diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
index 7841bc37b9..10fcde471f 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class BuildTool(Enum):
     UNDEFINED = auto()
     CMAKE = auto()
     MESON = auto()
+    CARGO = auto()
     KERNEL_MODULE = auto()
 
     @property
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
index 9faf041957..e686dbcff8 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_sdk.py
@@ -877,6 +877,15 @@ class RecipeModified:
         self.extra_oemake = None
         self.kernel_cc = None
         self.staging_kernel_dir = None
+        # Cargo application
+        self.cargo = None
+        self.cargo_target = None
+        self.cargo_linker = None
+        self.cargo_home = None
+        self.cargo_build_flags = None
+        self.cargo_packageconfig_confargs = None
+        self.cargo_rustflags = None
+        self.cargo_env = None
 
         # Populated after bitbake built all the recipes
         self._installed_binaries = None
@@ -1032,6 +1041,54 @@ class RecipeModified:
             self.extra_oemeson = recipe_d.getVar('EXTRA_OEMESON')
             self.meson_cross_file = recipe_d.getVar('MESON_CROSS_FILE')
             self.build_tool = BuildTool.MESON
+        elif bb.data.inherits_class('cargo', recipe_d):
+            self.cargo = recipe_d.getVar('CARGO') or 'cargo'
+            self.cargo_target = recipe_d.getVar('RUST_HOST_SYS')
+            self.cargo_linker = recipe_d.getVar('CARGO_RUST_TARGET_CCLD')
+            self.cargo_home = recipe_d.getVar('CARGO_HOME')
+            self.cargo_build_flags = recipe_d.getVar('CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS') or ''
+            self.cargo_packageconfig_confargs = recipe_d.getVar(
+                'PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS') or ''
+            self.cargo_rustflags = recipe_d.getVar('RUSTFLAGS') or ''
+            # Rust DWARF paths need remapping to the target debug-source path
+            # so LLDB can resolve files after the source tree is relocated.
+            target_dbgsrc_dir = recipe_d.getVar('TARGET_DBGSRC_DIR')
+            if target_dbgsrc_dir:
+                source_map = '--remap-path-prefix=%s=%s' % (
+                    self.real_srctree, target_dbgsrc_dir)
+                self.cargo_rustflags = '%s %s' % (
+                    self.cargo_rustflags, shlex.quote(source_map))
+            # This environment feeds the generated Cargo config and the C/C++
+            # IntelliSense settings; build tasks themselves only need PATH.
+            self.cargo_env = self.exported_vars.copy()
+            self.cargo_env.update({
+                'CC': recipe_d.getVar('RUST_TARGET_CC'),
+                'CXX': recipe_d.getVar('RUST_TARGET_CXX'),
+                'CFLAGS': recipe_d.getVar('CFLAGS'),
+                'CXXFLAGS': recipe_d.getVar('CXXFLAGS'),
+                'AR': recipe_d.getVar('AR'),
+                'TARGET_CC': recipe_d.getVar('RUST_TARGET_CC'),
+                'TARGET_CXX': recipe_d.getVar('RUST_TARGET_CXX'),
+                'TARGET_CFLAGS': recipe_d.getVar('CFLAGS'),
+                'TARGET_CXXFLAGS': recipe_d.getVar('CXXFLAGS'),
+                'TARGET_AR': recipe_d.getVar('AR'),
+                'HOST_CC': recipe_d.getVar('RUST_BUILD_CC'),
+                'HOST_CXX': recipe_d.getVar('RUST_BUILD_CXX'),
+                'HOST_CFLAGS': recipe_d.getVar('BUILD_CFLAGS'),
+                'HOST_CXXFLAGS': recipe_d.getVar('BUILD_CXXFLAGS'),
+                'HOST_AR': recipe_d.getVar('BUILD_AR'),
+                # Match cargo_common.bbclass so Cargo -sys crates use OE's
+                # staged libraries through pkg-config instead of vendoring.
+                'LIBGIT2_NO_VENDOR': '1',
+                'LIBSSH2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG': '1',
+                'LIBSQLITE3_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG': '1',
+                'OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR': '1',
+                'PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_CROSS': '1',
+                'PKG_CONFIG_ALL_DYNAMIC': '1',
+                'SYSTEM_DEPS_BUILD_INTERNAL': 'never',
+                'ZSTD_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG': '1',
+            })
+            self.build_tool = BuildTool.CARGO
         elif bb.data.inherits_class('module', recipe_d):
             self.build_tool = BuildTool.KERNEL_MODULE
             self.wants_gdbserver = False