diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs
index 4d6255aa08f8f..55e2d77ad18f0 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/attr.rs
@@ -545,4 +545,18 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Parse inner attributes and error if they are present
+    /// Returns whether any inner attributes were discarded
+    pub fn recover_inner_attributes(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, bool> {
+        let attributes = self.parse_inner_attributes()?;
+        for attr in &attributes {
+            self.error_on_forbidden_inner_attr(
+                attr.span,
+                InnerAttrPolicy::Forbidden(Some(InnerAttrForbiddenReason::InCodeBlock)),
+                true,
+            );
+        }
+        Ok(!attributes.is_empty())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
index b252a378722f3..7f49a786d66ad 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/item.rs
@@ -1936,6 +1936,9 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     fn parse_enum_variant(&mut self, span: Span) -> PResult<'a, Option<Variant>> {
+        if self.recover_inner_attributes()? && self.check(exp![CloseBrace]) {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
         self.recover_vcs_conflict_marker();
         let variant_attrs = self.parse_outer_attributes()?;
         self.recover_vcs_conflict_marker();
@@ -2139,6 +2142,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         let mut fields = ThinVec::new();
         let mut recovered = Recovered::No;
         if self.eat(exp!(OpenBrace)) {
+            self.recover_inner_attributes()?;
             while self.token != token::CloseBrace {
                 match self.parse_field_def(adt_ty, ident_span) {
                     Ok(field) => {
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs b/tests/ui/parser/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f463fbf9f4fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/parser/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+struct Test1 {
+    #![inline]
+    //~^ ERROR an inner attribute is not permitted in this context
+}
+
+enum Test2 {
+    #![inline]
+    //~^ ERROR an inner attribute is not permitted in this context
+}
+
+union Test3 {
+    //~^ ERROR unions cannot have zero fields
+    #![inline]
+    //~^ ERROR an inner attribute is not permitted in this context
+}
+
+fn main() { }
diff --git a/tests/ui/parser/empty-adt-inner-attributes.stderr b/tests/ui/parser/empty-adt-inner-attributes.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a6cb17804626c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/parser/empty-adt-inner-attributes.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+error: an inner attribute is not permitted in this context
+  --> $DIR/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs:2:5
+   |
+LL |     #![inline]
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: inner attributes, like `#![no_std]`, annotate the item enclosing them, and are usually found at the beginning of source files
+   = note: outer attributes, like `#[test]`, annotate the item following them
+
+error: an inner attribute is not permitted in this context
+  --> $DIR/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs:7:5
+   |
+LL |     #![inline]
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: inner attributes, like `#![no_std]`, annotate the item enclosing them, and are usually found at the beginning of source files
+   = note: outer attributes, like `#[test]`, annotate the item following them
+
+error: an inner attribute is not permitted in this context
+  --> $DIR/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs:13:5
+   |
+LL |     #![inline]
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: inner attributes, like `#![no_std]`, annotate the item enclosing them, and are usually found at the beginning of source files
+   = note: outer attributes, like `#[test]`, annotate the item following them
+
+error: unions cannot have zero fields
+  --> $DIR/empty-adt-inner-attributes.rs:11:1
+   |
+LL | / union Test3 {
+LL | |
+LL | |     #![inline]
+LL | |
+LL | | }
+   | |_^
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+