diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/build_scripts.rs b/crates/project_model/src/build_scripts.rs
index 6b601c34a24a..0f59f93720d9 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/build_scripts.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/build_scripts.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,16 @@ impl WorkspaceBuildScripts {
             cmd.env("RA_RUSTC_WRAPPER", "1");
         }
         cmd.current_dir(workspace.workspace_root());
-        cmd.args(&["check", "--quiet", "--workspace", "--message-format=json"]);
+        cmd.args(&["check", "--quiet", "--message-format=json"]);
+
+        if config.build_script_packages.is_empty() {
+            cmd.arg("--workspace");
+        } else {
+            for pkg in &config.build_script_packages {
+                cmd.arg("-p");
+                cmd.arg(pkg);
+            }
+        }
 
         // --all-targets includes tests, benches and examples in addition to the
         // default lib and bins. This is an independent concept from the --targets
diff --git a/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index 48051e4b5e8f..7164fc8a1bae 100644
--- a/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project_model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ pub struct CargoConfig {
     pub unset_test_crates: UnsetTestCrates,
 
     pub wrap_rustc_in_build_scripts: bool,
+
+    pub build_script_packages: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl CargoConfig {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 958ff1fcee1f..825b661d1173 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ config_data! {
         /// Use `RUSTC_WRAPPER=rust-analyzer` when running build scripts to
         /// avoid compiling unnecessary things.
         cargo_useRustcWrapperForBuildScripts: bool = "true",
+        /// List of packages to checked when running build scripts. It is
+        /// empty by default, which checks all packages in the workspace.
+        cargo_buildScriptPackagesToCheck: Vec<String> = "[]",
         /// Do not activate the `default` feature.
         cargo_noDefaultFeatures: bool    = "false",
         /// Compilation target (target triple).
@@ -803,6 +806,7 @@ impl Config {
             rustc_source,
             unset_test_crates: UnsetTestCrates::Only(self.data.cargo_unsetTest.clone()),
             wrap_rustc_in_build_scripts: self.data.cargo_useRustcWrapperForBuildScripts,
+            build_script_packages: self.data.cargo_buildScriptPackagesToCheck.clone(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index b7bc60a3b8b9..23869e0ff15c 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -481,6 +481,14 @@
                     "default": true,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
+                "rust-analyzer.cargo.buildScriptPackagesToCheck": {
+                    "markdownDescription": "List of packages to checked when running build scripts.",
+                    "default": [],
+                    "type": "array",
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    }
+                },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Do not activate the `default` feature.",
                     "default": false,