diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/__init__.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/__init__.py
index c531a1bc2..d6740014e 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/__init__.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/__init__.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 import aws_lambda_builders.workflows.python_pip
 import aws_lambda_builders.workflows.nodejs_npm
 import aws_lambda_builders.workflows.ruby_bundler
+import aws_lambda_builders.workflows.rust_cargo
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/__init__.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea66c4f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""
+Builds Rust Lambda functions using Cargo
+"""
+
+from .workflow import RustCargoWorkflow
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/actions.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/actions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68cfd00bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/actions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""
+Actions for the Rust Cargo workflow
+"""
+import subprocess
+import logging
+import sys
+import os
+import shutil
+import platform
+
+from aws_lambda_builders.actions import BaseAction, Purpose, ActionFailedError
+from .cargo import CargoParser, CargoFileNotFoundError, CargoParsingError, CargoValidationError, PathNotFoundError
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+TARGET_PLATFORM = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
+RUNTIME_METADATA_FILE = "runtime_release"
+
+
+class CargoValidator(BaseAction):
+    """
+    Validates that Cargo.toml is configured correctly to build a Lambda application
+    """
+    NAME = 'CargoValidator'
+    PURPOSE = Purpose.RESOLVE_DEPENDENCIES
+
+    def __init__(self, source_dir, manifest_path, runtime):
+        self.source_dir = source_dir
+        self.manifest_path = manifest_path
+        self.runtime = runtime
+        self.cargo_parser = CargoParser(manifest_path)
+
+    def execute(self):
+        try:
+            self.cargo_parser.validate(print_warnings=True)
+        except (CargoFileNotFoundError, CargoParsingError, CargoValidationError) as ex:
+            raise ActionFailedError(str(ex))
+
+
+class RustCargoBuildAction(BaseAction):
+    """
+    Uses Cargo to build a project
+    """
+    NAME = 'RustCargoBuildAction'
+    PURPOSE = Purpose.COMPILE_SOURCE
+
+    def __init__(self, source_dir, manifest_path, runtime):
+        self.source_dir = source_dir
+        self.manifest_path = manifest_path
+        self.runtime = runtime
+        self.cargo_parser = CargoParser(manifest_path)
+
+    def execute(self):
+        try:
+            LOG.info("Starting cargo release build for %s", self.source_dir)
+            cmd = "cargo build --release"
+            # if we are running on linux we assume that it's the Amazon Linux Docker container.
+            # Otherwise we set the target pltform to musl linux.
+            if platform.system() != "Linux":
+                cmd += " --target " + TARGET_PLATFORM
+            subprocess.run(
+                cmd,
+                stderr=sys.stderr,
+                stdout=sys.stderr,
+                shell=True,
+                cwd=self.source_dir,
+                check=True,
+            )
+            LOG.info("Built executable: %s", self.cargo_parser.get_executable_name())
+            #LOG.info("Done: %s", build_output)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
+            LOG.info("Error while executing build: %i\n%s", ex.returncode, ex.output)
+            raise ActionFailedError(str(ex))
+
+
+class CopyAndRenameExecutableAction(BaseAction):
+    NAME = 'CopyAndRenameExecutableAction'
+    PURPOSE = Purpose.COPY_SOURCE
+
+    def __init__(self, source_dir, atrifact_path, manifest_path, runtime):
+        self.source_dir = source_dir
+        self.manifest_path = manifest_path
+        self.artifact_path = atrifact_path
+        self.runtime = runtime
+        self.cargo_parser = CargoParser(manifest_path)
+
+    def execute(self):
+        try:
+            target = TARGET_PLATFORM if platform.system() != "Linux" else ""
+            bin_path = self.cargo_parser.get_executable_path(target)
+            LOG.info("Copying executable from %s to %s", bin_path, self.artifact_path)
+            shutil.copyfile(bin_path, os.path.join(self.artifact_path, "bootstrap"), follow_symlinks=True)
+
+            target_dir = self.cargo_parser.get_target_path(target)
+            metadata_file = os.path.join(target_dir, RUNTIME_METADATA_FILE)
+            LOG.info("Looking for metdata file: %s", metadata_file)
+            if os.path.isfile(metadata_file):
+                LOG.info("Found runtime metdata file, copying to %s", self.artifact_path)
+                shutil.copyfile(metadata_file, os.path.join(self.artifact_path,
+                                                            RUNTIME_METADATA_FILE), follow_symlinks=True)
+        except PathNotFoundError as ex:
+            raise ActionFailedError(str(ex))
+        except (OSError, shutil.SpecialFileError) as ex:
+            raise ActionFailedError(str(ex))
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/cargo.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/cargo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90508d659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/cargo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+"""
+Cargo validator utility
+"""
+import os
+import logging
+
+import toml
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class PackagerError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class CargoFileNotFoundError(PackagerError):
+    def __init__(self, cargo_path):
+        super(CargoFileNotFoundError, self).__init__(
+            'Cargo file not found: %s' % cargo_path)
+
+
+class CargoParsingError(PackagerError):
+    def __init__(self, ex):
+        super(CargoParsingError, self).__init__(
+            'Could not parse cargo file: %s' % ex)
+
+
+class CargoValidationError(PackagerError):
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        super(CargoValidationError, self).__init__(
+            'Invalid cargo file: %s' % msg)
+
+
+class PathNotFoundError(PackagerError):
+    def __init__(self, bin_path):
+        super(PathNotFoundError, self).__init__(
+            'Path not found: %s' % bin_path)
+
+
+class CargoParser(object):
+    def __init__(self, manifest):
+        """
+        Given the path to a Cargo.toml file parses its contents. Use
+        the validate() method sanity-check the cargo manifest for
+        a Lambda function build.
