diff --git a/src/Fields/fieldvector.jl b/src/Fields/fieldvector.jl
index 93cd3d1be3..7ce1d51f8a 100644
--- a/src/Fields/fieldvector.jl
+++ b/src/Fields/fieldvector.jl
@@ -203,6 +203,93 @@ end
 @inline transform_broadcasted(fv::FieldVector, symb, axes) =
     parent(getfield(_values(fv), symb))
 @inline transform_broadcasted(x, symb, axes) = x
+
+@inline function first_fieldvector_in_bc(args::Tuple, rargs...)
+    x1 = first_fieldvector_in_bc(args[1], rargs...)
+    x1 isa FieldVector && return x1
+    return first_fieldvector_in_bc(Base.tail(args), rargs...)
+end
+
+@inline first_fieldvector_in_bc(args::Tuple{Any}, rargs...) =
+    first_fieldvector_in_bc(args[1], rargs...)
+@inline first_fieldvector_in_bc(args::Tuple{}, rargs...) = nothing
+@inline first_fieldvector_in_bc(x) = nothing
+@inline first_fieldvector_in_bc(x::FieldVector) = x
+
+@inline first_fieldvector_in_bc(
+    bc::Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{FieldVectorStyle},
+) = first_fieldvector_in_bc(bc.args)
+
+@inline _is_diagonal_bc_args(
+    truesofar,
+    ::Type{TStart},
+    args::Tuple,
+    rargs...,
+) where {TStart} =
+    truesofar &&
+    _is_diagonal_bc(truesofar, TStart, args[1], rargs...) &&
+    _is_diagonal_bc_args(truesofar, TStart, Base.tail(args), rargs...)
+
+@inline _is_diagonal_bc_args(
+    truesofar,
+    ::Type{TStart},
+    args::Tuple{Any},
+    rargs...,
+) where {TStart} =
+    truesofar && _is_diagonal_bc(truesofar, TStart, args[1], rargs...)
+@inline _is_diagonal_bc_args(
+    truesofar,
+    ::Type{TStart},
+    args::Tuple{},
+    rargs...,
+) where {TStart} = truesofar
+
+@inline function _is_diagonal_bc(
+    truesofar,
+    ::Type{TStart},
+    bc::Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{FieldVectorStyle},
+) where {TStart}
+    return truesofar && _is_diagonal_bc_args(truesofar, TStart, bc.args)
+end
+
+@inline _is_diagonal_bc(
+    truesofar,
+    ::Type{TStart},
+    ::TStart,
+) where {TStart <: FieldVector} = true
+@inline _is_diagonal_bc(
+    truesofar,
+    ::Type{TStart},
+    x::FieldVector,
+) where {TStart} = false
+@inline _is_diagonal_bc(truesofar, ::Type{TStart}, x) where {TStart} = truesofar
+
+# Find the first fieldvector in the broadcast expression,
+# and compare against every other broadca
+@inline is_diagonal_bc(bc::Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{FieldVectorStyle}) =
+    _is_diagonal_bc_args(true, typeof(first_fieldvector_in_bc(bc)), bc.args)
+
+# Specialize on FieldVectorStyle to avoid inference failure
+# in fieldvector broadcast expressions:
+# https://github.com/JuliaArrays/BlockArrays.jl/issues/310
+function Base.Broadcast.instantiate(
+    bc::Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{FieldVectorStyle},
+)
+    if bc.axes isa Nothing # Not done via dispatch to make it easier to extend instantiate(::Broadcasted{Style})
+        axes = Base.Broadcast.combine_axes(bc.args...)
+    else
+        axes = bc.axes
+        # Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes is type-unstable
+        # for broadcast expressions with multiple fieldvectors.
+        # So, let's statically elide this when we have "diagonal"
+        # broadcast expressions:
+        if !is_diagonal_bc(bc)
+            Base.Broadcast.check_broadcast_axes(axes, bc.args...)
+        end
+    end
+    return Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted(bc.style, bc.f, bc.args, axes)
+end
+
 @inline function Base.copyto!(
     dest::FieldVector,
     bc::Base.Broadcast.Broadcasted{FieldVectorStyle},
diff --git a/test/Fields/field.jl b/test/Fields/field.jl
index 9ace1c43c6..90011343da 100644
--- a/test/Fields/field.jl
+++ b/test/Fields/field.jl
@@ -278,6 +278,42 @@ end
     @test Y.k.z === 3.0
 end
 
+# https://github.com/CliMA/ClimaCore.jl/issues/1465
+@testset "Diagonal FieldVector broadcast expressions" begin
+    FT = Float64
+    cspace = TU.CenterExtrudedFiniteDifferenceSpace(FT)
+    fspace = TU.FaceExtrudedFiniteDifferenceSpace(FT)
+    cx = Fields.coordinate_field(cspace)
+    cy = Fields.coordinate_field(cspace)
+    fx = Fields.coordinate_field(fspace)
+    fy = Fields.coordinate_field(fspace)
+    Y1 = Fields.FieldVector(; x = cx, y = cy)
+    Y2 = Fields.FieldVector(; x = cx, y = cy)
+    Y3 = Fields.FieldVector(; x = cx, y = cy)
+    Y4 = Fields.FieldVector(; x = cx, y = cy)
+    Z = Fields.FieldVector(; x = fx, y = fy)
+    function test_fv_allocations!(X1, X2, X3, X4)
+        @. X1 += X2 * X3 + X4
+        return nothing
+    end
+    test_fv_allocations!(Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4)
+    p_allocated = @allocated test_fv_allocations!(Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4)
+    @test p_allocated == 0
+
+    bc1 = Base.broadcasted(
+        :-,
+        Base.broadcasted(:+, Y1, Base.broadcasted(:*, 2, Y2)),
+        Base.broadcasted(:*, 3, Y3),
+    )
+    bc2 = Base.broadcasted(
+        :-,
+        Base.broadcasted(:+, Y1, Base.broadcasted(:*, 2, Y1)),
+        Base.broadcasted(:*, 3, Z),
+    )
+    @test Fields.is_diagonal_bc(bc1)
+    @test !Fields.is_diagonal_bc(bc2)
+end
+
 function call_getcolumn(fv, colidx)
     @allowscalar fvcol = fv[colidx]
     nothing