diff --git a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.cpp b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.cpp
index 3ef943f76..7905e6730 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace MeshTools {
 
-GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buffer&& vertices) {
+namespace {
+
+GL::Mesh compileInternal(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buffer&& vertices, const CompileFlags flags) {
+    /* Only this one flag is allowed at this point */
+    CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(!(flags & ~CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes));
     CORRADE_ASSERT((!meshData.isIndexed() || indices.id()) && vertices.id(),
         "MeshTools::compile(): invalid external buffer(s)", GL::Mesh{});
 
@@ -70,7 +74,8 @@ GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buff
            single 32-bit value :( */
         const VertexFormat format = meshData.attributeFormat(i);
         if(isVertexFormatImplementationSpecific(format)) {
-            Warning{} << "MeshTools::compile(): ignoring attribute" << meshData.attributeName(i) << "with an implementation-specific format" << reinterpret_cast<void*>(vertexFormatUnwrap(format));
+            if(!(flags & CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes))
+                Warning{} << "MeshTools::compile(): ignoring attribute" << meshData.attributeName(i) << "with an implementation-specific format" << reinterpret_cast<void*>(vertexFormatUnwrap(format));
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -101,7 +106,8 @@ GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buff
         }
 
         if(!attribute) {
-            Warning{} << "MeshTools::compile(): ignoring unknown attribute" << meshData.attributeName(i);
+            if(!(flags & CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes))
+                Warning{} << "MeshTools::compile(): ignoring unknown attribute" << meshData.attributeName(i);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buff
     return mesh;
 }
 
-GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData) {
+GL::Mesh compileInternal(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, const CompileFlags flags) {
     GL::Buffer indices{NoCreate};
     if(meshData.isIndexed()) {
         indices = GL::Buffer{GL::Buffer::TargetHint::ElementArray};
@@ -132,19 +138,29 @@ GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData) {
     GL::Buffer vertices{GL::Buffer::TargetHint::Array};
     vertices.setData(meshData.vertexData());
 
-    return compile(meshData, std::move(indices), std::move(vertices));
+    return compileInternal(meshData, std::move(indices), std::move(vertices), flags);
+}
+
+}
+
+GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buffer&& vertices) {
+    return compileInternal(meshData, std::move(indices), std::move(vertices), {});
 }
 
 GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer& indices, GL::Buffer& vertices) {
-    return compile(meshData, GL::Buffer::wrap(indices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::ElementArray), GL::Buffer::wrap(vertices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::Array));
+    return compileInternal(meshData, GL::Buffer::wrap(indices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::ElementArray), GL::Buffer::wrap(vertices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::Array), CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes);
 }
 
 GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer& indices, GL::Buffer&& vertices) {
-    return compile(meshData, GL::Buffer::wrap(indices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::ElementArray), std::move(vertices));
+    return compileInternal(meshData, GL::Buffer::wrap(indices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::ElementArray), std::move(vertices), CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes);
 }
 
 GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer&& indices, GL::Buffer& vertices) {
-    return compile(meshData, std::move(indices), GL::Buffer::wrap(vertices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::Array));
+    return compileInternal(meshData, std::move(indices), GL::Buffer::wrap(vertices.id(), GL::Buffer::TargetHint::Array), CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes);
+}
+
+GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData) {
+    return compileInternal(meshData, {});
 }
 
 GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, CompileFlags flags) {
@@ -194,8 +210,8 @@ GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, CompileFlags flags) {
     }
 
     flags &= ~(CompileFlag::GenerateFlatNormals|CompileFlag::GenerateSmoothNormals);
-    CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(!flags);
-    return compile(meshData);
+    CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT(!(flags & ~CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes));
+    return compileInternal(meshData, flags);
 }
 
 #ifdef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED
diff --git a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.h b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.h
index 335349586..8392c7927 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Compile.h
@@ -72,7 +72,18 @@ enum class CompileFlag: UnsignedByte {
      * is not a triangle mesh or doesn't have 3D positions, this flag does
      * nothing. If the mesh already has its own normals, these get replaced.
      */
-    GenerateSmoothNormals = 1 << 1
+    GenerateSmoothNormals = 1 << 1,
+
+    /**
+     * By default, @ref compile() warns when it encounters custom attributes
+     * and attributes with implementation-specific format, as those get ignored
+     * by it. If you're binding those manually with
+     * @ref compile(const Trade::MeshData&, GL::Buffer&, GL::Buffer&) or
+     * handling them in some other way on the application side already, use
+     * this flag to suppress the warning messages.
+     * @m_since_latest
+     */
+    NoWarnOnCustomAttributes = 1 << 2
 };
 
 /**
@@ -105,7 +116,8 @@ possibly also an index buffer, if the mesh is indexed.
     their type.
 -   Custom attributes and known attributes of implementation-specific types
     are ignored with a warning. See the @ref compile(const Trade::MeshData&, GL::Buffer&, GL::Buffer&)
-    for an example showing how to bind them manually.
+    for an example showing how to bind them manually, and
+    @ref CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes to suppress the warning.
 
