diff --git a/pkg/sql/alter_table.go b/pkg/sql/alter_table.go
index 7ccbb4b9da24..ce87a06afb16 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/alter_table.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/alter_table.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func (n *alterTableNode) startExec(params runParams) error {
 		case *tree.AlterTableDropColumn:
 			if params.SessionData().SafeUpdates {
 				err := pgerror.DangerousStatementf("ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN will " +
-					"remove all data in that column")
+					"remove all data in that column and drop any indexes that reference that column")
 				if !params.extendedEvalCtx.TxnIsSingleStmt {
 					err = errors.WithIssueLink(err, errors.IssueLink{
 						IssueURL: "https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/46541",
@@ -1718,6 +1718,11 @@ func dropColumnImpl(
 	}
 
 	for _, idxName := range idxNamesToDelete {
+		params.EvalContext().ClientNoticeSender.BufferClientNotice(params.ctx, pgnotice.Newf(
+			"dropping index %q which depends on column %q",
+			idxName,
+			colToDrop.ColName(),
+		))
 		jobDesc := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"removing index %q dependent on column %q which is being dropped; full details: %s",
 			idxName,
diff --git a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/alter_table b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/alter_table
index 4bd7c58cedee..97337574603a 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/alter_table
+++ b/pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/alter_table
@@ -391,7 +391,9 @@ ALTER TABLE t DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS q
 statement error cannot drop column "e" because view "v" depends on it
 ALTER TABLE t DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS e
 
-statement ok
+# Negative test to assert that NOTICEs are NOT emitted if there are no indexes
+# being dropped.
+statement notice ^$
 ALTER TABLE t DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS e CASCADE
 
 statement ok
@@ -403,12 +405,16 @@ CREATE TABLE o (gf INT REFERENCES t (g), h INT, i INT, INDEX oi (i), INDEX oh (h
 statement error "t_g_key" is referenced by foreign key from table "o"
 ALTER TABLE t DROP COLUMN g
 
-statement ok
+statement notice NOTICE: dropping index "t_g_key" which depends on column "g"
 ALTER TABLE t DROP COLUMN g CASCADE
 
 # Dropping columns that are indexed or stored in indexes drops those indexes
-# too.
-statement ok
+# too. Excuse the nasty regex, the legacy schema changer emits additional
+# NOTICEs about GCing. We're not testing for that, so we just "eat" them.
+# Example: "NOTICE: the data for dropped indexes is reclaimed
+# asynchronously\nHINT: The reclamation delay can be customized in the zone
+# configuration for the table."
+statement notice (NOTICE: dropping index "(oh|oih)" which depends on column "h"(\nNOTICE: .+\nHINT: .+\n)?\n?){2}
 ALTER TABLE o DROP COLUMN h
 
 query TTBITTTBBBF colnames,rowsort
diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_drop_column.go b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_drop_column.go
index a0322c0ee34a..926ed33bfd96 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_drop_column.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_drop_column.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/parser"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/pgwire/pgcode"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/pgwire/pgerror"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/pgwire/pgnotice"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/privilege"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scerrors"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func checkSafeUpdatesForDropColumn(b BuildCtx) {
 		return
 	}
 	err := pgerror.DangerousStatementf("ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN will " +
-		"remove all data in that column")
+		"remove all data in that column and drop any indexes that reference that column")
 	if !b.EvalCtx().TxnIsSingleStmt {
 		err = errors.WithIssueLink(err, errors.IssueLink{
 			IssueURL: "https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/46541",
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@ func dropColumn(
 				Table: *tn,
 				Index: tree.UnrestrictedName(indexName.Name),
 			}
+			b.EvalCtx().ClientNoticeSender.BufferClientNotice(b, pgnotice.Newf(
+				"dropping index %q which depends on column %q",
+				indexName.Name,
+				cn.Name,
+			))
 			dropSecondaryIndex(b, &name, behavior, e)
 		case *scpb.View:
 			if behavior != tree.DropCascade {