diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
index 38eeedec62..db9c20fdc5 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/cargo_workspace.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ pub struct CargoWorkspace {
     workspace_root: AbsPathBuf,
     target_directory: AbsPathBuf,
     manifest_path: ManifestPath,
+    // Whether this workspace was queried with `--no-deps`.
+    no_deps: bool,
 }
 
 impl ops::Index<Package> for CargoWorkspace {
@@ -259,6 +261,18 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
         sysroot: &Sysroot,
         locked: bool,
         progress: &dyn Fn(String),
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<cargo_metadata::Metadata> {
+        Self::fetch_metadata_(cargo_toml, current_dir, config, sysroot, locked, false, progress)
+    }
+
+    fn fetch_metadata_(
+        cargo_toml: &ManifestPath,
+        current_dir: &AbsPath,
+        config: &CargoConfig,
+        sysroot: &Sysroot,
+        locked: bool,
+        no_deps: bool,
+        progress: &dyn Fn(String),
     ) -> anyhow::Result<cargo_metadata::Metadata> {
         let targets = find_list_of_build_targets(config, cargo_toml, sysroot);
 
@@ -314,6 +328,9 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
         if locked {
             other_options.push("--locked".to_owned());
         }
+        if no_deps {
+            other_options.push("--no-deps".to_owned());
+        }
         meta.other_options(other_options);
 
         // FIXME: Fetching metadata is a slow process, as it might require
@@ -324,6 +341,22 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
         (|| -> Result<cargo_metadata::Metadata, cargo_metadata::Error> {
             let output = meta.cargo_command().output()?;
             if !output.status.success() {
+                if !no_deps {
+                    // If we failed to fetch metadata with deps, try again without them.
+                    // This makes r-a still work partially when offline.
+                    if let Ok(metadata) = Self::fetch_metadata_(
+                        cargo_toml,
+                        current_dir,
+                        config,
+                        sysroot,
+                        locked,
+                        true,
+                        progress,
+                    ) {
+                        return Ok(metadata);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 return Err(cargo_metadata::Error::CargoMetadata {
                     stderr: String::from_utf8(output.stderr)?,
                 });
@@ -431,8 +464,8 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
                 pkg_data.targets.push(tgt);
             }
         }
-        let resolve = meta.resolve.expect("metadata executed with deps");
-        for mut node in resolve.nodes {
+        let no_deps = meta.resolve.is_none();
+        for mut node in meta.resolve.map_or_else(Vec::new, |it| it.nodes) {
             let &source = pkg_by_id.get(&node.id).unwrap();
             node.deps.sort_by(|a, b| a.pkg.cmp(&b.pkg));
             let dependencies = node
@@ -451,7 +484,14 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
 
         let target_directory = AbsPathBuf::assert(meta.target_directory);
 
-        CargoWorkspace { packages, targets, workspace_root, target_directory, manifest_path }
+        CargoWorkspace {
+            packages,
+            targets,
+            workspace_root,
+            target_directory,
+            manifest_path,
+            no_deps,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn packages(&self) -> impl ExactSizeIterator<Item = Package> + '_ {
@@ -533,6 +573,10 @@ impl CargoWorkspace {
     fn is_unique(&self, name: &str) -> bool {
         self.packages.iter().filter(|(_, v)| v.name == name).count() == 1
     }
+
+    pub fn no_deps(&self) -> bool {
+        self.no_deps
+    }
 }
 
 fn find_list_of_build_targets(
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/sysroot.rs b/crates/project-model/src/sysroot.rs
index 419fac3f41..e11f0ee3ae 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/sysroot.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/sysroot.rs
@@ -372,18 +372,19 @@ impl Sysroot {
                 .flatten()
         };
 
