diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs
index 9b14ed88978b1..a5c04970e8128 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/attributes.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ pub enum AttributeKind {
     /// Represents `#[path]`
     Path(Symbol, Span),
 
+    /// Represents `#[pointee]`
+    Pointee(Span),
+
     /// Represents `#[rustc_pub_transparent]` (used by the `repr_transparent_external_private_fields` lint).
     PubTransparent(Span),
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs
index 494b570c86c73..3e2dc0a15b2f3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_data_structures/src/encode_cross_crate.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ impl AttributeKind {
             ParenSugar(..) => No,
             PassByValue(..) => Yes,
             Path(..) => No,
+            Pointee(..) => No,
             PubTransparent(..) => Yes,
             Repr { .. } => No,
             RustcLayoutScalarValidRangeEnd(..) => Yes,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/traits.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/traits.rs
index ee8a33ae9c43d..d5e088effd511 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/traits.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/attributes/traits.rs
@@ -145,3 +145,10 @@ impl<S: Stage> NoArgsAttributeParser<S> for FundamentalParser {
     const ON_DUPLICATE: OnDuplicate<S> = OnDuplicate::Error;
     const CREATE: fn(Span) -> AttributeKind = |_| AttributeKind::Fundamental;
 }
+
+pub(crate) struct PointeeParser;
+impl<S: Stage> NoArgsAttributeParser<S> for PointeeParser {
+    const PATH: &[Symbol] = &[sym::pointee];
+    const ON_DUPLICATE: OnDuplicate<S> = OnDuplicate::Error;
+    const CREATE: fn(Span) -> AttributeKind = AttributeKind::Pointee;
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
index 6c70f2ee4ee0f..61638001a2bc7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_attr_parsing/src/context.rs
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ use crate::attributes::test_attrs::IgnoreParser;
 use crate::attributes::traits::{
     AllowIncoherentImplParser, CoherenceIsCoreParser, CoinductiveParser, ConstTraitParser,
     DenyExplicitImplParser, DoNotImplementViaObjectParser, FundamentalParser, MarkerParser,
-    ParenSugarParser, SkipDuringMethodDispatchParser, SpecializationTraitParser, TypeConstParser,
-    UnsafeSpecializationMarkerParser,
+    ParenSugarParser, PointeeParser, SkipDuringMethodDispatchParser, SpecializationTraitParser,
+    TypeConstParser, UnsafeSpecializationMarkerParser,
 };
 use crate::attributes::transparency::TransparencyParser;
 use crate::attributes::{AttributeParser as _, Combine, Single, WithoutArgs};
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ attribute_parsers!(
         Single<WithoutArgs<OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSectionParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<ParenSugarParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<PassByValueParser>>,
+        Single<WithoutArgs<PointeeParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<PubTransparentParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<SpecializationTraitParser>>,
         Single<WithoutArgs<StdInternalSymbolParser>>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/validate_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/validate_attr.rs
index 5c748e956a060..b9d387e072c98 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/validate_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/validate_attr.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ pub fn check_builtin_meta_item(
                 | sym::align
                 | sym::deprecated
                 | sym::optimize
+                | sym::pointee
                 | sym::cold
                 | sym::target_feature
                 | sym::rustc_allow_const_fn_unstable
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
index 820255afe274d..2009ddc1e2d59 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_passes/src/check_attr.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                     AttributeKind::BodyStability { .. }
                     | AttributeKind::ConstStabilityIndirect
                     | AttributeKind::MacroTransparency(_)
+                    | AttributeKind::Pointee(..)
                     | AttributeKind::Dummy
                     | AttributeKind::OmitGdbPrettyPrinterSection,
                 ) => { /* do nothing  */ }
@@ -381,7 +382,6 @@ impl<'tcx> CheckAttrVisitor<'tcx> {
                             | sym::cfg_attr_trace
                             // need to be fixed
                             | sym::cfi_encoding // FIXME(cfi_encoding)
-                            | sym::pointee // FIXME(derive_coerce_pointee)
                             | sym::instruction_set // broken on stable!!!
                             | sym::windows_subsystem // broken on stable!!!
                             | sym::patchable_function_entry // FIXME(patchable_function_entry)