diff --git a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/upvar.rs b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/upvar.rs
index 39874f48eb014..013cb2a49b29c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/upvar.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_typeck/src/check/upvar.rs
@@ -1760,12 +1760,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> euv::Delegate<'tcx> for InferBorrowKind<'a, 'tcx> {
         self.borrow(assignee_place, diag_expr_id, ty::BorrowKind::MutBorrow);
     }
 }
-
-/// Truncate projections so that following rules are obeyed by the captured `place`:
+/// Truncate `place` so that an `unsafe` block isn't required to capture it.
 /// - No projections are applied to raw pointers, since these require unsafe blocks. We capture
 ///   them completely.
-/// - No Index projections are captured, since arrays are captured completely.
-fn restrict_capture_precision<'tcx>(mut place: Place<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
+/// - No projections are applied on top of Union ADTs, since these require unsafe blocks.
+fn restrict_precision_for_unsafe(mut place: Place<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
     if place.projections.is_empty() {
         // Nothing to do here
         return place;
@@ -1776,18 +1775,45 @@ fn restrict_capture_precision<'tcx>(mut place: Place<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
         return place;
     }
 
-    let mut truncated_length = usize::MAX;
+    if place.base_ty.is_union() {
+        place.projections.truncate(0);
+        return place;
+    }
 
     for (i, proj) in place.projections.iter().enumerate() {
         if proj.ty.is_unsafe_ptr() {
-            // Don't apply any projections on top of an unsafe ptr
-            truncated_length = truncated_length.min(i + 1);
+            // Don't apply any projections on top of an unsafe ptr.
+            place.projections.truncate(i + 1);
             break;
         }
+
+        if proj.ty.is_union() {
+            // Don't capture preicse fields of a union.
+            place.projections.truncate(i + 1);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    place
+}
+
+/// Truncate projections so that following rules are obeyed by the captured `place`:
+/// - No Index projections are captured, since arrays are captured completely.
+/// - No unsafe block is required to capture `place`
+/// Truncate projections so that following rules are obeyed by the captured `place`:
+fn restrict_capture_precision<'tcx>(mut place: Place<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
+    place = restrict_precision_for_unsafe(place);
+
+    if place.projections.is_empty() {
+        // Nothing to do here
+        return place;
+    }
+
+    for (i, proj) in place.projections.iter().enumerate() {
         match proj.kind {
             ProjectionKind::Index => {
                 // Arrays are completely captured, so we drop Index projections
-                truncated_length = truncated_length.min(i);
+                place.projections.truncate(i);
                 break;
             }
             ProjectionKind::Deref => {}
@@ -1796,10 +1822,6 @@ fn restrict_capture_precision<'tcx>(mut place: Place<'tcx>) -> Place<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
-    let length = place.projections.len().min(truncated_length);
-
-    place.projections.truncate(length);
-
     place
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/issue-87378.rs b/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/issue-87378.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..75901a5718bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/issue-87378.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#![feature(rustc_attrs)]
+
+// edition:2021
+
+// Test that any precise capture on a union is truncated because it's unsafe to do so.
+
+union Union {
+    value: u64,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let u = Union { value: 42 };
+
+    let c = #[rustc_capture_analysis]
+    //~^ ERROR: attributes on expressions are experimental
+    //~| NOTE: see issue #15701 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/15701>
+    || {
+    //~^ ERROR: First Pass analysis includes:
+    //~| ERROR: Min Capture analysis includes:
+       unsafe { u.value }
+        //~^ NOTE: Capturing u[(0, 0)] -> ImmBorrow
+        //~| NOTE: Min Capture u[] -> ImmBorrow
+    };
+
+    c();
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/issue-87378.stderr b/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/issue-87378.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..16c3f7c976dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/issue-87378.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+error[E0658]: attributes on expressions are experimental
+  --> $DIR/issue-87378.rs:14:13
+   |
+LL |     let c = #[rustc_capture_analysis]
+   |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: see issue #15701 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/15701> for more information
+   = help: add `#![feature(stmt_expr_attributes)]` to the crate attributes to enable
+
+error: First Pass analysis includes:
+  --> $DIR/issue-87378.rs:17:5
+   |
+LL | /     || {
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |        unsafe { u.value }
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     };
+   | |_____^
+   |
+note: Capturing u[(0, 0)] -> ImmBorrow
+  --> $DIR/issue-87378.rs:20:17
+   |
+LL |        unsafe { u.value }
+   |                 ^^^^^^^
+
+error: Min Capture analysis includes:
+  --> $DIR/issue-87378.rs:17:5
+   |
+LL | /     || {
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |        unsafe { u.value }
+LL | |
+LL | |
+LL | |     };
+   | |_____^
+   |
+note: Min Capture u[] -> ImmBorrow
+  --> $DIR/issue-87378.rs:20:17
+   |
+LL |        unsafe { u.value }
+   |                 ^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 3 previous errors
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0658`.
diff --git a/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/run_pass/issue-87378.rs b/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/run_pass/issue-87378.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c64475fda43de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/closures/2229_closure_analysis/run_pass/issue-87378.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// edition:2021
+// check-pass
+
+union Union {
+    value: u64,
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let u = Union { value: 42 };
+
+    let c = || {
+       unsafe { u.value }
+    };
+
+    c();
+}