diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua
index 1c4d0d62..4ae88441 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 --[[
-This extra allows for project-specific plugin specs.
+Enable project-specific plugin specs.
 
 File .lazy.lua:
   is read when present in the current working directory
   should return a plugin spec
   has to be manually trusted for each instance of the file
 
-This extra should be the last plugin spec parsed by lazy.nvim
+This extra should be the last plugin spec added to lazy.nvim
 
 See:
   :h 'exrc'
@@ -17,4 +17,23 @@ local file = vim.secure.read(filepath)
 if not file then
   return {}
 end
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
+  pattern = "VeryLazy",
+  once = true,
+  callback = function()
+    local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
+    local Util = require("lazyvim.util")
+    local lazyrc_idx = Util.plugin.extra_idx("lazyrc")
+
+    if lazyrc_idx and lazyrc_idx ~= #Config.spec.modules then
+      Util.warn({
+        "The `lazyrc` extra must be the last plugin spec added to **lazy.nvim**. ",
+        "",
+        "Add `{ import = 'lazyvim.plugins.extras.lazyrc' }` to file `config.lazy`. ",
+        "Do not use the `LazyExtras` command. ",
+      }, { title = "LazyVim", once = true })
+    end
+  end,
+})
 return loadstring(file)()
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/xtras.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/xtras.lua
index 1ecf081a..4eb73804 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/xtras.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/xtras.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ local Config = require("lazyvim.config")
 
 -- Some extras need to be loaded before others
 local prios = {
-  ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.lazyrc"] = 1000,
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.editor.aerial"] = 100,
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.editor.symbols-outline"] = 100,
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.test.core"] = 1,