diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b51add16d2f..231fccf3928 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ if have_rust
 endif
 
 if have_rust
-  rustc_args = find_program('scripts/rust/rustc_args.py')
+  rustc_args = [find_program('scripts/rust/rustc_args.py'),
+    '--rustc-version', rustc.version()]
   rustfmt = find_program('rustfmt', required: false)
 
   # Prohibit code that is forbidden in Rust 2024
diff --git a/rust/qemu-api/meson.build b/rust/qemu-api/meson.build
index 2ff6d2ce3d0..1ed79672cc9 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api/meson.build
+++ b/rust/qemu-api/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 _qemu_api_cfg = run_command(rustc_args,
-  '--config-headers', config_host_h, files('Cargo.toml'),
-  capture: true, check: true).stdout().strip().split()
+  '--config-headers', config_host_h, '--features', '--lints', files('Cargo.toml'),
+  capture: true, check: true).stdout().strip().splitlines()
 
 # _qemu_api_cfg += ['--cfg', 'feature="allocator"']
 if rustc.version().version_compare('>=1.77.0')
diff --git a/scripts/rust/rustc_args.py b/scripts/rust/rustc_args.py
index 942dd2b2bab..9b9778a1cac 100644
--- a/scripts/rust/rustc_args.py
+++ b/scripts/rust/rustc_args.py
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 """
 
 import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Iterable, Mapping, Optional, Set
+from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Set
 
 try:
     import tomllib
@@ -61,6 +62,45 @@ def get_table(self, key: str) -> Mapping[Any, Any]:
         return table
 
 
+@dataclass
+class LintFlag:
+    flags: List[str]
+    priority: int
+
+
+def generate_lint_flags(cargo_toml: CargoTOML) -> Iterable[str]:
+    """Converts Cargo.toml lints to rustc -A/-D/-F/-W flags."""
+
+    toml_lints = cargo_toml.lints
+
+    lint_list = []
+    for k, v in toml_lints.items():
+        prefix = "" if k == "rust" else k + "::"
+        for lint, data in v.items():
+            level = data if isinstance(data, str) else data["level"]
+            priority = 0 if isinstance(data, str) else data.get("priority", 0)
+            if level == "deny":
+                flag = "-D"
+            elif level == "allow":
+                flag = "-A"
+            elif level == "warn":
+                flag = "-W"
+            elif level == "forbid":
+                flag = "-F"
+            else:
+                raise Exception(f"invalid level {level} for {prefix}{lint}")
+
+            # This may change if QEMU ever invokes clippy-driver or rustdoc by
+            # hand.  For now, check the syntax but do not add non-rustc lints to
+            # the command line.
+            if k == "rust":
+                lint_list.append(LintFlag(flags=[flag, prefix + lint], priority=priority))
+
+    lint_list.sort(key=lambda x: x.priority)
+    for lint in lint_list:
+        yield from lint.flags
+
+
 def generate_cfg_flags(header: str, cargo_toml: CargoTOML) -> Iterable[str]:
     """Converts defines from config[..].h headers to rustc --cfg flags."""
 
@@ -97,13 +137,54 @@ def main() -> None:
         dest="cargo_toml",
         help="path to Cargo.toml file",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--features",
+        action="store_true",
+        dest="features",
+        help="generate --check-cfg arguments for features",
+        required=False,
+        default=None,
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--lints",
+        action="store_true",
+        dest="lints",
+        help="generate arguments from [lints] table",
+        required=False,
+        default=None,
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--rustc-version",
+        metavar="VERSION",
+        dest="rustc_version",
+        action="store",
+        help="version of rustc",
+        required=False,
+        default="1.0.0",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if args.verbose:
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
     logging.debug("args: %s", args)
 
+    rustc_version = tuple((int(x) for x in args.rustc_version.split('.')[0:2]))
     cargo_toml = CargoTOML(args.cargo_toml)
 
+    if args.lints:
+        for tok in generate_lint_flags(cargo_toml):
+            print(tok)
+
+    if rustc_version >= (1, 80):
+        if args.lints:
+            for cfg in sorted(cargo_toml.check_cfg):
+                print("--check-cfg")
+                print(cfg)
+        if args.features:
+            for feature in cargo_toml.get_table("features"):
+                if feature != "default":
+                    print("--check-cfg")
+                    print(f'cfg(feature,values("{feature}"))')
+
     for header in args.config_headers:
         for tok in generate_cfg_flags(header, cargo_toml):
             print(tok)
