diff --git a/changelog/dmd.pragma.dd b/changelog/dmd.pragma.dd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e033793c7e37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/dmd.pragma.dd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Unrecognized pragmas are no longer an error, but instead simply ignored
+
+Previously, unrecognized pragmas would issue a hard error unless you used the `-ignore` dmd switch. Now, they are always ignored and the `-ignore` dmd switch is ignored.
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h b/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
index 1dcfbea8213a..c171337d7069 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
@@ -3086,7 +3086,7 @@ struct Param final
         cov(),
         covPercent(),
         ctfe_cov(false),
-        ignoreUnsupportedPragmas(),
+        ignoreUnsupportedPragmas(true),
         useModuleInfo(true),
         useTypeInfo(true),
         useExceptions(true),
@@ -3146,7 +3146,7 @@ struct Param final
         mapfile()
     {
     }
-    Param(bool obj, bool multiobj = false, bool trace = false, bool tracegc = false, bool vcg_ast = false, DiagnosticReporting useDeprecated = (DiagnosticReporting)1u, bool useUnitTests = false, bool useInline = false, bool release = false, bool preservePaths = false, DiagnosticReporting warnings = (DiagnosticReporting)2u, bool cov = false, uint8_t covPercent = 0u, bool ctfe_cov = false, bool ignoreUnsupportedPragmas = false, bool useModuleInfo = true, bool useTypeInfo = true, bool useExceptions = true, bool useGC = true, bool betterC = false, bool addMain = false, bool allInst = false, bool bitfields = false, CppStdRevision cplusplus = (CppStdRevision)201103u, Help help = Help(), Verbose v = Verbose(), FeatureState useDIP25 = (FeatureState)2u, FeatureState useDIP1000 = (FeatureState)0u, bool ehnogc = false, bool useDIP1021 = false, FeatureState fieldwise = (FeatureState)0u, bool fixAliasThis = false, FeatureState rvalueRefParam = (FeatureState)0u, FeatureState noSharedAccess = (FeatureState)0u, bool previewIn = false, bool inclusiveInContracts = false, bool shortenedMethods = true, bool fixImmutableConv = false, bool fix16997 = true, FeatureState dtorFields = (FeatureState)0u, FeatureState systemVariables = (FeatureState)0u, CHECKENABLE useInvariants = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useIn = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useOut = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useArrayBounds = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useAssert = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useSwitchError = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE boundscheck = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKACTION checkAction = (CHECKACTION)0u, _d_dynamicArray< const char > argv0 = {}, Array<const char* > modFileAliasStrings = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* >* imppath = nullptr, Array<const char* >* fileImppath = nullptr, _d_dynamicArray< const char > objdir = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > objname = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > libname = {}, Output ddoc = Output(), Output dihdr = Output(), Output cxxhdr = Output(), Output json = Output(), JsonFieldFlags jsonFieldFlags = (JsonFieldFlags)0u, Output makeDeps = Output(), Output mixinOut = Output(), Output moduleDeps = Output(), uint32_t debuglevel = 0u, uint32_t versionlevel = 0u, bool run = false, Array<const char* > runargs = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* > cppswitches = Array<const char* >(), const char* cpp = nullptr, Array<const char* > objfiles = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* > linkswitches = Array<const char* >(), Array<bool > linkswitchIsForCC = Array<bool >(), Array<const char* > libfiles = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* > dllfiles = Array<const char* >(), _d_dynamicArray< const char > deffile = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > resfile = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > exefile = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > mapfile = {}) :
