diff --git a/tests/r001_basic.py b/tests/r001_basic.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..006972f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/r001_basic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from runtest import RustTestBase
+
+class TestCase(RustTestBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        RustTestBase.__init__(self, 'abc', """
+# DURATION     TID     FUNCTION
+   1.852 us [1008471] | getauxval();
+   0.204 us [1008471] | getauxval();
+   0.203 us [1008471] | getauxval();
+            [1008471] | std::rt::lang_start() {
+  14.260 us [1008471] |   poll();
+   5.056 us [1008471] |   signal();
+   2.759 us [1008471] |   sigaction();
+   2.426 us [1008471] |   sigaction();
+   2.537 us [1008471] |   sigaction();
+   2.722 us [1008471] |   sigaltstack();
+   0.408 us [1008471] |   sysconf();
+  13.907 us [1008471] |   mmap64();
+   0.260 us [1008471] |   sysconf();
+  26.444 us [1008471] |   mprotect();
+   0.296 us [1008471] |   sysconf();
+   2.019 us [1008471] |   sigaltstack();
+   0.185 us [1008471] |   sysconf();
+   0.278 us [1008471] |   pthread_self();
+ 618.405 us [1008471] |   pthread_getattr_np();
+   0.389 us [1008471] |   pthread_attr_getstack();
+   0.371 us [1008471] |   pthread_attr_destroy();
+   0.166 us [1008471] |   malloc();
+   0.389 us [1008471] |   malloc();
+   4.241 us [1008471] |   __cxa_thread_atexit_impl();
+            [1008471] |   std::rt::lang_start::_{{closure}}() {
+            [1008471] |     std::sys_common::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace() {
+            [1008471] |       core::ops::function::FnOnce::call_once() {
+            [1008471] |         s_abc::main() {
+            [1008471] |           s_abc::a() {
+            [1008471] |             s_abc::b() {
+            [1008471] |               s_abc::c() {
+   2.389 us [1008471] |                 getpid();
+   4.630 us [1008471] |               } /* s_abc::c */
+   5.148 us [1008471] |             } /* s_abc::b */
+   5.500 us [1008471] |           } /* s_abc::a */
+   5.889 us [1008471] |         } /* s_abc::main */
+   6.426 us [1008471] |       } /* core::ops::function::FnOnce::call_once */
+   6.908 us [1008471] |     } /* std::sys_common::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace */
+   0.111 us [1008471] |     _<()>::report();
+   8.037 us [1008471] |   } /* std::rt::lang_start::_{{closure}} */
+   2.408 us [1008471] |   sigaltstack();
+   0.259 us [1008471] |   sysconf();
+   0.167 us [1008471] |   sysconf();
+  41.648 us [1008471] |   munmap();
+ 780.960 us [1008471] | } /* std::rt::lang_start */
+   0.259 us [1008471] | free();
+   0.166 us [1008471] | free();
+""")
diff --git a/tests/runtest.py b/tests/runtest.py
index 6460fc9df..1dbb780d7 100755
--- a/tests/runtest.py
+++ b/tests/runtest.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class TestBase:
     supported_lang = {
         'C':   { 'cc': 'gcc', 'flags': 'CFLAGS',   'ext': '.c' },
         'C++': { 'cc': 'g++', 'flags': 'CXXFLAGS', 'ext': '.cpp' },
+        # https://github.com/emosenkis/esp-rs/issues/10
+        'Rust': { 'cc': 'rustc', 'flags': "+nightly -Z instrument-mcount -C passes=ee-instrument<post-inline> ", 'ext': '.rs' },
     }
 
     TEST_SUCCESS = 0
@@ -714,6 +716,22 @@ def __init__(self, name, result, lang='Python', cflags='', ldflags='', sort='sim
         if orig_path != "":
             os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] += ':' + orig_path
 
+class RustTestBase(TestBase):
+    def __init__(self, name, result, lang='Rust', cflags='', ldflags='', sort='simple', serial=False):
+        TestBase.__init__(self, name, result, lang, cflags, ldflags, sort, serial)
+
+    def build(self, name, rflags='', ldflags=''):
+
+        lang = TestBase.supported_lang[self.lang]
+        prog = 't-' + name
+        src  = 's-' + name + ".rs"
+        rflags =  self.supported_lang['Rust']['flags']
+
+        build_cmd = '%s %s -o %s %s' % (lang['cc'], rflags, prog, src)
+
+        self.pr_debug("build command: %s" % build_cmd)
+        return self.build_it(build_cmd)
+
 RED     = '\033[1;31m'
 GREEN   = '\033[1;32m'
 YELLOW  = '\033[1;33m'
@@ -780,6 +798,18 @@ def run_python_case(T, case, timeout):
         ret = tc.postrun(ret)
     return (ret, dif)
 
+def run_rust_case(T, case, timeout):
+    tc = T.TestCase()
+    tc.set_debug(arg.debug)
+    tc.set_keep(arg.keep)
+    ret = tc.build(tc.name, "")
+    ret = tc.prerun(timeout)
+    dif = ''
+    if ret == TestBase.TEST_SUCCESS:
+        ret, dif = tc.run(case, "", arg.diff, timeout)
+        ret = tc.postrun(ret)
+    return (ret, dif)
+
 def run_single_case(case, flags, opts, arg, compilers):
     result = []
     timeout = int(arg.timeout)
@@ -795,6 +825,11 @@ def run_single_case(case, flags, opts, arg, compilers):
             result.append((ret, dif))
             continue
 
+        if compiler == 'rustc':
+            ret, dif = run_rust_case(T, case, timeout)
+            result.append((ret, dif))
+            continue
+
         for flag in flags:
             for opt in opts:
                 tc = T.TestCase()
@@ -910,6 +945,30 @@ def print_python_test_header(ftests):
     ftests.write(header2 + '\n')
     ftests.flush()
 
+def print_rust_test_header(flags, ftests, compilers):
+    header1 = '%-24s ' % 'Compiler'
+    header2 = '%-24s ' % 'Runtime test case'
+    header3 = '-' * 24 + ':'
+    empty = ' ' * 100
+
+    for i, compiler in enumerate(compilers):
+        if i != 0:
+            header1 += ' '
+            header2 += ' '
+            header3 += ' '
+        for flag in flags:
+            # align with optimization flags
+            header2 += ' ' + flag
+        header1 += ' ' + compiler
+
+    print("")
+    print(header1)
+    print(header2)
+    print(header3)
+    ftests.write(header1 + '\n')
+    ftests.write(header2 + '\n')
+    ftests.write(header3 + '\n')
+    ftests.flush()
 
 def print_test_report(color, shared):
     success = shared.stats[TestBase.TEST_SUCCESS] + shared.stats[TestBase.TEST_SUCCESS_FIXED]
@@ -962,6 +1021,8 @@ def parse_argument():
                         help="Hide normal results and print only abnormal results.")
     parser.add_argument("-P", "--python", dest='python', action='store_true',
                         help="Run python test cases instead")
+    parser.add_argument("-R", "--rust", dest='rust', action='store_true',
+                        help="Run rust test cases instead")
 
     return parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -976,6 +1037,8 @@ def parse_argument():
     if arg.cases == 'all':
         if arg.python:
             testcases = glob.glob('p???_*.py')
+        elif arg.rust:
+            testcases = glob.glob('r???_*.py')
         else:
             testcases = glob.glob('t???_*.py')
     else:
@@ -984,6 +1047,8 @@ def parse_argument():
             for case in cases:
                 if arg.python:
                     testcases.extend(glob.glob('p*' + case + '*.py'))
+                elif arg.rust:
+                     testcases.extend(glob.glob('r*' + case + '*.py'))
                 else:
                     testcases.extend(glob.glob('t*' + case + '*.py'))
             arg.worker = min(arg.worker, len(testcases))
@@ -1029,6 +1094,9 @@ def has_compiler(compiler):
     compilers = []
     if arg.python:
         compilers.append('python')
+    elif arg.rust:
+        if has_compiler('rustc') and os.system('rustup default nightly > /dev/null') == 0:
+            compilers.append('rustc')
     elif arg.compiler == 'all':
         for compiler in ['gcc', 'clang']:
             if has_compiler(compiler):
@@ -1083,6 +1151,8 @@ class dotdict(dict):
 
     if arg.python:
         print_python_test_header(ftests)
+    elif arg.rust:
+        print_rust_test_header(flags, ftests, ['rustc'])
     else:
         print_test_header(opts, flags, ftests, compilers)
 
diff --git a/tests/s-abc.rs b/tests/s-abc.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68826e6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/s-abc.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use std::process;
+
+fn a() -> u32 {
+	return b();
+}
+
+fn b() -> u32 {
+	return c();
+}
+
+fn c() -> u32 {
+	return process::id();
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	a();
+}