diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index 9560bb114b..f2efed5cb8 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -690,6 +690,13 @@ tasks:
     working_directory: examples/bzlmod/hello_world_no_cargo
     build_targets:
       - "//..."
+  compile_one_dependency:
+    name: --compile_one_dependency flag
+    platform: ubuntu2004
+    build_flags:
+      - "--compile_one_dependency"
+    build_targets:
+      - "tools/rust_analyzer/main.rs"
 
 buildifier:
   version: latest
diff --git a/rust/private/rust.bzl b/rust/private/rust.bzl
index f77098e1ae..8a23228f7a 100644
--- a/rust/private/rust.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rust.bzl
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ _common_attrs = {
             is the root of the crate to be passed to rustc to build this crate.
         """),
         allow_files = [".rs"],
+        # Allow use of --compile_one_dependency with rust targets. Support for this feature for
+        # non-builtin rulesets is undocumented outside of the bazel source:
+        # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/7.1.1/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/Attribute.java#L102
+        flags = ["DIRECT_COMPILE_TIME_INPUT"],
     ),
     "stamp": _stamp_attribute(
         default_value = 0,