diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/Definitions.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/Definitions.qll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b380dae3321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/internal/Definitions.qll
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/**
+ * Provides classes and predicates related to jump-to-definition links
+ * in the code viewer.
+ */
+
+private import codeql.rust.elements.Variable
+private import codeql.rust.elements.Locatable
+private import codeql.rust.elements.FormatArgsExpr
+private import codeql.rust.elements.FormatArgsArg
+private import codeql.rust.elements.Format
+private import codeql.rust.elements.MacroCall
+private import codeql.rust.elements.NamedFormatArgument
+private import codeql.rust.elements.PositionalFormatArgument
+private import codeql.Locations
+
+/** An element with an associated definition. */
+abstract class Use extends Locatable {
+  /** Gets the definition associated with this element. */
+  abstract Definition getDefinition();
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the type of use.
+   */
+  abstract string getUseType();
+}
+
+cached
+private module Cached {
+  cached
+  newtype TDef =
+    TVariable(Variable v) or
+    TFormatArgsArgName(Name name) { name = any(FormatArgsArg a).getName() } or
+    TFormatArgsArgIndex(Expr e) { e = any(FormatArgsArg a).getExpr() }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets an element, of kind `kind`, that element `use` uses, if any.
+   */
+  cached
+  Definition definitionOf(Use use, string kind) {
+    result = use.getDefinition() and
+    kind = use.getUseType() and
+    not result.getLocation() = any(MacroCall m).getLocation()
+  }
+}
+
+predicate definitionOf = Cached::definitionOf/2;
+
+/** A definition */
+class Definition extends Cached::TDef {
+  /** Gets the location of this variable. */
+  Location getLocation() {
+    result = this.asVariable().getLocation() or
+    result = this.asName().getLocation() or
+    result = this.asExpr().getLocation()
+  }
+
+  /** Gets this definition as a `Variable` */
+  Variable asVariable() { this = Cached::TVariable(result) }
+
+  /** Gets this definition as a `Name` */
+  Name asName() { this = Cached::TFormatArgsArgName(result) }
+
+  /** Gets this definition as an `Expr` */
+  Expr asExpr() { this = Cached::TFormatArgsArgIndex(result) }
+
+  /** Gets the string representation of this element. */
+  string toString() {
+    result = this.asExpr().toString() or
+    result = this.asVariable().toString() or
+    result = this.asName().getText()
+  }
+}
+
+private class LocalVariableUse extends Use instanceof VariableAccess {
+  private Variable def;
+
+  LocalVariableUse() { this = def.getAnAccess() }
+
+  override Definition getDefinition() { result.asVariable() = def }
+
+  override string getUseType() { result = "local variable" }
+}
+
+private class NamedFormatArgumentUse extends Use instanceof NamedFormatArgument {
+  private Name def;
+
+  NamedFormatArgumentUse() {
+    exists(FormatArgsExpr parent |
+      parent = this.getParent().getParent() and
+      parent.getAnArg().getName() = def and
+      this.getName() = def.getText()
+    )
+  }
+
+  override Definition getDefinition() { result.asName() = def }
+
+  override string getUseType() { result = "format argument" }
+}
+
+private class PositionalFormatUse extends Use instanceof Format {
+  PositionalFormatUse() { not exists(this.getArgumentRef()) }
+
+  override Definition getDefinition() {
+    exists(FormatArgsExpr parent, int index | parent.getFormat(_) = this |
+      this = rank[index + 1](PositionalFormatUse f, int i | parent.getFormat(i) = f | f order by i) and
+      result.asExpr() = parent.getArg(index).getExpr()
+    )
+  }
+
+  override string getUseType() { result = "format argument" }
+}
+
+private class PositionalFormatArgumentUse extends Use instanceof PositionalFormatArgument {
+  private Expr def;
+
+  PositionalFormatArgumentUse() {
+    exists(FormatArgsExpr parent |
+      parent = this.getParent().getParent() and
+      def = parent.getArg(this.getIndex()).getExpr()
+    )
+  }
+
+  override Definition getDefinition() { result.asExpr() = def }
+
+  override string getUseType() { result = "format argument" }
+}
diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localDefinitions.ql b/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localDefinitions.ql
index 5c2cb01f178c..677a876987b0 100644
--- a/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localDefinitions.ql
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localDefinitions.ql
@@ -3,21 +3,17 @@
  * @description Generates use-definition pairs that provide the data
  *              for jump-to-definition in the code viewer.
  * @kind definitions
- * @id rus/ide-jump-to-definition
+ * @id rust/ide-jump-to-definition
  * @tags ide-contextual-queries/local-definitions
  */
 
 import codeql.IDEContextual
-import codeql.rust.elements.Variable
-import codeql.rust.elements.Locatable
+import codeql.rust.internal.Definitions
 
 external string selectedSourceFile();
 
