diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs
index 193ffe195fb6c..09525c3276a3e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/session_diagnostics.rs
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ pub(crate) struct InvalidTarget {
         "this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!"
     )]
     pub previously_accepted: bool,
+    #[note(
+        "placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute"
+    )]
+    pub on_macro_call: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subdiagnostic)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/target_checking.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/target_checking.rs
index e60938aacdcc6..060497a35fa3f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/target_checking.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/target_checking.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl<'sess> AttributeParser<'sess> {
 
         let allowed_targets = allowed_targets.allowed_targets();
         let (applied, only) = allowed_targets_applied(allowed_targets, cx.target, cx.features);
+
         let diag = InvalidTarget {
             span: cx.attr_span.clone(),
             name: cx.attr_path.clone(),
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ impl<'sess> AttributeParser<'sess> {
             attribute_args,
             help: Self::target_checking_help(attribute_args, cx),
             previously_accepted: matches!(result, AllowedResult::Warn),
+            on_macro_call: matches!(cx.target, Target::MacroCall),
         };
 
         match result {
diff --git a/tests/ui/attributes/attr-on-mac-call.stderr b/tests/ui/attributes/attr-on-mac-call.stderr
index c688acc33d11a..fcbcd45e52eab 100644
--- a/tests/ui/attributes/attr-on-mac-call.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/attributes/attr-on-mac-call.stderr
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ LL |     #[sanitize(address = "off")]
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
    = help: `#[sanitize]` can be applied to crates, functions, impl blocks, modules, and statics
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 error: crate-level attribute should be an inner attribute: add an exclamation mark: `#![register_tool]`
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:110:5
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ LL |     #[export_name = "x"]
    |
    = help: `#[export_name]` can be applied to functions and statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:3:9
    |
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ LL |     #[unsafe(naked)]
    |
    = help: `#[naked]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[track_caller]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:14:5
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ LL |     #[track_caller]
    |
    = help: `#[track_caller]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[used]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:17:5
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ LL |     #[used]
    |
    = help: `#[used]` can only be applied to statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[target_feature]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:20:5
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ LL |     #[target_feature(enable = "x")]
    |
    = help: `#[target_feature]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[deprecated]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:23:5
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ LL |     #[deprecated]
    |
    = help: `#[deprecated]` can be applied to associated consts, associated types, constants, crates, data types, enum variants, foreign statics, functions, inherent impl blocks, macro defs, modules, statics, struct fields, traits, type aliases, and use statements
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[inline]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:26:5
@@ -85,6 +92,7 @@ LL |     #[inline]
    |
    = help: `#[inline]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[link_name]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:29:5
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ LL |     #[link_name = "x"]
    |
    = help: `#[link_name]` can be applied to foreign functions and foreign statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[link_section]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:32:5
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ LL |     #[link_section = "__TEXT,__text"]
    |
    = help: `#[link_section]` can be applied to functions and statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[link_ordinal]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:35:5
@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ LL |     #[link_ordinal(42)]
    |
    = help: `#[link_ordinal]` can be applied to foreign functions and foreign statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[non_exhaustive]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:38:5
@@ -121,6 +132,7 @@ LL |     #[non_exhaustive]
    |
    = help: `#[non_exhaustive]` can be applied to data types and enum variants
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[proc_macro]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:41:5
@@ -130,6 +142,7 @@ LL |     #[proc_macro]
    |
    = help: `#[proc_macro]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[cold]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:44:5
@@ -139,6 +152,7 @@ LL |     #[cold]
    |
    = help: `#[cold]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[no_mangle]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:47:5
@@ -148,6 +162,7 @@ LL |     #[no_mangle]
    |
    = help: `#[no_mangle]` can be applied to functions and statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[deprecated]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:50:5
@@ -157,6 +172,7 @@ LL |     #[deprecated]
    |
    = help: `#[deprecated]` can be applied to associated consts, associated types, constants, crates, data types, enum variants, foreign statics, functions, inherent impl blocks, macro defs, modules, statics, struct fields, traits, type aliases, and use statements
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[automatically_derived]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:53:5
@@ -166,6 +182,7 @@ LL |     #[automatically_derived]
    |
    = help: `#[automatically_derived]` can only be applied to trait impl blocks
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[macro_use]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:56:5
@@ -175,6 +192,7 @@ LL |     #[macro_use]
    |
    = help: `#[macro_use]` can be applied to extern crates and modules
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[must_use]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:59:5
@@ -184,6 +202,7 @@ LL |     #[must_use]
    |
    = help: `#[must_use]` can be applied to data types, functions, and traits
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[no_implicit_prelude]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:62:5
@@ -193,6 +212,7 @@ LL |     #[no_implicit_prelude]
    |
    = help: `#[no_implicit_prelude]` can be applied to crates and modules
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[path]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:65:5
@@ -202,6 +222,7 @@ LL |     #[path = ""]
    |
    = help: `#[path]` can only be applied to modules
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[ignore]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:68:5
@@ -211,6 +232,7 @@ LL |     #[ignore]
    |
    = help: `#[ignore]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[should_panic]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:71:5
@@ -220,6 +242,7 @@ LL |     #[should_panic]
    |
    = help: `#[should_panic]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[link_name]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:74:5
@@ -229,6 +252,7 @@ LL |     #[link_name = "x"]
    |
    = help: `#[link_name]` can be applied to foreign functions and foreign statics
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[repr()]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:81:5
@@ -238,6 +262,7 @@ LL |     #[repr()]
    |
    = help: `#[repr()]` can only be applied to data types
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: unused attribute
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:81:5
@@ -255,6 +280,7 @@ LL |     #[repr(u8)]
    |
    = help: `#[repr(u8)]` can only be applied to enums
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[repr(align(...))]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:90:5
@@ -264,6 +290,7 @@ LL |     #[repr(align(8))]
    |
    = help: `#[repr(align(...))]` can only be applied to data types
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[repr(packed)]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:94:5
@@ -273,6 +300,7 @@ LL |     #[repr(packed)]
    |
    = help: `#[repr(packed)]` can only be applied to data types
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[repr(C)]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:98:5
@@ -282,6 +310,7 @@ LL |     #[repr(C)]
    |
    = help: `#[repr(C)]` can only be applied to data types
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[repr(Rust)]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:102:5
@@ -291,6 +320,7 @@ LL |     #[repr(Rust)]
    |
    = help: `#[repr(Rust)]` can only be applied to data types
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: `#[repr(simd)]` attribute cannot be used on macro calls
   --> $DIR/attr-on-mac-call.rs:106:5
@@ -300,6 +330,7 @@ LL |     #[repr(simd)]
    |
    = help: `#[repr(simd)]` can only be applied to structs
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors; 31 warnings emitted
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-check-nested-macro-invocation.stderr b/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-check-nested-macro-invocation.stderr
index cc3dda7c1f09a..6d69fdfa229ee 100644
--- a/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-check-nested-macro-invocation.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-check-nested-macro-invocation.stderr
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ LL | foo!();
    | ------ in this macro invocation
    |
    = help: `#[allow_internal_unstable]` can be applied to functions and macro defs
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
    = note: this error originates in the macro `foo` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info)
 
