diff --git a/rust/private/rust.bzl b/rust/private/rust.bzl
index 32ce62256b..904c4e5ad4 100644
--- a/rust/private/rust.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rust.bzl
@@ -738,6 +738,11 @@ _common_attrs = {
     "edition": attr.string(
         doc = "The rust edition to use for this crate. Defaults to the edition specified in the rust_toolchain.",
     ),
+    "extra_outdirs": attr.string_list(
+        doc = dedent("""\
+            List of additional output directories which are expected to be written by the compiler.
+        """),
+    ),
     "lint_config": attr.label(
         doc = "Set of lints to apply when building this crate.",
         providers = [LintsInfo],
diff --git a/rust/private/rustc.bzl b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
index 5f4b2267c7..58f9d86901 100644
--- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
@@ -1395,6 +1395,9 @@ def rustc_compile_action(
         interface_library = ctx.actions.declare_file(crate_info.output.basename + ".lib", sibling = crate_info.output)
         outputs.append(interface_library)
 
+    if hasattr(ctx.attr, "extra_outdirs"):
+        outputs.extend([ctx.actions.declare_directory(outdir) for outdir in ctx.attr.extra_outdirs])
+
     # The action might generate extra output that we don't want to include in the `DefaultInfo` files.
     action_outputs = list(outputs)
     if rustc_output: