diff --git a/rust/extensions.bzl b/rust/extensions.bzl
index ce9c43cba6..b441472fda 100644
--- a/rust/extensions.bzl
+++ b/rust/extensions.bzl
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def _rust_impl(module_ctx):
                 rust_analyzer_version = toolchain.rust_analyzer_version,
                 sha256s = toolchain.sha256s,
                 extra_target_triples = toolchain.extra_target_triples,
+                opt_level = toolchain.opt_level if toolchain.opt_level else None,
                 strip_level = toolchain.strip_level if toolchain.strip_level else None,
                 urls = toolchain.urls,
                 versions = toolchain.versions,
@@ -270,6 +271,9 @@ _RUST_TOOLCHAIN_TAG = tag_class(
         "extra_target_triples": attr.string_list(
             default = DEFAULT_EXTRA_TARGET_TRIPLES,
         ),
+        "opt_level": attr.string_dict(
+            doc = "Rustc optimization levels. For more details see the documentation for `rust_toolchain.opt_level`.",
+        ),
         "rust_analyzer_version": attr.string(
             doc = "The version of Rustc to pair with rust-analyzer.",
         ),
diff --git a/rust/private/repositories.bzl b/rust/private/repositories.bzl
index 709ab3db5a..97accf7782 100644
--- a/rust/private/repositories.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/repositories.bzl
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def rust_register_toolchains(
         extra_target_triples = DEFAULT_EXTRA_TARGET_TRIPLES,
         extra_rustc_flags = None,
         extra_exec_rustc_flags = None,
+        opt_level = None,
         strip_level = None,
         urls = DEFAULT_STATIC_RUST_URL_TEMPLATES,
         versions = _RUST_TOOLCHAIN_VERSIONS,
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ def rust_register_toolchains(
         extra_target_triples (list, optional): Additional rust-style targets that rust toolchains should support.
         extra_rustc_flags (dict, list, optional): Dictionary of target triples to list of extra flags to pass to rustc in non-exec configuration.
         extra_exec_rustc_flags (dict, list, optional): Dictionary of target triples to list of extra flags to pass to rustc in exec configuration.
+        opt_level (dict, optional): Rustc optimization levels. For more details see the documentation for `rust_toolchain.opt_level`.
         strip_level (dict, dict, optional): Dictionary of target triples to strip config.
         urls (list, optional): A list of mirror urls containing the tools from the Rust-lang static file server. These must contain the '{}' used to substitute the tool being fetched (using .format).
         versions (list, optional): A list of toolchain versions to download. This parameter only accepts one versions
@@ -168,6 +170,9 @@ def rust_register_toolchains(
 
     # Rust toolchains per exec triple
     for exec_triple, name in toolchain_triples.items():
+        extra = extra_target_triples.keys() if type(extra_target_triples) == "dict" else extra_target_triples
+        opt_level_by_triple = {t: opt_level for t in depset([exec_triple] + list(extra)).to_list()} if opt_level else None
+
         maybe(
             rust_repository_set,
             name = name,
@@ -180,6 +185,7 @@ def rust_register_toolchains(
             rustfmt_version = rustfmt_version,
             extra_rustc_flags = extra_rustc_flags,
             extra_exec_rustc_flags = extra_exec_rustc_flags,
+            opt_level = opt_level_by_triple,
             strip_level = strip_level,
             sha256s = sha256s,
             urls = urls,