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Auto merge of #137944 - davidtwco:sized-hierarchy, r=oli-obk
Sized Hierarchy: Part I

This patch implements the non-const parts of rust-lang/rfcs#3729. It introduces two new traits to the standard library, `MetaSized` and `PointeeSized`. See the RFC for the rationale behind these traits and to discuss whether this change makes sense in the abstract.

These traits are unstable (as is their constness), so users cannot refer to them without opting-in to `feature(sized_hierarchy)`. These traits are not behind `cfg`s as this would make implementation unfeasible, there would simply be too many `cfg`s required to add the necessary bounds everywhere. So, like `Sized`, these traits are automatically implemented by the compiler.

RFC 3729 describes changes which are necessary to preserve backwards compatibility given the introduction of these traits, which are implemented and as follows:

- `?Sized` is rewritten as `MetaSized`
- `MetaSized` is added as a default supertrait for all traits w/out an explicit sizedness supertrait already.

There are no edition migrations implemented in this,  as these are primarily required for the constness parts of the RFC and prior to stabilisation of this (and so will come in follow-up PRs alongside the const parts). All diagnostic output should remain the same (showing `?Sized` even if the compiler sees `MetaSized`) unless the `sized_hierarchy` feature is enabled.

Due to the use of unstable extern types in the standard library and rustc, some bounds in both projects have had to be relaxed already - this is unfortunate but unavoidable so that these extern types can continue to be used where they were before. Performing these relaxations in the standard library and rustc are desirable longer-term anyway, but some bounds are not as relaxed as they ideally would be due to the inability to relax `Deref::Target` (this will be investigated separately).

It is hoped that this is implemented such that it could be merged and these traits could exist "under the hood" without that being observable to the user (other than in any performance impact this has on the compiler, etc). Some details might leak through due to the standard library relaxations, but this has not been observed in test output.

**Notes:**

- Any commits starting with "upstream:" can be ignored, as these correspond to other upstream PRs that this is based on which have yet to be merged.
- This best reviewed commit-by-commit. I've attempted to make the implementation easy to follow and keep similar changes and test output updates together.
  - Each commit has a short description describing its purpose.
  - This patch is large but it's primarily in the test suite.
- I've worked on the performance of this patch and a few optimisations are implemented so that the performance impact is neutral-to-minor.
- `PointeeSized` is a different name from the RFC just to make it more obvious that it is different from `std::ptr::Pointee` but all the names are yet to be bikeshed anyway.
- `@nikomatsakis` has confirmed [that this can proceed as an experiment from the t-lang side](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/435869-project-goals/topic/SVE.20and.20SME.20on.20AArch64.20.28goals.23270.29/near/506196491)
- FCP in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/137944#issuecomment-2912207485

Fixes rust-lang/rust#79409.

r? `@ghost` (I'll discuss this with relevant teams to find a reviewer)
Diffstat (limited to 'compiler')
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs66
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs66
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/aligned.rs4
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs4
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/marker.rs30
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs2
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs2
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/mod.rs3
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs5
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/item_bounds.rs16
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/predicates_of.rs25
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs346
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/dyn_compatibility.rs9
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs53
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs9
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_lint/src/multiple_supertrait_upcastable.rs3
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/lib.rs1
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/keys.rs8
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs11
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/adt.rs21
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs4
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs22
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs1
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs36
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs26
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs4
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/mod.rs19
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs55
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs6
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/normalizes_to/mod.rs6
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/trait_goals.rs62
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_serialize/src/lib.rs17
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs4
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_smir/src/lib.rs1
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs3
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs3
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/ambiguity.rs5
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/mod.rs91
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs11
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs1
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs23
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/candidate_assembly.rs41
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/confirmation.rs30
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs20
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/util.rs57
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs8
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/ty.rs82
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/elaborate.rs38
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/inherent.rs8
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/lang_items.rs2
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/solve/mod.rs22
51 files changed, 1001 insertions, 391 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs
index 012e4dbc3ec..524ebde1c74 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/example/mini_core.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@
 #![no_core]
 #![allow(dead_code, internal_features, ambiguous_wide_pointer_comparisons)]
 
+#[lang = "pointee_sized"]
+pub trait PointeeSized {}
+
+#[lang = "meta_sized"]
+pub trait MetaSized: PointeeSized {}
+
 #[lang = "sized"]
-pub trait Sized {}
+pub trait Sized: MetaSized {}
 
 #[lang = "destruct"]
 pub trait Destruct {}
@@ -24,35 +30,35 @@ pub trait Destruct {}
 pub trait Tuple {}
 
 #[lang = "unsize"]
-pub trait Unsize<T: ?Sized> {}
+pub trait Unsize<T: PointeeSized>: PointeeSized {}
 
 #[lang = "coerce_unsized"]
 pub trait CoerceUnsized<T> {}
 
-impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "dispatch_from_dyn"]
 pub trait DispatchFromDyn<T> {}
 
 // &T -> &U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
 // &mut T -> &mut U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
 // *const T -> *const U
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
 // *mut T -> *mut U
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U>> for Box<T> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized + Unsize<U>, U: MetaSized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U>> for Box<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "legacy_receiver"]
 pub trait LegacyReceiver {}
 
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for Box<T> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized> LegacyReceiver for Box<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "copy"]
 pub trait Copy {}
@@ -74,9 +80,9 @@ impl Copy for isize {}
 impl Copy for f32 {}
 impl Copy for f64 {}
 impl Copy for char {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Copy for &'a T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Copy for &'a T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *mut T {}
 impl<T: Copy> Copy for Option<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "sync"]
@@ -94,17 +100,17 @@ unsafe impl Sync for i32 {}
 unsafe impl Sync for isize {}
 unsafe impl Sync for char {}
 unsafe impl Sync for f32 {}
-unsafe impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Sync for &'a T {}
+unsafe impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Sync for &'a T {}
 unsafe impl<T: Sync, const N: usize> Sync for [T; N] {}
 
 #[lang = "freeze"]
 unsafe auto trait Freeze {}
 
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *const T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *mut T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *const T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "structural_peq"]
 pub trait StructuralPartialEq {}
@@ -443,7 +449,7 @@ pub enum Option<T> {
 pub use Option::*;
 
 #[lang = "phantom_data"]
-pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+pub struct PhantomData<T: PointeeSized>;
 
 #[lang = "fn_once"]
 #[rustc_paren_sugar]
@@ -564,18 +570,18 @@ pub trait Deref {
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start(1)]
 #[rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed]
-pub struct NonNull<T: ?Sized>(pub *const T);
+pub struct NonNull<T: PointeeSized>(pub *const T);
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
-pub struct Unique<T: ?Sized> {
+pub struct Unique<T: PointeeSized> {
     pub pointer: NonNull<T>,
     pub _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
 #[lang = "global_alloc_ty"]
 pub struct Global;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs
index aca1f0080ef..9dfb12be243 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/example/mini_core.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn _Unwind_Resume() {
     intrinsics::unreachable();
 }
 
+#[lang = "pointee_sized"]
+pub trait PointeeSized {}
+
+#[lang = "meta_sized"]
+pub trait MetaSized: PointeeSized {}
+
 #[lang = "sized"]
-pub trait Sized {}
+pub trait Sized: MetaSized {}
 
 #[lang = "destruct"]
 pub trait Destruct {}
@@ -29,35 +35,35 @@ pub trait Destruct {}
 pub trait Tuple {}
 
 #[lang = "unsize"]
-pub trait Unsize<T: ?Sized> {}
+pub trait Unsize<T: PointeeSized>: PointeeSized {}
 
 #[lang = "coerce_unsized"]
 pub trait CoerceUnsized<T> {}
 
-impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, 'b: 'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a U> for &'b T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<*mut U> for *mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "dispatch_from_dyn"]
 pub trait DispatchFromDyn<T> {}
 
 // &T -> &U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a U> for &'a T {}
 // &mut T -> &mut U
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<&'a mut U> for &'a mut T {}
 // *const T -> *const U
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*const U> for *const T {}
 // *mut T -> *mut U
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized + Unsize<U>, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U, ()>> for Box<T, ()> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized + Unsize<U>, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<*mut U> for *mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized + Unsize<U>, U: MetaSized> DispatchFromDyn<Box<U, ()>> for Box<T, ()> {}
 
 #[lang = "legacy_receiver"]
 pub trait LegacyReceiver {}
 
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator> LegacyReceiver for Box<T, A> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> LegacyReceiver for &mut T {}
+impl<T: MetaSized> LegacyReceiver for Box<T> {}
 
 #[lang = "receiver"]
 trait Receiver {}
@@ -84,9 +90,9 @@ impl Copy for i128 {}
 impl Copy for f32 {}
 impl Copy for f64 {}
 impl Copy for char {}
-impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Copy for &'a T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *const T {}
-impl<T: ?Sized> Copy for *mut T {}
+impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Copy for &'a T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *const T {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized> Copy for *mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "sync"]
 pub unsafe trait Sync {}
@@ -102,17 +108,17 @@ unsafe impl Sync for i16 {}
 unsafe impl Sync for i32 {}
 unsafe impl Sync for isize {}
 unsafe impl Sync for char {}
-unsafe impl<'a, T: ?Sized> Sync for &'a T {}
+unsafe impl<'a, T: PointeeSized> Sync for &'a T {}
 unsafe impl Sync for [u8; 16] {}
 
 #[lang = "freeze"]
 unsafe auto trait Freeze {}
 
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *const T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for *mut T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &T {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> Freeze for &mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for PhantomData<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *const T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for *mut T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &T {}
+unsafe impl<T: PointeeSized> Freeze for &mut T {}
 
 #[lang = "structural_peq"]
 pub trait StructuralPartialEq {}
@@ -456,7 +462,7 @@ pub enum Option<T> {
 pub use Option::*;
 
 #[lang = "phantom_data"]
-pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+pub struct PhantomData<T: PointeeSized>;
 
 #[lang = "fn_once"]
 #[rustc_paren_sugar]
@@ -576,18 +582,18 @@ impl Allocator for Global {}
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[rustc_layout_scalar_valid_range_start(1)]
 #[rustc_nonnull_optimization_guaranteed]
-pub struct NonNull<T: ?Sized>(pub *const T);
+pub struct NonNull<T: PointeeSized>(pub *const T);
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<NonNull<U>> for NonNull<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
-pub struct Unique<T: ?Sized> {
+pub struct Unique<T: PointeeSized> {
     pub pointer: NonNull<T>,
     pub _marker: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
-impl<T: ?Sized, U: ?Sized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> CoerceUnsized<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
+impl<T: PointeeSized, U: PointeeSized> DispatchFromDyn<Unique<U>> for Unique<T> where T: Unsize<U> {}
 
 #[lang = "owned_box"]
 pub struct Box<T: ?Sized, A: Allocator = Global>(Unique<T>, A);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/aligned.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/aligned.rs
index a636d09fcae..111740e5509 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/aligned.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/aligned.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::ptr::Alignment;
 
+use rustc_serialize::PointeeSized;
+
 /// Returns the ABI-required minimum alignment of a type in bytes.
 ///
 /// This is equivalent to [`align_of`], but also works for some unsized
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ pub const fn align_of<T: ?Sized + Aligned>() -> Alignment {
 /// example `[T]` has alignment of `T`.
 ///
 /// [`align_of::<Self>()`]: align_of
-pub unsafe trait Aligned {
+pub unsafe trait Aligned: PointeeSized {
     /// Alignment of `Self`.
     const ALIGN: Alignment;
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs
index eb3817a80a7..0431182e9e2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #![allow(rustc::potential_query_instability)]
 #![cfg_attr(bootstrap, feature(cfg_match))]
 #![cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), feature(cfg_select))]
+#![cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), feature(sized_hierarchy))]
 #![deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/")]
 #![doc(rust_logo)]
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ use std::fmt;
 pub use atomic_ref::AtomicRef;
 pub use ena::{snapshot_vec, undo_log, unify};
 pub use rustc_index::static_assert_size;
+// re-exported for `rustc_smir`
+// FIXME(sized_hierarchy): remove with `cfg(bootstrap)`, see `rustc_serialize/src/lib.rs`
+pub use rustc_serialize::PointeeSized;
 
 pub mod aligned;
 pub mod base_n;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/marker.rs b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/marker.rs
index e0df1b232e1..4846bc997f1 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/marker.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_data_structures/src/marker.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::alloc::Allocator;
 
+use rustc_serialize::PointeeSized;
+
 #[diagnostic::on_unimplemented(message = "`{Self}` doesn't implement `DynSend`. \
             Add it to `rustc_data_structures::marker` or use `IntoDynSyncSend` if it's already `Send`")]
 // This is an auto trait for types which can be sent across threads if `sync::is_dyn_thread_safe()`
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ pub unsafe auto trait DynSend {}
 pub unsafe auto trait DynSync {}
 
 // Same with `Sync` and `Send`.
-unsafe impl<T: DynSync + ?Sized> DynSend for &T {}
+unsafe impl<T: DynSync + ?Sized + PointeeSized> DynSend for &T {}
 
 macro_rules! impls_dyn_send_neg {
     ($([$t1: ty $(where $($generics1: tt)*)?])*) => {
@@ -27,9 +29,9 @@ macro_rules! impls_dyn_send_neg {
 impls_dyn_send_neg!(
     [std::env::Args]
     [std::env::ArgsOs]
-    [*const T where T: ?Sized]
-    [*mut T where T: ?Sized]
-    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized]
+    [*const T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
+    [*mut T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
+    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
     [std::rc::Rc<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::rc::Weak<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::sync::MutexGuard<'_, T> where T: ?Sized]
@@ -100,12 +102,12 @@ macro_rules! impls_dyn_sync_neg {
 impls_dyn_sync_neg!(
     [std::env::Args]
     [std::env::ArgsOs]
-    [*const T where T: ?Sized]
-    [*mut T where T: ?Sized]
+    [*const T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
+    [*mut T where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
     [std::cell::Cell<T> where T: ?Sized]
     [std::cell::RefCell<T> where T: ?Sized]
     [std::cell::UnsafeCell<T> where T: ?Sized]
-    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized]
+    [std::ptr::NonNull<T> where T: ?Sized + PointeeSized]
     [std::rc::Rc<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::rc::Weak<T, A> where T: ?Sized, A: Allocator]
     [std::cell::OnceCell<T> where T]
@@ -175,10 +177,10 @@ impl_dyn_sync!(
     [thin_vec::ThinVec<T> where T: DynSync]
 );
 
