diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix
index 2999c3d4c1d9af..e0a52e62561b7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/build-crate.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { lib, stdenv, echo_build_heading, noisily, makeDeps }:
 { crateName,
   dependencies,
-  crateFeatures, libName, release, libPath,
+  crateFeatures, crateRenames, libName, release, libPath,
   crateType, metadata, crateBin, hasCrateBin,
   extraRustcOpts, verbose, colors }:
 
   let
 
-    deps = makeDeps dependencies;
+    deps = makeDeps dependencies crateRenames;
     rustcOpts =
       lib.lists.foldl' (opts: opt: opts + " " + opt)
         (if release then "-C opt-level=3" else "-C debuginfo=2")
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix
index 169adcf2d43a23..2a40240671cb9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/configure-crate.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , crateHomepage
 , crateFeatures
 , crateName
+, crateRenames
 , crateVersion
 , extraLinkFlags
 , extraRustcOpts
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ let version_ = lib.splitString "-" crateVersion;
     rustcOpts = lib.lists.foldl' (opts: opt: opts + " " + opt)
         (if release then "-C opt-level=3" else "-C debuginfo=2")
         (["-C codegen-units=$NIX_BUILD_CORES"] ++ extraRustcOpts);
-    buildDeps = makeDeps buildDependencies;
+    buildDeps = makeDeps buildDependencies crateRenames;
     authors = lib.concatStringsSep ":" crateAuthors;
     optLevel = if release then 3 else 0;
     completeDepsDir = lib.concatStringsSep " " completeDeps;
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix
index acb2ee63cce47e..6534e21c0f0c1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/default.nix
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@ let
       then "macos"
       else stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.kernel.name;
 
-    makeDeps = dependencies:
+    makeDeps = dependencies: crateRenames:
       (lib.concatMapStringsSep " " (dep:
-        let extern = lib.strings.replaceStrings ["-"] ["_"] dep.libName; in
-        (if lib.lists.any (x: x == "lib") dep.crateType then
-           " --extern ${extern}=${dep.out}/lib/lib${extern}-${dep.metadata}.rlib"
+        let
+          extern = lib.strings.replaceStrings ["-"] ["_"] dep.libName;
+          name = if builtins.hasAttr dep.crateName crateRenames then
+            lib.strings.replaceStrings ["-"] ["_"] crateRenames.${dep.crateName}
+          else
+            extern;
+        in (if lib.lists.any (x: x == "lib") dep.crateType then
+           " --extern ${name}=${dep.out}/lib/lib${extern}-${dep.metadata}.rlib"
          else
-           " --extern ${extern}=${dep.out}/lib/lib${extern}-${dep.metadata}${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}")
+           " --extern ${name}=${dep.out}/lib/lib${extern}-${dep.metadata}${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}")
       ) dependencies);
 
     echo_build_heading = colors: ''
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ let
     in
 
 crate_: lib.makeOverridable ({ rust, release, verbose, features, buildInputs, crateOverrides,
-  dependencies, buildDependencies,
+  dependencies, buildDependencies, crateRenames,
   extraRustcOpts,
   preUnpack, postUnpack, prePatch, patches, postPatch,
   preConfigure, postConfigure, preBuild, postBuild, preInstall, postInstall }:
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ let crate = crate_ // (lib.attrByPath [ crate_.crateName ] (attr: {}) crateOverr
     buildDependencies_ = buildDependencies;
     processedAttrs = [
       "src" "buildInputs" "crateBin" "crateLib" "libName" "libPath"
-      "buildDependencies" "dependencies" "features"
+      "buildDependencies" "dependencies" "features" "crateRenames"
       "crateName" "version" "build" "authors" "colors" "edition"
     ];
     extraDerivationAttrs = lib.filterAttrs (n: v: ! lib.elem n processedAttrs) crate;
@@ -143,13 +148,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
     configurePhase = configureCrate {
       inherit crateName buildDependencies completeDeps completeBuildDeps crateDescription
-              crateFeatures libName build workspace_member release libPath crateVersion
+              crateFeatures crateRenames libName build workspace_member release libPath crateVersion
               extraLinkFlags extraRustcOpts
               crateAuthors crateHomepage verbose colors target_os;
     };
     buildPhase = buildCrate {
       inherit crateName dependencies
-              crateFeatures libName release libPath crateType
+              crateFeatures crateRenames libName release libPath crateType
               metadata crateBin hasCrateBin verbose colors
               extraRustcOpts;
     };
@@ -177,4 +182,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   postInstall = crate_.postInstall or "";
   dependencies = crate_.dependencies or [];
   buildDependencies = crate_.buildDependencies or [];
+  crateRenames = crate_.crateRenames or {};
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/test/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/test/default.nix
index f3f9ef377c8c90..4a90cf442a4d93 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/test/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-crate/test/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ let
     }
   '';
 
+  mkBinExtern = name: extern: mkFile name ''
+    extern crate ${extern};
+    fn main() {
+      assert_eq!(${extern}::test(), 23);
+    }
+  '';
+
   mkLib = name: mkFile name "pub fn test() -> i32 { return 23; }";
 
   mkTest = crateArgs: let
@@ -34,12 +41,7 @@ let
     libTestBinary = if !isLib then null else mkCrate {
       crateName = "run-test-${crateName}";
       dependencies = [ crate ];
-      src = mkFile "src/main.rs" ''
-        extern crate ${libName};
-        fn main() {
-          assert_eq!(${libName}::test(), 23);
-        }
-      '';
+      src = mkBinExtern "src/main.rs" libName;
     };
 
     in runCommand "run-buildRustCrate-${crateName}-test" {
@@ -71,6 +73,18 @@ let
       };
       crateBinNoPath3 =  { crateBin = [{ name = "my-binary5"; }]; src = mkBin "src/bin/main.rs"; };
       crateBinNoPath4 =  { crateBin = [{ name = "my-binary6"; }]; src = mkBin "src/main.rs";};
+      crateBinRename1 = {
+        crateBin = [{ name = "my-binary-rename1"; }];
+        src = mkBinExtern "src/main.rs" "foo_renamed";
+        dependencies = [ (mkCrate { crateName = "foo"; src = mkLib "src/lib.rs"; }) ];
+        crateRenames = { "foo" = "foo_renamed"; };
+      };
+      crateBinRename2 = {
+        crateBin = [{ name = "my-binary-rename2"; }];
+        src = mkBinExtern "src/main.rs" "foo_renamed";
+        dependencies = [ (mkCrate { crateName = "foo"; libName = "foolib"; src = mkLib "src/lib.rs"; }) ];
+        crateRenames = { "foo" = "foo_renamed"; };
+      };
     };
     brotliCrates = (callPackage ./brotli-crates.nix {});
   in lib.mapAttrs (key: value: mkTest (value // lib.optionalAttrs (!value?crateName) { crateName = key; })) cases // {