diff --git a/configs/flake-parts/templates.nix b/configs/flake-parts/templates.nix
index 2baa8c7d..71ed652e 100644
--- a/configs/flake-parts/templates.nix
+++ b/configs/flake-parts/templates.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
       path = ../../templates/basic-overlay-flake;
       description = "Basic overlay as a flake";
     };
+    rust-app = {
+      path = ../../templates/rust-app;
+      description = "Rust app scaffolding";
+    };
     sample-nixos-template = {
       path = ../../templates/sample-nixos-template;
       description = "Simple sample Nix flake with NixOS and home-manager";
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/Cargo.toml b/templates/rust-app/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5e90c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust-app"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/default.nix b/templates/rust-app/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d896be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, rustPlatform
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkg-config
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = "app";
+  version = "VERSION";
+
+  src = lib.fileset.toSource {
+    root = ./.;
+    fileset = lib.fs.unions [
+      ./Cargo.lock
+      ./Cargo.toml
+      ./LICENSE
+      ./meson.build
+      ./meson_options.txt
+      ./src
+    ];
+  };
+
+  cargoLock.lockFile = ./Cargo.lock;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Rust app";
+    mainProgram = "app";
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/flake.nix b/templates/rust-app/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a2d0bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    rust-overlay.url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, ... }@inputs:
+    let
+      inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
+      systems = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+      forAllSystems = f: lib.genAttrs systems (system: f system);
+    in
+    {
+      devShells = forAllSystems
+        (system:
+          let
+            pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+              inherit system;
+              overlays = [
+                inputs.rust-overlay.overlays.default
+              ];
+            };
+          in
+          {
+            default = import ./shell.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+          });
+
+      packages = forAllSystems
+        (system:
+          let
+            pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+              inherit system;
+              overlays = [
+                inputs.rust-overlay.overlays.default
+              ];
+            };
+          in
+          {
+            default = pkgs.callPackage ./. { };
+          });
+    };
+}
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/meson.build b/templates/rust-app/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61fd9f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+project('rust-app', 'rust',
+  version: '0.1.0',
+  meson_version: '>=1.0.0')
+
+subdir('src')
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/shell.nix b/templates/rust-app/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9238a441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ pkgs }:
+
+let
+  app = pkgs.callPackage ./. { };
+in
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  inputsFrom = [ app ];
+
+  packages = with pkgs; [
+    treefmt
+    rust-analyzer
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/src/main.rs b/templates/rust-app/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7a11a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}
diff --git a/templates/rust-app/src/meson.build b/templates/rust-app/src/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8906563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rust-app/src/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+srcs = [
+  'main.rs'
+  ]
+
+executable('app',
+  srcs)