 error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/inert-attr-macro.stderr b/tests/ui/lint/inert-attr-macro.stderr
index f4cb0508df3bd..6d29a5a94ed0e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lint/inert-attr-macro.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/lint/inert-attr-macro.stderr
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ LL |     #[inline] foo!();
    |
    = help: `#[inline]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/inert-attr-macro.rs:3:9
    |
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ LL |     #[allow(warnings)] #[inline] foo!();
    |
    = help: `#[inline]` can only be applied to functions
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 warning: 3 warnings emitted
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/lint/unused/unused_attributes-must_use.stderr b/tests/ui/lint/unused/unused_attributes-must_use.stderr
index d3e33ff40a6f5..a37119baaef92 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lint/unused/unused_attributes-must_use.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/lint/unused/unused_attributes-must_use.stderr
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ LL | #[must_use]
    |
    = help: `#[must_use]` can be applied to data types, functions, and traits
    = warning: this was previously accepted by the compiler but is being phased out; it will become a hard error in a future release!
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 note: the lint level is defined here
   --> $DIR/unused_attributes-must_use.rs:4:9
    |
diff --git a/tests/ui/pin-ergonomics/pin_v2-attr.stderr b/tests/ui/pin-ergonomics/pin_v2-attr.stderr
index 8f8a9f3b3a19a..7f11124a081ae 100644
--- a/tests/ui/pin-ergonomics/pin_v2-attr.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/pin-ergonomics/pin_v2-attr.stderr
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ LL | #[pin_v2]
    | ^^^^^^^^^
    |
    = help: `#[pin_v2]` can only be applied to data types
+   = note: placing this attribute on a macro invocation does nothing even if the macro expands to what would be a valid target for the attribute
 
 error: allow, cfg, cfg_attr, deny, expect, forbid, and warn are the only allowed built-in attributes in function parameters
   --> $DIR/pin_v2-attr.rs:84:12