diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/BazelDependencyBuilder.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/BazelDependencyBuilder.java
index e1009ffbdc4..bb804c99d76 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/BazelDependencyBuilder.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/BazelDependencyBuilder.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.sync.projectview.ImportRoots;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.common.Label;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.exception.BuildException;
-import com.google.idea.blaze.qsync.BlazeQueryParser;
 import com.google.protobuf.TextFormat;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.PluginDescriptor;
@@ -96,7 +95,8 @@ public OutputInfo build(BlazeContext context, Set<Label> buildTargets)
               .map(BazelDependencyBuilder::directoryToLabel)
               .collect(joining(","));
       String aspectLocation = prepareAspect(context);
-      String alwaysBuildRuleTypes = Joiner.on(",").join(BlazeQueryParser.ALWAYS_BUILD_RULE_TYPES);
+      String alwaysBuildRuleTypes =
+          Joiner.on(",").join(QuerySyncManager.getInstance(project).alwaysBuildRuleTypes());
 
       ProjectViewSet projectViewSet = ProjectViewManager.getInstance(project).getProjectViewSet();
       // TODO This is not SYNC_CONTEXT, but also not OTHER_CONTEXT, we need to decide what kind
diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/ProjectLoader.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/ProjectLoader.java
index b0b65fb7a1a..a1e25a2b4bd 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/ProjectLoader.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/ProjectLoader.java
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ public QuerySyncProject loadProject(BlazeContext context) throws IOException {
             createWorkspaceRelativePackageReader(),
             vcsHandler.map(BlazeVcsHandler::getVcsStateDiffer).orElse(VcsStateDiffer.NONE),
             workspaceRoot.path(),
-            graph::getCurrent);
+            graph::getCurrent,
+            QuerySyncManager.getInstance(project).alwaysBuildRuleTypes());
     QueryRunner queryRunner = createQueryRunner(buildSystem);
     ProjectQuerier projectQuerier = createProjectQuerier(projectRefresher, queryRunner, vcsHandler);
     ProjectUpdater projectUpdater =
diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySyncManager.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySyncManager.java
index 750edd91568..6afa6ba6e1b 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySyncManager.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/qsync/QuerySyncManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.google.idea.blaze.base.qsync;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureCallback;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.toolwindow.Task;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.util.SaveUtil;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.common.Label;
+import com.google.idea.blaze.qsync.AlwaysBuildRuleTypes;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.qsync.project.BlazeProjectSnapshot;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.qsync.project.PostQuerySyncData;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.qsync.project.ProjectDefinition;
@@ -304,4 +306,8 @@ private boolean projectDefinitionHasChanged() {
     SaveUtil.saveAllFiles();
     return !loadedProject.isDefinitionCurrent();
   }
+
+  public ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes() {
+    return AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.DEFAULT;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cf9cb54570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.google.idea.blaze.qsync;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+
+/** Stores a set of rules which must be built even if in-project */
+public class AlwaysBuildRuleTypes {
+  private AlwaysBuildRuleTypes() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Within the context of an IntelliJ project, use {@link QuerySyncManager#alwaysBuildRuleTypes}
+   */
+  public static final ImmutableSet<String> DEFAULT =
+      ImmutableSet.of(
+          "java_proto_library",
+          "java_lite_proto_library",
+          "java_mutable_proto_library",
+          // Underlying rule for kt_jvm_lite_proto_library and kt_jvm_proto_library
+          "kt_proto_library_helper",
+          "_java_grpc_library",
+          "_java_lite_grpc_library",
+          "java_stubby_library",
+          "aar_import");
+}
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/BlazeQueryParser.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/BlazeQueryParser.java
index 34db3392d03..558e8d542cb 100644
--- a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/BlazeQueryParser.java
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/BlazeQueryParser.java
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@
  */
 public class BlazeQueryParser {
 
