diff --git a/lang/rust/Config.in b/lang/rust/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62051af13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/rust/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+menu "Configuration options (for developers)"
+
+config RUST_SCCACHE
+	bool "Use sccache"
+	help
+	  Shared compilation cache; see https://github.com/mozilla/sccache
+
+config RUST_SCCACHE_DIR
+	string "Set sccache directory" if RUST_SCCACHE
+	default ""
+	help
+	  Store sccache in this directory.
+	  If not set, uses './.sccache'
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/lang/rust/Makefile b/lang/rust/Makefile
index d0a9ef48d..7785e95f1 100644
--- a/lang/rust/Makefile
+++ b/lang/rust/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ define Package/rust
   TITLE:=Rust Programming Language Compiler
   URL:=https://www.rust-lang.org/
   DEPENDS:=$(RUST_ARCH_DEPENDS)
-  BUILDONLY:=1
 endef
 
 define Package/rust/description
@@ -39,6 +38,10 @@ define Package/rust/description
   guarantee memory safety by using a borrow checker to validate references.
 endef
 
+define Package/rust/config
+  source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
 # Rust-lang has an uninstall script
 RUST_UNINSTALL:=$(STAGING_DIR)/host/lib/rustlib/uninstall.sh
 
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ define Host/Uninstall
 endef
 
 define Host/Compile
+	$(RUST_SCCACHE_VARS) \
 	CARGO_HOME=$(CARGO_HOME) \
 	OPENWRT_RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP_CACHE=$(DL_DIR)/rustc \
 	$(PYTHON) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/x.py \
diff --git a/lang/rust/rust-values.mk b/lang/rust/rust-values.mk
index 8f2017af6..0a18cd17f 100644
--- a/lang/rust/rust-values.mk
+++ b/lang/rust/rust-values.mk
@@ -62,12 +62,23 @@ endif
 # Support only a subset for now.
 RUST_ARCH_DEPENDS:=@(aarch64||arm||i386||i686||mips||mipsel||mips64||mips64el||mipsel||powerpc64||riscv64||x86_64)
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_RUST_SCCACHE),)
+  RUST_SCCACHE_DIR:=$(if $(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_RUST_SCCACHE_DIR)),$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_RUST_SCCACHE_DIR)),$(TOPDIR)/.sccache)
+
+  RUST_SCCACHE_VARS:= \
+	CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 \
+	RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache \
+	SCCACHE_DIR=$(RUST_SCCACHE_DIR)
+endif
+
 CARGO_HOST_CONFIG_VARS= \
+	$(RUST_SCCACHE_VARS) \
 	CARGO_HOME=$(CARGO_HOME)
 
 CARGO_HOST_PROFILE:=release
 
 CARGO_PKG_CONFIG_VARS= \
+	$(RUST_SCCACHE_VARS) \
 	CARGO_BUILD_TARGET=$(RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH) \
 	CARGO_HOME=$(CARGO_HOME) \
 	CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_OPT_LEVEL=s \