diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/defaults/main.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/defaults/main.yml
index 7fac3ca..f3a9088 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 custom_github_token: ""
 development_docker_remap_user: "{{ custom_base_user_account }}"
-development_docker_remap_group: "{{ custom_base_user_account }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+development_docker_remap_group: "{{ custom_base_user_account }}"
+development_install_rust: false
diff --git a/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/tasks/main.yml b/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
index 0c45f5c..85d0ed7 100644
--- a/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/collections/ansible_collections/nullified/infrastructure/roles/development/tasks/main.yml
@@ -327,3 +327,29 @@
     - venv: "flake8"
       extension: "pep8-naming"
       creates: "pep8ext_naming.py"
+
+- name: '[rust] check if rust is already installed'
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ getent_passwd[custom_base_user_account][4] }}/.cargo/bin/rustc"
+  register: rustc_stat
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  when: development_install_rust | bool
+
+- name: '[rust] rust'
+  become: true
+  when: development_install_rust | bool and rustc_stat.state is match("absent")
+  block:
+    - name: '[rust] download installer'
+      ansible.builtin.get_url:
+        url: https://sh.rustup.rs
+        dest: /tmp/rustup.sh
+        mode: '0750'
+        owner: "{{ custom_base_user_account }}"
+        group: "{{ custom_base_user_account }}"
+
+    - name: '[rust] install rust toolchain'
+      become_user: "{{ custom_base_user_account }}"
+      script:
+        cmd: /tmp/rustup.sh -qy
+        creates: "{{ getent_passwd[custom_base_user_account][4] }}/.cargo/bin/rustc"
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/unobtainium/vars.yml b/inventory/host_vars/unobtainium/vars.yml
index 22cc91f..d894036 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/unobtainium/vars.yml
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/unobtainium/vars.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ common_gitconfig_email: "{{ vault_common_gitconfig_email }}"
 common_gitconfig_force_sign: true
 common_gitconfig_signingkey: "{{ vault_common_gitconfig_signingkey }}"
 common_install_fonts: true
+
+development_install_rust: true