diff --git a/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md b/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md
index 9ab2066fc27f..da9fc8d445f8 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/Builtin-options.md
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ or compiler being used:
 | cpp_winlibs      | see below     | free-form comma-separated list           | Standard Windows libs to link against |
 | fortran_std      | none          | [none, legacy, f95, f2003, f2008, f2018] | Fortran language standard to use |
 | rust_dynamic_std | false         | true, false                              | Whether to link dynamically to the Rust standard library *(Added in 1.9.0)* |
+| rust_nightly     | auto          | enabled, disabled, auto                  | Nightly Rust compiler (enabled=required, disabled=don't use nightly feature, auto=use nightly feature if available) *(Added in 1.10.0)* |
 | cuda_ccbindir    |               | filesystem path                          | CUDA non-default toolchain directory to use (-ccbin) *(Added in 0.57.1)* |
 
 The default values of `c_winlibs` and `cpp_winlibs` are in
diff --git a/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py
index 241009a087c9..04a0adeed9e9 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ def _create_package(self, pkg: PackageState, build: builder.Builder, subdir: str
         ]
         ast += self._create_dependencies(pkg, build)
         ast += self._create_meson_subdir(build)
+        ast += self._create_env_args(pkg, build, subdir)
 
         if pkg.manifest.lib:
             crate_type = pkg.manifest.lib.crate_type
@@ -596,6 +597,56 @@ def _create_meson_subdir(self, build: builder.Builder) -> T.List[mparser.BaseNod
                       build.block([build.function('subdir', [build.string('meson')])]))
         ]
 
+    def _pkg_common_env(self, pkg: PackageState, subdir: str) -> T.Dict[str, str]:
+        # Common variables for build.rs and crates
+        # https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html
+        # OUT_DIR is the directory where build.rs generate files. In our case,
+        # it's the directory where meson/meson.build places generated files.
+        out_dir = os.path.join(self.environment.build_dir, subdir, 'meson')
+        os.makedirs(out_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        version_arr = pkg.manifest.package.version.split('.')
+        version_arr += ['' * (4 - len(version_arr))]
+        return {
+            'OUT_DIR': out_dir,
+            'CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR': os.path.join(self.environment.source_dir, subdir),
+            'CARGO_MANIFEST_PATH': os.path.join(self.environment.source_dir, subdir, 'Cargo.toml'),
+            'CARGO_PKG_VERSION': pkg.manifest.package.version,
+            'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR': version_arr[0],
+            'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR': version_arr[1],
+            'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH': version_arr[2],
+            'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PRE': version_arr[3],
+            'CARGO_PKG_AUTHORS': ','.join(pkg.manifest.package.authors),
+            'CARGO_PKG_NAME': pkg.manifest.package.name,
+            # FIXME: description can contain newlines which breaks ninja.
+            #'CARGO_PKG_DESCRIPTION': pkg.manifest.package.description or '',
+            'CARGO_PKG_HOMEPAGE': pkg.manifest.package.homepage or '',
+            'CARGO_PKG_REPOSITORY': pkg.manifest.package.repository or '',
+            'CARGO_PKG_LICENSE': pkg.manifest.package.license or '',
+            'CARGO_PKG_LICENSE_FILE': pkg.manifest.package.license_file or '',
+            'CARGO_PKG_RUST_VERSION': pkg.manifest.package.rust_version or '',
+            'CARGO_PKG_README': pkg.manifest.package.readme or '',
+        }
+
+    def _create_env_args(self, pkg: PackageState, build: builder.Builder, subdir: str) -> T.List[mparser.BaseNode]:
+        host_rustc = T.cast('RustCompiler', self.environment.coredata.compilers[MachineChoice.HOST]['rust'])
+        enable_env_set_args = host_rustc.enable_env_set_args()
+        if enable_env_set_args is None:
+            return [build.assign(build.array([]), 'env_args')]
+        # https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html#environment-variables-cargo-sets-for-crates
+        env_dict = self._pkg_common_env(pkg, subdir)
+        env_dict.update({
+            'CARGO_CRATE_NAME': fixup_meson_varname(pkg.manifest.package.name),
+            #FIXME: TODO
+            #CARGO_BIN_NAME
+            #CARGO_BIN_EXE_<name>
+            #CARGO_PRIMARY_PACKAGE
+            #CARGO_TARGET_TMPDIR
+        })
+        env_args: T.List[mparser.BaseNode] = [build.string(a) for a in enable_env_set_args]
+        for k, v in env_dict.items():
+            env_args += [build.string('--env-set'), build.string(f'{k}={v}')]
+        return [build.assign(build.array(env_args), 'env_args')]
+
     def _create_lib(self, pkg: PackageState, build: builder.Builder,
                     lib_type: Literal['rust', 'c', 'proc-macro'],
                     static: bool = False, shared: bool = False) -> T.List[mparser.BaseNode]:
@@ -616,6 +667,7 @@ def _create_lib(self, pkg: PackageState, build: builder.Builder,
             build.identifier('features_args'),
             build.identifier(_extra_args_varname()),
             build.identifier('system_deps_args'),
+            build.identifier('env_args'),
         ]
 
