diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/add.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/add.rs
index 39f0e189e3d..90c4f4dd5df 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/add.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/add.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ The package will be removed from your features.")
 Example uses:
 - Depending on multiple versions of a crate
 - Depend on crates with the same name from different registries"),
+            flag(
+                "ignore-rust-version",
+                "Ignore `rust-version` specification in packages (unstable)"
+            ),
         ])
         .arg_manifest_path()
         .arg_package("Package to modify")
@@ -188,12 +192,24 @@ pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches) -> CliResult {
 
     let dependencies = parse_dependencies(config, args)?;
 
+    let ignore_rust_version = args.flag("ignore-rust-version");
+    if ignore_rust_version && !config.cli_unstable().msrv_policy {
+        return Err(CliError::new(
+            anyhow::format_err!(
+                "`--ignore-rust-version` is unstable; pass `-Zmsrv-policy` to enable support for it"
+            ),
+            101,
+        ));
+    }
+    let honor_rust_version = !ignore_rust_version;
+
     let options = AddOptions {
         config,
         spec,
         dependencies,
         section,
         dry_run,
+        honor_rust_version,
     };
     add(&ws, &options)?;
 
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_add/mod.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_add/mod.rs
index 5c519ac09f0..11ca282ee42 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_add/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_add/mod.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ pub struct AddOptions<'a> {
     pub section: DepTable,
     /// Act as if dependencies will be added
     pub dry_run: bool,
+    /// Whether the minimum supported Rust version should be considered during resolution
+    pub honor_rust_version: bool,
 }
 
 /// Add dependencies to a manifest
@@ -86,7 +88,9 @@ pub fn add(workspace: &Workspace<'_>, options: &AddOptions<'_>) -> CargoResult<(
                     &manifest,
                     raw,
                     workspace,
+                    &options.spec,
                     &options.section,
+                    options.honor_rust_version,
                     options.config,
                     &mut registry,
                 )
@@ -256,7 +260,9 @@ fn resolve_dependency(
     manifest: &LocalManifest,
     arg: &DepOp,
     ws: &Workspace<'_>,
+    spec: &Package,
     section: &DepTable,
+    honor_rust_version: bool,
     config: &Config,
     registry: &mut PackageRegistry<'_>,
 ) -> CargoResult<DependencyUI> {
@@ -368,7 +374,14 @@ fn resolve_dependency(
             }
             dependency = dependency.set_source(src);
         } else {
-            let latest = get_latest_dependency(&dependency, false, config, registry)?;
+            let latest = get_latest_dependency(
+                spec,
+                &dependency,
+                false,
+                honor_rust_version,
+                config,
+                registry,
+            )?;
 
             if dependency.name != latest.name {
                 config.shell().warn(format!(
@@ -518,8 +531,10 @@ fn get_existing_dependency(
 }
 