-predicate localVariable(Locatable e, Variable def) { e = def.getAnAccess() }
-
-from Locatable e, Variable def, string kind
+from Use use, Definition def, string kind
 where
-  e.getLocation().getFile() = getFileBySourceArchiveName(selectedSourceFile()) and
-  localVariable(e, def) and
-  kind = "local variable"
-select e, def, kind
+  def = definitionOf(use, kind) and
+  use.getLocation().getFile() = getFileBySourceArchiveName(selectedSourceFile())
+select use, def, kind
diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localReferences.ql b/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localReferences.ql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87e4cc5ca846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/ide-contextual-queries/localReferences.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * @name Find-references links
+ * @description Generates use-definition pairs that provide the data
+ *              for find-references in the code viewer.
+ * @kind definitions
+ * @id rust/ide-find-references
+ * @tags ide-contextual-queries/local-references
+ */
+
+import codeql.IDEContextual
+import codeql.rust.internal.Definitions
+
+external string selectedSourceFile();
+
+from Use use, Definition def, string kind
+where
+  def = definitionOf(use, kind) and
+  def.getLocation().getFile() = getFileBySourceArchiveName(selectedSourceFile())
+select use, def, kind
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/Definitions.expected b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/Definitions.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..11f50118d22b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/Definitions.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+| main.rs:2:9:2:13 | width | main.rs:5:29:5:33 | width | local variable |
+| main.rs:2:9:2:13 | width | main.rs:6:41:6:45 | width | local variable |
+| main.rs:2:9:2:13 | width | main.rs:7:36:7:40 | width | local variable |
+| main.rs:3:9:3:17 | precision | main.rs:5:36:5:44 | precision | local variable |
+| main.rs:3:9:3:17 | precision | main.rs:6:48:6:56 | precision | local variable |
+| main.rs:4:9:4:13 | value | main.rs:6:34:6:38 | value | local variable |
+| main.rs:4:9:4:13 | value | main.rs:7:29:7:33 | value | local variable |
+| main.rs:5:50:5:54 | value | main.rs:5:22:5:26 | value | format argument |
+| main.rs:6:34:6:38 | value | main.rs:6:22:6:22 | 0 | format argument |
+| main.rs:6:41:6:45 | width | main.rs:6:25:6:25 | 1 | format argument |
+| main.rs:6:48:6:56 | precision | main.rs:6:28:6:28 | 2 | format argument |
+| main.rs:7:29:7:33 | value | main.rs:7:21:7:22 | {} | format argument |
+| main.rs:7:36:7:40 | width | main.rs:7:24:7:25 | {} | format argument |
+| main.rs:8:9:8:14 | people | main.rs:9:22:9:27 | people | local variable |
+| main.rs:10:31:10:31 | 1 | main.rs:10:19:10:20 | {} | format argument |
+| main.rs:10:31:10:31 | 1 | main.rs:10:23:10:23 | 0 | format argument |
+| main.rs:10:34:10:34 | 2 | main.rs:10:16:10:16 | 1 | format argument |
+| main.rs:10:34:10:34 | 2 | main.rs:10:26:10:27 | {} | format argument |
+| main.rs:11:40:11:42 | "x" | main.rs:11:31:11:35 | {:<5} | format argument |
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/Definitions.ql b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/Definitions.ql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..021d5f07e4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/Definitions.ql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import codeql.rust.internal.Definitions
+
+from Definition def, Use use, string kind
+where def = definitionOf(use, kind)
+select def, use, kind
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/main.rs b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0ee62882807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/test/library-tests/definitions/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+fn main() {
+    let width = 4;
+    let precision = 2;
+    let value = 10;
+    println!("Value {value:#width$.precision$}", value = 10.5);
+    println!("Value {0:#1$.2$}", value, width, precision);
+    println!("Value {} {}", value, width);
+    let people = "Rustaceans";
+    println!("Hello {people}!");
+    println!("{1} {} {0} {}", 1, 2);
+    assert_eq!(format!("Hello {:<5}!", "x"), "Hello x    !");
+}