diff --git a/examples/bzlmod/hello_world/BUILD.bazel b/examples/bzlmod/hello_world/BUILD.bazel
index f76873467f..00896a7c81 100644
--- a/examples/bzlmod/hello_world/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/bzlmod/hello_world/BUILD.bazel
@@ -56,3 +56,10 @@ build_test(
         "@rules_rust//tools/rust_analyzer:gen_rust_project",
     ],
 )
+
+build_test(
+    name = "rust_fmt",
+    targets = [
+        "@rules_rust//:rustfmt",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/rust/repositories.bzl b/rust/repositories.bzl
index cc88cdbad5..610baa79e3 100644
--- a/rust/repositories.bzl
+++ b/rust/repositories.bzl
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ def rust_register_toolchains(
             target_compatible_with_by_toolchain[toolchain.name] = triple_to_constraint_set(toolchain.target_triple)
             toolchain_types[toolchain.name] = "@rules_rust//rust:toolchain"
 
+        toolchain_names.append(rustfmt_repo_name)
+        toolchain_labels[rustfmt_repo_name] = "@{}_tools//:rustfmt_toolchain".format(rustfmt_repo_name)
+        exec_compatible_with_by_toolchain[rustfmt_repo_name] = triple_to_constraint_set(exec_triple)
+        target_compatible_with_by_toolchain[rustfmt_repo_name] = []
+        toolchain_types[rustfmt_repo_name] = "@rules_rust//rust/rustfmt:toolchain_type"
+
     toolchain_repository_hub(
         name = "rust_toolchains",
         toolchain_names = toolchain_names,