-pub fn assert_dyn_sync<T: ?Sized + DynSync>() {}
-pub fn assert_dyn_send<T: ?Sized + DynSend>() {}
-pub fn assert_dyn_send_val<T: ?Sized + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
-pub fn assert_dyn_send_sync_val<T: ?Sized + DynSync + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_sync<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSync>() {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_send<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSend>() {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_send_val<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
+pub fn assert_dyn_send_sync_val<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + DynSync + DynSend>(_t: &T) {}
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct FromDyn<T>(T);
@@ -231,10 +233,10 @@ impl<T> std::ops::DerefMut for FromDyn<T> {
 // an instance of `DynSend` and `DynSync`, since the compiler cannot infer
 // it automatically in some cases. (e.g. Box<dyn Send / Sync>)
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct IntoDynSyncSend<T: ?Sized>(pub T);
+pub struct IntoDynSyncSend<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized>(pub T);
 
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + Send> DynSend for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
-unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + Sync> DynSync for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + Send> DynSend for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: ?Sized + PointeeSized + Sync> DynSync for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {}
 
 impl<T> std::ops::Deref for IntoDynSyncSend<T> {
     type Target = T;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs
index bd6ea850147..5e42b919f9d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (internal, profiler_runtime, "1.18.0", None),
     /// Allows using `rustc_*` attributes (RFC 572).
     (internal, rustc_attrs, "1.0.0", None),
+    /// Introduces a hierarchy of `Sized` traits (RFC 3729).
+    (unstable, sized_hierarchy, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", None),
     /// Allows using the `#[stable]` and `#[unstable]` attributes.
     (internal, staged_api, "1.0.0", None),
     /// Added for testing unstable lints; perma-unstable.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs
index 21d36ed54cd..3a08e5ae336 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir/src/lang_items.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ pub fn extract(attrs: &[impl AttributeExt]) -> Option<(Symbol, Span)> {
 language_item_table! {
 //  Variant name,            Name,                     Getter method name,         Target                  Generic requirements;
     Sized,                   sym::sized,               sized_trait,                Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
+    MetaSized,               sym::meta_sized,          meta_sized_trait,           Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
+    PointeeSized,            sym::pointee_sized,       pointee_sized_trait,        Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Exact(0);
     Unsize,                  sym::unsize,              unsize_trait,               Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::Minimum(1);
     /// Trait injected by `#[derive(PartialEq)]`, (i.e. "Partial EQ").
     StructuralPeq,           sym::structural_peq,      structural_peq_trait,       Target::Trait,          GenericRequirement::None;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/mod.rs
index c5c7e6b2aa7..5b8aa28102c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/mod.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ pub use check::{check_abi, check_abi_fn_ptr, check_custom_abi};
 use rustc_abi::{ExternAbi, VariantIdx};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashSet, FxIndexMap};
 use rustc_errors::{Diag, ErrorGuaranteed, pluralize, struct_span_code_err};
+use rustc_hir::LangItem;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::Visitor;
 use rustc_index::bit_set::DenseBitSet;
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ fn bounds_from_generic_predicates<'tcx>(
             ty::ClauseKind::Trait(trait_predicate) => {
                 let entry = types.entry(trait_predicate.self_ty()).or_default();
                 let def_id = trait_predicate.def_id();
-                if !tcx.is_default_trait(def_id) {
+                if !tcx.is_default_trait(def_id) && !tcx.is_lang_item(def_id, LangItem::Sized) {
                     // Do not add that restriction to the list if it is a positive requirement.
                     entry.push(trait_predicate.def_id());
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
index b8dc01cbc03..20d0e87b7a7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/check/wfcheck.rs
@@ -1258,6 +1258,11 @@ fn check_trait(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, item: &hir::Item<'_>) -> Result<(), ErrorGuarant
     debug!(?item.owner_id);
 
     let def_id = item.owner_id.def_id;
+    if tcx.is_lang_item(def_id.into(), LangItem::PointeeSized) {
+        // `PointeeSized` is removed during lowering.
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let trait_def = tcx.trait_def(def_id);
     if trait_def.is_marker
         || matches!(trait_def.specialization_kind, TraitSpecializationKind::Marker)
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/item_bounds.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/item_bounds.rs
index 5f1cdeddc19..53c44cdc411 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/item_bounds.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/item_bounds.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ fn associated_type_bounds<'tcx>(
             | PredicateFilter::SelfOnly
             | PredicateFilter::SelfTraitThatDefines(_)
             | PredicateFilter::SelfAndAssociatedTypeBounds => {
+                icx.lowerer().add_sizedness_bounds(
+                    &mut bounds,
+                    item_ty,
+                    hir_bounds,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    span,
+                );
                 icx.lowerer().add_default_traits(&mut bounds, item_ty, hir_bounds, None, span);
             }
             // `ConstIfConst` is only interested in `~const` bounds.
@@ -333,6 +341,14 @@ fn opaque_type_bounds<'tcx>(
             | PredicateFilter::SelfOnly
             | PredicateFilter::SelfTraitThatDefines(_)
             | PredicateFilter::SelfAndAssociatedTypeBounds => {
+                icx.lowerer().add_sizedness_bounds(
+                    &mut bounds,
+                    item_ty,
+                    hir_bounds,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    span,
+                );
                 icx.lowerer().add_default_traits(&mut bounds, item_ty, hir_bounds, None, span);
             }
             //`ConstIfConst` is only interested in `~const` bounds.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/predicates_of.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/predicates_of.rs
index ce0f83d0ec2..c337765c5fe 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/predicates_of.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/collect/predicates_of.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ fn gather_explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::Gen
                         .map(|t| ty::Binder::dummy(t.instantiate_identity()));
                 }
             }
-
             ItemKind::Trait(_, _, _, _, self_bounds, ..)
             | ItemKind::TraitAlias(_, _, self_bounds) => {
                 is_trait = Some((self_bounds, item.span));
@@ -183,21 +182,29 @@ fn gather_explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::Gen
     // and the explicit where-clauses, but to get the full set of predicates
     // on a trait we must also consider the bounds that follow the trait's name,
     // like `trait Foo: A + B + C`.
-    if let Some(self_bounds) = is_trait {
+    if let Some((self_bounds, span)) = is_trait {
         let mut bounds = Vec::new();
         icx.lowerer().lower_bounds(
             tcx.types.self_param,
-            self_bounds.0,
+            self_bounds,
             &mut bounds,
             ty::List::empty(),
             PredicateFilter::All,
         );
+        icx.lowerer().add_sizedness_bounds(
+            &mut bounds,
+            tcx.types.self_param,
+            self_bounds,
+            None,
+            Some(def_id),
+            span,
+        );
         icx.lowerer().add_default_super_traits(
             def_id,
             &mut bounds,
-            self_bounds.0,
+            self_bounds,
             hir_generics,
-            self_bounds.1,
+            span,
         );
         predicates.extend(bounds);
     }
@@ -224,6 +231,14 @@ fn gather_explicit_predicates_of(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> ty::Gen
                 let param_ty = icx.lowerer().lower_ty_param(param.hir_id);
                 let mut bounds = Vec::new();
                 // Implicit bounds are added to type params unless a `?Trait` bound is found
+                icx.lowerer().add_sizedness_bounds(
+                    &mut bounds,
+                    param_ty,
+                    &[],
+                    Some((param.def_id, hir_generics.predicates)),
+                    None,
+                    param.span,
+                );
                 icx.lowerer().add_default_traits(
                     &mut bounds,
                     param_ty,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs
index 106420faa4c..ea1dfdfd806 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/bounds.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxIndexMap, FxIndexSet};
 use rustc_errors::codes::*;
 use rustc_errors::struct_span_code_err;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::AmbigArg;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
+use rustc_hir::{AmbigArg, LangItem, PolyTraitRef};
 use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
     self as ty, IsSuggestable, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt,
     TypeVisitor, Upcast,
 };
-use rustc_span::{ErrorGuaranteed, Ident, Span, Symbol, kw, sym};
+use rustc_span::{ErrorGuaranteed, Ident, Span, Symbol, kw};
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use tracing::{debug, instrument};
@@ -23,23 +23,213 @@ use crate::hir_ty_lowering::{
     AssocItemQSelf, FeedConstTy, HirTyLowerer, PredicateFilter, RegionInferReason,
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+struct CollectedBound {
+    /// `Trait`
+    positive: bool,
+    /// `?Trait`
+    maybe: bool,
+    /// `!Trait`
+    negative: bool,
+}
+
+impl CollectedBound {
+    /// Returns `true` if any of `Trait`, `?Trait` or `!Trait` were encountered.
+    fn any(&self) -> bool {
+        self.positive || self.maybe || self.negative
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct CollectedSizednessBounds {
+    // Collected `Sized` bounds
+    sized: CollectedBound,
+    // Collected `MetaSized` bounds
+    meta_sized: CollectedBound,
+    // Collected `PointeeSized` bounds
+    pointee_sized: CollectedBound,
+}
+
+impl CollectedSizednessBounds {
+    /// Returns `true` if any of `Trait`, `?Trait` or `!Trait` were encountered for `Sized`,
+    /// `MetaSized` or `PointeeSized`.
+    fn any(&self) -> bool {
+        self.sized.any() || self.meta_sized.any() || self.pointee_sized.any()
+    }
+}
+
+fn search_bounds_for<'tcx>(
+    hir_bounds: &'tcx [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
+    self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
+    mut f: impl FnMut(&'tcx PolyTraitRef<'tcx>),
+) {
+    let mut search_bounds = |hir_bounds: &'tcx [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>]| {
+        for hir_bound in hir_bounds {
+            let hir::GenericBound::Trait(ptr) = hir_bound else {
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            f(ptr)
+        }
+    };
+
+    search_bounds(hir_bounds);
+    if let Some((self_ty, where_clause)) = self_ty_where_predicates {
+        for clause in where_clause {
+            if let hir::WherePredicateKind::BoundPredicate(pred) = clause.kind
+                && pred.is_param_bound(self_ty.to_def_id())
+            {
+                search_bounds(pred.bounds);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn collect_unbounds<'tcx>(
+    hir_bounds: &'tcx [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
+    self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
+) -> SmallVec<[&'tcx PolyTraitRef<'tcx>; 1]> {
+    let mut unbounds: SmallVec<[_; 1]> = SmallVec::new();
+    search_bounds_for(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, |ptr| {
+        if matches!(ptr.modifiers.polarity, hir::BoundPolarity::Maybe(_)) {
+            unbounds.push(ptr);
+        }
+    });
+    unbounds
+}
+
+fn collect_bounds<'a, 'tcx>(
+    hir_bounds: &'a [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
+    self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
+    target_did: DefId,
+) -> CollectedBound {
+    let mut collect_into = CollectedBound::default();
+    search_bounds_for(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, |ptr| {
+        if !matches!(ptr.trait_ref.path.res, Res::Def(DefKind::Trait, did) if did == target_did) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        match ptr.modifiers.polarity {
+            hir::BoundPolarity::Maybe(_) => collect_into.maybe = true,
+            hir::BoundPolarity::Negative(_) => collect_into.negative = true,
+            hir::BoundPolarity::Positive => collect_into.positive = true,
+        }
+    });
+    collect_into
+}
+
+fn collect_sizedness_bounds<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    hir_bounds: &'tcx [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
+    self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
+    span: Span,
+) -> CollectedSizednessBounds {
+    let sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Sized, span);
+    let sized = collect_bounds(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, sized_did);
+
+    let meta_sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::MetaSized, span);
+    let meta_sized = collect_bounds(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, meta_sized_did);
+
+    let pointee_sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::PointeeSized, span);
+    let pointee_sized = collect_bounds(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, pointee_sized_did);
+
+    CollectedSizednessBounds { sized, meta_sized, pointee_sized }
+}
+
+/// Add a trait bound for `did`.
+fn add_trait_bound<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    bounds: &mut Vec<(ty::Clause<'tcx>, Span)>,
+    self_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+    did: DefId,
+    span: Span,
+) {
+    let trait_ref = ty::TraitRef::new(tcx, did, [self_ty]);
+    // Preferable to put sizedness obligations first, since we report better errors for `Sized`
+    // ambiguity.
+    bounds.insert(0, (trait_ref.upcast(tcx), span));
+}
+
 impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
-    pub(crate) fn add_default_traits(
+    /// Skip `PointeeSized` bounds.
+    ///
+    /// `PointeeSized` is a "fake bound" insofar as anywhere a `PointeeSized` bound exists, there
+    /// is actually the absence of any bounds. This avoids limitations around non-global where
+    /// clauses being preferred over item bounds (where `PointeeSized` bounds would be
+    /// proven) - which can result in errors when a `PointeeSized` supertrait/bound/predicate is
+    /// added to some items.
+    pub(crate) fn should_skip_sizedness_bound<'hir>(
+        &self,
+        bound: &'hir hir::GenericBound<'tcx>,
+    ) -> bool {
+        bound
+            .trait_ref()
+            .and_then(|tr| tr.trait_def_id())
+            .map(|did| self.tcx().is_lang_item(did, LangItem::PointeeSized))
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+    }
+
+    /// Adds sizedness bounds to a trait, trait alias, parameter, opaque type or associated type.
+    ///
+    /// - On parameters, opaque type and associated types, add default `Sized` bound if no explicit
+    ///   sizedness bounds are present.
+    /// - On traits and trait aliases, add default `MetaSized` supertrait if no explicit sizedness
+    ///   bounds are present.
+    /// - On parameters, opaque type, associated types and trait aliases, add a `MetaSized` bound if
+    ///   a `?Sized` bound is present.
+    pub(crate) fn add_sizedness_bounds(
         &self,
         bounds: &mut Vec<(ty::Clause<'tcx>, Span)>,
         self_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
-        hir_bounds: &[hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
+        hir_bounds: &'tcx [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
         self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
+        trait_did: Option<LocalDefId>,
         span: Span,
     ) {
-        self.add_default_traits_with_filter(
-            bounds,
-            self_ty,
-            hir_bounds,
-            self_ty_where_predicates,
-            span,
-            |_| true,
-        );
+        let tcx = self.tcx();
+
+        let meta_sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::MetaSized, span);
+        let pointee_sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::PointeeSized, span);
+
+        // If adding sizedness bounds to a trait, then there are some relevant early exits
+        if let Some(trait_did) = trait_did {
+            let trait_did = trait_did.to_def_id();
+            // Never add a default supertrait to `PointeeSized`.
+            if trait_did == pointee_sized_did {
+                return;
+            }
+            // Don't add default sizedness supertraits to auto traits because it isn't possible to
+            // relax an automatically added supertrait on the defn itself.
+            if tcx.trait_is_auto(trait_did) {
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // Report invalid unbounds on sizedness-bounded generic parameters.
+            let unbounds = collect_unbounds(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates);
+            self.check_and_report_invalid_unbounds_on_param(unbounds);
+        }
+
+        let collected = collect_sizedness_bounds(tcx, hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, span);
+        if (collected.sized.maybe || collected.sized.negative)
+            && !collected.sized.positive
+            && !collected.meta_sized.any()
+            && !collected.pointee_sized.any()
+        {
+            // `?Sized` is equivalent to `MetaSized` (but only add the bound if there aren't any
+            // other explicit ones) - this can happen for trait aliases as well as bounds.
+            add_trait_bound(tcx, bounds, self_ty, meta_sized_did, span);
+        } else if !collected.any() {
+            if trait_did.is_some() {
+                // If there are no explicit sizedness bounds on a trait then add a default
+                // `MetaSized` supertrait.
+                add_trait_bound(tcx, bounds, self_ty, meta_sized_did, span);
+            } else {
+                // If there are no explicit sizedness bounds on a parameter then add a default
+                // `Sized` bound.
+                let sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Sized, span);
+                add_trait_bound(tcx, bounds, self_ty, sized_did, span);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Checks whether `Self: DefaultAutoTrait` bounds should be added on trait super bounds
@@ -146,13 +336,12 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
 
