diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
index d86db1cbd00..bab81620165 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/builder_methods.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ use std::ops::{BitAnd, BitOr, BitXor, Not, RangeInclusive};
 use tracing::{Level, instrument, span};
 use tracing::{trace, warn};
 
+const LARGE_ARRAY_MEMSET_WARN_THRESHOLD: usize = 1024;
+
 enum ConstValue {
     Unsigned(u128),
     Signed(i128),
@@ -425,8 +427,18 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
                 .def(self)
             }
             SpirvType::Array { element, count } => {
+                if fill_byte == 0 {
+                    return self.constant_null(ty.def(self.span(), self)).def(self);
+                }
                 let elem_pat = self.memset_const_pattern(&self.lookup_type(element), fill_byte);
                 let count = self.builder.lookup_const_scalar(count).unwrap() as usize;
+                if count > LARGE_ARRAY_MEMSET_WARN_THRESHOLD {
+                    self.warn(format!(
+                        "large array of {count} elements with a non-zero fill will generate a \
+                         SPIR-V constant with {count} operands, which may be slow to compile; \
+                         consider using a storage buffer for large data instead"
+                    ));
+                }
                 self.constant_composite(ty.def(self.span(), self), iter::repeat_n(elem_pat, count))
                     .def(self)
             }
@@ -1928,6 +1940,13 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> BuilderMethods<'a, 'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         count: u64,
         dest: PlaceRef<'tcx, Self::Value>,
     ) {
+        if count > LARGE_ARRAY_MEMSET_WARN_THRESHOLD as u64 {
+            self.warn(format!(
+                "large array of {count} elements with a non-zero fill will generate {count} \
+                 SPIR-V store instructions, which may be slow to compile; \
+                 consider using a storage buffer for large data instead"
+            ));
+        }
         let zero = self.const_usize(0);
         let start = dest.project_index(self, zero).val.llval;
 
diff --git a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/mod.rs b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/mod.rs
index ba4af829a98..8ab3f8b8e5b 100644
--- a/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rustc_codegen_spirv/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Builder<'a, 'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn warn(&self, msg: impl Into<DiagMessage>) {
+        if let Some(current_span) = self.current_span {
+            self.tcx.dcx().span_warn(current_span, msg);
+        } else {
+            self.tcx.dcx().warn(msg);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[track_caller]
     pub fn err(&self, msg: impl Into<DiagMessage>) {
         if let Some(current_span) = self.current_span {
diff --git a/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_nonzero_fill.rs b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_nonzero_fill.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0659f9ff148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_nonzero_fill.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Tests that large non-zero-initialized arrays emit a compile warning.
+// A `[v; N]` array with non-zero v generates N SPIR-V instructions (either
+// store ops or OpConstantComposite operands), which is inherently slow.
+
+// build-pass
+
+#![no_std]
+use spirv_std::glam::Vec4;
+use spirv_std::spirv;
+
+#[spirv(vertex)]
+pub fn test_vs(#[spirv(push_constant)] index: &u32, #[spirv(position)] out_pos: &mut Vec4) {
+    let nonzeroed = [1.0f32; 2048];
+
+    let i = *index as usize % 2048;
+    *out_pos = Vec4::new(nonzeroed[i], nonzeroed[i], 0.0, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_nonzero_fill.stderr b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_nonzero_fill.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba82de239d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_nonzero_fill.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+warning: large array of 2048 elements with a non-zero fill will generate 2048 SPIR-V store instructions, which may be slow to compile; consider using a storage buffer for large data instead
+  --> $DIR/large_array_nonzero_fill.rs:13:21
+   |
+LL |     let nonzeroed = [1.0f32; 2048];
+   |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+warning: 1 warning emitted
+
diff --git a/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_zero_fill.rs b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_zero_fill.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..331a3bafa78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiletests/ui/lang/consts/large_array_zero_fill.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Tests that zero-initialized large arrays compile without warnings.
+// A `[0; N]` array goes through `memset_const_pattern` with fill_byte=0,
+// which should emit a single OpConstantNull
+
+// build-pass
+
+#![no_std]
+use spirv_std::glam::Vec4;
+use spirv_std::spirv;
+
+#[spirv(vertex)]
+pub fn test_vs(#[spirv(push_constant)] index: &u32, #[spirv(position)] out_pos: &mut Vec4) {
+    let zeroed = [0.0f32; 2048];
+
+    let i = *index as usize % 2048;
+    *out_pos = Vec4::new(zeroed[i], zeroed[i], 0.0, 1.0);
+}