diff --git a/macro/src/expand.rs b/macro/src/expand.rs
index 8256db1b8..35597f0f1 100644
--- a/macro/src/expand.rs
+++ b/macro/src/expand.rs
@@ -1231,11 +1231,14 @@ fn expand_rust_function_shim_super(
     };
 
     let mut body = quote_spanned!(span=> #call(#(#vars,)*));
+    let mut allow_unused_unsafe = quote!();
     if unsafety.is_some() {
-        body = quote_spanned!(span=> unsafe { #body });
+        body = quote_spanned!(span=>unsafe { #body });
+        allow_unused_unsafe = quote_spanned!(span=> #[allow(unused_unsafe)]);
     }
 
     quote_spanned! {span=>
+        #allow_unused_unsafe
         #unsafety fn #local_name #generics(#(#all_args,)*) #ret {
             #body
         }
diff --git a/tests/ffi/lib.rs b/tests/ffi/lib.rs
index 57d94ee76..d15a48b5d 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/ffi/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #![allow(unknown_lints)]
 #![warn(rust_2024_compatibility)]
 #![forbid(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)]
+#![deny(warnings)] // Check that expansion of `cxx::bridge` doesn't trigger warnings.
 
 pub mod cast;
 pub mod module;
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ pub mod ffi {
         fn r_return_ref(shared: &Shared) -> &usize;
         fn r_return_mut(shared: &mut Shared) -> &mut usize;
         fn r_return_str(shared: &Shared) -> &str;
+        unsafe fn r_return_str_via_out_param<'a>(shared: &'a Shared, out_param: &mut &'a str);
         fn r_return_sliceu8(shared: &Shared) -> &[u8];
         fn r_return_mutsliceu8(slice: &mut [u8]) -> &mut [u8];
         fn r_return_rust_string() -> String;
@@ -491,6 +493,11 @@ fn r_return_str(shared: &ffi::Shared) -> &str {
     "2020"
 }
 
+fn r_return_str_via_out_param<'a>(shared: &'a ffi::Shared, out_param: &mut &'a str) {
+    let _ = shared;
+    *out_param = "2020"
+}
+
 fn r_return_sliceu8(shared: &ffi::Shared) -> &[u8] {
     let _ = shared;
     b"2020"
diff --git a/tests/ffi/module.rs b/tests/ffi/module.rs
index 21a86206d..e298c0250 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/module.rs
+++ b/tests/ffi/module.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![deny(warnings)] // Check that expansion of `cxx::bridge` doesn't trigger warnings.
+
 #[cxx::bridge(namespace = "tests")]
 pub mod ffi {
     struct Job {
diff --git a/tests/ffi/tests.cc b/tests/ffi/tests.cc
index ca71276f8..2292914cd 100644
--- a/tests/ffi/tests.cc
+++ b/tests/ffi/tests.cc
@@ -866,6 +866,12 @@ extern "C" const char *cxx_run_test() noexcept {
   cstring.reserve(5);
   ASSERT(cstring.capacity() >= 5);
 
+  {
+    rust::Str out_param;
+    r_return_str_via_out_param(Shared{2020}, out_param);
+    ASSERT(out_param == "2020");
+  }
+
   rust::Str cstr = "test";
   rust::Str other_cstr = "foo";
   swap(cstr, other_cstr);