 fn get_latest_dependency(
+    spec: &Package,
     dependency: &Dependency,
     _flag_allow_prerelease: bool,
+    honor_rust_version: bool,
     config: &Config,
     registry: &mut PackageRegistry<'_>,
 ) -> CargoResult<Dependency> {
@@ -529,7 +544,7 @@ fn get_latest_dependency(
             unreachable!("registry dependencies required, found a workspace dependency");
         }
         MaybeWorkspace::Other(query) => {
-            let possibilities = loop {
+            let mut possibilities = loop {
                 match registry.query_vec(&query, QueryKind::Fuzzy) {
                     std::task::Poll::Ready(res) => {
                         break res?;
@@ -537,19 +552,79 @@ fn get_latest_dependency(
                     std::task::Poll::Pending => registry.block_until_ready()?,
                 }
             };
-            let latest = possibilities
-                .iter()
-                .max_by_key(|s| {
-                    // Fallback to a pre-release if no official release is available by sorting them as
-                    // less.
-                    let stable = s.version().pre.is_empty();
-                    (stable, s.version())
-                })
-                .ok_or_else(|| {
-                    anyhow::format_err!(
-                        "the crate `{dependency}` could not be found in registry index."
-                    )
-                })?;
+
+            possibilities.sort_by_key(|s| {
+                // Fallback to a pre-release if no official release is available by sorting them as
+                // less.
+                let stable = s.version().pre.is_empty();
+                (stable, s.version().clone())
+            });
+
+            let mut latest = possibilities.last().ok_or_else(|| {
+                anyhow::format_err!(
+                    "the crate `{dependency}` could not be found in registry index."
+                )
+            })?;
+
+            if config.cli_unstable().msrv_policy && honor_rust_version {
+                fn parse_msrv(rust_version: impl AsRef<str>) -> (u64, u64, u64) {
+                    // HACK: `rust-version` is a subset of the `VersionReq` syntax that only ever
+                    // has one comparator with a required minor and optional patch, and uses no
+                    // other features. If in the future this syntax is expanded, this code will need
+                    // to be updated.
+                    let version_req = semver::VersionReq::parse(rust_version.as_ref()).unwrap();
+                    assert!(version_req.comparators.len() == 1);
+                    let comp = &version_req.comparators[0];
+                    assert_eq!(comp.op, semver::Op::Caret);
+                    assert_eq!(comp.pre, semver::Prerelease::EMPTY);
+                    (comp.major, comp.minor.unwrap_or(0), comp.patch.unwrap_or(0))
+                }
+
+                if let Some(req_msrv) = spec.rust_version().map(parse_msrv) {
+                    let msrvs = possibilities
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|s| (s, s.rust_version().map(parse_msrv)))
+                        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+                    // Find the latest version of the dep which has a compatible rust-version. To
+                    // determine whether or not one rust-version is compatible with another, we
+                    // compare the lowest possible versions they could represent, and treat
+                    // candidates without a rust-version as compatible by default.
+                    let (latest_msrv, _) = msrvs
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter(|(_, v)| v.map(|msrv| req_msrv >= msrv).unwrap_or(true))
+                        .last()
+                        .ok_or_else(|| {
+                            // Failing that, try to find the highest version with the lowest
+                            // rust-version to report to the user.
+                            let lowest_candidate = msrvs
+                                .iter()
+                                .min_set_by_key(|(_, v)| v)
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|(s, _)| s)
+                                .max_by_key(|s| s.version());
+                            rust_version_incompat_error(
+                                &dependency.name,
+                                spec.rust_version().unwrap(),
+                                lowest_candidate.copied(),
+                            )
+                        })?;
+
+                    if latest_msrv.version() < latest.version() {
+                        config.shell().warn(format_args!(
+                            "ignoring `{dependency}@{latest_version}` (which has a rust-version of \
+                             {latest_rust_version}) to satisfy this package's rust-version of \
+                             {rust_version} (use `--ignore-rust-version` to override)",
+                            latest_version = latest.version(),
+                            latest_rust_version = latest.rust_version().unwrap(),
+                            rust_version = spec.rust_version().unwrap(),
+                        ))?;
+
+                        latest = latest_msrv;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             let mut dep = Dependency::from(latest);
             if let Some(reg_name) = dependency.registry.as_deref() {
                 dep = dep.set_registry(reg_name);
@@ -559,6 +634,31 @@ fn get_latest_dependency(
     }
 }
 
+fn rust_version_incompat_error(
+    dep: &str,
+    rust_version: &str,
+    lowest_rust_version: Option<&Summary>,
+) -> anyhow::Error {
+    let mut error_msg = format!(
+        "could not find version of crate `{dep}` that satisfies this package's rust-version of \
+         {rust_version}\n\
+         help: use `--ignore-rust-version` to override this behavior"
+    );
+
+    if let Some(lowest) = lowest_rust_version {
+        // rust-version must be present for this candidate since it would have been selected as
+        // compatible previously if it weren't.
+        let version = lowest.version();
+        let rust_version = lowest.rust_version().unwrap();
+        error_msg.push_str(&format!(
+            "\nnote: the lowest rust-version available for `{dep}` is {rust_version}, used in \
+             version {version}"
+        ));
+    }
+
+    anyhow::format_err!(error_msg)
+}
+
 fn select_package(
     dependency: &Dependency,
     config: &Config,
diff --git a/src/doc/man/cargo-add.md b/src/doc/man/cargo-add.md
index c441a82b2ff..3c15fc9d5db 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/cargo-add.md
+++ b/src/doc/man/cargo-add.md
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ crates, the features for a specific crate may be enabled with
 which enables all specified features.
 {{/option}}
 
+{{#option "`--ignore-rust-version`" }}
+Ignore `rust-version` specification in packages.
+
+This option is unstable and available only on the
+[nightly channel](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html)
+and requires the `-Z unstable-options` flag to enable.
+See <https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/5579> for more information.
+{{/option}}
+
 {{/options}}
 
 
diff --git a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-add.txt b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-add.txt
index ac332a44e72..6447499dc04 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-add.txt
+++ b/src/doc/man/generated_txt/cargo-add.txt
@@ -111,6 +111,15 @@ OPTIONS
            be enabled with package-name/feature-name syntax. This flag may be
            specified multiple times, which enables all specified features.
 
