diff --git a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/ScalaModule.scala b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/ScalaModule.scala
index 816e2077c5c..b98f248e229 100644
--- a/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/ScalaModule.scala
+++ b/scalalib/src/mill/scalalib/ScalaModule.scala
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ trait ScalaModule extends JavaModule { outer =>
       if p.isFile
     } yield p.toNIO.toString
 
-    val options = Seq("-d", javadocDir.toNIO.toString, "-usejavacp")
+    val pluginOptions = scalacPluginClasspath().map(pluginPathRef => s"-Xplugin:${pluginPathRef.path}")
+    val options = Seq("-d", javadocDir.toNIO.toString, "-usejavacp") ++ pluginOptions
 
     if (files.nonEmpty) subprocess(
       "scala.tools.nsc.ScalaDoc",
diff --git a/scalalib/test/resources/hello-world-macros/core/src/Main.scala b/scalalib/test/resources/hello-world-macros/core/src/Main.scala
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20924a60d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scalalib/test/resources/hello-world-macros/core/src/Main.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import monocle.macros._
+@Lenses case class Foo(bar: String)
+object Main extends App {
+  println(Foo.bar.get(Foo("bar")))
+}
diff --git a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/HelloWorldTests.scala b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/HelloWorldTests.scala
index 215897669b5..597f9f67a1b 100644
--- a/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/HelloWorldTests.scala
+++ b/scalalib/test/src/mill/scalalib/HelloWorldTests.scala
@@ -116,6 +116,20 @@ object HelloWorldTests extends TestSuite {
       )
     }
   }
+
+  object HelloWorldMacros extends HelloBase{
+    object core extends ScalaModule {
+      def scalaVersion = "2.11.8"
+
+      def ivyDeps = Agg(
+        ivy"com.github.julien-truffaut::monocle-macro::1.4.0"
+      )
+      def scalacPluginIvyDeps = super.scalacPluginIvyDeps() ++ Agg(
+        ivy"org.scalamacros:::paradise:2.1.0"
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   val resourcePath = pwd / 'scalalib / 'test / 'resources / "hello-world"
 
   def jarMainClass(jar: JarFile): Option[String] = {
@@ -475,5 +489,23 @@ object HelloWorldTests extends TestSuite {
         )
       }
     }
+    'macros - {
+      // make sure macros are applied when compiling/running
+      'runMain - workspaceTest(
+        HelloWorldMacros,
+        resourcePath = pwd / 'scalalib / 'test / 'resources / "hello-world-macros"
+      ){ eval =>
+        val Right((_, evalCount)) = eval.apply(HelloWorldMacros.core.runMain("Main"))
+        assert(evalCount > 0)
+      }
+      // make sure macros are applied when compiling during scaladoc generation
+      'docJar - workspaceTest(
+        HelloWorldMacros,
+        resourcePath = pwd / 'scalalib / 'test / 'resources / "hello-world-macros"
+      ){ eval =>
+        val Right((_, evalCount)) = eval.apply(HelloWorldMacros.core.docJar)
+        assert(evalCount > 0)
+      }
+    }
   }
 }