         dependencies.append(build.identifier(_extra_deps_varname()))
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
index c0acf92adff5..fadf9772ff8f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/rust.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def __init__(self, exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoic
         self.native_static_libs: T.List[str] = []
         self.is_beta = '-beta' in full_version
         self.is_nightly = '-nightly' in full_version
+        self.allow_nightly = False # Will be set in sanity_check()
         self.has_check_cfg = version_compare(version, '>=1.80.0')
 
     def needs_static_linker(self) -> bool:
@@ -144,6 +145,14 @@ def sanity_check(self, work_dir: str, environment: Environment) -> None:
             raise EnvironmentException(f'Rust compiler {self.name_string()} cannot compile programs.')
         self._native_static_libs(work_dir, source_name)
         self.run_sanity_check(environment, [output_name], work_dir)
+        # Check if we are allowed to use nightly features.
+        # This is done here because it's the only place we have access to
+        # environment object, and sanity_check() is called after the compiler
+        # options have been initialized.
+        nightly_opt = self.get_compileropt_value('nightly', environment, None)
+        if nightly_opt == 'enabled' and not self.is_nightly:
+            raise EnvironmentException(f'Rust compiler {self.name_string()} is not a nightly compiler as required by the "nightly" option.')
+        self.allow_nightly = nightly_opt != 'disabled' and self.is_nightly
 
     def _native_static_libs(self, work_dir: str, source_name: str) -> None:
         # Get libraries needed to link with a Rust staticlib
@@ -288,6 +297,12 @@ def get_options(self) -> MutableKeyedOptionDictType:
             'Whether to link Rust build targets to a dynamic libstd',
             False)
 
+        key = self.form_compileropt_key('nightly')
+        opts[key] = options.UserFeatureOption(
+            self.make_option_name(key),
+            "Nightly Rust compiler (enabled=required, disabled=don't use nightly feature, auto=use nightly feature if available)",
+            'auto')
+
         return opts
 
     def get_dependency_compile_args(self, dep: 'Dependency') -> T.List[str]:
@@ -384,6 +399,15 @@ def get_rustdoc(self, env: 'Environment') -> T.Optional[RustdocTestCompiler]:
                                    self.is_cross, self.info, full_version=self.full_version,
                                    linker=self.linker, rustc=self)
 
+    def enable_env_set_args(self) -> T.Optional[T.List[str]]:
+        '''Extra arguments to enable --env-set support in rustc.
+        Returns None if not supported.
+        '''
+        if version_compare(self.version, '>= 1.76') and self.allow_nightly:
+            return ['-Z', 'unstable-options']
+        return None
+
+
 class ClippyRustCompiler(RustCompiler):
 
     """Clippy is a linter that wraps Rustc.