diff --git a/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix b/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
index 8733f5b0c397..9b851f88617a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,39 @@
-import ./make-test-python.nix ({ lib, pkgs, ...} :
+{ system ? builtins.currentSystem,
+  config ? {},
+  pkgs ? import ../.. { inherit system config; }
+}:
+let
+  inherit (import ../lib/testing-python.nix { inherit system pkgs; }) makeTest;
+  shared =
+    { config, pkgs, ... }:
+    {
+      programs.nix-ld.enable = true;
+      environment.systemPackages = [
+        (pkgs.runCommand "patched-hello" { } ''
+          install -D -m755 ${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello $out/bin/hello
+          patchelf $out/bin/hello --set-interpreter $(cat ${config.programs.nix-ld.package}/nix-support/ldpath)
+        '')
+      ];
+    };
+in
 {
-  name = "nix-ld";
-  nodes.machine = { pkgs, ... }: {
-    programs.nix-ld.enable = true;
-    environment.systemPackages = [
-      (pkgs.runCommand "patched-hello" {} ''
-        install -D -m755 ${pkgs.hello}/bin/hello $out/bin/hello
-        patchelf $out/bin/hello --set-interpreter $(cat ${pkgs.nix-ld}/nix-support/ldpath)
-      '')
-    ];
+  nix-ld = makeTest {
+    name = "nix-ld";
+    nodes.machine = shared;
+    testScript = ''
+      start_all()
+      machine.succeed("hello")
+    '';
   };
-  testScript = ''
-    start_all()
-    machine.succeed("hello")
- '';
-})
+  nix-ld-rs = makeTest {
+    name = "nix-ld-rs";
+    nodes.machine = {
+      imports = [ shared ];
+      programs.nix-ld.package = pkgs.nix-ld-rs;
+    };
+    testScript = ''
+      start_all()
+      machine.succeed("hello")
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld-rs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld-rs/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6514033741a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld-rs/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  nixosTests,
+  rustPlatform,
+  lib,
+}:
+
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  name = "nix-ld-rs";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nix-community";
+    repo = "nix-ld-rs";
+    rev = "f7154a6aedba4917c8cc72b805b79444b5bfafca";
+    sha256 = "sha256-tx6gO6NR4BnYVhoskyvQY9l6/8sK0HwoDHvsYcvIlgo=";
+  };
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-4IDu5qAgF4Zq4GOsimuy8NiRCN9PXM+8oVzD2GO3QmM=";
+
+  hardeningDisable = [ "stackprotector" ];
+
+  NIX_SYSTEM = stdenv.system;
+  RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP = "1";
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export NIX_LD=${stdenv.cc.bintools.dynamicLinker}
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/libexec
+    ln -s $out/bin/nix-ld-rs $out/libexec/nix-ld-rs
+    ln -s $out/bin/nix-ld-rs $out/libexec/nix-ld
+
+    mkdir -p $out/nix-support
+
+    ldpath=/${stdenv.hostPlatform.libDir}/$(basename ${stdenv.cc.bintools.dynamicLinker})
+    echo "$ldpath" > $out/nix-support/ldpath
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/tmpfiles.d/
+    cat > $out/lib/tmpfiles.d/nix-ld.conf <<EOF
+      L+ $ldpath - - - - $out/libexec/nix-ld-rs
+    EOF
+  '';
+
+  passthru.tests = nixosTests.nix-ld;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Run unpatched dynamic binaries on NixOS (rust version)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/nix-community/nix-ld-rs";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mic92 ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix
index 03dbf07f4b20..09b555b077d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nix-ld/package.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     EOF
   '';
 
-  passthru.tests.nix-ld = nixosTests.nix-ld;
+  passthru.tests = nixosTests.nix-ld;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Run unpatched dynamic binaries on NixOS";