+       --ignore-rust-version
+           Ignore rust-version specification in packages.
+
+           This option is unstable and available only on the nightly channel
+           <https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html> and
+           requires the -Z unstable-options flag to enable. See
+           <https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/5579> for more
+           information.
+
    Display Options
        -v, --verbose
            Use verbose output. May be specified twice for “very verbose”
diff --git a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-add.md b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-add.md
index 89c1cc6f1ea..132c093264d 100644
--- a/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-add.md
+++ b/src/doc/src/commands/cargo-add.md
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ crates, the features for a specific crate may be enabled with
 which enables all specified features.</dd>
 
 
+<dt class="option-term" id="option-cargo-add---ignore-rust-version"><a class="option-anchor" href="#option-cargo-add---ignore-rust-version"></a><code>--ignore-rust-version</code></dt>
+<dd class="option-desc">Ignore <code>rust-version</code> specification in packages.</p>
+<p>This option is unstable and available only on the
+<a href="https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/appendix-07-nightly-rust.html">nightly channel</a>
+and requires the <code>-Z unstable-options</code> flag to enable.
+See <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/5579">https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/5579</a> for more information.</dd>
+
+
 </dl>
 
 
diff --git a/src/etc/man/cargo-add.1 b/src/etc/man/cargo-add.1
index 086a561fd65..f69e6d0db2f 100644
--- a/src/etc/man/cargo-add.1
+++ b/src/etc/man/cargo-add.1
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ crates, the features for a specific crate may be enabled with
 \fBpackage\-name/feature\-name\fR syntax. This flag may be specified multiple times,
 which enables all specified features.
 .RE
+.sp
+\fB\-\-ignore\-rust\-version\fR
+.RS 4
+Ignore \fBrust\-version\fR specification in packages.
+.sp
+This option is unstable and available only on the
+\fInightly channel\fR <https://doc.rust\-lang.org/book/appendix\-07\-nightly\-rust.html>
+and requires the \fB\-Z unstable\-options\fR flag to enable.
+See <https://github.com/rust\-lang/cargo/issues/5579> for more information.
+.RE
 .SS "Display Options"
 .sp
 \fB\-v\fR, 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/mod.rs
index 26a11dd8a49..cd7e94e0995 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/mod.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ mod quiet;
 mod registry;
 mod rename;
 mod require_weak;
+mod rust_version_ignore;
+mod rust_version_incompatible;
+mod rust_version_latest;
+mod rust_version_older;
 mod sorted_table_with_dotted_item;
 mod target;
 mod target_cfg;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/in/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/in/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b24cd9deb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/in/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.68"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/in/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/in/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9aa11eaac95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_ui;
+use cargo_test_support::prelude::*;
+use cargo_test_support::Project;
+
+use crate::cargo_add::init_registry;
+use cargo_test_support::curr_dir;
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn case() {
+    init_registry();
+
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.1.0")
+        .rust_version("1.66")
+        .publish();
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.2.1")
+        .rust_version("1.72")
+        .publish();
+
+    let project = Project::from_template(curr_dir!().join("in"));
+    let project_root = project.root();
+    let cwd = &project_root;
+
+    snapbox::cmd::Command::cargo_ui()
+        .arg("-Zmsrv-policy")
+        .arg("add")
+        .arg("--ignore-rust-version")
+        .arg_line("rust-version-user")
+        .current_dir(cwd)
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["msrv-policy"])
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stdout.log"))
+        .stderr_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stderr.log"));
+
+    assert_ui().subset_matches(curr_dir!().join("out"), &project_root);
+}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/out/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/out/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62164a3445a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/out/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.68"
+
+[dependencies]
+rust-version-user = "0.2.1"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/out/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/out/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/stderr.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/stderr.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..430abe31b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/stderr.log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+    Updating `dummy-registry` index
+      Adding rust-version-user v0.2.1 to dependencies.
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/stdout.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_ignore/stdout.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/in/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/in/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef6fce441ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/in/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.56"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/in/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/in/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6baad0e05b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_ui;
+use cargo_test_support::prelude::*;
+use cargo_test_support::Project;
+
+use crate::cargo_add::init_registry;
+use cargo_test_support::curr_dir;
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn case() {
+    init_registry();
+
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.1.0")
+        .rust_version("1.66")
+        .publish();
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.1.1")
+        .rust_version("1.66")
+        .publish();
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.2.1")
+        .rust_version("1.72")
+        .publish();
+
+    let project = Project::from_template(curr_dir!().join("in"));
+    let project_root = project.root();
+    let cwd = &project_root;
+
+    snapbox::cmd::Command::cargo_ui()
+        .arg("-Zmsrv-policy")
+        .arg("add")
+        .arg_line("rust-version-user")
+        .current_dir(cwd)
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["msrv-policy"])
