diff --git a/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean b/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean
index ff349407aaa2..82471d928a6e 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ builtin_initialize addBuiltinUnusedVariablesIgnoreFn (fun _ stack opts =>
     (stx.isOfKind ``Lean.Parser.Term.matchAlt && pos == 1) ||
     (stx.isOfKind ``Lean.Parser.Tactic.inductionAltLHS && pos == 2))
 
+/-- `#guard_msgs in cmd` itself runs linters in `cmd` (via `elabCommandTopLevel`), so do not run them again. -/
+builtin_initialize addBuiltinUnusedVariablesIgnoreFn (fun _ stack _ =>
+    stack.any fun (stx, _) => stx.isOfKind ``Lean.guardMsgsCmd)
+
 /-- Get the current list of `IgnoreFunction`s. -/
 def getUnusedVariablesIgnoreFns : CommandElabM (Array IgnoreFunction) := do
   return (unusedVariablesIgnoreFnsExt.getState (← getEnv)).2
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/guard_msgs.lean b/tests/lean/run/guard_msgs.lean
index dbae9fd3114c..df1db337f2c3 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/guard_msgs.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/guard_msgs.lean
@@ -129,3 +129,18 @@ info: A
 -/
 #guard_msgs in
 run_meta do Lean.logInfo "B"; Lean.logInfo "A"
+
+/-!
+Linter suppression
+-/
+
+set_option linter.unusedVariables true
+
+/-- warning: unused variable `n` [linter.unusedVariables] -/
+#guard_msgs in
+example (n : Nat) : True := trivial
+
+/-- warning: unused variable `n` [linter.unusedVariables] -/
+#guard_msgs in
+#guard_msgs (info) in
+example (n : Nat) : True := trivial