diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs
index 9b6f67166bd..dbb71d52e49 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ fn emit_artifact_notification(&mut self, _path: &Path, _artifact_type: &str) {}
 
     fn emit_future_breakage_report(&mut self, _diags: Vec<(FutureBreakage, Diagnostic)>) {}
 
+    /// Emit list of unused externs
+    fn emit_unused_externs(&mut self, _unused_externs: &[&str]) {}
+
     /// Checks if should show explanations about "rustc --explain"
     fn should_show_explain(&self) -> bool {
         true
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
index c27b39a9d62..a1ab98f766e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/json.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,19 @@ fn emit_future_breakage_report(&mut self, diags: Vec<(FutureBreakage, crate::Dia
         }
     }
 
+    fn emit_unused_externs(&mut self, unused_externs: &[&str]) {
+        let data = UnusedExterns { unused_extern_names: unused_externs };
+        let result = if self.pretty {
+            writeln!(&mut self.dst, "{}", as_pretty_json(&data))
+        } else {
+            writeln!(&mut self.dst, "{}", as_json(&data))
+        }
+        .and_then(|_| self.dst.flush());
+        if let Err(e) = result {
+            panic!("failed to print unused externs: {:?}", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     fn source_map(&self) -> Option<&Lrc<SourceMap>> {
         Some(&self.sm)
     }
@@ -322,6 +335,12 @@ struct FutureIncompatReport {
     future_incompat_report: Vec<FutureBreakageItem>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Encodable)]
+struct UnusedExterns<'a, 'b> {
+    /// List of unused externs by their names.
+    unused_extern_names: &'a [&'b str],
+}
+
 impl Diagnostic {
     fn from_errors_diagnostic(diag: &crate::Diagnostic, je: &JsonEmitter) -> Diagnostic {
         let sugg = diag.suggestions.iter().map(|sugg| Diagnostic {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
index a0be7442d59..5720e98abc8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -767,6 +767,10 @@ pub fn emit_future_breakage_report(&self, diags: Vec<(FutureBreakage, Diagnostic
         self.inner.borrow_mut().emitter.emit_future_breakage_report(diags)
     }
 
+    pub fn emit_unused_externs(&self, unused_externs: &[&str]) {
+        self.inner.borrow_mut().emit_unused_externs(unused_externs)
+    }
+
     pub fn delay_as_bug(&self, diagnostic: Diagnostic) {
         self.inner.borrow_mut().delay_as_bug(diagnostic)
     }
@@ -841,6 +845,10 @@ fn emit_artifact_notification(&mut self, path: &Path, artifact_type: &str) {
         self.emitter.emit_artifact_notification(path, artifact_type);
     }
 
+    fn emit_unused_externs(&mut self, unused_externs: &[&str]) {
+        self.emitter.emit_unused_externs(unused_externs);
+    }
+
     fn treat_err_as_bug(&self) -> bool {
         self.flags.treat_err_as_bug.map_or(false, |c| self.err_count() >= c.get())
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
index b5506acf735..3f2d312e61b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/creader.rs
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ fn inject_dependency_if(
     fn report_unused_deps(&mut self, krate: &ast::Crate) {
         // Make a point span rather than covering the whole file
         let span = krate.span.shrink_to_lo();
+        let mut unused_externs = Vec::new();
         // Complain about anything left over
         for (name, entry) in self.sess.opts.externs.iter() {
             if let ExternLocation::FoundInLibrarySearchDirectories = entry.location {
@@ -917,6 +918,7 @@ fn report_unused_deps(&mut self, krate: &ast::Crate) {
                     )
                 }
             };
+            unused_externs.push(name as &str);
             self.sess.parse_sess.buffer_lint_with_diagnostic(
                     lint::builtin::UNUSED_CRATE_DEPENDENCIES,
                     span,
@@ -929,6 +931,8 @@ fn report_unused_deps(&mut self, krate: &ast::Crate) {
                     diag,
                 );
         }
+        // FIXME: add gating
+        self.sess.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.emit_unused_externs(&unused_externs);
     }
 
     pub fn postprocess(&mut self, krate: &ast::Crate) {