diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py b/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
index 72f328a0bbe..4eb71dbe7f2 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import dbt.utils
 import dbt_common.utils
 from dbt import plugins
+from dbt.adapters.capability import Capability
 from dbt.adapters.factory import (
     get_adapter,
     get_adapter_package_names,
@@ -510,6 +511,7 @@ def load(self) -> Manifest:
         self.check_for_model_deprecations()
         self.check_for_spaces_in_resource_names()
         self.check_for_microbatch_deprecations()
+        self.check_forcing_batch_concurrency()
 
         return self.manifest
 
@@ -1484,6 +1486,24 @@ def check_valid_microbatch_config(self):
                     if not has_input_with_event_time_config:
                         fire_event(MicrobatchModelNoEventTimeInputs(model_name=node.name))
 
+    def check_forcing_batch_concurrency(self):
+        if self.manifest.use_microbatch_batches(project_name=self.root_project.project_name):
+            adapter = get_adapter(self.root_project)
+
+            if not adapter.supports(Capability.MicrobatchConcurrency):
+                models_forcing_concurrent_batches = 0
+                for node in self.manifest.nodes.values():
+                    if node.config.concurrent_batches is True:
+                        models_forcing_concurrent_batches += 1
+
+                if models_forcing_concurrent_batches > 0:
+                    fire_event(
+                        Note(
+                            msg=f"Found {models_forcing_concurrent_batches} microbatch model(s) with the `concurrent_batches` config set to true, but the {adapter.type()} adapter does not support running batches concurrently. Batches will be run sequentially."
+                        ),
+                        level=EventLevel.WARN,
+                    )
+
     def write_perf_info(self, target_path: str):
         path = os.path.join(target_path, PERF_INFO_FILE_NAME)
         write_file(path, json.dumps(self._perf_info, cls=dbt.utils.JSONEncoder, indent=4))
diff --git a/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py b/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py
index e01b41ce5b2..c6809cab078 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/parser/test_manifest.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from argparse import Namespace
+from typing import Optional
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import pytest
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 
+from dbt.adapters.postgres import PostgresAdapter
 from dbt.artifacts.resources.base import FileHash
 from dbt.config import RuntimeConfig
 from dbt.contracts.graph.manifest import Manifest, ManifestStateCheck
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@
 from dbt.parser.read_files import FileDiff
 from dbt.tracking import User
 from dbt_common.events.event_manager_client import add_callback_to_manager
+from dbt_common.events.types import Note
+from tests.unit.fixtures import model_node
 from tests.utils import EventCatcher
 
 
@@ -238,3 +242,59 @@ def test_warn_for_unused_resource_config_paths(
         else:
             assert len(catcher.caught_events) == 1
             assert f"{resource_type}.{path}" in str(catcher.caught_events[0].data)
+
+
+class TestCheckForcingConcurrentBatches:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    @patch("dbt.parser.manifest.ManifestLoader.build_manifest_state_check")
+    @patch("dbt.parser.manifest.os.path.exists")
+    @patch("dbt.parser.manifest.open")
+    def manifest_loader(
+        self, patched_open, patched_os_exist, patched_state_check
+    ) -> ManifestLoader:
+        mock_project = MagicMock(RuntimeConfig)
+        mock_project.project_target_path = "mock_target_path"
+        mock_project.project_name = "mock_project_name"
+        # patched_os_exist.return_value = True
+        return ManifestLoader(mock_project, {})
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def event_catcher(self) -> EventCatcher:
+        return EventCatcher(Note)  # type: ignore
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "adapter_support,concurrent_batches_config,expect_warning",
+        [
+            (False, True, True),
+            (False, False, False),
+            (False, None, False),
+            (True, True, False),
+            (True, False, False),
+            (True, None, False),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_check_forcing_concurrent_batches(
+        self,
+        mocker: MockerFixture,
+        manifest_loader: ManifestLoader,
+        postgres_adapter: PostgresAdapter,
+        event_catcher: EventCatcher,
+        adapter_support: bool,
+        concurrent_batches_config: Optional[bool],
+        expect_warning: bool,
+    ):
+        add_callback_to_manager(event_catcher.catch)
+        model = model_node()
+        model.config.concurrent_batches = concurrent_batches_config
+        mocker.patch.object(postgres_adapter, "supports").return_value = adapter_support
+        mocker.patch("dbt.parser.manifest.get_adapter").return_value = postgres_adapter
+        mocker.patch.object(manifest_loader.manifest, "use_microbatch_batches").return_value = True
+
+        manifest_loader.manifest.add_node_nofile(model)
+        manifest_loader.check_forcing_batch_concurrency()
+
+        if expect_warning:
+            assert len(event_catcher.caught_events) == 1
+            assert "Batches will be run sequentially" in event_catcher.caught_events[0].data.msg  # type: ignore
+        else:
+            assert len(event_catcher.caught_events) == 0