         if !self.requires_default_supertraits(trait_bounds, trait_generics) {
             let self_ty_where_predicates = (parent, trait_item.generics.predicates);
-            self.add_default_traits_with_filter(
+            self.add_default_traits(
                 bounds,
                 tcx.types.self_param,
                 &[],
                 Some(self_ty_where_predicates),
                 trait_item.span,
-                |tr| tr != hir::LangItem::Sized,
             );
         }
     }
@@ -174,41 +363,37 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         assert!(matches!(self.tcx().def_kind(trait_def_id), DefKind::Trait | DefKind::TraitAlias));
         if self.requires_default_supertraits(hir_bounds, hir_generics) {
             let self_ty_where_predicates = (trait_def_id, hir_generics.predicates);
-            self.add_default_traits_with_filter(
+            self.add_default_traits(
                 bounds,
                 self.tcx().types.self_param,
                 hir_bounds,
                 Some(self_ty_where_predicates),
                 span,
-                |default_trait| default_trait != hir::LangItem::Sized,
             );
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn add_default_traits_with_filter(
+    pub(crate) fn add_default_traits(
         &self,
         bounds: &mut Vec<(ty::Clause<'tcx>, Span)>,
         self_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
         hir_bounds: &[hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
         self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
         span: Span,
-        f: impl Fn(hir::LangItem) -> bool,
     ) {
-        self.tcx().default_traits().iter().filter(|&&default_trait| f(default_trait)).for_each(
-            |default_trait| {
-                self.add_default_trait(
-                    *default_trait,
-                    bounds,
-                    self_ty,
-                    hir_bounds,
-                    self_ty_where_predicates,
-                    span,
-                );
-            },
-        );
+        self.tcx().default_traits().iter().for_each(|default_trait| {
+            self.add_default_trait(
+                *default_trait,
+                bounds,
+                self_ty,
+                hir_bounds,
+                self_ty_where_predicates,
+                span,
+            );
+        });
     }
 
-    /// Add a `Sized` or `experimental_default_bounds` bounds to the `bounds` if appropriate.
+    /// Add a `experimental_default_bounds` bound to the `bounds` if appropriate.
     ///
     /// Doesn't add the bound if the HIR bounds contain any of `Trait`, `?Trait` or `!Trait`.
     pub(crate) fn add_default_trait(
@@ -220,7 +405,8 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
         span: Span,
     ) {
-        let trait_id = self.tcx().lang_items().get(trait_);
+        let tcx = self.tcx();
+        let trait_id = tcx.lang_items().get(trait_);
         if let Some(trait_id) = trait_id
             && self.do_not_provide_default_trait_bound(
                 trait_id,
@@ -228,11 +414,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
                 self_ty_where_predicates,
             )
         {
-            // There was no `?Trait` or `!Trait` bound;
-            // add `Trait` if it's available.
-            let trait_ref = ty::TraitRef::new(self.tcx(), trait_id, [self_ty]);
-            // Preferable to put this obligation first, since we report better errors for sized ambiguity.
-            bounds.insert(0, (trait_ref.upcast(self.tcx()), span));
+            add_trait_bound(tcx, bounds, self_ty, trait_id, span);
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,90 +424,8 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         hir_bounds: &'a [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>],
         self_ty_where_predicates: Option<(LocalDefId, &'tcx [hir::WherePredicate<'tcx>])>,
     ) -> bool {
-        let tcx = self.tcx();
-        let mut seen_negative_bound = false;
-        let mut seen_positive_bound = false;
-
-        // Try to find an unbound in bounds.
-        let mut unbounds: SmallVec<[_; 1]> = SmallVec::new();
-        let mut search_bounds = |hir_bounds: &'a [hir::GenericBound<'tcx>]| {
-            for hir_bound in hir_bounds {
-                let hir::GenericBound::Trait(ptr) = hir_bound else {
-                    continue;
-                };
-                match ptr.modifiers.polarity {
-                    hir::BoundPolarity::Maybe(_) => unbounds.push(ptr),
-                    hir::BoundPolarity::Negative(_) => {
-                        if ptr.trait_ref.path.res == Res::Def(DefKind::Trait, trait_def_id) {
-                            seen_negative_bound = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    hir::BoundPolarity::Positive => {
-                        if ptr.trait_ref.path.res == Res::Def(DefKind::Trait, trait_def_id) {
-                            seen_positive_bound = true;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        search_bounds(hir_bounds);
-        if let Some((self_ty, where_clause)) = self_ty_where_predicates {
-            for clause in where_clause {
-                if let hir::WherePredicateKind::BoundPredicate(pred) = clause.kind
-                    && pred.is_param_bound(self_ty.to_def_id())
-                {
-                    search_bounds(pred.bounds);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        let mut unique_bounds = FxIndexSet::default();
-        let mut seen_repeat = false;
-        for unbound in &unbounds {
-            if let Res::Def(DefKind::Trait, unbound_def_id) = unbound.trait_ref.path.res {
-                seen_repeat |= !unique_bounds.insert(unbound_def_id);
-            }
-        }
-        if unbounds.len() > 1 {
-            let err = errors::MultipleRelaxedDefaultBounds {
-                spans: unbounds.iter().map(|ptr| ptr.span).collect(),
-            };
-            if seen_repeat {
-                self.dcx().emit_err(err);
-            } else if !tcx.features().more_maybe_bounds() {
-                self.tcx().sess.create_feature_err(err, sym::more_maybe_bounds).emit();
-            };
-        }
-
-        let mut seen_unbound = false;
-        for unbound in unbounds {
-            let unbound_def_id = unbound.trait_ref.trait_def_id();
-            if unbound_def_id == Some(trait_def_id) {
-                seen_unbound = true;
-            }
-            let emit_relax_err = || {
-                let unbound_traits = match tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.experimental_default_bounds {
-                    true => "`?Sized` and `experimental_default_bounds`",
-                    false => "`?Sized`",
-                };
-                // There was a `?Trait` bound, but it was neither `?Sized` nor `experimental_default_bounds`.
-                self.dcx().span_err(
-                    unbound.span,
-                    format!(
-                        "relaxing a default bound only does something for {}; \
-                    all other traits are not bound by default",
-                        unbound_traits
-                    ),
-                );
-            };
-            match unbound_def_id {
-                Some(def_id) if !tcx.is_default_trait(def_id) => emit_relax_err(),
-                None => emit_relax_err(),
-                _ => {}
-            }
-        }
-
-        !(seen_unbound || seen_negative_bound || seen_positive_bound)
+        let collected = collect_bounds(hir_bounds, self_ty_where_predicates, trait_def_id);
+        !collected.any()
     }
 
     /// Lower HIR bounds into `bounds` given the self type `param_ty` and the overarching late-bound vars if any.
@@ -361,6 +461,10 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         'tcx: 'hir,
     {
         for hir_bound in hir_bounds {
+            if self.should_skip_sizedness_bound(hir_bound) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // In order to avoid cycles, when we're lowering `SelfTraitThatDefines`,
             // we skip over any traits that don't define the given associated type.
             if let PredicateFilter::SelfTraitThatDefines(assoc_ident) = predicate_filter {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/dyn_compatibility.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/dyn_compatibility.rs
index c7cdf1d5bd2..05465b47a26 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/dyn_compatibility.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/dyn_compatibility.rs
@@ -61,14 +61,7 @@ impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
         let ast_bounds: Vec<_> =
             hir_bounds.iter().map(|&trait_ref| hir::GenericBound::Trait(trait_ref)).collect();
 
-        self.add_default_traits_with_filter(
-            &mut user_written_bounds,
-            dummy_self,
-            &ast_bounds,
-            None,
-            span,
-            |tr| tr != hir::LangItem::Sized,
-        );
+        self.add_default_traits(&mut user_written_bounds, dummy_self, &ast_bounds, None, span);
 
         let (elaborated_trait_bounds, elaborated_projection_bounds) =
             traits::expand_trait_aliases(tcx, user_written_bounds.iter().copied());
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
index 45fee0fa402..1cda6dff21e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_analysis/src/hir_ty_lowering/errors.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use rustc_errors::{
 };
 use rustc_hir::def::{CtorOf, DefKind, Res};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
-use rustc_hir::{self as hir, HirId};
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir, HirId, LangItem, PolyTraitRef};
 use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_middle::ty::fast_reject::{TreatParams, simplify_type};
 use rustc_middle::ty::print::{PrintPolyTraitRefExt as _, PrintTraitRefExt as _};
@@ -34,6 +34,57 @@ use crate::fluent_generated as fluent;
 use crate::hir_ty_lowering::{AssocItemQSelf, HirTyLowerer};
 
 impl<'tcx> dyn HirTyLowerer<'tcx> + '_ {
+    /// Check for multiple relaxed default bounds and relaxed bounds of non-sizedness traits.
+    pub(crate) fn check_and_report_invalid_unbounds_on_param(
+        &self,
+        unbounds: SmallVec<[&PolyTraitRef<'_>; 1]>,
+    ) {
+        let tcx = self.tcx();
+
+        let sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Sized, DUMMY_SP);
+
+        let mut unique_bounds = FxIndexSet::default();
+        let mut seen_repeat = false;
+        for unbound in &unbounds {
+            if let Res::Def(DefKind::Trait, unbound_def_id) = unbound.trait_ref.path.res {
+                seen_repeat |= !unique_bounds.insert(unbound_def_id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if unbounds.len() > 1 {
+            let err = errors::MultipleRelaxedDefaultBounds {
+                spans: unbounds.iter().map(|ptr| ptr.span).collect(),
+            };
+
+            if seen_repeat {
+                tcx.dcx().emit_err(err);
+            } else if !tcx.features().more_maybe_bounds() {
+                tcx.sess.create_feature_err(err, sym::more_maybe_bounds).emit();
+            };
+        }
+
+        for unbound in unbounds {
+            if let Res::Def(DefKind::Trait, did) = unbound.trait_ref.path.res
+                && ((did == sized_did) || tcx.is_default_trait(did))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            let unbound_traits = match tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.experimental_default_bounds {
+                true => "`?Sized` and `experimental_default_bounds`",
+                false => "`?Sized`",
+            };
+            self.dcx().span_err(
+                unbound.span,
+                format!(
+                    "relaxing a default bound only does something for {}; all other traits are \
+                     not bound by default",
+                    unbound_traits
+                ),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     /// On missing type parameters, emit an E0393 error and provide a structured suggestion using
     /// the type parameter's name as a placeholder.
     pub(crate) fn report_missing_type_params(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
index a43449a8f99..2df19cb21d5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_hir_typeck/src/fn_ctxt/_impl.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ use rustc_infer::infer::{DefineOpaqueTypes, InferResult};
 use rustc_lint::builtin::SELF_CONSTRUCTOR_FROM_OUTER_ITEM;
 use rustc_middle::ty::adjustment::{Adjust, Adjustment, AutoBorrow, AutoBorrowMutability};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
-    self, AdtKind, CanonicalUserType, GenericArgsRef, GenericParamDefKind, IsIdentity, Ty, TyCtxt,
-    TypeFoldable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt, UserArgs, UserSelfTy,
+    self, AdtKind, CanonicalUserType, GenericArgsRef, GenericParamDefKind, IsIdentity,
+    SizedTraitKind, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt, UserArgs,
+    UserSelfTy,
 };
 use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
 use rustc_session::lint;
@@ -439,7 +440,9 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> FnCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 || {},
             );
             // Sized types have static alignment, and so do slices.
-            if tail.is_trivially_sized(self.tcx) || matches!(tail.kind(), ty::Slice(..)) {
+            if tail.has_trivial_sizedness(self.tcx, SizedTraitKind::Sized)
+                || matches!(tail.kind(), ty::Slice(..))
+            {
                 // Nothing else is required here.
             } else {
                 // We can't be sure, let's required full `Sized`.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/multiple_supertrait_upcastable.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/multiple_supertrait_upcastable.rs
index dea7c8ac708..3cc55eaa0f2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/multiple_supertrait_upcastable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/multiple_supertrait_upcastable.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MultipleSupertraitUpcastable {
                 .tcx
                 .explicit_super_predicates_of(def_id)
                 .iter_identity_copied()
-                .filter_map(|(pred, _)| pred.as_trait_clause());
+                .filter_map(|(pred, _)| pred.as_trait_clause())
+                .filter(|pred| !cx.tcx.is_lang_item(pred.def_id(), hir::LangItem::MetaSized));
             if direct_super_traits_iter.count() > 1 {
                 cx.emit_span_lint(
                     MULTIPLE_SUPERTRAIT_UPCASTABLE,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/lib.rs
index 667361b3ca0..6cb1d8c5fc4 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 #![allow(rustc::diagnostic_outside_of_impl)]
 #![allow(rustc::untranslatable_diagnostic)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), feature(sized_hierarchy))]
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/")]
 #![doc(rust_logo)]
 #![feature(allocator_api)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/keys.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/keys.rs
index 9ed1f10455a..4d914c42cfc 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/keys.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/keys.rs
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ impl Key for (DefId, SimplifiedType) {
     }
 }
 
