripts_overrideCommand.clone(),
             extra_env: self.data.cargo_extraEnv.clone(),
         }
@@ -1079,6 +1097,10 @@ impl Config {
         if !self.data.checkOnSave_enable {
             return None;
         }
+        let invocation_strategy = match self.data.checkOnSave_invocationStrategy {
+            InvocationStrategy::Once => flycheck::InvocationStrategy::Once,
+            InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace => flycheck::InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace,
+        };
         let flycheck_config = match &self.data.checkOnSave_overrideCommand {
             Some(args) if !args.is_empty() => {
                 let mut args = args.clone();
@@ -1087,6 +1109,7 @@ impl Config {
                     command,
                     args,
                     extra_env: self.check_on_save_extra_env(),
+                    invocation_strategy,
                 }
             }
             Some(_) | None => FlycheckConfig::CargoCommand {
@@ -1116,6 +1139,7 @@ impl Config {
                 },
                 extra_args: self.data.checkOnSave_extraArgs.clone(),
                 extra_env: self.check_on_save_extra_env(),
+                invocation_strategy,
             },
         };
         Some(flycheck_config)
@@ -1587,6 +1611,13 @@ enum CargoFeaturesDef {
     Selected(Vec<String>),
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+enum InvocationStrategy {
+    Once,
+    PerWorkspace,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 enum LifetimeElisionDef {
@@ -2001,6 +2032,14 @@ fn field_props(field: &str, ty: &str, doc: &[&str], default: &str) -> serde_json
                 "Render annotations above the whole item, including documentation comments and attributes."
             ],
         },
+        "InvocationStrategy" => set! {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["per_workspace", "once"],
+            "enumDescriptions": [
+                "The command will be executed for each workspace from the corresponding workspace root.",
+                "The command will be executed once in the project root."
+            ],
+        },
         _ => panic!("missing entry for {}: {}", ty, default),
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index f8734893944..f7db62baf2c 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -175,10 +175,8 @@ impl GlobalState {
                     sender.send(Task::FetchBuildData(BuildDataProgress::Report(msg))).unwrap()
                 }
             };
-            let mut res = Vec::new();
-            for ws in workspaces.iter() {
-                res.push(ws.run_build_scripts(&config, &progress));
-            }
+            let res = ProjectWorkspace::run_all_build_scripts(&workspaces, &config, &progress);
+
             sender.send(Task::FetchBuildData(BuildDataProgress::End((workspaces, res)))).unwrap();
         });
     }
@@ -475,32 +473,44 @@ impl GlobalState {
         };
 
         let sender = self.flycheck_sender.clone();
-        self.flycheck = self
-            .workspaces
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .filter_map(|(id, w)| match w {
-                ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { cargo, .. } => Some((id, cargo.workspace_root())),
-                ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, .. } => {
-                    // Enable flychecks for json projects if a custom flycheck command was supplied
-                    // in the workspace configuration.
-                    match config {
-                        FlycheckConfig::CustomCommand { .. } => Some((id, project.path())),
-                        _ => None,
-                    }
-                }
-                ProjectWorkspace::DetachedFiles { .. } => None,
-            })
-            .map(|(id, root)| {
-                let sender = sender.clone();
-                FlycheckHandle::spawn(
-                    id,
-                    Box::new(move |msg| sender.send(msg).unwrap()),
-                    config.clone(),
-                    root.to_path_buf(),
-                )
-            })
-            .collect();
+        let (FlycheckConfig::CargoCommand { invocation_strategy, .. }
+        | FlycheckConfig::CustomCommand { invocation_strategy, .. }) = config;
+
+        self.flycheck = match invocation_strategy {
+            flycheck::InvocationStrategy::Once => vec![FlycheckHandle::spawn(
+                0,
+                Box::new(move |msg| sender.send(msg).unwrap()),
+                config.clone(),
+                self.config.root_path().clone(),
+            )],
+            flycheck::InvocationStrategy::PerWorkspace => {
+                self.workspaces
+                    .iter()
+                    .enumerate()
+                    .filter_map(|(id, w)| match w {
+                        ProjectWorkspace::Cargo { cargo, .. } => Some((id, cargo.workspace_root())),
+                        ProjectWorkspace::Json { project, .. } => {
+                            // Enable flychecks for json projects if a custom flycheck command was supplied
+                            // in the workspace configuration.
