diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
index 265f2147a4..941f54e36b 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
@@ -4339,6 +4339,20 @@ class DevtoolIdeSdkGccTests(DevtoolIdeSdkTests):
         self._test_code_and_none_qemu(slirp=True)
 
 
+class DevtoolIdeSdkRustTests(DevtoolIdeSdkTests):
+
+    def test_code_cargo_rust_analyzer_recommendation(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' % recipe_name,
+               output_log=self._cmd_logger)
+
+        with open(os.path.join(tempdir, '.vscode', 'extensions.json')) as extensions_file:
+            extensions = json.load(extensions_file)
+        self.assertIn('rust-lang.rust-analyzer', extensions['recommendations'])
+
 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 081dc08657..cf7f81293c 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
 
     def vscode_extensions(self, modified_recipe):
         recommendations = []
+        if modified_recipe.build_tool is BuildTool.CARGO:
+            recommendations.append("rust-lang.rust-analyzer")
         # clangd (matched to the recipe's real cross compiler via
         # compile_commands.json) replaces cpptools as the IntelliSense provider
         # when selected via IDE_SDK_INTELLISENSE (defaults to clangd for the