+impl Key for (DefId, ty::SizedTraitKind) {
+    type Cache<V> = DefaultCache<Self, V>;
+
+    fn default_span(&self, tcx: TyCtxt<'_>) -> Span {
+        self.0.default_span(tcx)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'tcx> Key for GenericArgsRef<'tcx> {
     type Cache<V> = DefaultCache<Self, V>;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index 63312eff490..930d9fba433 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ use crate::ty::layout::ValidityRequirement;
 use crate::ty::print::{PrintTraitRefExt, describe_as_module};
 use crate::ty::util::AlwaysRequiresDrop;
 use crate::ty::{
-    self, CrateInherentImpls, GenericArg, GenericArgsRef, PseudoCanonicalInput, Ty, TyCtxt,
-    TyCtxtFeed,
+    self, CrateInherentImpls, GenericArg, GenericArgsRef, PseudoCanonicalInput, SizedTraitKind, Ty,
+    TyCtxt, TyCtxtFeed,
 };
 use crate::{dep_graph, mir, thir};
 
@@ -910,9 +910,10 @@ rustc_queries! {
         cache_on_disk_if { key.is_local() }
         separate_provide_extern
     }
-
-    query adt_sized_constraint(key: DefId) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
-        desc { |tcx| "computing the `Sized` constraint for `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key) }
+    query adt_sizedness_constraint(
+        key: (DefId, SizedTraitKind)
+    ) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
+        desc { |tcx| "computing the sizedness constraint for `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(key.0) }
     }
 
     query adt_dtorck_constraint(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/adt.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/adt.rs
index d92b4f9c06b..6d5a3abf665 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/adt.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/adt.rs
@@ -229,8 +229,12 @@ impl<'tcx> rustc_type_ir::inherent::AdtDef<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for AdtDef<'tcx> {
         )
     }
 
-    fn sized_constraint(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
-        self.sized_constraint(tcx)
+    fn sizedness_constraint(
+        self,
+        tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+        sizedness: ty::SizedTraitKind,
+    ) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
+        self.sizedness_constraint(tcx, sizedness)
     }
 
     fn is_fundamental(self) -> bool {
@@ -634,10 +638,15 @@ impl<'tcx> AdtDef<'tcx> {
         tcx.adt_async_destructor(self.did())
     }
 
-    /// Returns a type such that `Self: Sized` if and only if that type is `Sized`,
-    /// or `None` if the type is always sized.
-    pub fn sized_constraint(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
-        if self.is_struct() { tcx.adt_sized_constraint(self.did()) } else { None }
+    /// If this ADT is a struct, returns a type such that `Self: {Meta,Pointee,}Sized` if and only
+    /// if that type is `{Meta,Pointee,}Sized`, or `None` if this ADT is always
+    /// `{Meta,Pointee,}Sized`.
+    pub fn sizedness_constraint(
+        self,
+        tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+        sizedness: ty::SizedTraitKind,
+    ) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
+        if self.is_struct() { tcx.adt_sizedness_constraint((self.did(), sizedness)) } else { None }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs
index e0f70737add..3d7965f6cfe 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/codec.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::marker::DiscriminantKind;
 use rustc_abi::{FieldIdx, VariantIdx};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashMap;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::LocalDefId;
-use rustc_serialize::{Decodable, Encodable};
+use rustc_serialize::{Decodable, Encodable, PointeeSized};
 use rustc_span::source_map::Spanned;
 use rustc_span::{Span, SpanDecoder, SpanEncoder};
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl<'tcx, E: TyEncoder<'tcx>> EncodableWithShorthand<'tcx, E> for ty::Predicate
 ///
 /// `Decodable` can still be implemented in cases where `Decodable` is required
 /// by a trait bound.
-pub trait RefDecodable<'tcx, D: TyDecoder<'tcx>> {
+pub trait RefDecodable<'tcx, D: TyDecoder<'tcx>>: PointeeSized {
     fn decode(d: &mut D) -> &'tcx Self;
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
index fe4dd8d080b..f1395c242f2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/context.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ use rustc_macros::{HashStable, TyDecodable, TyEncodable};
 use rustc_query_system::cache::WithDepNode;
 use rustc_query_system::dep_graph::DepNodeIndex;
 use rustc_query_system::ich::StableHashingContext;
+use rustc_serialize::PointeeSized;
 use rustc_serialize::opaque::{FileEncodeResult, FileEncoder};
 use rustc_session::config::CrateType;
 use rustc_session::cstore::{CrateStoreDyn, Untracked};
@@ -774,7 +775,9 @@ bidirectional_lang_item_map! {
     FutureOutput,
     Iterator,
     Metadata,
+    MetaSized,
     Option,
+    PointeeSized,
     PointeeTrait,
     Poll,
     Sized,
@@ -1616,16 +1619,17 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
         self.reserve_and_set_memory_dedup(alloc, salt)
     }
 
+    /// Traits added on all bounds by default, excluding `Sized` which is treated separately.
     pub fn default_traits(self) -> &'static [rustc_hir::LangItem] {
-        match self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.experimental_default_bounds {
-            true => &[
-                LangItem::Sized,
+        if self.sess.opts.unstable_opts.experimental_default_bounds {
+            &[
                 LangItem::DefaultTrait1,
                 LangItem::DefaultTrait2,
                 LangItem::DefaultTrait3,
                 LangItem::DefaultTrait4,
-            ],
-            false => &[LangItem::Sized],
+            ]
+        } else {
+            &[]
         }
     }
 
@@ -2538,17 +2542,17 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 // this type just holds a pointer to it, but it still effectively owns it. It
 // impls `Borrow` so that it can be looked up using the original
 // (non-arena-memory-owning) types.
-struct InternedInSet<'tcx, T: ?Sized>(&'tcx T);
+struct InternedInSet<'tcx, T: ?Sized + PointeeSized>(&'tcx T);
 
-impl<'tcx, T: 'tcx + ?Sized> Clone for InternedInSet<'tcx, T> {
+impl<'tcx, T: 'tcx + ?Sized + PointeeSized> Clone for InternedInSet<'tcx, T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         InternedInSet(self.0)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'tcx, T: 'tcx + ?Sized> Copy for InternedInSet<'tcx, T> {}
+impl<'tcx, T: 'tcx + ?Sized + PointeeSized> Copy for InternedInSet<'tcx, T> {}
 
-impl<'tcx, T: 'tcx + ?Sized> IntoPointer for InternedInSet<'tcx, T> {
+impl<'tcx, T: 'tcx + ?Sized + PointeeSized> IntoPointer for InternedInSet<'tcx, T> {
     fn into_pointer(&self) -> *const () {
         self.0 as *const _ as *const ()
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs
index 0402d098822..97408e31854 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/mod.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub use rustc_type_ir::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
 )]
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent;
 pub use rustc_type_ir::relate::VarianceDiagInfo;
+pub use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 pub use rustc_type_ir::*;
 #[allow(hidden_glob_reexports, unused_imports)]
 use rustc_type_ir::{InferCtxtLike, Interner};
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
index 673a89a8134..c10277c75a7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/print/pretty.rs
@@ -1069,24 +1069,35 @@ pub trait PrettyPrinter<'tcx>: Printer<'tcx> + fmt::Write {
 
         let mut traits = FxIndexMap::default();
         let mut fn_traits = FxIndexMap::default();
+        let mut lifetimes = SmallVec::<[ty::Region<'tcx>; 1]>::new();
+
         let mut has_sized_bound = false;
         let mut has_negative_sized_bound = false;
-        let mut lifetimes = SmallVec::<[ty::Region<'tcx>; 1]>::new();
+        let mut has_meta_sized_bound = false;
 
         for (predicate, _) in bounds.iter_instantiated_copied(tcx, args) {
             let bound_predicate = predicate.kind();
 
             match bound_predicate.skip_binder() {
                 ty::ClauseKind::Trait(pred) => {
-                    // Don't print `+ Sized`, but rather `+ ?Sized` if absent.
-                    if tcx.is_lang_item(pred.def_id(), LangItem::Sized) {
-                        match pred.polarity {
+                    // With `feature(sized_hierarchy)`, don't print `?Sized` as an alias for
+                    // `MetaSized`, and skip sizedness bounds to be added at the end.
+                    match tcx.as_lang_item(pred.def_id()) {
+                        Some(LangItem::Sized) => match pred.polarity {
                             ty::PredicatePolarity::Positive => {
                                 has_sized_bound = true;
                                 continue;
                             }
                             ty::PredicatePolarity::Negative => has_negative_sized_bound = true,
+                        },
+                        Some(LangItem::MetaSized) => {
+                            has_meta_sized_bound = true;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        Some(LangItem::PointeeSized) => {
+                            bug!("`PointeeSized` is removed during lowering");
                         }
+                        _ => (),
                     }
 
                     self.insert_trait_and_projection(
@@ -1255,8 +1266,13 @@ pub trait PrettyPrinter<'tcx>: Printer<'tcx> + fmt::Write {
             })?;
         }
 
+        let using_sized_hierarchy = self.tcx().features().sized_hierarchy();
         let add_sized = has_sized_bound && (first || has_negative_sized_bound);
-        let add_maybe_sized = !has_sized_bound && !has_negative_sized_bound;
+        let add_maybe_sized =
+            has_meta_sized_bound && !has_negative_sized_bound && !using_sized_hierarchy;
+        // Set `has_pointee_sized_bound` if there were no `Sized` or `MetaSized` bounds.
+        let has_pointee_sized_bound =
+            !has_sized_bound && !has_meta_sized_bound && !has_negative_sized_bound;
         if add_sized || add_maybe_sized {
             if !first {
                 write!(self, " + ")?;
@@ -1265,6 +1281,16 @@ pub trait PrettyPrinter<'tcx>: Printer<'tcx> + fmt::Write {
                 write!(self, "?")?;
             }
             write!(self, "Sized")?;
+        } else if has_meta_sized_bound && using_sized_hierarchy {
+            if !first {
+                write!(self, " + ")?;
+            }
+            write!(self, "MetaSized")?;
+        } else if has_pointee_sized_bound && using_sized_hierarchy {
+            if !first {
+                write!(self, " + ")?;
+            }
+            write!(self, "PointeeSized")?;
         }
 
         if !with_forced_trimmed_paths() {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
index cbf545c01c5..58829f72a72 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/sty.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_macros::{HashStable, TyDecodable, TyEncodable, TypeFoldable, extension};
 use rustc_span::{DUMMY_SP, Span, Symbol, sym};
 use rustc_type_ir::TyKind::*;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::walk::TypeWalker;
 use rustc_type_ir::{self as ir, BoundVar, CollectAndApply, DynKind, TypeVisitableExt, elaborate};
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -1677,7 +1678,7 @@ impl<'tcx> Ty<'tcx> {
         let Some(pointee_ty) = self.builtin_deref(true) else {
             bug!("Type {self:?} is not a pointer or reference type")
         };
-        if pointee_ty.is_trivially_sized(tcx) {
+        if pointee_ty.has_trivial_sizedness(tcx, SizedTraitKind::Sized) {
             tcx.types.unit
         } else {
             match pointee_ty.ptr_metadata_ty_or_tail(tcx, |x| x) {
@@ -1778,17 +1779,17 @@ impl<'tcx> Ty<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Fast path helper for testing if a type is `Sized`.
+    /// Fast path helper for testing if a type is `Sized` or `MetaSized`.
     ///
-    /// Returning true means the type is known to implement `Sized`. Returning `false` means
-    /// nothing -- could be sized, might not be.
+    /// Returning true means the type is known to implement the sizedness trait. Returning `false`
+    /// means nothing -- could be sized, might not be.
     ///
     /// Note that we could never rely on the fact that a type such as `[_]` is trivially `!Sized`
     /// because we could be in a type environment with a bound such as `[_]: Copy`. A function with
     /// such a bound obviously never can be called, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't typecheck.
     /// This is why this method doesn't return `Option<bool>`.
     #[instrument(skip(tcx), level = "debug")]
-    pub fn is_trivially_sized(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) -> bool {
+    pub fn has_trivial_sizedness(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, sizedness: SizedTraitKind) -> bool {
         match self.kind() {
             ty::Infer(ty::IntVar(_) | ty::FloatVar(_))
             | ty::Uint(_)
@@ -1811,13 +1812,20 @@ impl<'tcx> Ty<'tcx> {
             | ty::Error(_)
             | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::DynStar) => true,
 
-            ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::Dyn) | ty::Foreign(..) => false,
+            ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::Dyn) => match sizedness {
+                SizedTraitKind::Sized => false,
+                SizedTraitKind::MetaSized => true,
+            },
+
+            ty::Foreign(..) => match sizedness {
+                SizedTraitKind::Sized | SizedTraitKind::MetaSized => false,
+            },
 
-            ty::Tuple(tys) => tys.last().is_none_or(|ty| ty.is_trivially_sized(tcx)),
+            ty::Tuple(tys) => tys.last().is_none_or(|ty| ty.has_trivial_sizedness(tcx, sizedness)),
 
             ty::Adt(def, args) => def
-                .sized_constraint(tcx)
-                .is_none_or(|ty| ty.instantiate(tcx, args).is_trivially_sized(tcx)),
+                .sizedness_constraint(tcx, sizedness)
+                .is_none_or(|ty| ty.instantiate(tcx, args).has_trivial_sizedness(tcx, sizedness)),
 
             ty::Alias(..) | ty::Param(_) | ty::Placeholder(..) | ty::Bound(..) => false,
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
index 461d92f8006..51f57e71ce9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/util.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use rustc_index::bit_set::GrowableBitSet;
 use rustc_macros::{HashStable, TyDecodable, TyEncodable, extension};
 use rustc_session::Limit;
 use rustc_span::sym;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 use smallvec::{SmallVec, smallvec};
 use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 
@@ -1132,7 +1133,8 @@ impl<'tcx> Ty<'tcx> {
     /// strange rules like `<T as Foo<'static>>::Bar: Sized` that
     /// actually carry lifetime requirements.
     pub fn is_sized(self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, typing_env: ty::TypingEnv<'tcx>) -> bool {
-        self.is_trivially_sized(tcx) || tcx.is_sized_raw(typing_env.as_query_input(self))
+        self.has_trivial_sizedness(tcx, SizedTraitKind::Sized)
+            || tcx.is_sized_raw(typing_env.as_query_input(self))
     }
 
