diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
index 990a3060aa..bd0bfb06ec 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
@@ -4390,6 +4390,43 @@ class DevtoolIdeSdkRustTests(DevtoolIdeSdkTests):
         self.assertIn('rust-lang.rust-analyzer', extensions['recommendations'])
         self.assertIn('ms-vscode.cpptools', extensions['recommendations'])
 
+    def test_code_cargo_build_task(self):
+        recipe_name = "cargo-example"
+        self._check_workspace()
+        self._write_bb_config()
+        tempdir = self._devtool_ide_sdk_recipe(recipe_name, "Cargo.toml", None)
+        runCmd('devtool ide-sdk %s oe-selftest-image --ide=code '
+               '--target root@localhost --no-host-check' % recipe_name,
+               output_log=self._cmd_logger)
+
+        with open(os.path.join(tempdir, '.vscode', 'tasks.json')) as tasks_file:
+            tasks = json.load(tasks_file)['tasks']
+        build_task = next(task for task in tasks
+                          if task['label'].startswith('cargo build '))
+        cargo_config = os.path.join(
+            self.workspacedir, 'ide-sdk', recipe_name, 'cargo-config.toml')
+        self.assertEqual(build_task['command'], get_bb_var('CARGO', recipe_name))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            build_task['args'][:3], ['--config', cargo_config, 'build'])
+        self.assertIn('--features', build_task['args'])
+        self.assertIn('ide-sdk-selftest', build_task['args'])
+        self.assertEqual(set(build_task['options']['env']), {'PATH'})
+
+        build_env = os.environ.copy()
+        build_env.update(build_task['options']['env'])
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [build_task['command']] + build_task['args'],
+            cwd=build_task['options']['cwd'], env=build_env,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+            universal_newlines=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout)
+
+        install_task = next(
+            task for task in tasks
+            if task['label'].startswith('install && deploy-target '))
+        self.assertEqual(install_task['dependsOn'], [build_task['label']])
+
+
 class DevtoolIdeSdkKernelTests(DevtoolIdeSdkTests):
 
     @OETestTag("runqemu")
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
index 80314bfb89..089016c639 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import shlex
 import shutil
 import shlex
 from devtool.ide_plugins import BuildTool, IdeBase, GdbCrossConfig, DebuggerServerModes, LldbServerConfig, get_devtool_deploy_opts, resolve_deploy_target
@@ -852,6 +853,28 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
         IdeBase.update_json_file(
             self.dot_code_dir(modified_recipe), tasks_file, tasks_dict)
 
+    def vscode_tasks_cargo(self, args, image_recipe, modified_recipe):
+        build_task_name = "cargo build %s" % modified_recipe.recipe_id_pretty
+        cargo_config = modified_recipe.cargo_config_path
+        build_task = {
+            "label": build_task_name,
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": modified_recipe.cargo,
+            "args": ["--config", cargo_config, "build"] +
+                     shlex.split(modified_recipe.cargo_build_flags) +
+                     shlex.split(modified_recipe.cargo_packageconfig_confargs),
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": modified_recipe.real_srctree,
+                "env": {"PATH": modified_recipe.path},
+            },
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": True
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        }
+        self.vscode_tasks_binary(args, image_recipe, modified_recipe, build_task)
+
     def vscode_tasks_fallback(self, args, image_recipe, modified_recipe):
         oe_init_dir = modified_recipe.oe_init_dir
         oe_init = ". %s %s > /dev/null && " % (modified_recipe.oe_init_build_env, modified_recipe.topdir)
@@ -990,6 +1013,8 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
             self.vscode_tasks_binary(args, image_recipe, modified_recipe)
         elif modified_recipe.build_tool == BuildTool.KERNEL_MODULE:
             self.vscode_tasks_kernel_module(args, image_recipe, modified_recipe)
+        elif modified_recipe.build_tool == BuildTool.CARGO:
+            self.vscode_tasks_cargo(args, image_recipe, modified_recipe)
         else:
             self.vscode_tasks_fallback(args, image_recipe, modified_recipe)