diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/disallowed_names.rs b/clippy_lints/src/disallowed_names.rs
index f55b0cf1c503..566aa12b08f5 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/disallowed_names.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/disallowed_names.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clippy_config::Conf;
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint;
-use clippy_utils::is_in_test;
+use clippy_utils::{is_from_proc_macro, is_in_test};
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_hir::{Pat, PatKind};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ impl_lint_pass!(DisallowedNames => [DISALLOWED_NAMES]);
 impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DisallowedNames {
     fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, pat: &'tcx Pat<'_>) {
         if let PatKind::Binding(.., ident, _) = pat.kind
+            && !ident.span.from_expansion()
             && self.disallow.contains(&ident.name)
             && !is_in_test(cx.tcx, pat.hir_id)
+            && !is_from_proc_macro(cx, &ident)
         {
             span_lint(
                 cx,
diff --git a/tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs b/tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs
index 30fbdbc1fdc8..15bb67349976 100644
--- a/tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//@aux-build:proc_macros.rs
 #![allow(
     dead_code,
     clippy::needless_if,
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@
 )]
 #![warn(clippy::disallowed_names)]
 
+extern crate proc_macros;
+use proc_macros::{external, with_span};
+
 fn test(foo: ()) {}
 //~^ disallowed_names
 
@@ -66,6 +70,17 @@ fn issue_1647_ref_mut() {
     //~^ disallowed_names
 }
 
+pub fn issue_14958_proc_macro() {
+    // does not lint macro-generated code
+    external! {
+        let foo = 0;
+    }
+    with_span! {
+        span
+        let foo = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     fn issue_7305() {
diff --git a/tests/ui/disallowed_names.stderr b/tests/ui/disallowed_names.stderr
index 09398ebbab77..b43d1b3ebfa3 100644
--- a/tests/ui/disallowed_names.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/disallowed_names.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `foo`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:12:9
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:16:9
    |
 LL | fn test(foo: ()) {}
    |         ^^^
@@ -8,79 +8,79 @@ LL | fn test(foo: ()) {}
    = help: to override `-D warnings` add `#[allow(clippy::disallowed_names)]`
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `foo`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:16:9
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:20:9
    |
 LL |     let foo = 42;
    |         ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `baz`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:19:9
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:23:9
    |
 LL |     let baz = 42;
    |         ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `quux`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:22:9
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:26:9
    |
 LL |     let quux = 42;
    |         ^^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `foo`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:35:10
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:39:10
    |
 LL |         (foo, Some(baz), quux @ Some(_)) => (),
    |          ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `baz`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:35:20
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:39:20
    |
 LL |         (foo, Some(baz), quux @ Some(_)) => (),
    |                    ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `quux`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:35:26
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:39:26
    |
 LL |         (foo, Some(baz), quux @ Some(_)) => (),
    |                          ^^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `foo`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:43:19
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:47:19
    |
 LL | fn issue_1647(mut foo: u8) {
    |                   ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `baz`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:46:13
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:50:13
    |
 LL |     let mut baz = 0;
    |             ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `quux`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:49:21
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:53:21
    |
 LL |     if let Some(mut quux) = Some(42) {}
    |                     ^^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `baz`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:54:13
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:58:13
    |
 LL |     let ref baz = 0;
    |             ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `quux`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:57:21
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:61:21
    |
 LL |     if let Some(ref quux) = Some(42) {}
    |                     ^^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `baz`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:62:17
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:66:17
    |
 LL |     let ref mut baz = 0;
    |                 ^^^
 
 error: use of a disallowed/placeholder name `quux`
-  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:65:25
+  --> tests/ui/disallowed_names.rs:69:25
    |
 LL |     if let Some(ref mut quux) = Some(42) {}
    |                         ^^^^