diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/cargo_common_metadata.rs b/clippy_lints/src/cargo_common_metadata.rs
index 84c6eff79a1a..f499345636c8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/cargo_common_metadata.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/cargo_common_metadata.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use crate::utils::{run_lints, span_lint};
 use rustc_hir::{hir_id::CRATE_HIR_ID, Crate};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
-use rustc_session::{declare_lint_pass, declare_tool_lint};
+use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
 use rustc_span::source_map::DUMMY_SP;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     "common metadata is defined in `Cargo.toml`"
 }
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct CargoCommonMetadata {
+    ignore_publish: bool,
+}
+
+impl CargoCommonMetadata {
+    pub fn new(ignore_publish: bool) -> Self {
+        Self { ignore_publish }
+    }
+}
+
+impl_lint_pass!(CargoCommonMetadata => [
+    CARGO_COMMON_METADATA
+]);
+
 fn missing_warning(cx: &LateContext<'_>, package: &cargo_metadata::Package, field: &str) {
     let message = format!("package `{}` is missing `{}` metadata", package.name, field);
     span_lint(cx, CARGO_COMMON_METADATA, DUMMY_SP, &message);
@@ -69,8 +84,6 @@ fn is_empty_vec(value: &[String]) -> bool {
     value.iter().all(String::is_empty)
 }
 
-declare_lint_pass!(CargoCommonMetadata => [CARGO_COMMON_METADATA]);
-
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for CargoCommonMetadata {
     fn check_crate(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, _: &Crate<'_>) {
         if !run_lints(cx, &[CARGO_COMMON_METADATA], CRATE_HIR_ID) {
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ impl LateLintPass<'_> for CargoCommonMetadata {
         let metadata = unwrap_cargo_metadata!(cx, CARGO_COMMON_METADATA, false);
 
         for package in metadata.packages {
-            if package.publish.as_ref().filter(|publish| publish.is_empty()).is_none() {
+            if package.publish.as_ref().filter(|publish| publish.is_empty()).is_none() || self.ignore_publish {
                 if is_empty_vec(&package.authors) {
                     missing_warning(cx, &package, "package.authors");
                 }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 7f5c4f56f9e0..e8e8229915bc 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -1180,7 +1180,8 @@ pub fn register_plugins(store: &mut rustc_lint::LintStore, sess: &Session, conf:
     store.register_early_pass(|| box redundant_else::RedundantElse);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box create_dir::CreateDir);
     store.register_early_pass(|| box needless_arbitrary_self_type::NeedlessArbitrarySelfType);
-    store.register_late_pass(|| box cargo_common_metadata::CargoCommonMetadata);
+    let cargo_ignore_publish = conf._cargo_ignore_publish;
+    store.register_late_pass(move || box cargo_common_metadata::CargoCommonMetadata::new(cargo_ignore_publish));
     store.register_late_pass(|| box multiple_crate_versions::MultipleCrateVersions);
     store.register_late_pass(|| box wildcard_dependencies::WildcardDependencies);
     let literal_representation_lint_fraction_readability = conf.unreadable_literal_lint_fractions;
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs
index b5a8300376c1..0b0d31c86036 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/conf.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ define_Conf! {
     (disallowed_methods, "disallowed_methods": Vec<String>, Vec::<String>::new()),
     /// Lint: UNREADABLE_LITERAL. Should the fraction of a decimal be linted to include separators.
     (unreadable_literal_lint_fractions, "unreadable_literal_lint_fractions": bool, true),
+    /// Lint: CARGO_COMMON_METADATA. For internal testing only, ignores the current `publish` settings in the Cargo manifest.
+    (_cargo_ignore_publish, "_cargo_ignore_publish": bool, false),
 }
 
 impl Default for Conf {
diff --git a/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/Cargo.toml b/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/Cargo.toml
index 86abfd54d4d0..737e84e963c9 100644
--- a/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "cargo_common_metadata"
 version = "0.1.0"
+publish = false
 authors = ["Random person from the Internet <someone@someplace.org>"]
 description = "A test package for the cargo_common_metadata lint"
 repository = "https://github.com/someone/cargo_common_metadata"
diff --git a/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/clippy.toml b/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/clippy.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..866c4f3c35e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui-cargo/cargo_common_metadata/pass/clippy.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+_cargo_ignore_publish = true