diff --git a/src/cargo/core/summary.rs b/src/cargo/core/summary.rs
index ec0197cf40d..efc3cf8ad31 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/summary.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/summary.rs
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ fn build_feature_map(
 
                     // Validation of the feature name will be performed in the resolver.
                     if !is_any_dep {
+                        // editon2024 stops expose implicit features, which will strip weak optional dependencies from `dependencies`
+                        if *weak {
+                            bail!(
+                                "feature `{feature}` includes `{fv}`, activate it in a feature with `dep:{dep_name}` if `{dep_name}` is an enabled dependency"                               
+                            );
+                        }
+
                         bail!(
                             "feature `{}` includes `{}`, but `{}` is not a dependency",
                             feature,
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/lints/unused_optional_dependencies.rs b/tests/testsuite/lints/unused_optional_dependencies.rs
index 5a60855220b..609e5685701 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/lints/unused_optional_dependencies.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/lints/unused_optional_dependencies.rs
@@ -157,3 +157,72 @@ warning: unused optional dependency
         )
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test(nightly, reason = "edition2024 is not stable")]
+fn inactive_weak_optional_dep() {
+    Package::new("dep", "0.1.0").publish();
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+            cargo-features = ["edition2024"]
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+            edition = "2024"
+
+            [dependencies]
+
+            [features]
+            feat = ["dep?/feat"]
+        "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("check -Zcargo-lints")
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["cargo-lints", "edition2024"])
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+error: failed to parse manifest at `[ROOT]/foo/Cargo.toml`
+
+Caused by:
+  feature `feat` includes `dep?/feat`, activate it in a feature with `dep:dep` if `dep` is an enabled dependency
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                cargo-features = ["edition2024"]
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+                edition = "2024"
+
+                [dependencies]
+                dep = { version = "0.1.0", optional = true }
+
+                [features]
+                feat = ["dep?/feat"]
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("check -Zcargo-lints")
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["cargo-lints", "edition2024"])
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+error: failed to parse manifest at `[ROOT]/foo/Cargo.toml`
+
+Caused by:
+  feature `feat` includes `dep?/feat`, activate it in a feature with `dep:dep` if `dep` is an enabled dependency
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}