+    Param(bool obj, bool multiobj = false, bool trace = false, bool tracegc = false, bool vcg_ast = false, DiagnosticReporting useDeprecated = (DiagnosticReporting)1u, bool useUnitTests = false, bool useInline = false, bool release = false, bool preservePaths = false, DiagnosticReporting warnings = (DiagnosticReporting)2u, bool cov = false, uint8_t covPercent = 0u, bool ctfe_cov = false, bool ignoreUnsupportedPragmas = true, bool useModuleInfo = true, bool useTypeInfo = true, bool useExceptions = true, bool useGC = true, bool betterC = false, bool addMain = false, bool allInst = false, bool bitfields = false, CppStdRevision cplusplus = (CppStdRevision)201103u, Help help = Help(), Verbose v = Verbose(), FeatureState useDIP25 = (FeatureState)2u, FeatureState useDIP1000 = (FeatureState)0u, bool ehnogc = false, bool useDIP1021 = false, FeatureState fieldwise = (FeatureState)0u, bool fixAliasThis = false, FeatureState rvalueRefParam = (FeatureState)0u, FeatureState noSharedAccess = (FeatureState)0u, bool previewIn = false, bool inclusiveInContracts = false, bool shortenedMethods = true, bool fixImmutableConv = false, bool fix16997 = true, FeatureState dtorFields = (FeatureState)0u, FeatureState systemVariables = (FeatureState)0u, CHECKENABLE useInvariants = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useIn = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useOut = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useArrayBounds = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useAssert = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE useSwitchError = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKENABLE boundscheck = (CHECKENABLE)0u, CHECKACTION checkAction = (CHECKACTION)0u, _d_dynamicArray< const char > argv0 = {}, Array<const char* > modFileAliasStrings = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* >* imppath = nullptr, Array<const char* >* fileImppath = nullptr, _d_dynamicArray< const char > objdir = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > objname = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > libname = {}, Output ddoc = Output(), Output dihdr = Output(), Output cxxhdr = Output(), Output json = Output(), JsonFieldFlags jsonFieldFlags = (JsonFieldFlags)0u, Output makeDeps = Output(), Output mixinOut = Output(), Output moduleDeps = Output(), uint32_t debuglevel = 0u, uint32_t versionlevel = 0u, bool run = false, Array<const char* > runargs = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* > cppswitches = Array<const char* >(), const char* cpp = nullptr, Array<const char* > objfiles = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* > linkswitches = Array<const char* >(), Array<bool > linkswitchIsForCC = Array<bool >(), Array<const char* > libfiles = Array<const char* >(), Array<const char* > dllfiles = Array<const char* >(), _d_dynamicArray< const char > deffile = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > resfile = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > exefile = {}, _d_dynamicArray< const char > mapfile = {}) :
         obj(obj),
         multiobj(multiobj),
         trace(trace),
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/globals.d b/compiler/src/dmd/globals.d
index 8d88207a566e..9257bc464f4b 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/globals.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/globals.d
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ extern (C++) struct Param
     bool cov;               // generate code coverage data
     ubyte covPercent;       // 0..100 code coverage percentage required
     bool ctfe_cov = false;  // generate coverage data for ctfe
-    bool ignoreUnsupportedPragmas;  // rather than error on them
+    bool ignoreUnsupportedPragmas = true;  // rather than error on them
     bool useModuleInfo = true;   // generate runtime module information
     bool useTypeInfo = true;     // generate runtime type information
     bool useExceptions = true;   // support exception handling
diff --git a/compiler/test/fail_compilation/pragmas.d b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/pragmas.d
index 5a4b5d95d076..d967ab5451be 100644
--- a/compiler/test/fail_compilation/pragmas.d
+++ b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/pragmas.d
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ TEST_OUTPUT:
 ---
 fail_compilation/pragmas.d(103): Error: one boolean expression expected for `pragma(inline)`, not 2
 fail_compilation/pragmas.d(108): Error: one boolean expression expected for `pragma(inline)`, not 2
-fail_compilation/pragmas.d(118): Error: unrecognized `pragma(unrecognized)`
 ---
 */
 
@@ -28,5 +27,5 @@ void test3()
 
 void test4()
 {
-    pragma(unrecognized, "string");
+    pragma(unrecognized, "string"); // permitted, just ignored
 }