diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/check.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/check.rs
index 7db124a43f1c..6c5f70b2f438 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/check.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/check.rs
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ impl Step for RustAnalyzer {
         let _guard = builder.msg_check("rust-analyzer artifacts", target, None);
         run_cargo(builder, cargo, builder.config.free_args.clone(), &stamp, vec![], true, false);
     }
+
+    fn metadata(&self) -> Option<StepMetadata> {
+        Some(StepMetadata::check("rust-analyzer", self.target))
+    }
 }
 
 /// Compiletest is implicitly "checked" when it gets built in order to run tests,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
index 76480e4e309f..838a147091d0 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder/tests.rs
@@ -1441,6 +1441,20 @@ mod snapshot {
         ");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn check_rust_analyzer() {
+        let ctx = TestCtx::new();
+        insta::assert_snapshot!(
+            ctx.config("check")
+                .path("rust-analyzer")
+                .render_steps(), @r"
+        [check] std <host>
+        [build] llvm <host>
+        [check] rustc <host>
+        [check] rust-analyzer <host>
+        ");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_exclude() {
         let ctx = TestCtx::new();