diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/remove.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/remove.rs
index d491ee400512..665b139b2a39 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/remove.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/remove.rs
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches) -> CliResult {
         .cloned()
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-    let section = parse_section(args);
+    let (section, fallback_search_sections) = parse_section(args);
 
     let options = RemoveOptions {
         config,
         spec,
         dependencies,
         section,
+        fallback_search_sections,
         dry_run,
     };
     remove(&options)?;
@@ -134,26 +135,38 @@ pub fn exec(config: &mut Config, args: &ArgMatches) -> CliResult {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn parse_section(args: &ArgMatches) -> DepTable {
+fn parse_section(args: &ArgMatches) -> (DepTable, Vec<DepTable>) {
     let dev = args.flag("dev");
     let build = args.flag("build");
 
+    let mut search_kinds = Vec::new();
+
     let kind = if dev {
+        search_kinds.extend_from_slice(&[DepKind::Build, DepKind::Normal]);
         DepKind::Development
     } else if build {
+        search_kinds.extend_from_slice(&[DepKind::Development, DepKind::Normal]);
         DepKind::Build
     } else {
+        search_kinds.extend_from_slice(&[DepKind::Build, DepKind::Development]);
         DepKind::Normal
     };
 
     let mut table = DepTable::new().set_kind(kind);
-
+    let mut search_tables = search_kinds
+        .iter()
+        .map(|k| DepTable::new().set_kind(*k))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     if let Some(target) = args.get_one::<String>("target") {
         assert!(!target.is_empty(), "Target specification may not be empty");
         table = table.set_target(target);
+        search_tables = search_tables
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|t| t.set_target(target.clone()))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     }
 
-    table
+    (table, search_tables)
 }
 
 /// Clean up the workspace.dependencies, profile, patch, and replace sections of the root manifest
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_remove.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_remove.rs
index 4866caeddace..51df8c2ab58f 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_remove.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_remove.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ pub struct RemoveOptions<'a> {
     pub dependencies: Vec<String>,
     /// Which dependency section to remove these from
     pub section: DepTable,
+    /// Try to search for the dependency in these sections if it is not found in the specified section
+    pub fallback_search_sections: Vec<DepTable>,
     /// Whether or not to actually write the manifest
     pub dry_run: bool,
 }