diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 4f2c84758e..7e04f872ac 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ F:	package/hicolor-icon-theme/
 F:	package/jemalloc/
 F:	package/meson/
 F:	package/ninja/
+F:	package/rust-bin/
 F:	package/s6/
 F:	package/s6-dns/
 F:	package/s6-linux-init/
diff --git a/package/rust-bin/rust-bin.hash b/package/rust-bin/rust-bin.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b34a6aa0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rust-bin/rust-bin.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rustc-1.23.0-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 243de2826b2d545b8428414a3f7e86ce5e86163ec927a374958052a047b55e69  rustc-1.23.0-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rustc-1.23.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 d72674a683dcc8a07ad72d6ae08b96a7dfc72cf08433e2ae69c0f8a2b9c79c17  rustc-1.23.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 0d9c976c46a277ef860ce5766387ea8e40f84657e5f9962cba91be62a00ca345  rust-std-1.23.0-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 3d7ce58f6d2bbf6faf91049893e96611a172b0af02d98190e36a49e8b0f974ee  rust-std-1.23.0-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 0a2a43668c2ddc2516e85e1c097d2672acaf61541d2b70f40daba548b3ccbee1  rust-std-1.23.0-arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 b2f7f4e2e31d86302e929d0435b6f40778c22fc9306f0850b0edc4738ff2634e  rust-std-1.23.0-armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 f9659f844ccd2e25e9f01a49fb7adf0ce26cbbec7a4df7081dd2d0929a86b2d3  rust-std-1.23.0-i686-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-mips-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 8324d9c1eacba0de31fff29841d0f0567261489ee46a270e30be929095bfe19a  rust-std-1.23.0-mips-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 521f70f3346ff8e28e33350fd5ad9bbba7dfc9038389f3965bcfa2f1d1a498a5  rust-std-1.23.0-mips64-unknown-linux-gnuabi64.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 d08f5792bd0d4f5d3d81a4ec1b3a2b36e7c389de2ecf2e777e390461ff015d08  rust-std-1.23.0-mips64el-unknown-linux-gnuabi64.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 77291fff357b9e1764a4d7975bdbecdb37aeb0d37d85ccb68f7d785f4da1a056  rust-std-1.23.0-mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 d1b862d32c4921058ff4ea5b7fead3b2954b5f0f036603b1c58a600e602d1f25  rust-std-1.23.0-powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 e03bf7907914c88d2f19e719f07641b1b1ffbb65cf9daae8b028f4ab4619b4ff  rust-std-1.23.0-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 674f74245341119409e203109c22d432d0ed3312a6ff4d3b03cab251e61cc53a  rust-std-1.23.0-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# From https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/rust-std-1.23.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz.sha256
+sha256 0d87225dd081c7ea5002fdeb21983d23bc52fa37d23c88d5c97b2c44660f8af9  rust-std-1.23.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz
+# Locally generated
+sha256 a60eea817514531668d7e00765731449fe14d059d3249e0bc93b36de45f759f2  LICENSE-APACHE
+sha256 23f18e03dc49df91622fe2a76176497404e46ced8a715d9d2b67a7446571cca3  LICENSE-MIT
diff --git a/package/rust-bin/rust-bin.mk b/package/rust-bin/rust-bin.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..255573e582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/rust-bin/rust-bin.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# rust-bin
+#
+################################################################################
+
+RUST_BIN_VERSION = 1.23.0
+RUST_BIN_SITE = https://static.rust-lang.org/dist
+RUST_BIN_LICENSE = Apache-2.0 or MIT
+RUST_BIN_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE-APACHE LICENSE-MIT
+
+HOST_RUST_BIN_PROVIDES = host-rustc
+
+HOST_RUST_BIN_SOURCE = rustc-$(RUST_BIN_VERSION)-$(RUST_HOST_NAME).tar.xz
+
+HOST_RUST_BIN_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS = \
+	rust-std-$(RUST_BIN_VERSION)-$(RUST_HOST_NAME).tar.xz \
+	rust-std-$(RUST_BIN_VERSION)-$(RUST_TARGET_NAME).tar.xz
+
+HOST_RUST_BIN_LIBSTD_HOST_PREFIX = rust-std-$(RUST_BIN_VERSION)-$(RUST_HOST_NAME)/rust-std-$(RUST_HOST_NAME)
+
+define HOST_RUST_BIN_LIBSTD_EXTRACT
+	mkdir -p $(@D)/std
+	$(foreach f,$(HOST_RUST_BIN_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS), \
+		$(call suitable-extractor,$(f)) $(DL_DIR)/$(f) | \
+			$(TAR) -C $(@D)/std $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+        )
+	cd $(@D)/rustc/lib/rustlib; \
+		ln -sf ../../../std/$(HOST_RUST_BIN_LIBSTD_HOST_PREFIX)/lib/rustlib/$(RUST_HOST_NAME)
+endef
+
+HOST_RUST_BIN_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += HOST_RUST_BIN_LIBSTD_EXTRACT
+
+HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_OPTS = \
+	--prefix=$(HOST_DIR) \
+	--disable-ldconfig
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUST_BIN),y)
+define HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_RUSTC
+	(cd $(@D); \
+		./install.sh $(HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_OPTS))
+endef
+
+define HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_LIBSTD_HOST
+	(cd $(@D)/std/rust-std-$(RUST_BIN_VERSION)-$(RUST_HOST_NAME); \
+		./install.sh $(HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_OPTS))
+endef
+
+define HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_LIBSTD_TARGET
+	(cd $(@D)/std/rust-std-$(RUST_BIN_VERSION)-$(RUST_TARGET_NAME); \
+		./install.sh $(HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_OPTS))
+endef
+endif
+
+define HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_RUSTC)
+	$(HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_LIBSTD_HOST)
+	$(HOST_RUST_BIN_INSTALL_LIBSTD_TARGET)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))
diff --git a/package/rustc/Config.in.host b/package/rustc/Config.in.host
index a49f635d65..66c50c4579 100644
--- a/package/rustc/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/rustc/Config.in.host
@@ -24,8 +24,37 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_ABI
 	default "eabihf" if BR2_ARM_EABIHF
 	default "abi64"  if BR2_MIPS_NABI64
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC
+	bool "host rustc"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	help
+	  Compiler for the Rust language
+
+	  http://www.rust-lang.org
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC
+
+choice
+	prompt "Rust compiler variant"
+	default BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUST_BIN
+	help
+	  Select a Rust compiler
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUST_BIN
+	bool "host rust (pre-built)"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_HOST_RUSTC
+	help
+	  This package will install pre-built versions of the compiler
+	  for the host and the Rust standard library for the target.
+
+endchoice
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_HOST_RUSTC
 	bool
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROVIDES_HOST_RUSTC
 	string
+	default "host-rust-bin" if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUST_BIN
+
+endif
+