     /// Checks whether values of this type `T` implement the `Freeze`
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/mod.rs
index 0c267feefbe..a300558c0c9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::ops::ControlFlow;
 use derive_where::derive_where;
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent::*;
 use rustc_type_ir::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::{
     self as ty, Interner, TypeFoldable, TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt as _,
     TypeVisitor, TypingMode, Upcast as _, elaborate,
@@ -203,13 +204,15 @@ where
         goal: Goal<I, Self>,
     ) -> Result<Candidate<I>, NoSolution>;
 
-    /// A type is `Sized` if its tail component is `Sized`.
+    /// A type is `Sized` if its tail component is `Sized` and a type is `MetaSized` if its tail
+    /// component is `MetaSized`.
     ///
     /// These components are given by built-in rules from
-    /// [`structural_traits::instantiate_constituent_tys_for_sized_trait`].
-    fn consider_builtin_sized_candidate(
+    /// [`structural_traits::instantiate_constituent_tys_for_sizedness_trait`].
+    fn consider_builtin_sizedness_candidates(
         ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         goal: Goal<I, Self>,
+        sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ) -> Result<Candidate<I>, NoSolution>;
 
     /// A type is `Copy` or `Clone` if its components are `Copy` or `Clone`.
@@ -466,7 +469,15 @@ where
             G::consider_trait_alias_candidate(self, goal)
         } else {
             match cx.as_lang_item(trait_def_id) {
-                Some(TraitSolverLangItem::Sized) => G::consider_builtin_sized_candidate(self, goal),
+                Some(TraitSolverLangItem::Sized) => {
+                    G::consider_builtin_sizedness_candidates(self, goal, SizedTraitKind::Sized)
+                }
+                Some(TraitSolverLangItem::MetaSized) => {
+                    G::consider_builtin_sizedness_candidates(self, goal, SizedTraitKind::MetaSized)
+                }
+                Some(TraitSolverLangItem::PointeeSized) => {
+                    unreachable!("`PointeeSized` is removed during lowering");
+                }
                 Some(TraitSolverLangItem::Copy | TraitSolverLangItem::Clone) => {
                     G::consider_builtin_copy_clone_candidate(self, goal)
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs
index 4a2a7761f7f..f39d3226009 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/assembly/structural_traits.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use derive_where::derive_where;
 use rustc_type_ir::data_structures::HashMap;
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent::*;
 use rustc_type_ir::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::solve::inspect::ProbeKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::{
     self as ty, FallibleTypeFolder, Interner, Movability, Mutability, TypeFoldable,
@@ -104,8 +105,9 @@ where
 }
 
 #[instrument(level = "trace", skip(ecx), ret)]
-pub(in crate::solve) fn instantiate_constituent_tys_for_sized_trait<D, I>(
+pub(in crate::solve) fn instantiate_constituent_tys_for_sizedness_trait<D, I>(
     ecx: &EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
+    sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ty: I::Ty,
 ) -> Result<ty::Binder<I, Vec<I::Ty>>, NoSolution>
 where
@@ -113,8 +115,9 @@ where
     I: Interner,
 {
     match ty.kind() {
-        // impl Sized for u*, i*, bool, f*, FnDef, FnPtr, *(const/mut) T, char, &mut? T, [T; N], dyn* Trait, !
-        // impl Sized for Coroutine, CoroutineWitness, Closure, CoroutineClosure
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for u*, i*, bool, f*, FnDef, FnPtr, *(const/mut) T, char
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for &mut? T, [T; N], dyn* Trait, !, Coroutine, CoroutineWitness
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for Closure, CoroutineClosure
         ty::Infer(ty::IntVar(_) | ty::FloatVar(_))
         | ty::Uint(_)
         | ty::Int(_)
@@ -135,13 +138,16 @@ where
         | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::DynStar)
         | ty::Error(_) => Ok(ty::Binder::dummy(vec![])),
 
-        ty::Str
-        | ty::Slice(_)
-        | ty::Dynamic(..)
-        | ty::Foreign(..)
-        | ty::Alias(..)
-        | ty::Param(_)
-        | ty::Placeholder(..) => Err(NoSolution),
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for str, [T], dyn Trait
+        ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) | ty::Dynamic(..) => match sizedness {
+            SizedTraitKind::Sized => Err(NoSolution),
+            SizedTraitKind::MetaSized => Ok(ty::Binder::dummy(vec![])),
+        },
+
+        // impl {} for extern type
+        ty::Foreign(..) => Err(NoSolution),
+
+        ty::Alias(..) | ty::Param(_) | ty::Placeholder(..) => Err(NoSolution),
 
         ty::Bound(..)
         | ty::Infer(ty::TyVar(_) | ty::FreshTy(_) | ty::FreshIntTy(_) | ty::FreshFloatTy(_)) => {
@@ -150,22 +156,27 @@ where
 
         ty::UnsafeBinder(bound_ty) => Ok(bound_ty.map_bound(|ty| vec![ty])),
 
-        // impl Sized for ()
-        // impl Sized for (T1, T2, .., Tn) where Tn: Sized if n >= 1
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for ()
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for (T1, T2, .., Tn) where Tn: {Meta,}Sized if n >= 1
         ty::Tuple(tys) => Ok(ty::Binder::dummy(tys.last().map_or_else(Vec::new, |ty| vec![ty]))),
 
-        // impl Sized for Adt<Args...> where sized_constraint(Adt)<Args...>: Sized
-        //   `sized_constraint(Adt)` is the deepest struct trail that can be determined
-        //   by the definition of `Adt`, independent of the generic args.
-        // impl Sized for Adt<Args...> if sized_constraint(Adt) == None
-        //   As a performance optimization, `sized_constraint(Adt)` can return `None`
-        //   if the ADTs definition implies that it is sized by for all possible args.
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for Adt<Args...>
+        //   where {meta,pointee,}sized_constraint(Adt)<Args...>: {Meta,}Sized
+        //
+        //   `{meta,pointee,}sized_constraint(Adt)` is the deepest struct trail that can be
+        //   determined by the definition of `Adt`, independent of the generic args.
+        //
+        // impl {Meta,}Sized for Adt<Args...>
+        //   if {meta,pointee,}sized_constraint(Adt) == None
+        //
+        //   As a performance optimization, `{meta,pointee,}sized_constraint(Adt)` can return `None`
+        //   if the ADTs definition implies that it is {meta,}sized by for all possible args.
         //   In this case, the builtin impl will have no nested subgoals. This is a
-        //   "best effort" optimization and `sized_constraint` may return `Some`, even
-        //   if the ADT is sized for all possible args.
+        //   "best effort" optimization and `{meta,pointee,}sized_constraint` may return `Some`,
+        //   even if the ADT is {meta,pointee,}sized for all possible args.
         ty::Adt(def, args) => {
-            if let Some(sized_crit) = def.sized_constraint(ecx.cx()) {
-                Ok(ty::Binder::dummy(vec![sized_crit.instantiate(ecx.cx(), args)]))
+            if let Some(crit) = def.sizedness_constraint(ecx.cx(), sizedness) {
+                Ok(ty::Binder::dummy(vec![crit.instantiate(ecx.cx(), args)]))
             } else {
                 Ok(ty::Binder::dummy(vec![]))
             }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs
index 8413c2abbb9..1690c908d12 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/effect_goals.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use rustc_type_ir::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent::*;
 use rustc_type_ir::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::solve::inspect::ProbeKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::{self as ty, Interner, elaborate};
 use tracing::instrument;
@@ -198,11 +199,12 @@ where
         unreachable!("trait aliases are never const")
     }
 
-    fn consider_builtin_sized_candidate(
+    fn consider_builtin_sizedness_candidates(
         _ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         _goal: Goal<I, Self>,
+        _sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ) -> Result<Candidate<I>, NoSolution> {
-        unreachable!("Sized is never const")
+        unreachable!("Sized/MetaSized is never const")
     }
 
     fn consider_builtin_copy_clone_candidate(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/normalizes_to/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/normalizes_to/mod.rs
index 2fddc0044cb..d51c87fe68e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/normalizes_to/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/normalizes_to/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod opaque_types;
 use rustc_type_ir::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent::*;
 use rustc_type_ir::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::SizedTraitKind;
 use rustc_type_ir::{self as ty, Interner, NormalizesTo, PredicateKind, Upcast as _};
 use tracing::instrument;
 
@@ -413,11 +414,12 @@ where
         panic!("trait aliases do not have associated types: {:?}", goal);
     }
 
-    fn consider_builtin_sized_candidate(
+    fn consider_builtin_sizedness_candidates(
         _ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         goal: Goal<I, Self>,
+        _sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ) -> Result<Candidate<I>, NoSolution> {
-        panic!("`Sized` does not have an associated type: {:?}", goal);
+        panic!("`Sized`/`MetaSized` does not have an associated type: {:?}", goal);
     }
 
     fn consider_builtin_copy_clone_candidate(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/trait_goals.rs b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/trait_goals.rs
index 110c67a8e21..8ee116b090d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/trait_goals.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_next_trait_solver/src/solve/trait_goals.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use rustc_type_ir::data_structures::IndexSet;
 use rustc_type_ir::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
 use rustc_type_ir::inherent::*;
 use rustc_type_ir::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
-use rustc_type_ir::solve::CanonicalResponse;
+use rustc_type_ir::solve::{CanonicalResponse, SizedTraitKind};
 use rustc_type_ir::{
-    self as ty, Interner, Movability, TraitPredicate, TypeVisitableExt as _, TypingMode,
+    self as ty, Interner, Movability, TraitPredicate, TraitRef, TypeVisitableExt as _, TypingMode,
     Upcast as _, elaborate,
 };
 use tracing::{debug, instrument, trace};
@@ -131,9 +131,11 @@ where
         assumption: I::Clause,
     ) -> Result<(), NoSolution> {
         if let Some(trait_clause) = assumption.as_trait_clause() {
-            if trait_clause.def_id() == goal.predicate.def_id()
-                && trait_clause.polarity() == goal.predicate.polarity
-            {
+            if trait_clause.polarity() != goal.predicate.polarity {
+                return Err(NoSolution);
+            }
+
+            if trait_clause.def_id() == goal.predicate.def_id() {
                 if DeepRejectCtxt::relate_rigid_rigid(ecx.cx()).args_may_unify(
                     goal.predicate.trait_ref.args,
                     trait_clause.skip_binder().trait_ref.args,
@@ -141,6 +143,17 @@ where
                     return Ok(());
                 }
             }
+
+            // PERF(sized-hierarchy): Sizedness supertraits aren't elaborated to improve perf, so
+            // check for a `Sized` subtrait when looking for `MetaSized`. `PointeeSized` bounds
+            // are syntactic sugar for a lack of bounds so don't need this.
+            if ecx.cx().is_lang_item(goal.predicate.def_id(), TraitSolverLangItem::MetaSized)
+                && ecx.cx().is_lang_item(trait_clause.def_id(), TraitSolverLangItem::Sized)
+            {
+                let meta_sized_clause =
+                    trait_predicate_with_def_id(ecx.cx(), trait_clause, goal.predicate.def_id());
+                return Self::fast_reject_assumption(ecx, goal, meta_sized_clause);
+            }
         }
 
         Err(NoSolution)
@@ -154,6 +167,17 @@ where
     ) -> QueryResult<I> {
         let trait_clause = assumption.as_trait_clause().unwrap();
 
+        // PERF(sized-hierarchy): Sizedness supertraits aren't elaborated to improve perf, so
+        // check for a `Sized` subtrait when looking for `MetaSized`. `PointeeSized` bounds
+        // are syntactic sugar for a lack of bounds so don't need this.
+        if ecx.cx().is_lang_item(goal.predicate.def_id(), TraitSolverLangItem::MetaSized)
+            && ecx.cx().is_lang_item(trait_clause.def_id(), TraitSolverLangItem::Sized)
+        {
+            let meta_sized_clause =
+                trait_predicate_with_def_id(ecx.cx(), trait_clause, goal.predicate.def_id());
+            return Self::match_assumption(ecx, goal, meta_sized_clause, then);
+        }
+
         let assumption_trait_pred = ecx.instantiate_binder_with_infer(trait_clause);
         ecx.eq(goal.param_env, goal.predicate.trait_ref, assumption_trait_pred.trait_ref)?;
 
@@ -245,9 +269,10 @@ where
         })
     }
 
-    fn consider_builtin_sized_candidate(
+    fn consider_builtin_sizedness_candidates(
         ecx: &mut EvalCtxt<'_, D>,
         goal: Goal<I, Self>,
+        sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ) -> Result<Candidate<I>, NoSolution> {
         if goal.predicate.polarity != ty::PredicatePolarity::Positive {
             return Err(NoSolution);
@@ -256,7 +281,11 @@ where
         ecx.probe_and_evaluate_goal_for_constituent_tys(
             CandidateSource::BuiltinImpl(BuiltinImplSource::Trivial),
             goal,
-            structural_traits::instantiate_constituent_tys_for_sized_trait,
+            |ecx, ty| {
+                structural_traits::instantiate_constituent_tys_for_sizedness_trait(
+                    ecx, sizedness, ty,
+                )
+            },
         )
     }
 
