diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
index 717d5635f842..dc05b19fce43 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 import re
 import typing as T
 
+from .. import arglist
 from .. import options
+from ..linkers.linkers import GnuLikeDynamicLinkerMixin, SolarisDynamicLinker, CompCertDynamicLinker
 from ..mesonlib import EnvironmentException, MesonException, Popen_safe_logged
 from ..options import OptionKey
 from .compilers import Compiler, clike_debug_args
+from .mixins.clike import GROUP_FLAGS
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ..coredata import MutableKeyedOptionDictType, KeyedOptionDictType
@@ -62,6 +65,35 @@ def get_rustup_run_and_args(exelist: T.List[str]) -> T.Optional[T.Tuple[T.List[s
     except StopIteration:
         return None
 
+
+class RustcCompilerArgs(arglist.CompilerArgs):
+    def to_native_inplace(self):
+        # Check if we need to add --start/end-group for circular dependencies
+        # between static libraries, and for recursively searching for symbols
+        # needed by static libraries that are provided by object files or
+        # shared libraries.
+        # This covers all ld.bfd, ld.gold, ld.gold, and xild on Linux, which
+        # all act like (or are) gnu ld
+        if isinstance(self.compiler.linker, (GnuLikeDynamicLinkerMixin, SolarisDynamicLinker, CompCertDynamicLinker)):
+            group_start = -1
+            group_end = -1
+            last_rustc_arg = -1
+            for i, each in enumerate(self):
+                if each in {'--emit', '-o', '--extern'}:
+                    last_rustc_arg = i
+                if last_rustc_arg == i - 1 or not GROUP_FLAGS.search(each):
+                    continue
+                group_end = i
+                if group_start < 0:
+                    # First occurrence of a library
+                    group_start = i
+            # Only add groups if there are multiple libraries.
+            if group_end > group_start >= 0:
+                # Last occurrence of a library
+                self.insert(group_end + 1, '-Clink-arg=-Wl,--end-group')
+                self.insert(group_start, '-Clink-arg=-Wl,--start-group')
+
+
 class RustCompiler(Compiler):
 
     # rustc doesn't invoke the compiler itself, it doesn't need a LINKER_PREFIX
@@ -100,6 +132,10 @@ def __init__(self, exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoic
             self.base_options.add(OptionKey('b_vscrt'))
         self.native_static_libs: T.List[str] = []
 
+    def compiler_args(self, args: T.Optional[T.Iterable[str]] = None) -> RustcCompilerArgs:
+        # This is correct, mypy just doesn't understand co-operative inheritance
+        return RustcCompilerArgs(self, args)
+
     def needs_static_linker(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib1.c b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e759852e190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib1.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "lib1.h"
+#include "lib2.h"
+
+void from_lib2(void) {
+    printf("hello world");
+}
+
+void c_func(void) {
+    from_lib1();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib1.h b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib1.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8bb18d4bbe4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib1.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void from_lib2(void);
+void c_func(void);
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib2.c b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a61d5349f878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib2.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "lib1.h"
+#include "lib2.h"
+
+void from_lib1(void)
+{
+    from_lib2();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib2.h b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib2.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08c4cd30ad1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/lib2.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#pragma once
+
+void from_lib1(void);
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/main.c b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f96ba6687221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/main.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "lib1.h"
+#include "lib2.h"
+
+void main() {
+    c_func();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/main.rs b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..538359943271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/main.rs	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extern "C" {
+    fn c_func();
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        c_func();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/meson.build b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a83f0834c5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/27 staticlib group/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+project('staticlib group', 'c', 'rust')
+
+ld_bfd = find_program('ld.bfd')
+if not ld_bfd.found()
+  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST ld.bfd not found')
+endif
+
+lib1 = static_library('lib1', 'lib1.c')
+lib2 = static_library('lib2', 'lib2.c')
+executable('lib1first', 'main.rs', link_with : [lib1, lib2],
+  rust_args: ['-C', 'lto=n', '-C', 'linker-plugin-lto=n', '-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=bfd'])
+executable('lib2first', 'main.rs', link_with : [lib2, lib1],
+  rust_args: ['-C', 'lto=n', '-C', 'linker-plugin-lto=n', '-Clink-arg=-fuse-ld=bfd'])