diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4ee2699543..35278c016a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4195,6 +4195,11 @@ F: docs/sphinx/
 F: docs/_templates/
 F: docs/devel/docs.rst
 
+Rust build system integration
+M: Manos Pitsidianakis <manos.pitsidianakis@linaro.org>
+S: Maintained
+F: rust/Kconfig
+
 Miscellaneous
 -------------
 Performance Tools and Tests
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 127b673540..8a106e39c2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ if host_os == 'darwin' and \
   all_languages += ['objc']
   objc = meson.get_compiler('objc')
 endif
+have_rust = false
+if not get_option('rust').disabled() and add_languages('rust', required: get_option('rust'), native: false)
+  rustc = meson.get_compiler('rust')
+  have_rust = true
+  if rustc.version().version_compare('<1.80.0')
+    if get_option('rust').enabled()
+      error('rustc version ' + rustc.version() + ' is unsupported: Please upgrade to at least 1.80.0')
+    else
+      warning('rustc version ' + rustc.version() + ' is unsupported: Disabling Rust compilation. Please upgrade to at least 1.80.0 to use Rust.')
+      have_rust = false
+    endif
+  endif
+endif
 
 dtrace = not_found
 stap = not_found
@@ -2158,6 +2171,7 @@ endif
 
 config_host_data = configuration_data()
 
+config_host_data.set('CONFIG_HAVE_RUST', have_rust)
 audio_drivers_selected = []
 if have_system
   audio_drivers_available = {
@@ -3104,7 +3118,8 @@ host_kconfig = \
   (host_os == 'linux' ? ['CONFIG_LINUX=y'] : []) + \
   (multiprocess_allowed ? ['CONFIG_MULTIPROCESS_ALLOWED=y'] : []) + \
   (vfio_user_server_allowed ? ['CONFIG_VFIO_USER_SERVER_ALLOWED=y'] : []) + \
-  (hv_balloon ? ['CONFIG_HV_BALLOON_POSSIBLE=y'] : [])
+  (hv_balloon ? ['CONFIG_HV_BALLOON_POSSIBLE=y'] : []) + \
+  (have_rust ? ['CONFIG_HAVE_RUST=y'] : [])
 
 ignored = [ 'TARGET_XML_FILES', 'TARGET_ABI_DIR', 'TARGET_ARCH' ]
 
@@ -4315,6 +4330,11 @@ if 'objc' in all_languages
 else
   summary_info += {'Objective-C compiler': false}
 endif
+summary_info += {'Rust support':      have_rust}
+if have_rust
+  summary_info += {'rustc version':      rustc.version()}
+  summary_info += {'rustc':      ' '.join(rustc.cmd_array())}
+endif
 option_cflags = (get_option('debug') ? ['-g'] : [])
 if get_option('optimization') != 'plain'
   option_cflags += ['-O' + get_option('optimization')]
diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index fb6a24a2de..63ca7f46df 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ source accel/Kconfig
 source target/Kconfig
 source hw/Kconfig
 source semihosting/Kconfig
+source rust/Kconfig
diff --git a/Kconfig.host b/Kconfig.host
index 17f405004b..4ade7899d6 100644
--- a/Kconfig.host
+++ b/Kconfig.host
@@ -52,3 +52,6 @@ config VFIO_USER_SERVER_ALLOWED
 
 config HV_BALLOON_POSSIBLE
     bool
+
+config HAVE_RUST
+    bool
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 783b56bcb9..bf0d5d2d2f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -375,3 +375,6 @@ option('hexagon_idef_parser', type : 'boolean', value : true,
 
 option('x86_version', type : 'combo', choices : ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4'], value: '1',
        description: 'tweak required x86_64 architecture version beyond compiler default')
+
+option('rust', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
+       description: 'Rust support')
diff --git a/rust/Kconfig b/rust/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
index 107a8f69ce..e2a22c0ee7 100644
--- a/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
+++ b/scripts/meson-buildoptions.sh
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ meson_options_help() {
   printf "%s\n" '  rbd             Ceph block device driver'
   printf "%s\n" '  rdma            Enable RDMA-based migration'
   printf "%s\n" '  replication     replication support'
+  printf "%s\n" '  rust            Rust support'
   printf "%s\n" '  rutabaga-gfx    rutabaga_gfx support'
   printf "%s\n" '  sdl             SDL user interface'
   printf "%s\n" '  sdl-image       SDL Image support for icons'
@@ -458,6 +459,8 @@ _meson_option_parse() {
     --disable-replication) printf "%s" -Dreplication=disabled ;;
     --enable-rng-none) printf "%s" -Drng_none=true ;;
     --disable-rng-none) printf "%s" -Drng_none=false ;;
+    --enable-rust) printf "%s" -Drust=enabled ;;
+    --disable-rust) printf "%s" -Drust=disabled ;;
     --enable-rutabaga-gfx) printf "%s" -Drutabaga_gfx=enabled ;;
     --disable-rutabaga-gfx) printf "%s" -Drutabaga_gfx=disabled ;;
     --enable-safe-stack) printf "%s" -Dsafe_stack=true ;;
