diff --git a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
index 8c959755f..a0d49e434 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Plugin/Internal/LocalPlugin.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ namespace Dalamud.Plugin.Internal
             this.State = PluginState.InProgress;
             Log.Information($"Loading {this.DllFile.Name}");
 
+            if (this.DllFile.DirectoryName != null && File.Exists(Path.Combine(this.DllFile.DirectoryName, "Dalamud.dll")))
+            {
+                Log.Error("==== IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO {0}, THE DEVELOPER OF {1} ====", this.Manifest.Author, this.Manifest.InternalName);
+                Log.Error("YOU ARE INCLUDING DALAMUD DEPENDENCIES IN YOUR BUILDS!!!");
+                Log.Error("You may not be able to load your plugin. \"<Private>False</Private>\" needs to be set in your csproj.");
+                Log.Error("If you are using ILMerge, do not merge anything other than your direct dependencies.");
+                Log.Error("Do not merge FFXIVClientStructs.Generators.dll.");
+                Log.Error("Please refer to https://github.com/goatcorp/Dalamud/discussions/603 for more information.");
+            }
+
             try
             {
                 this.loader ??= PluginLoader.CreateFromAssemblyFile(this.DllFile.FullName, this.SetupLoaderConfig);