diff --git a/gha-matrix-gen/action.yml b/gha-matrix-gen/action.yml
index 3580007..2c1dfca 100644
--- a/gha-matrix-gen/action.yml
+++ b/gha-matrix-gen/action.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ runs:
             if 'clang-aarch64' not in entry['prefix']:
               entry['packages'].append(f"{ entry['prefix'] }-gdb")
 
+            if 'i686' not in entry['prefix']:
+              entry['packages'].append(f"{ entry['prefix'] }-python-setuptools-rust")
+
             if entry['cc'] != "gcc":
               entry['packages'].extend([
                 f"{ entry['prefix'] }-lld",
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ runs:
               'gcc',
               'python',
               'python-setuptools',
+              'python-setuptools-rust',
               'cython',
               'autotools',
               'ruby',
diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/.gitignore b/python/setuptools-rust/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d4ccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+target/
+setuptools_rust_test/__pycache__/
+setuptools_rust_test/*.dll
+setuptools_rust_test/*.pyd
+build/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/Cargo.lock b/python/setuptools-rust/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c37f0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
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+
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+ "memoffset",
+ "once_cell",
+ "portable-atomic",
+ "pyo3-build-config",
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+ "pyo3-macros",
+ "unindent",
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+ "proc-macro2",
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+ "heck",
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+name = "quote"
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+
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+
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+
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diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/Cargo.toml b/python/setuptools-rust/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3504f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "setuptools_rust_test"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+name = "_lib"
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+pyo3 = { version = "0.27.2" }
diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/setup.py b/python/setuptools-rust/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f79e8d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from setuptools import setup
+from setuptools_rust import Binding, RustExtension
+
+setup(
+    name="setuptools_rust_test",
+    version="0.1.0",
+    rust_extensions=[RustExtension("setuptools_rust_test._lib", binding=Binding.PyO3)],
+    packages=["setuptools_rust_test"],
+    zip_safe=False,
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/setuptools_rust_test/__main__.py b/python/setuptools-rust/setuptools_rust_test/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db6c97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/setuptools_rust_test/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from ._lib import hello
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(hello())
diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/src/lib.rs b/python/setuptools-rust/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..349194c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+
+#[pyfunction]
+fn hello() -> PyResult<String> {
+    Ok("Hello from Rust!".to_string())
+}
+
+#[pymodule]
+fn _lib(m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
+    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(hello, m)?)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/setuptools-rust/test.sh b/python/setuptools-rust/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9762a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/setuptools-rust/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [[ "$MSYSTEM" == "MINGW32" ]]; then
+    echo "skipped on $MSYSTEM"
+    exit 0;
+fi
+
+# should be fixed in the next pyo3 version (0.28)
+link_arg=$(python -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPYTHON'))")
+export RUSTFLAGS="-C link-arg=$link_arg"
+
+./setup.py build_rust --inplace
+python -m setuptools_rust_test
diff --git a/python/test.sh b/python/test.sh
index df7285f..6227da3 100644
--- a/python/test.sh
+++ b/python/test.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ python --version
 
 (cd setuptools-cext && ./test.sh)
 (cd setuptools-cython && ./test.sh)
+(cd setuptools-rust && ./test.sh)
 
 if [[ "$MSYSTEM" == "MSYS" ]]; then
     # Make sure python does not give away that we are not cygwin