diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/ContainerDebugCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/ContainerDebugCommand.php
index b7c4fba033..11c189d4b1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/ContainerDebugCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/ContainerDebugCommand.php
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ EOF
 
         try {
             $helper->describe($io, $object, $options);
+
+            if (isset($options['id']) && isset($this->getApplication()->getKernel()->getContainer()->getRemovedIds()[$options['id']])) {
+                $errorIo->note(sprintf('The "%s" service or alias has been removed or inlined when the container was compiled.', $options['id']));
+            }
         } catch (ServiceNotFoundException $e) {
             if ('' !== $e->getId() && '@' === $e->getId()[0]) {
                 throw new ServiceNotFoundException($e->getId(), $e->getSourceId(), null, [substr($e->getId(), 1)]);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Functional/ContainerDebugCommandTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Functional/ContainerDebugCommandTest.php
index 229f1419cf..88cb8b28e8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Functional/ContainerDebugCommandTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Functional/ContainerDebugCommandTest.php
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class ContainerDebugCommandTest extends WebTestCase
         $tester->run(['command' => 'debug:container']);
         $this->assertContains('public', $tester->getDisplay());
         $this->assertContains('private_alias', $tester->getDisplay());
+
+        $tester->run(['command' => 'debug:container', 'name' => 'private_alias']);
+        $this->assertContains('The "private_alias" service or alias has been removed', $tester->getDisplay());
     }
 
     /**