@@ -812,6 +841,25 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// Small helper function to change the `def_id` of a trait predicate - this is not normally
+/// something that you want to do, as different traits will require different args and so making
+/// it easy to change the trait is something of a footgun, but it is useful in the narrow
+/// circumstance of changing from `MetaSized` to `Sized`, which happens as part of the lazy
+/// elaboration of sizedness candidates.
+#[inline(always)]
+fn trait_predicate_with_def_id<I: Interner>(
+    cx: I,
+    clause: ty::Binder<I, ty::TraitPredicate<I>>,
+    did: I::DefId,
+) -> I::Clause {
+    clause
+        .map_bound(|c| TraitPredicate {
+            trait_ref: TraitRef::new_from_args(cx, did, c.trait_ref.args),
+            polarity: c.polarity,
+        })
+        .upcast(cx)
+}
+
 impl<D, I> EvalCtxt<'_, D>
 where
     D: SolverDelegate<Interner = I>,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/lib.rs
index 34be35e36ac..656ecfcab36 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // tidy-alphabetical-start
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 #![allow(rustc::internal)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), feature(sized_hierarchy))]
 #![cfg_attr(test, feature(test))]
 #![doc(
     html_root_url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/",
@@ -27,3 +28,19 @@ mod serialize;
 pub mod int_overflow;
 pub mod leb128;
 pub mod opaque;
+
+// This has nothing to do with `rustc_serialize` but it is convenient to define it in one place
+// for the rest of the compiler so that `cfg(bootstrap)` doesn't need to be littered throughout
+// the compiler wherever `PointeeSized` would be used. `rustc_serialize` happens to be the deepest
+// crate in the crate graph which uses `PointeeSized`.
+//
+// When bootstrap bumps, remove both the `cfg(not(bootstrap))` and `cfg(bootstrap)` lines below
+// and just import `std::marker::PointeeSized` whereever this item was used.
+
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+pub use std::marker::PointeeSized;
+
+#[cfg(bootstrap)]
+pub trait PointeeSized {}
+#[cfg(bootstrap)]
+impl<T: ?Sized> PointeeSized for T {}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs
index 1eefd76f92b..8940d10696d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_serialize/src/serialize.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub trait Decoder {
 ///   `rustc_metadata::rmeta::Lazy`.
 /// * `TyEncodable` should be used for types that are only serialized in crate
 ///   metadata or the incremental cache. This is most types in `rustc_middle`.
-pub trait Encodable<S: Encoder> {
+pub trait Encodable<S: Encoder>: crate::PointeeSized {
     fn encode(&self, s: &mut S);
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ direct_serialize_impls! {
     char emit_char read_char
 }
 
-impl<S: Encoder, T: ?Sized> Encodable<S> for &T
+impl<S: Encoder, T: ?Sized + crate::PointeeSized> Encodable<S> for &T
 where
     T: Encodable<S>,
 {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/lib.rs
index 771ff98d58d..63623cfad72 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // tidy-alphabetical-start
 #![allow(internal_features)]
 #![allow(rustc::usage_of_ty_tykind)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(bootstrap), feature(sized_hierarchy))]
 #![doc(
     html_root_url = "https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/",
     test(attr(allow(unused_variables), deny(warnings)))
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs
index b5003baaf63..64fe181c26d 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_smir/src/rustc_smir/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 
+use rustc_data_structures::PointeeSized;
 use rustc_hir::def::DefKind;
 use rustc_middle::mir;
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::AllocId;
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_item_kind(kind: DefKind) -> ItemKind {
 }
 
 /// Trait used to convert between an internal MIR type to a Stable MIR type.
-pub trait Stable<'cx> {
+pub trait Stable<'cx>: PointeeSized {
     /// The stable representation of the type implementing Stable.
     type T;
     /// Converts an object to the equivalent Stable MIR representation.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
index cb9ccf4cc3f..baadff16120 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ symbols! {
         memtag,
         message,
         meta,
+        meta_sized,
         metadata_type,
         min_const_fn,
         min_const_generics,
@@ -1613,6 +1614,7 @@ symbols! {
         plugin_registrar,
         plugins,
         pointee,
+        pointee_sized,
         pointee_trait,
         pointer,
         pointer_like,
@@ -2016,6 +2018,7 @@ symbols! {
         size_of,
         size_of_val,
         sized,
+        sized_hierarchy,
         skip,
         slice,
         slice_from_raw_parts,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/ambiguity.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/ambiguity.rs
index 275b580d794..39f115ce0cd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/ambiguity.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/ambiguity.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                 // avoid inundating the user with unnecessary errors, but we now
                 // check upstream for type errors and don't add the obligations to
                 // begin with in those cases.
-                if self.tcx.is_lang_item(trait_pred.def_id(), LangItem::Sized) {
+                if matches!(
+                    self.tcx.as_lang_item(trait_pred.def_id()),
+                    Some(LangItem::Sized | LangItem::MetaSized)
+                ) {
                     match self.tainted_by_errors() {
                         None => {
                             let err = self.emit_inference_failure_err(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/mod.rs
index 78f9287b407..d4cc1ceb280 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/error_reporting/traits/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxIndexMap, FxIndexSet};
 use rustc_errors::{Applicability, Diag, E0038, E0276, MultiSpan, struct_span_code_err};
 use rustc_hir::def_id::{DefId, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_hir::intravisit::Visitor;
-use rustc_hir::{self as hir, AmbigArg, LangItem};
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir, AmbigArg};
 use rustc_infer::traits::solve::Goal;
 use rustc_infer::traits::{
     DynCompatibilityViolation, Obligation, ObligationCause, ObligationCauseCode,
@@ -160,17 +160,24 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> TypeErrCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        // Ensure `T: Sized` and `T: WF` obligations come last. This lets us display diagnostics
-        // with more relevant type information and hide redundant E0282 errors.
-        errors.sort_by_key(|e| match e.obligation.predicate.kind().skip_binder() {
-            ty::PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::Trait(pred))
-                if self.tcx.is_lang_item(pred.def_id(), LangItem::Sized) =>
-            {
-                1
+        // Ensure `T: Sized`, `T: MetaSized`, `T: PointeeSized` and `T: WF` obligations come last.
+        // This lets us display diagnostics with more relevant type information and hide redundant
+        // E0282 errors.
+        errors.sort_by_key(|e| {
+            let maybe_sizedness_did = match e.obligation.predicate.kind().skip_binder() {
+                ty::PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::Trait(pred)) => Some(pred.def_id()),
+                ty::PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::HostEffect(pred)) => Some(pred.def_id()),
+                _ => None,
+            };
+
+            match e.obligation.predicate.kind().skip_binder() {
+                _ if maybe_sizedness_did == self.tcx.lang_items().sized_trait() => 1,
+                _ if maybe_sizedness_did == self.tcx.lang_items().meta_sized_trait() => 2,
+                _ if maybe_sizedness_did == self.tcx.lang_items().pointee_sized_trait() => 3,
+                ty::PredicateKind::Coerce(_) => 4,
+                ty::PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::WellFormed(_)) => 5,
+                _ => 0,
             }
-            ty::PredicateKind::Coerce(_) => 2,
-            ty::PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::WellFormed(_)) => 3,
-            _ => 0,
         });
 
         for (index, error) in errors.iter().enumerate() {
@@ -327,19 +334,26 @@ pub(crate) fn to_pretty_impl_header(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, impl_def_id: DefId) -> Opti
     let trait_ref = tcx.impl_trait_ref(impl_def_id)?.instantiate_identity();
     let mut w = "impl".to_owned();
 
-    let args = ty::GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, impl_def_id);
+    #[derive(Debug, Default)]
+    struct SizednessFound {
+        sized: bool,
+        meta_sized: bool,
+    }
 
-    // FIXME: Currently only handles ?Sized.
-    //        Needs to support ?Move and ?DynSized when they are implemented.
-    let mut types_without_default_bounds = FxIndexSet::default();
-    let sized_trait = tcx.lang_items().sized_trait();
+    let mut types_with_sizedness_bounds = FxIndexMap::<_, SizednessFound>::default();
+
+    let args = ty::GenericArgs::identity_for_item(tcx, impl_def_id);
 
     let arg_names = args.iter().map(|k| k.to_string()).filter(|k| k != "'_").collect::<Vec<_>>();
     if !arg_names.is_empty() {
-        types_without_default_bounds.extend(args.types());
         w.push('<');
         w.push_str(&arg_names.join(", "));
         w.push('>');
+
+        for ty in args.types() {
+            // `PointeeSized` params might have no predicates.
+            types_with_sizedness_bounds.insert(ty, SizednessFound::default());
+        }
     }
 
     write!(
@@ -351,24 +365,47 @@ pub(crate) fn to_pretty_impl_header(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, impl_def_id: DefId) -> Opti
     )
     .unwrap();
 
-    // The predicates will contain default bounds like `T: Sized`. We need to
-    // remove these bounds, and add `T: ?Sized` to any untouched type parameters.
     let predicates = tcx.predicates_of(impl_def_id).predicates;
-    let mut pretty_predicates =
-        Vec::with_capacity(predicates.len() + types_without_default_bounds.len());
+    let mut pretty_predicates = Vec::with_capacity(predicates.len());
+
+    let sized_trait = tcx.lang_items().sized_trait();
+    let meta_sized_trait = tcx.lang_items().meta_sized_trait();
 
     for (p, _) in predicates {
-        if let Some(poly_trait_ref) = p.as_trait_clause() {
-            if Some(poly_trait_ref.def_id()) == sized_trait {
-                // FIXME(#120456) - is `swap_remove` correct?
-                types_without_default_bounds.swap_remove(&poly_trait_ref.self_ty().skip_binder());
+        // Accumulate the sizedness bounds for each self ty.
+        if let Some(trait_clause) = p.as_trait_clause() {
+            let self_ty = trait_clause.self_ty().skip_binder();
+            let sizedness_of = types_with_sizedness_bounds.entry(self_ty).or_default();
+            if Some(trait_clause.def_id()) == sized_trait {
+                sizedness_of.sized = true;
+                continue;
+            } else if Some(trait_clause.def_id()) == meta_sized_trait {
+                sizedness_of.meta_sized = true;
                 continue;
             }
         }
+
         pretty_predicates.push(p.to_string());
     }
 
-    pretty_predicates.extend(types_without_default_bounds.iter().map(|ty| format!("{ty}: ?Sized")));
+    for (ty, sizedness) in types_with_sizedness_bounds {
+        if !tcx.features().sized_hierarchy() {
+            if sizedness.sized {
+                // Maybe a default bound, don't write anything.
+            } else {
+                pretty_predicates.push(format!("{ty}: ?Sized"));
+            }
+        } else {
+            if sizedness.sized {
+                // Maybe a default bound, don't write anything.
+                pretty_predicates.push(format!("{ty}: Sized"));
+            } else if sizedness.meta_sized {
+                pretty_predicates.push(format!("{ty}: MetaSized"));
+            } else {
+                pretty_predicates.push(format!("{ty}: PointeeSized"));
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     if !pretty_predicates.is_empty() {
         write!(w, "\n  where {}", pretty_predicates.join(", ")).unwrap();
@@ -519,7 +556,7 @@ fn attempt_dyn_to_enum_suggestion(
             let Some(impl_type) = tcx.type_of(*impl_id).no_bound_vars() else { return None };
 
             // Obviously unsized impl types won't be usable in an enum.
-            // Note: this doesn't use `Ty::is_trivially_sized` because that function
+            // Note: this doesn't use `Ty::has_trivial_sizedness` because that function
             // defaults to assuming that things are *not* sized, whereas we want to
             // fall back to assuming that things may be sized.
             match impl_type.kind() {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs
index 69a0c0809b5..b247c2c2968 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/solve/delegate.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use rustc_infer::traits::solve::Goal;
 use rustc_middle::traits::query::NoSolution;
 use rustc_middle::traits::solve::Certainty;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
-    self, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFlags, TypeFoldable, TypeVisitableExt as _, TypingMode,
+    self, SizedTraitKind, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFlags, TypeFoldable, TypeVisitableExt as _, TypingMode,
 };
 use rustc_span::{DUMMY_SP, ErrorGuaranteed, Span};
 
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ impl<'tcx> rustc_next_trait_solver::delegate::SolverDelegate for SolverDelegate<
                     Some(LangItem::Sized)
                         if self
                             .resolve_vars_if_possible(trait_pred.self_ty().skip_binder())
-                            .is_trivially_sized(self.0.tcx) =>
+                            .has_trivial_sizedness(self.0.tcx, SizedTraitKind::Sized) =>
+                    {
+                        return Some(Certainty::Yes);
+                    }
+                    Some(LangItem::MetaSized)
+                        if self
+                            .resolve_vars_if_possible(trait_pred.self_ty().skip_binder())
+                            .has_trivial_sizedness(self.0.tcx, SizedTraitKind::MetaSized) =>
                     {
                         return Some(Certainty::Yes);
                     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
index 93c7dae9c5b..81893cdcc7e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/coherence.rs
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ fn impl_intersection_has_negative_obligation(
     let param_env = infcx.resolve_vars_if_possible(param_env);
 
     util::elaborate(tcx, tcx.predicates_of(impl2_def_id).instantiate(tcx, impl2_header.impl_args))
+        .elaborate_sized()
         .any(|(clause, _)| try_prove_negated_where_clause(infcx, clause, param_env))
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs
index 47d207e8d41..ee30956295a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/dyn_compatibility.rs
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 use std::ops::ControlFlow;
 
 use rustc_errors::FatalError;
-use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir, LangItem};
 use rustc_middle::query::Providers;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
     self, EarlyBinder, GenericArgs, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable, TypeFolder, TypeSuperFoldable,
     TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitableExt, TypeVisitor, TypingMode, Upcast,
     elaborate,
 };
-use rustc_span::Span;
+use rustc_span::{DUMMY_SP, Span};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use tracing::{debug, instrument};
 
@@ -543,11 +543,11 @@ fn receiver_for_self_ty<'tcx>(
 /// In practice, we cannot use `dyn Trait` explicitly in the obligation because it would result in
 /// a new check that `Trait` is dyn-compatible, creating a cycle.
 /// Instead, we emulate a placeholder by introducing a new type parameter `U` such that
-/// `Self: Unsize<U>` and `U: Trait + ?Sized`, and use `U` in place of `dyn Trait`.
+/// `Self: Unsize<U>` and `U: Trait + MetaSized`, and use `U` in place of `dyn Trait`.
 ///
 /// Written as a chalk-style query:
 /// ```ignore (not-rust)
-/// forall (U: Trait + ?Sized) {
+/// forall (U: Trait + MetaSized) {
 ///     if (Self: Unsize<U>) {
 ///         Receiver: DispatchFromDyn<Receiver[Self => U]>
 ///     }
@@ -567,9 +567,10 @@ fn receiver_is_dispatchable<'tcx>(
 ) -> bool {
     debug!("receiver_is_dispatchable: method = {:?}, receiver_ty = {:?}", method, receiver_ty);
 
-    let traits = (tcx.lang_items().unsize_trait(), tcx.lang_items().dispatch_from_dyn_trait());
-    let (Some(unsize_did), Some(dispatch_from_dyn_did)) = traits else {
-        debug!("receiver_is_dispatchable: Missing Unsize or DispatchFromDyn traits");
+    let (Some(unsize_did), Some(dispatch_from_dyn_did)) =
+        (tcx.lang_items().unsize_trait(), tcx.lang_items().dispatch_from_dyn_trait())
+    else {
+        debug!("receiver_is_dispatchable: Missing `Unsize` or `DispatchFromDyn` traits");
         return false;
     };
 
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ fn receiver_is_dispatchable<'tcx>(
         receiver_for_self_ty(tcx, receiver_ty, unsized_self_ty, method.def_id);
 
     // create a modified param env, with `Self: Unsize<U>` and `U: Trait` (and all of
-    // its supertraits) added to caller bounds. `U: ?Sized` is already implied here.
+    // its supertraits) added to caller bounds. `U: MetaSized` is already implied here.
     let param_env = {
         // N.B. We generally want to emulate the construction of the `unnormalized_param_env`
         // in the param-env query here. The fact that we don't just start with the clauses
@@ -612,6 +613,12 @@ fn receiver_is_dispatchable<'tcx>(
         let trait_predicate = ty::TraitRef::new_from_args(tcx, trait_def_id, args);
         predicates.push(trait_predicate.upcast(tcx));
 
+        let meta_sized_predicate = {
+            let meta_sized_did = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::MetaSized, DUMMY_SP);
+            ty::TraitRef::new(tcx, meta_sized_did, [unsized_self_ty]).upcast(tcx)
+        };
+        predicates.push(meta_sized_predicate);
+
         normalize_param_env_or_error(
             tcx,
             ty::ParamEnv::new(tcx.mk_clauses(&predicates)),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/candidate_assembly.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/candidate_assembly.rs
index 97ecf9702e6..81ce58a93fa 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/candidate_assembly.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/candidate_assembly.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashSet, FxIndexSet};
 use rustc_hir::{self as hir, CoroutineDesugaring, CoroutineKind};
 use rustc_infer::traits::{Obligation, PolyTraitObligation, SelectionError};
 use rustc_middle::ty::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty, TypeVisitableExt, TypingMode, elaborate};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, SizedTraitKind, Ty, TypeVisitableExt, TypingMode, elaborate};
 use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
 use tracing::{debug, instrument, trace};
 
@@ -87,7 +87,21 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                     candidates.vec.push(BuiltinCandidate { has_nested: false });
                 }
                 Some(LangItem::Sized) => {
-                    self.assemble_builtin_sized_candidate(obligation, &mut candidates);
+                    self.assemble_builtin_sized_candidate(
+                        obligation,
+                        &mut candidates,
+                        SizedTraitKind::Sized,
+                    );
+                }
+                Some(LangItem::MetaSized) => {
+                    self.assemble_builtin_sized_candidate(
+                        obligation,
+                        &mut candidates,
+                        SizedTraitKind::MetaSized,
+                    );
+                }
+                Some(LangItem::PointeeSized) => {
+                    bug!("`PointeeSized` is removed during lowering");
                 }
                 Some(LangItem::Unsize) => {
                     self.assemble_candidates_for_unsizing(obligation, &mut candidates);
@@ -201,6 +215,12 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
                     }
 
                     selcx.infcx.probe(|_| {
+                        let bound = util::lazily_elaborate_sizedness_candidate(
+                            selcx.infcx,
+                            obligation,
+                            bound,
+                        );
+
                         // We checked the polarity already
                         match selcx.match_normalize_trait_ref(
                             obligation,
@@ -245,14 +265,21 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             .caller_bounds()
             .iter()
             .filter_map(|p| p.as_trait_clause())
-            // Micro-optimization: filter out predicates relating to different traits.
-            .filter(|p| p.def_id() == stack.obligation.predicate.def_id())
+            // Micro-optimization: filter out predicates with different polarities.
             .filter(|p| p.polarity() == stack.obligation.predicate.polarity());
 
         let drcx = DeepRejectCtxt::relate_rigid_rigid(self.tcx());
         let obligation_args = stack.obligation.predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref.args;
         // Keep only those bounds which may apply, and propagate overflow if it occurs.
         for bound in bounds {
+            let bound =
+                util::lazily_elaborate_sizedness_candidate(self.infcx, stack.obligation, bound);
+
+            // Micro-optimization: filter out predicates relating to different traits.
+            if bound.def_id() != stack.obligation.predicate.def_id() {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let bound_trait_ref = bound.map_bound(|t| t.trait_ref);
             if !drcx.args_may_unify(obligation_args, bound_trait_ref.skip_binder().args) {
                 continue;
@@ -1086,15 +1113,15 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Assembles the trait which are built-in to the language itself:
-    /// `Copy`, `Clone` and `Sized`.
+    /// Assembles the `Sized` and `MetaSized` traits which are built-in to the language itself.
     #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(self, candidates))]
     fn assemble_builtin_sized_candidate(
         &mut self,
         obligation: &PolyTraitObligation<'tcx>,
         candidates: &mut SelectionCandidateSet<'tcx>,
+        sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ) {
-        match self.sized_conditions(obligation) {
+        match self.sizedness_conditions(obligation, sizedness) {
             BuiltinImplConditions::Where(nested) => {
                 candidates
                     .vec
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/confirmation.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/confirmation.rs
index 786afd7cf48..80f71c78993 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/confirmation.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/confirmation.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ use rustc_hir::lang_items::LangItem;
 use rustc_infer::infer::{DefineOpaqueTypes, HigherRankedType, InferOk};
 use rustc_infer::traits::ObligationCauseCode;
 use rustc_middle::traits::{BuiltinImplSource, SignatureMismatchData};
-use rustc_middle::ty::{self, GenericArgsRef, Region, Ty, TyCtxt, Upcast, elaborate};
+use rustc_middle::ty::{
+    self, GenericArgsRef, Region, SizedTraitKind, Ty, TyCtxt, Upcast, elaborate,
+};
 use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
 use rustc_span::def_id::DefId;
 use thin_vec::thin_vec;
@@ -164,10 +166,13 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
             )
             .break_value()
             .expect("expected to index into clause that exists");
-        let candidate = candidate_predicate
+        let candidate_predicate = candidate_predicate
             .as_trait_clause()
-            .expect("projection candidate is not a trait predicate")
-            .map_bound(|t| t.trait_ref);
+            .expect("projection candidate is not a trait predicate");
+        let candidate_predicate =
+            util::lazily_elaborate_sizedness_candidate(self.infcx, obligation, candidate_predicate);
+
+        let candidate = candidate_predicate.map_bound(|t| t.trait_ref);
 
         let candidate = self.infcx.instantiate_binder_with_fresh_vars(
             obligation.cause.span,
@@ -224,6 +229,13 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
     ) -> PredicateObligations<'tcx> {
         debug!(?obligation, ?param, "confirm_param_candidate");
 
+        let param = util::lazily_elaborate_sizedness_candidate(
+            self.infcx,
+            obligation,
+            param.upcast(self.infcx.tcx),
+        )
+        .map_bound(|p| p.trait_ref);
+
         // During evaluation, we already checked that this
         // where-clause trait-ref could be unified with the obligation
         // trait-ref. Repeat that unification now without any
@@ -251,7 +263,15 @@ impl<'cx, 'tcx> SelectionContext<'cx, 'tcx> {
         let obligations = if has_nested {
             let trait_def = obligation.predicate.def_id();
             let conditions = match tcx.as_lang_item(trait_def) {
-                Some(LangItem::Sized) => self.sized_conditions(obligation),
+                Some(LangItem::Sized) => {
+                    self.sizedness_conditions(obligation, SizedTraitKind::Sized)
+                }
+                Some(LangItem::MetaSized) => {
+                    self.sizedness_conditions(obligation, SizedTraitKind::MetaSized)
+                }
+                Some(LangItem::PointeeSized) => {
+                    bug!("`PointeeSized` is removing during lowering");
+                }
                 Some(LangItem::Copy | LangItem::Clone) => self.copy_clone_conditions(obligation),
                 Some(LangItem::FusedIterator) => self.fused_iterator_conditions(obligation),
                 other => bug!("unexpected builtin trait {trait_def:?} ({other:?})"),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
index 1b9b68fa980..9c0ccb26e53 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/select/mod.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::abstract_const::NotConstEvaluatable;
 use rustc_middle::ty::error::TypeErrorToStringExt;
 use rustc_middle::ty::print::{PrintTraitRefExt as _, with_no_trimmed_paths};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
-    self, DeepRejectCtxt, GenericArgsRef, PolyProjectionPredicate, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable,
-    TypeVisitableExt, TypingMode, Upcast, elaborate,
+    self, DeepRejectCtxt, GenericArgsRef, PolyProjectionPredicate, SizedTraitKind, Ty, TyCtxt,
+    TypeFoldable, TypeVisitableExt, TypingMode, Upcast, elaborate,
 };
 use rustc_span::{Symbol, sym};
 use tracing::{debug, instrument, trace};
@@ -2094,9 +2094,10 @@ impl<'tcx> SelectionContext<'_, 'tcx> {
 }
 
 impl<'tcx> SelectionContext<'_, 'tcx> {
-    fn sized_conditions(
+    fn sizedness_conditions(
         &mut self,
         obligation: &PolyTraitObligation<'tcx>,
+        sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
     ) -> BuiltinImplConditions<'tcx> {
         use self::BuiltinImplConditions::{Ambiguous, None, Where};
 
@@ -2126,7 +2127,12 @@ impl<'tcx> SelectionContext<'_, 'tcx> {
                 Where(ty::Binder::dummy(Vec::new()))
             }
 
-            ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) | ty::Dynamic(..) | ty::Foreign(..) => None,
+            ty::Str | ty::Slice(_) | ty::Dynamic(..) => match sizedness {
+                SizedTraitKind::Sized => None,
+                SizedTraitKind::MetaSized => Where(ty::Binder::dummy(Vec::new())),
+            },
+
+            ty::Foreign(..) => None,
 
             ty::Tuple(tys) => Where(
                 obligation.predicate.rebind(tys.last().map_or_else(Vec::new, |&last| vec![last])),
@@ -2135,11 +2141,9 @@ impl<'tcx> SelectionContext<'_, 'tcx> {
             ty::Pat(ty, _) => Where(obligation.predicate.rebind(vec![*ty])),
 
             ty::Adt(def, args) => {
-                if let Some(sized_crit) = def.sized_constraint(self.tcx()) {
+                if let Some(crit) = def.sizedness_constraint(self.tcx(), sizedness) {
                     // (*) binder moved here
-                    Where(
-                        obligation.predicate.rebind(vec![sized_crit.instantiate(self.tcx(), args)]),
-                    )
+                    Where(obligation.predicate.rebind(vec![crit.instantiate(self.tcx(), args)]))
                 } else {
                     Where(ty::Binder::dummy(Vec::new()))
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/util.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/util.rs
index 0723aebd5d2..a05bae53566 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/util.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/util.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ use rustc_data_structures::fx::{FxHashSet, FxIndexMap};
 use rustc_hir::LangItem;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_infer::infer::InferCtxt;
+use rustc_infer::traits::PolyTraitObligation;
 pub use rustc_infer::traits::util::*;
 use rustc_middle::bug;
+use rustc_middle::ty::fast_reject::DeepRejectCtxt;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
-    self, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable, TypeFolder, TypeSuperFoldable, TypeVisitableExt,
+    self, PolyTraitPredicate, SizedTraitKind, TraitPredicate, TraitRef, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeFoldable,
+    TypeFolder, TypeSuperFoldable, TypeVisitableExt,
 };
 pub use rustc_next_trait_solver::placeholder::BoundVarReplacer;
 use rustc_span::Span;
@@ -362,15 +365,19 @@ impl<'tcx> TypeFolder<TyCtxt<'tcx>> for PlaceholderReplacer<'_, 'tcx> {
 }
 
 pub fn sizedness_fast_path<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, predicate: ty::Predicate<'tcx>) -> bool {
-    // Proving `Sized` very often on "obviously sized" types like `&T`, accounts for about 60%
-    // percentage of the predicates we have to prove. No need to canonicalize and all that for
-    // such cases.
+    // Proving `Sized`/`MetaSized`, very often on "obviously sized" types like
+    // `&T`, accounts for about 60% percentage of the predicates we have to prove. No need to
+    // canonicalize and all that for such cases.
     if let ty::PredicateKind::Clause(ty::ClauseKind::Trait(trait_ref)) =
         predicate.kind().skip_binder()
     {
-        if tcx.is_lang_item(trait_ref.def_id(), LangItem::Sized)
-            && trait_ref.self_ty().is_trivially_sized(tcx)
-        {
+        let sizedness = match tcx.as_lang_item(trait_ref.def_id()) {
+            Some(LangItem::Sized) => SizedTraitKind::Sized,
+            Some(LangItem::MetaSized) => SizedTraitKind::MetaSized,
+            _ => return false,
+        };
+
+        if trait_ref.self_ty().has_trivial_sizedness(tcx, sizedness) {
             debug!("fast path -- trivial sizedness");
             return true;
         }
@@ -378,3 +385,39 @@ pub fn sizedness_fast_path<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, predicate: ty::Predicate<'tc
 