+
+        :raises CargoParsingError: If the Cargo.toml file could not be
+            found or parsed.
+        """
+        self.manifest = manifest
+        self._parse(manifest)
+
+    def _parse(self, manifest):
+        if not os.path.isfile(manifest):
+            raise CargoFileNotFoundError(manifest)
+
+        try:
+            with open(manifest, 'r') as cargo:
+                package_properties = toml.load(cargo)
+                LOG.debug("Cargo file: %s", package_properties)
+                self.cargo = package_properties
+        except (TypeError, toml.TomlDecodeError) as ex:
+            raise CargoParsingError(ex)
+        except ValueError as ex:
+            raise CargoParsingError(ex)
+
+    def get_executable_name(self):
+        """
+        Returns the name of the executable file generated by the
+        cargo build process
+        """
+        self.validate(print_warnings=False)
+
+        bin_name = self.cargo["package"]["name"]
+        if "bin" in self.cargo:
+            bin_props = self.cargo["bin"]
+            for prop in bin_props:
+                if "name" in prop:
+                    bin_name = prop["name"]
+
+        return bin_name
+
+    def get_target_path(self, target_platform):
+        """
+        Returns the full path to the target directory where the binary is stored
+
+        :type target_platform: str
+        :param target_platform:
+            The --target parameter that was passed to the cargo build process.
+
+        :raise ExecutableNotFound: If the executable file does not exist.
+        """
+        self.validate(print_warnings=False)
+        proj_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(self.manifest))
+        target_dir = os.path.join(proj_path, "target", target_platform, "release")
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(target_dir):
+            raise PathNotFoundError(target_dir)
+
+        return target_dir
+
+    def get_executable_path(self, target_platform):
+        """
+        Returns the full path to the compiled executable.
+
+        :type target_platform: str
+        :param target_platform:
+            The --target parameter that was passed to the cargo build process.
+
+        :raise ExecutableNotFound: If the executable file does not exist.
+        """
+        self.validate(print_warnings=False)
+
+        bin_name = self.get_executable_name()
+        proj_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(self.manifest))
+        bin_full_path = os.path.join(proj_path, "target", target_platform, "release", bin_name)
+
+        if not os.path.isfile(bin_full_path):
+            raise PathNotFoundError(bin_full_path)
+
+        return bin_full_path
+
+    def validate(self, print_warnings=True):
+        """
+        Validates a Cargo.toml file and optionally prints out warnings
+        and suggestions for the Cargo structure.
+
+        :type print_warnings: bool
+        :param print_warnings:
+            Whether the method should print warnings in the LOG object.
+
+        :raise CargoValidationError: If the cargo file was not parsed correctly
+            or it does not represent a valid package.
+        """
+        if not self.cargo:
+            raise CargoValidationError("Cargo file not parsed")
+
+        if "package" not in self.cargo:
+            raise CargoValidationError("Manifest does not contain package table")
+
+        package = self.cargo["package"]
+        if "name" not in package:
+            raise CargoValidationError("Missing name property for package")
+
+        if "bin" not in self.cargo:
+            if print_warnings:
+                LOG.warning(("Missing [[bin]] section from Cargo.toml. "
+                             "The builder will rename the executable from %s "
+                             "to bootstrap. Consider including a [[bin]] "
+                             "section in the Cargo.toml file with a "
+                             "name = \"bootstrap\" property."), package["name"])
+        else:
+            bin_props = self.cargo["bin"]
+            name_found = False
+            for prop in bin_props:
+                if "name" in prop:
+                    name_found = True
+                    break
+
+            if not name_found and print_warnings:
+                LOG.warning(("Missing name property from [[bin]] section "
+                             "in Cargo.toml file. Consider including a name "
+                             "property and setting its value to bootstrap. This "
+                             "is the executable name AWS Lambda expects."))
+
+        if "dependencies" in self.cargo:
+            deps = self.cargo["dependencies"]
+            if "lambda_runtime" not in deps and print_warnings:
+                LOG.warning("""lambda_runtime is not included as a dependency in
+                            Your Cargo.toml file.""")
diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/workflow.py b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/workflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa8a7d3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/workflows/rust_cargo/workflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+Rust Cargo Workflow
+"""
+import os
+
+from aws_lambda_builders.workflow import BaseWorkflow, Capability
+from aws_lambda_builders.actions import CopySourceAction
+
+from .actions import RustCargoBuildAction, CopyAndRenameExecutableAction, CargoValidator
+
+
+class RustCargoWorkflow(BaseWorkflow):
+
+    NAME = "RustCargoWorkflow"
+    CAPABILITY = Capability(language="rust",
+                            dependency_manager="cargo",
+                            application_framework=None)
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 source_dir,
+                 artifacts_dir,
+                 scratch_dir,
+                 manifest_path,
+                 runtime=None, **kwargs):
+
+        super(RustCargoWorkflow, self).__init__(source_dir,
+                                                artifacts_dir,
+                                                scratch_dir,
+                                                manifest_path,
+                                                runtime=runtime,
+                                                **kwargs)
+
+        self.actions = [
+            CargoValidator(source_dir, manifest_path, runtime),
+            RustCargoBuildAction(source_dir, manifest_path, runtime),
+            CopyAndRenameExecutableAction(source_dir, self.artifacts_dir, manifest_path, runtime),
+        ]
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 0150babf3..be5737f17 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 six~=1.11
+toml~=0.10.0
\ No newline at end of file