-  // Rules that will need to be built, whether or not the target is included in the
-  // project.
-  public static final ImmutableSet<String> ALWAYS_BUILD_RULE_TYPES =
-      ImmutableSet.of(
-          "java_proto_library",
-          "java_lite_proto_library",
-          "java_mutable_proto_library",
-          // Underlying rule for kt_jvm_lite_proto_library and kt_jvm_proto_library
-          "kt_proto_library_helper",
-          "_java_grpc_library",
-          "_java_lite_grpc_library",
-          "java_stubby_library",
-          "aar_import");
   private static final ImmutableSet<String> JAVA_RULE_TYPES =
       ImmutableSet.of("java_library", "java_binary", "kt_jvm_library_helper", "java_test");
   private static final ImmutableSet<String> ANDROID_RULE_TYPES =
@@ -69,9 +56,11 @@ public class BlazeQueryParser {
           "kt_android_library_helper");
 
   private final Context<?> context;
+  private final ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes;
 
-  public BlazeQueryParser(Context context) {
+  public BlazeQueryParser(Context<?> context, ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes) {
     this.context = context;
+    this.alwaysBuildRuleTypes = alwaysBuildRuleTypes;
   }
 
   private static boolean isJavaRule(String ruleClass) {
@@ -163,7 +152,7 @@ public BuildGraphData parse(QuerySummary query) {
             targetSources.put(ruleEntry.getKey(), Label.of(ruleEntry.getValue().getManifest()));
           }
         }
-      } else if (ALWAYS_BUILD_RULE_TYPES.contains(ruleClass)) {
+      } else if (alwaysBuildRuleTypes.contains(ruleClass)) {
         projectTargetsToBuild.add(ruleEntry.getKey());
       }
     }
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/FullProjectUpdate.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/FullProjectUpdate.java
index c515dea504f..b2b63762c8f 100644
--- a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/FullProjectUpdate.java
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/FullProjectUpdate.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.google.idea.blaze.qsync;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListeningExecutorService;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.common.Context;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.common.vcs.VcsState;
@@ -52,13 +53,14 @@ public FullProjectUpdate(
       Path effectiveWorkspaceRoot,
       ProjectDefinition definition,
       PackageReader packageReader,
-      Optional<VcsState> vcsState) {
+      Optional<VcsState> vcsState,
+      ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes) {
     this.context = context;
     this.effectiveWorkspaceRoot = effectiveWorkspaceRoot;
     this.result =
         PostQuerySyncData.builder().setProjectDefinition(definition).setVcsState(vcsState);
     this.projectDefinition = definition;
-    this.queryParser = new BlazeQueryParser(context);
+    this.queryParser = new BlazeQueryParser(context, alwaysBuildRuleTypes);
     this.graphToProjectConverter =
         new GraphToProjectConverter(
             packageReader, effectiveWorkspaceRoot, context, projectDefinition, executor);
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/PartialProjectRefresh.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/PartialProjectRefresh.java
index b860ab47a26..c5b45339fd8 100644
--- a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/PartialProjectRefresh.java
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/PartialProjectRefresh.java
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class PartialProjectRefresh implements RefreshOperation {
       PostQuerySyncData previousState,
       Optional<VcsState> currentVcsState,
       ImmutableSet<Path> modifiedPackages,
-      ImmutableSet<Path> deletedPackages) {
+      ImmutableSet<Path> deletedPackages,
+      ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes) {
     this.effectiveWorkspaceRoot = effectiveWorkspaceRoot;
     this.previousState = previousState;
     this.newState =
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class PartialProjectRefresh implements RefreshOperation {
             .setProjectDefinition(previousState.projectDefinition());
     this.modifiedPackages = modifiedPackages;
     this.deletedPackages = deletedPackages;
-    this.queryParser = new BlazeQueryParser(context);
+    this.queryParser = new BlazeQueryParser(context, alwaysBuildRuleTypes);
     this.graphToProjectConverter =
         new GraphToProjectConverter(
             packageReader,
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/ProjectRefresher.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/ProjectRefresher.java
index 753f0aa9246..4d2b54a2336 100644
--- a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/ProjectRefresher.java
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/ProjectRefresher.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.google.idea.blaze.qsync;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListeningExecutorService;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.common.Context;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.common.PrintOutput;
@@ -38,18 +39,21 @@ public class ProjectRefresher {
   private final VcsStateDiffer vcsDiffer;
   private final Path workspaceRoot;
   private final Supplier<Optional<BlazeProjectSnapshot>> latestProjectSnapshotSupplier;
+  private final ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes;
 
   public ProjectRefresher(
       ListeningExecutorService executor,
       PackageReader workspaceRelativePackageReader,
       VcsStateDiffer vcsDiffer,
       Path workspaceRoot,
-      Supplier<Optional<BlazeProjectSnapshot>> latestProjectSnapshotSupplier) {
+      Supplier<Optional<BlazeProjectSnapshot>> latestProjectSnapshotSupplier,
+      ImmutableSet<String> alwaysBuildRuleTypes) {
     this.executor = executor;
     this.workspaceRelativePackageReader = workspaceRelativePackageReader;
     this.vcsDiffer = vcsDiffer;
     this.workspaceRoot = workspaceRoot;
     this.latestProjectSnapshotSupplier = latestProjectSnapshotSupplier;
+    this.alwaysBuildRuleTypes = alwaysBuildRuleTypes;
   }
 
   public FullProjectUpdate startFullUpdate(
@@ -62,7 +66,8 @@ public FullProjectUpdate startFullUpdate(
         effectiveWorkspaceRoot,
         spec,
         new WorkspaceResolvingPackageReader(effectiveWorkspaceRoot, workspaceRelativePackageReader),
-        vcsState);
+        vcsState,
+        alwaysBuildRuleTypes);
   }
 
   public RefreshOperation startPartialRefresh(
@@ -105,7 +110,8 @@ public RefreshOperation startPartialRefresh(RefreshParameters params, Context<?>
         params.currentProject,
         params.latestVcsState,
         affected.getModifiedPackages(),
-        affected.getDeletedPackages());
+        affected.getDeletedPackages(),
+        alwaysBuildRuleTypes);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/util/ProjectSpecBuilder.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/util/ProjectSpecBuilder.java
index a3e7f2948df..2dd7d39219b 100644
--- a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/util/ProjectSpecBuilder.java
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/util/ProjectSpecBuilder.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.google.idea.blaze.qsync.util;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListeningExecutorService;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.exception.BuildException;
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ private int run() throws IOException, BuildException {
             .readFrom(new GZIPInputStream(new FileInputStream(snapshotFile)), context)
             .orElseThrow()
             .getSyncData();
-    BuildGraphData buildGraph = new BlazeQueryParser(context).parse(snapshot.querySummary());
+    BuildGraphData buildGraph =
+        new BlazeQueryParser(context, ImmutableSet.of()).parse(snapshot.querySummary());
     GraphToProjectConverter converter =
         new GraphToProjectConverter(
             packageReader, workspaceRoot, context, snapshot.projectDefinition(), executor);
diff --git a/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/GraphToProjectConverterTest.java b/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/GraphToProjectConverterTest.java
index 977687418fa..d4282fde013 100644
--- a/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/GraphToProjectConverterTest.java
+++ b/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/GraphToProjectConverterTest.java
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ public void testConvertProject_buildGraphWithSingleImportRoot() throws Exception
             newDirectExecutorService());
 
     BuildGraphData buildGraphData =
-        new BlazeQueryParser(NOOP_CONTEXT)
+        new BlazeQueryParser(NOOP_CONTEXT, AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.DEFAULT)
             .parse(getQuerySummary(TestData.JAVA_LIBRARY_NO_DEPS_QUERY));
     ProjectProto.Project project = converter.createProject(buildGraphData);
 
diff --git a/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/TestDataSyncRunner.java b/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/TestDataSyncRunner.java
index b887abe0951..acebf2eaf87 100644
--- a/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/TestDataSyncRunner.java
+++ b/querysync/javatests/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/TestDataSyncRunner.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public BlazeProjectSnapshot sync(TestData testProject) throws IOException, Build
             .setQuerySummary(querySummary)
             .setVcsState(Optional.empty())
             .build();
-    BuildGraphData buildGraphData = new BlazeQueryParser(context).parse(querySummary);
+    BuildGraphData buildGraphData =
+        new BlazeQueryParser(context, AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.DEFAULT).parse(querySummary);
     GraphToProjectConverter converter =
         new GraphToProjectConverter(
             packageReader,
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public BlazeProjectSnapshot sync(TestData testProject) throws IOException, Build
     Project project = converter.createProject(buildGraphData);
     return BlazeProjectSnapshot.builder()
         .queryData(pqsd)
-        .graph(new BlazeQueryParser(context).parse(querySummary))
+        .graph(new BlazeQueryParser(context, AlwaysBuildRuleTypes.DEFAULT).parse(querySummary))
         .project(project)
         .build();
   }