     false
 }
+
+/// To improve performance, sizedness traits are not elaborated and so special-casing is required
+/// in the trait solver to find a `Sized` candidate for a `MetaSized` obligation. Returns the
+/// predicate to used in the candidate for such a `obligation`, given a `candidate`.
+pub(crate) fn lazily_elaborate_sizedness_candidate<'tcx>(
+    infcx: &InferCtxt<'tcx>,
+    obligation: &PolyTraitObligation<'tcx>,
+    candidate: PolyTraitPredicate<'tcx>,
+) -> PolyTraitPredicate<'tcx> {
+    if !infcx.tcx.is_lang_item(obligation.predicate.def_id(), LangItem::MetaSized)
+        || !infcx.tcx.is_lang_item(candidate.def_id(), LangItem::Sized)
+    {
+        return candidate;
+    }
+
+    if obligation.predicate.polarity() != candidate.polarity() {
+        return candidate;
+    }
+
+    let drcx = DeepRejectCtxt::relate_rigid_rigid(infcx.tcx);
+    if !drcx.args_may_unify(
+        obligation.predicate.skip_binder().trait_ref.args,
+        candidate.skip_binder().trait_ref.args,
+    ) {
+        return candidate;
+    }
+
+    candidate.map_bound(|c| TraitPredicate {
+        trait_ref: TraitRef::new_from_args(
+            infcx.tcx,
+            obligation.predicate.def_id(),
+            c.trait_ref.args,
+        ),
+        polarity: c.polarity,
+    })
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
index 416865e861e..d4e6a23f0eb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_trait_selection/src/traits/wf.rs
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> WfPredicates<'a, 'tcx> {
         def_id: DefId,
         args: GenericArgsRef<'tcx>,
     ) -> PredicateObligations<'tcx> {
+        // PERF: `Sized`'s predicates include `MetaSized`, but both are compiler implemented marker
+        // traits, so `MetaSized` will always be WF if `Sized` is WF and vice-versa. Determining
+        // the nominal obligations of `Sized` would in-effect just elaborate `MetaSized` and make
+        // the compiler do a bunch of work needlessly.
+        if self.tcx().is_lang_item(def_id, LangItem::Sized) {
+            return Default::default();
+        }
+
         let predicates = self.tcx().predicates_of(def_id);
         let mut origins = vec![def_id; predicates.predicates.len()];
         let mut head = predicates;
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/ty.rs b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/ty.rs
index 11becea998c..d996ee2b60a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/ty.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ty_utils/src/ty.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::LangItem;
 use rustc_hir::def::DefKind;
 use rustc_index::bit_set::DenseBitSet;
 use rustc_infer::infer::TyCtxtInferExt;
 use rustc_middle::bug;
 use rustc_middle::query::Providers;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{
-    self, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitor, Upcast, fold_regions,
+    self, SizedTraitKind, Ty, TyCtxt, TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable, TypeVisitor, Upcast,
+    fold_regions,
 };
 use rustc_span::DUMMY_SP;
 use rustc_span::def_id::{CRATE_DEF_ID, DefId, LocalDefId};
 use rustc_trait_selection::traits;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
+/// If `ty` implements the given `sizedness` trait, returns `None`. Otherwise, returns the type
+/// that must implement the given `sizedness` for `ty` to implement it.
 #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(tcx), ret)]
-fn sized_constraint_for_ty<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
+fn sizedness_constraint_for_ty<'tcx>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
+    sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
+    ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+) -> Option<Ty<'tcx>> {
     match ty.kind() {
-        // these are always sized
+        // Always `Sized` or `MetaSized`
         ty::Bool
         | ty::Char
         | ty::Int(..)
@@ -35,31 +41,40 @@ fn sized_constraint_for_ty<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> Option<Ty<'
         | ty::Never
         | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::DynStar) => None,
 
-        // these are never sized
-        ty::Str | ty::Slice(..) | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::Dyn) | ty::Foreign(..) => Some(ty),
-
-        ty::Pat(ty, _) => sized_constraint_for_ty(tcx, *ty),
-
-        ty::Tuple(tys) => tys.last().and_then(|&ty| sized_constraint_for_ty(tcx, ty)),
-
-        // recursive case
-        ty::Adt(adt, args) => adt.sized_constraint(tcx).and_then(|intermediate| {
-            let ty = intermediate.instantiate(tcx, args);
-            sized_constraint_for_ty(tcx, ty)
-        }),
+        ty::Str | ty::Slice(..) | ty::Dynamic(_, _, ty::Dyn) => match sizedness {
+            // Never `Sized`
+            SizedTraitKind::Sized => Some(ty),
+            // Always `MetaSized`
+            SizedTraitKind::MetaSized => None,
+        },
 
-        // these can be sized or unsized.
+        // Maybe `Sized` or `MetaSized`
         ty::Param(..) | ty::Alias(..) | ty::Error(_) => Some(ty),
 
         // We cannot instantiate the binder, so just return the *original* type back,
         // but only if the inner type has a sized constraint. Thus we skip the binder,
         // but don't actually use the result from `sized_constraint_for_ty`.
         ty::UnsafeBinder(inner_ty) => {
-            sized_constraint_for_ty(tcx, inner_ty.skip_binder()).map(|_| ty)
+            sizedness_constraint_for_ty(tcx, sizedness, inner_ty.skip_binder()).map(|_| ty)
+        }
+
+        // Never `MetaSized` or `Sized`
+        ty::Foreign(..) => Some(ty),
+
+        // Recursive cases
+        ty::Pat(ty, _) => sizedness_constraint_for_ty(tcx, sizedness, *ty),
+
+        ty::Tuple(tys) => {
+            tys.last().and_then(|&ty| sizedness_constraint_for_ty(tcx, sizedness, ty))
         }
 
+        ty::Adt(adt, args) => adt.sizedness_constraint(tcx, sizedness).and_then(|intermediate| {
+            let ty = intermediate.instantiate(tcx, args);
+            sizedness_constraint_for_ty(tcx, sizedness, ty)
+        }),
+
         ty::Placeholder(..) | ty::Bound(..) | ty::Infer(..) => {
-            bug!("unexpected type `{ty:?}` in sized_constraint_for_ty")
+            bug!("unexpected type `{ty:?}` in `sizedness_constraint_for_ty`")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -75,15 +90,22 @@ fn defaultness(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, def_id: LocalDefId) -> hir::Defaultness {
     }
 }
 
-/// Calculates the `Sized` constraint.
+/// Returns the type of the last field of a struct ("the constraint") which must implement the
+/// `sizedness` trait for the whole ADT to be considered to implement that `sizedness` trait.
+/// `def_id` is assumed to be the `AdtDef` of a struct and will panic otherwise.
+///
+/// For `Sized`, there are only a few options for the types in the constraint:
+///     - an meta-sized type (str, slices, trait objects, etc)
+///     - an pointee-sized type (extern types)
+///     - a type parameter or projection whose sizedness can't be known
 ///
-/// In fact, there are only a few options for the types in the constraint:
-///     - an obviously-unsized type
+/// For `MetaSized`, there are only a few options for the types in the constraint:
+///     - an pointee-sized type (extern types)
 ///     - a type parameter or projection whose sizedness can't be known
 #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(tcx), ret)]
-fn adt_sized_constraint<'tcx>(
+fn adt_sizedness_constraint<'tcx>(
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
-    def_id: DefId,
+    (def_id, sizedness): (DefId, SizedTraitKind),
 ) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>> {
     if let Some(def_id) = def_id.as_local() {
         if let ty::Representability::Infinite(_) = tcx.representability(def_id) {
@@ -93,21 +115,21 @@ fn adt_sized_constraint<'tcx>(
     let def = tcx.adt_def(def_id);
 
     if !def.is_struct() {
-        bug!("`adt_sized_constraint` called on non-struct type: {def:?}");
+        bug!("`adt_sizedness_constraint` called on non-struct type: {def:?}");
     }
 
     let tail_def = def.non_enum_variant().tail_opt()?;
     let tail_ty = tcx.type_of(tail_def.did).instantiate_identity();
 
-    let constraint_ty = sized_constraint_for_ty(tcx, tail_ty)?;
+    let constraint_ty = sizedness_constraint_for_ty(tcx, sizedness, tail_ty)?;
 
-    // perf hack: if there is a `constraint_ty: Sized` bound, then we know
+    // perf hack: if there is a `constraint_ty: {Meta,}Sized` bound, then we know
     // that the type is sized and do not need to check it on the impl.
-    let sized_trait_def_id = tcx.require_lang_item(LangItem::Sized, DUMMY_SP);
+    let sizedness_trait_def_id = sizedness.require_lang_item(tcx);
     let predicates = tcx.predicates_of(def.did()).predicates;
     if predicates.iter().any(|(p, _)| {
         p.as_trait_clause().is_some_and(|trait_pred| {
-            trait_pred.def_id() == sized_trait_def_id
+            trait_pred.def_id() == sizedness_trait_def_id
                 && trait_pred.self_ty().skip_binder() == constraint_ty
         })
     }) {
@@ -369,7 +391,7 @@ fn impl_self_is_guaranteed_unsized<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, impl_def_id: DefId)
 pub(crate) fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
     *providers = Providers {
         asyncness,
-        adt_sized_constraint,
+        adt_sizedness_constraint,
         param_env,
         typing_env_normalized_for_post_analysis,
         defaultness,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/elaborate.rs b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/elaborate.rs
index b11bcff1d8b..852949d707b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/elaborate.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/elaborate.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use smallvec::smallvec;
 
 use crate::data_structures::HashSet;
 use crate::inherent::*;
+use crate::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
 use crate::outlives::{Component, push_outlives_components};
 use crate::{self as ty, Interner, Upcast as _};
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct Elaborator<I: Interner, O> {
     stack: Vec<O>,
     visited: HashSet<ty::Binder<I, ty::PredicateKind<I>>>,
     mode: Filter,
+    elaborate_sized: ElaborateSized,
 }
 
 enum Filter {
@@ -25,6 +27,12 @@ enum Filter {
     OnlySelf,
 }
 
+#[derive(Eq, PartialEq)]
+enum ElaborateSized {
+    Yes,
+    No,
+}
+
 /// Describes how to elaborate an obligation into a sub-obligation.
 pub trait Elaboratable<I: Interner> {
     fn predicate(&self) -> I::Predicate;
@@ -77,13 +85,19 @@ pub fn elaborate<I: Interner, O: Elaboratable<I>>(
     cx: I,
     obligations: impl IntoIterator<Item = O>,
 ) -> Elaborator<I, O> {
-    let mut elaborator =
-        Elaborator { cx, stack: Vec::new(), visited: HashSet::default(), mode: Filter::All };
+    let mut elaborator = Elaborator {
+        cx,
+        stack: Vec::new(),
+        visited: HashSet::default(),
+        mode: Filter::All,
+        elaborate_sized: ElaborateSized::No,
+    };
     elaborator.extend_deduped(obligations);
     elaborator
 }
 
 impl<I: Interner, O: Elaboratable<I>> Elaborator<I, O> {
+    /// Adds `obligations` to the stack.
     fn extend_deduped(&mut self, obligations: impl IntoIterator<Item = O>) {
         // Only keep those bounds that we haven't already seen.
         // This is necessary to prevent infinite recursion in some
@@ -103,6 +117,13 @@ impl<I: Interner, O: Elaboratable<I>> Elaborator<I, O> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Start elaborating `Sized` - reqd during coherence checking, normally skipped to improve
+    /// compiler performance.
+    pub fn elaborate_sized(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.elaborate_sized = ElaborateSized::Yes;
+        self
+    }
+
     fn elaborate(&mut self, elaboratable: &O) {
         let cx = self.cx;
 
@@ -111,6 +132,19 @@ impl<I: Interner, O: Elaboratable<I>> Elaborator<I, O> {
             return;
         };
 
+        // PERF(sized-hierarchy): To avoid iterating over sizedness supertraits in
+        // parameter environments, as an optimisation, sizedness supertraits aren't
+        // elaborated, so check if a `Sized` obligation is being elaborated to a
+        // `MetaSized` obligation and emit it. Candidate assembly and confirmation
+        // are modified to check for the `Sized` subtrait when a `MetaSized` obligation
+        // is present.
+        if self.elaborate_sized == ElaborateSized::No
+            && let Some(did) = clause.as_trait_clause().map(|c| c.def_id())
+            && self.cx.is_lang_item(did, TraitSolverLangItem::Sized)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let bound_clause = clause.kind();
         match bound_clause.skip_binder() {
             ty::ClauseKind::Trait(data) => {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/inherent.rs b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/inherent.rs
index 436ab9f80b6..608efc7515c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/inherent.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/inherent.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use rustc_ast_ir::Mutability;
 use crate::elaborate::Elaboratable;
 use crate::fold::{TypeFoldable, TypeSuperFoldable};
 use crate::relate::Relate;
-use crate::solve::AdtDestructorKind;
+use crate::solve::{AdtDestructorKind, SizedTraitKind};
 use crate::visit::{Flags, TypeSuperVisitable, TypeVisitable};
 use crate::{self as ty, CollectAndApply, Interner, UpcastFrom};
 
@@ -571,7 +571,11 @@ pub trait AdtDef<I: Interner>: Copy + Debug + Hash + Eq {
     // FIXME: perhaps use `all_fields` and expose `FieldDef`.
     fn all_field_tys(self, interner: I) -> ty::EarlyBinder<I, impl IntoIterator<Item = I::Ty>>;
 
-    fn sized_constraint(self, interner: I) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<I, I::Ty>>;
+    fn sizedness_constraint(
+        self,
+        interner: I,
+        sizedness: SizedTraitKind,
+    ) -> Option<ty::EarlyBinder<I, I::Ty>>;
 
     fn is_fundamental(self) -> bool;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/lang_items.rs b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/lang_items.rs
index 699dd82fb22..3ee6e07b7a5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/lang_items.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/lang_items.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ pub enum TraitSolverLangItem {
     FutureOutput,
     Iterator,
     Metadata,
+    MetaSized,
     Option,
+    PointeeSized,
     PointeeTrait,
     Poll,
     Sized,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/solve/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/solve/mod.rs
index ba777c7c59a..bbbeaa29f84 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/solve/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_type_ir/src/solve/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use derive_where::derive_where;
 use rustc_macros::{Decodable_NoContext, Encodable_NoContext, HashStable_NoContext};
 use rustc_type_ir_macros::{Lift_Generic, TypeFoldable_Generic, TypeVisitable_Generic};
 
+use crate::lang_items::TraitSolverLangItem;
 use crate::search_graph::PathKind;
 use crate::{self as ty, Canonical, CanonicalVarValues, Interner, Upcast};
 
@@ -366,3 +367,24 @@ pub enum AdtDestructorKind {
     NotConst,
     Const,
 }
+
+/// Which sizedness trait - `Sized`, `MetaSized`? `PointeeSized` is omitted as it is removed during
+/// lowering.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "nightly", derive(HashStable_NoContext))]
+pub enum SizedTraitKind {
+    /// `Sized` trait
+    Sized,
+    /// `MetaSized` trait
+    MetaSized,
+}
+
+impl SizedTraitKind {
+    /// Returns `DefId` of corresponding language item.
+    pub fn require_lang_item<I: Interner>(self, cx: I) -> I::DefId {
+        cx.require_lang_item(match self {
+            SizedTraitKind::Sized => TraitSolverLangItem::Sized,
+            SizedTraitKind::MetaSized => TraitSolverLangItem::MetaSized,
+        })
+    }
+}