-        let resolve = res.resolve.as_mut().expect("metadata executed with deps");
-        resolve.nodes.retain_mut(|node| {
-            // Replace `rustc-std-workspace` crate with the actual one in the dependency list
-            node.deps.iter_mut().for_each(|dep| {
-                let real_pkg = patches.clone().find(|((_, fake_id), _)| *fake_id == dep.pkg);
-                if let Some((_, real)) = real_pkg {
-                    dep.pkg = real;
-                }
+        if let Some(resolve) = res.resolve.as_mut() {
+            resolve.nodes.retain_mut(|node| {
+                // Replace `rustc-std-workspace` crate with the actual one in the dependency list
+                node.deps.iter_mut().for_each(|dep| {
+                    let real_pkg = patches.clone().find(|((_, fake_id), _)| *fake_id == dep.pkg);
+                    if let Some((_, real)) = real_pkg {
+                        dep.pkg = real;
+                    }
+                });
+                // Remove this node if it's a fake one
+                !patches.clone().any(|((_, fake), _)| fake == node.id)
             });
-            // Remove this node if it's a fake one
-            !patches.clone().any(|((_, fake), _)| fake == node.id)
-        });
+        }
         // Remove the fake ones from the package list
         patches.map(|((idx, _), _)| idx).sorted().rev().for_each(|idx| {
             res.packages.remove(idx);
diff --git a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
index 5620dfade2..c6be91229f 100644
--- a/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/project-model/src/workspace.rs
@@ -441,14 +441,15 @@ impl ProjectWorkspace {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<WorkspaceBuildScripts> {
         match &self.kind {
             ProjectWorkspaceKind::DetachedFile { cargo: Some((cargo, _)), .. }
-            | ProjectWorkspaceKind::Cargo { cargo, .. } => {
+            | ProjectWorkspaceKind::Cargo { cargo, .. }
+                if !cargo.no_deps() =>
+            {
                 WorkspaceBuildScripts::run_for_workspace(config, cargo, progress, &self.sysroot)
                     .with_context(|| {
                         format!("Failed to run build scripts for {}", cargo.workspace_root())
                     })
             }
-            ProjectWorkspaceKind::DetachedFile { cargo: None, .. }
-            | ProjectWorkspaceKind::Json { .. } => Ok(WorkspaceBuildScripts::default()),
+            _ => Ok(WorkspaceBuildScripts::default()),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics.rs
index 034c49c3d5..5f2871ac99 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl DiagnosticCollection {
         flycheck_id: usize,
         file_id: FileId,
         diagnostic: lsp_types::Diagnostic,
-        fix: Option<Fix>,
+        fix: Option<Box<Fix>>,
     ) {
         let diagnostics = self.check.entry(flycheck_id).or_default().entry(file_id).or_default();
         for existing_diagnostic in diagnostics.iter() {
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ impl DiagnosticCollection {
             }
         }
 
-        let check_fixes = Arc::make_mut(&mut self.check_fixes);
-        check_fixes.entry(flycheck_id).or_default().entry(file_id).or_default().extend(fix);
+        if let Some(fix) = fix {
+            let check_fixes = Arc::make_mut(&mut self.check_fixes);
+            check_fixes.entry(flycheck_id).or_default().entry(file_id).or_default().push(*fix);
+        }
         diagnostics.push(diagnostic);
         self.changes.insert(file_id);
     }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics/to_proto.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics/to_proto.rs
index 208a70bc02..e330cfc3cf 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics/to_proto.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/diagnostics/to_proto.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ fn resolve_path(
 
 struct SubDiagnostic {
     related: lsp_types::DiagnosticRelatedInformation,
-    suggested_fix: Option<Fix>,
+    suggested_fix: Option<Box<Fix>>,
 }
 
 enum MappedRustChildDiagnostic {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ fn map_rust_child_diagnostic(
                 location: location(config, workspace_root, spans[0], snap),
                 message: message.clone(),
             },
-            suggested_fix: Some(Fix {
+            suggested_fix: Some(Box::new(Fix {
                 ranges: spans
                     .iter()
                     .map(|&span| location(config, workspace_root, span, snap).range)
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ fn map_rust_child_diagnostic(
                     data: None,
                     command: None,
                 },
-            }),
+            })),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ fn map_rust_child_diagnostic(
 pub(crate) struct MappedRustDiagnostic {
     pub(crate) url: lsp_types::Url,
     pub(crate) diagnostic: lsp_types::Diagnostic,
-    pub(crate) fix: Option<Fix>,
+    pub(crate) fix: Option<Box<Fix>>,
 }
 
 /// Converts a Rust root diagnostic to LSP form
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/flycheck.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/flycheck.rs
index 8f2e7d1ca2..443f52c6dd 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/flycheck.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/flycheck.rs
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ struct FlycheckActor {
     status: FlycheckStatus,
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 enum Event {
     RequestStateChange(StateChange),
     CheckEvent(Option<CargoCheckMessage>),
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
index dee34b1b39..71ed287268 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/reload.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ impl GlobalState {
                 self.proc_macro_clients.iter().map(Some).chain(iter::repeat_with(|| None));
 
             for (ws, proc_macro_client) in self.workspaces.iter().zip(proc_macro_clients) {
+                if matches!(
+                    &ws.kind,
+                    ProjectWorkspaceKind::Cargo { cargo, .. } | ProjectWorkspaceKind::DetachedFile { cargo: Some((cargo, _)), .. }
+                    if cargo.no_deps()
+                ) {
+                    status.health |= lsp_ext::Health::Warning;
+                    format_to!(
+                        message,
+                        "Workspace `{}` has been queried without dependencies, connecting to crates.io might have failed.\n\n",
+                        ws.manifest_or_root()
+                    );
+                }
                 if let Some(err) = ws.sysroot.error() {
                     status.health |= lsp_ext::Health::Warning;
                     format_to!(