diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4a982ee7..160b76d7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ rustc-dep-of-std = ["dep:compiler_builtins", "dep:core"]
 # i.e. avoid unconditionally enabling it in library crates.
 wasm_js = ["dep:wasm-bindgen", "dep:js-sys"]
 
+# Optional backend: custom-fallback
+# This flag enables the use of a 3rd party backend when this crate does not have a suitable option.
+# This flag can be overridden using the getrandom_no_fallback RUSTFLAG.
+# WARNING: It is highly recommended to enable this feature only for binary crates and tests,
+# i.e. avoid unconditionally enabling it in library crates.
+custom-fallback = []
+
 [dependencies]
 cfg-if = "1"
 
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ check-cfg = [
   'cfg(getrandom_test_linux_without_fallback)',
   'cfg(getrandom_test_netbsd_fallback)',
   'cfg(target_os, values("cygwin"))', # TODO(MSRV 1.86): Remove this.
+  'cfg(getrandom_no_fallback)',
 ]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
diff --git a/src/backends.rs b/src/backends.rs
index dbe93456..fcf04852 100644
--- a/src/backends.rs
+++ b/src/backends.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 cfg_if! {
     if #[cfg(getrandom_backend = "custom")] {
+        // We allow 3rd party backends when `getrandom_backend = "custom"` is enabled, as it can
+        // only be enabled by the final binary, even when `custom-fallback` isn't enabled.
         mod custom;
         pub use custom::*;
     } else if #[cfg(getrandom_backend = "linux_getrandom")] {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ cfg_if! {
                 mod wasm_js;
                 pub use wasm_js::*;
             } else {
+                // If `wasm_js` is enabled the user intended for it to be used, compiler error
                 compile_error!(concat!(
                     "The \"wasm_js\" backend requires the `wasm_js` feature \
                     for `getrandom`. For more information see: \
@@ -142,11 +145,17 @@ cfg_if! {
             } else if #[cfg(target_env = "p2")] {
                 mod wasi_p2;
                 pub use wasi_p2::*;
-            } else {
+            } else if #[cfg(not(feature = "custom-fallback"))] {
+                // If the user has not enabled `custom-fallback` then no backend is available
                 compile_error!(
                     "Unknown version of WASI (only previews 1 and 2 are supported) \
                     or Rust version older than 1.80 was used"
                 );
+            } else if #[cfg(getrandom_no_fallback)] {
+                compile_error!(
+                    "The `getrandom_no_fallback` RUSTFLAG has been set,\
+                    but the \"custom-fallback\" feature has been enabled."
+                );
             }
         }
     } else if #[cfg(target_os = "hermit")] {
@@ -167,6 +176,19 @@ cfg_if! {
     } else if #[cfg(all(target_arch = "x86_64", target_env = "sgx"))] {
         mod rdrand;
         pub use rdrand::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(all(feature = "custom-fallback", not(getrandom_no_fallback)))] {
+        // Since `getrandom_no_fallback` is not enabled, allow 3rd party backends via `custom`.
+        // This is a duplicate of the first branch in this cfg_if statement to allow `custom` to either
+        // be the highest or lowest priority based on `getrandom_backend = "custom"`.
+        mod custom;
+        pub use custom::*;
+    } else if #[cfg(all(feature = "custom-fallback", getrandom_no_fallback))] {
+        compile_error!(
+            "The `getrandom_no_fallback` RUSTFLAG has been set,\
+            but the \"custom-fallback\" feature has been enabled.\
+            This typically happens when a dependency provides a custom fallback\
+            but you have forbidden it using `getrandom_no_fallback`."
+        );
     } else if #[cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", any(target_os = "unknown", target_os = "none")))] {
         compile_error!(concat!(
             "The wasm32-unknown-unknown targets are not supported by default; \
@@ -177,7 +199,8 @@ cfg_if! {
         ));
     } else {
         compile_error!(concat!(
-            "target is not supported. You may need to define a custom backend see: \
+            "target is not supported by a first party backend.\
+            You may need to define a custom backend see: \
             https://docs.rs/getrandom/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), "/#custom-backend"
         ));
     }