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stdout_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stdout.log"))
+        .stderr_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stderr.log"));
+
+    assert_ui().subset_matches(curr_dir!().join("out"), &project_root);
+}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/out/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/out/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef6fce441ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/out/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.56"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/out/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/out/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/stderr.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/stderr.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..babed5b23ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/stderr.log
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+    Updating `dummy-registry` index
+error: could not find version of crate `rust-version-user` that satisfies this package's rust-version of 1.56
+help: use `--ignore-rust-version` to override this behavior
+note: the lowest rust-version available for `rust-version-user` is 1.66, used in version 0.1.1
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/stdout.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_incompatible/stdout.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/in/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/in/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9358a5de5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/in/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.72"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/in/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/in/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60e38960fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_ui;
+use cargo_test_support::prelude::*;
+use cargo_test_support::Project;
+
+use crate::cargo_add::init_registry;
+use cargo_test_support::curr_dir;
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn case() {
+    init_registry();
+
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.1.0")
+        .rust_version("1.66")
+        .publish();
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.2.1")
+        .rust_version("1.72")
+        .publish();
+
+    let project = Project::from_template(curr_dir!().join("in"));
+    let project_root = project.root();
+    let cwd = &project_root;
+
+    snapbox::cmd::Command::cargo_ui()
+        .arg("-Zmsrv-policy")
+        .arg("add")
+        .arg_line("rust-version-user")
+        .current_dir(cwd)
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["msrv-policy"])
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stdout.log"))
+        .stderr_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stderr.log"));
+
+    assert_ui().subset_matches(curr_dir!().join("out"), &project_root);
+}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/out/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/out/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f824b41c3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/out/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.72"
+
+[dependencies]
+rust-version-user = "0.2.1"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/out/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/out/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/stderr.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/stderr.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..430abe31b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/stderr.log
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+    Updating `dummy-registry` index
+      Adding rust-version-user v0.2.1 to dependencies.
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/stdout.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_latest/stdout.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/in/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/in/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fd6f12324f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/in/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.70"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/in/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/in/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/mod.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60e38960fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use cargo_test_support::compare::assert_ui;
+use cargo_test_support::prelude::*;
+use cargo_test_support::Project;
+
+use crate::cargo_add::init_registry;
+use cargo_test_support::curr_dir;
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn case() {
+    init_registry();
+
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.1.0")
+        .rust_version("1.66")
+        .publish();
+    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("rust-version-user", "0.2.1")
+        .rust_version("1.72")
+        .publish();
+
+    let project = Project::from_template(curr_dir!().join("in"));
+    let project_root = project.root();
+    let cwd = &project_root;
+
+    snapbox::cmd::Command::cargo_ui()
+        .arg("-Zmsrv-policy")
+        .arg("add")
+        .arg_line("rust-version-user")
+        .current_dir(cwd)
+        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["msrv-policy"])
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stdout.log"))
+        .stderr_matches_path(curr_dir!().join("stderr.log"));
+
+    assert_ui().subset_matches(curr_dir!().join("out"), &project_root);
+}
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/out/Cargo.toml b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/out/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14737e3288d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/out/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "cargo-list-test-fixture"
+version = "0.0.0"
+rust-version = "1.70"
+
+[dependencies]
+rust-version-user = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/out/src/lib.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/out/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/stderr.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/stderr.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c5988d0bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/stderr.log
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+    Updating `dummy-registry` index
+warning: ignoring `rust-version-user@0.2.1` (which has a rust-version of 1.72) to satisfy this package's rust-version of 1.70 (use `--ignore-rust-version` to override)
+      Adding rust-version-user v0.1.0 to dependencies.
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/stdout.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_add/rust_version_older/stdout.log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d