+                            match config {
+                                FlycheckConfig::CustomCommand { .. } => Some((id, project.path())),
+                                _ => None,
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ProjectWorkspace::DetachedFiles { .. } => None,
+                    })
+                    .map(|(id, root)| {
+                        let sender = sender.clone();
+                        FlycheckHandle::spawn(
+                            id,
+                            Box::new(move |msg| sender.send(msg).unwrap()),
+                            config.clone(),
+                            root.to_path_buf(),
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            }
+        };
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index acf0aaea859..e5d4395c345 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ Automatically refresh project info via `cargo metadata` on
 --
 Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.
 --
+[[rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.invocationStrategy]]rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.invocationStrategy (default: `"per_workspace"`)::
++
+--
+Specifies the invocation strategy to use when running the build scripts command.
+If `per_workspace` is set, the command will be executed for each workspace from the
+corresponding workspace root.
+If `once` is set, the command will be executed once in the project root.
+This config only has an effect when `#rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand#`
+is set.
+--
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand]]rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand (default: `null`)::
 +
 --
@@ -118,6 +128,16 @@ List of features to activate. Defaults to
 
 Set to `"all"` to pass `--all-features` to Cargo.
 --
+[[rust-analyzer.checkOnSave.invocationStrategy]]rust-analyzer.checkOnSave.invocationStrategy (default: `"per_workspace"`)::
++
+--
+Specifies the invocation strategy to use when running the checkOnSave command.
+If `per_workspace` is set, the command will be executed for each workspace from the
+corresponding workspace root.
+If `once` is set, the command will be executed once in the project root.
+This config only has an effect when `#rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand#`
+is set.
+--
 [[rust-analyzer.checkOnSave.noDefaultFeatures]]rust-analyzer.checkOnSave.noDefaultFeatures (default: `null`)::
 +
 --
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 1afe2087c71..62ac1e60b00 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -432,6 +432,19 @@
                     "default": true,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.invocationStrategy": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Specifies the invocation strategy to use when running the build scripts command.\nIf `per_workspace` is set, the command will be executed for each workspace from the\ncorresponding workspace root.\nIf `once` is set, the command will be executed once in the project root.\nThis config only has an effect when `#rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand#`\nis set.",
+                    "default": "per_workspace",
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                        "per_workspace",
+                        "once"
+                    ],
+                    "enumDescriptions": [
+                        "The command will be executed for each workspace from the corresponding workspace root.",
+                        "The command will be executed once in the project root."
+                    ]
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Override the command rust-analyzer uses to run build scripts and\nbuild procedural macros. The command is required to output json\nand should therefore include `--message-format=json` or a similar\noption.\n\nBy default, a cargo invocation will be constructed for the configured\ntargets and features, with the following base command line:\n\n```bash\ncargo check --quiet --workspace --message-format=json --all-targets\n```\n.",
                     "default": null,
@@ -557,6 +570,19 @@
                         }
                     ]
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.checkOnSave.invocationStrategy": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "Specifies the invocation strategy to use when running the checkOnSave command.\nIf `per_workspace` is set, the command will be executed for each workspace from the\ncorresponding workspace root.\nIf `once` is set, the command will be executed once in the project root.\nThis config only has an effect when `#rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScripts.overrideCommand#`\nis set.",
+                    "default": "per_workspace",
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "enum": [
+                        "per_workspace",
+                        "once"
+                    ],
+                    "enumDescriptions": [
+                        "The command will be executed for each workspace from the corresponding workspace root.",
+                        "The command will be executed once in the project root."
+                    ]
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.checkOnSave.noDefaultFeatures": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Whether to pass `--no-default-features` to Cargo. Defaults to\n`#rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures#`.",
                     "default": null,