 If normal generation is not requested, @ref Trade::MeshData::indexData() and
 @ref Trade::MeshData::vertexData() are uploaded as-is without any further
@@ -158,6 +170,11 @@ by the mesh or not:
 If @p meshData is not indexed, the @p indices parameter is ignored --- in that
 case you can pass a @ref NoCreate "NoCreate"-d instance to avoid allocating an
 unnecessary OpenGL buffer object.
+
+Compared to @ref compile(const Trade::MeshData&, CompileFlags), this function
+implicitly enables the @ref CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes flag,
+assuming that custom attributes and attributes with implementation-specific
+formats are explicitly handled on the application side.
 */
 MAGNUM_MESHTOOLS_EXPORT GL::Mesh compile(const Trade::MeshData& meshData, GL::Buffer& indices, GL::Buffer& vertices);
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/CompileGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/CompileGLTest.cpp
index 7debc5f29..b68344f70 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/CompileGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Test/CompileGLTest.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct CompileGLTest: GL::OpenGLTester {
 
         void packedAttributes();
 
-        void unknownAttribute();
+        void customAttribute();
         void implementationSpecificAttributeFormat();
         void generateNormalsNoPosition();
         void generateNormals2DPosition();
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ constexpr struct {
     {"move both", true, true, true}
 };
 
+constexpr struct {
+    const char* name;
+    CompileFlags flags;
+} CustomAttributeWarningData[] {
+    {"", {}},
+    {"no warning", CompileFlag::NoWarnOnCustomAttributes}
+};
+
 using namespace Math::Literals;
 
 constexpr Color4ub ImageData[] {
@@ -203,11 +211,13 @@ CompileGLTest::CompileGLTest() {
     CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP
     #endif
 
-    addTests({&CompileGLTest::packedAttributes,
+    addTests({&CompileGLTest::packedAttributes});
+
+    addInstancedTests({&CompileGLTest::customAttribute,
+                       &CompileGLTest::implementationSpecificAttributeFormat},
+        Containers::arraySize(CustomAttributeWarningData));
 
-              &CompileGLTest::unknownAttribute,
-              &CompileGLTest::implementationSpecificAttributeFormat,
-              &CompileGLTest::generateNormalsNoPosition,
+    addTests({&CompileGLTest::generateNormalsNoPosition,
               &CompileGLTest::generateNormals2DPosition,
               &CompileGLTest::generateNormalsNoFloats});
 
@@ -714,27 +724,39 @@ void CompileGLTest::packedAttributes() {
         (DebugTools::CompareImageToFile{_manager, 1.0f, 0.0948f}));
 }
 
-void CompileGLTest::unknownAttribute() {
+void CompileGLTest::customAttribute() {
+    auto&& instanceData = CustomAttributeWarningData[testCaseInstanceId()];
+    setTestCaseDescription(instanceData.name);
+
     Trade::MeshData data{MeshPrimitive::Triangles,
         nullptr, {Trade::MeshAttributeData{Trade::meshAttributeCustom(115),
             VertexFormat::Short, nullptr}}};
 
     std::ostringstream out;
     Warning redirectError{&out};
-    MeshTools::compile(data);
-    CORRADE_COMPARE(out.str(),
+    if(instanceData.flags)
+        MeshTools::compile(data, instanceData.flags);
+    else
+        MeshTools::compile(data);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(out.str(), instanceData.flags ? "" :
         "MeshTools::compile(): ignoring unknown attribute Trade::MeshAttribute::Custom(115)\n");
 }
 
 void CompileGLTest::implementationSpecificAttributeFormat() {
+    auto&& instanceData = CustomAttributeWarningData[testCaseInstanceId()];
+    setTestCaseDescription(instanceData.name);
+
     Trade::MeshData data{MeshPrimitive::Triangles,
         nullptr, {Trade::MeshAttributeData{Trade::MeshAttribute::Position,
             vertexFormatWrap(0xdead), nullptr}}};
 
     std::ostringstream out;
     Warning redirectError{&out};
-    MeshTools::compile(data);
-    CORRADE_COMPARE(out.str(),
+    if(instanceData.flags)
+        MeshTools::compile(data, instanceData.flags);
+    else
+        MeshTools::compile(data);
+    CORRADE_COMPARE(out.str(), instanceData.flags ? "" :
         "MeshTools::compile(): ignoring attribute Trade::MeshAttribute::Position with an implementation-specific format 0xdead\n");
 }