diff --git a/scanner/astgrep.go b/scanner/astgrep.go
index 0285c7e..b5ef71a 100644
--- a/scanner/astgrep.go
+++ b/scanner/astgrep.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func (s *AstGrepScanner) scanDirectory(parent context.Context, root string) ([]F
 			}
 		}
 
-		if m.RuleID == "rust-mod-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-path-module-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-path-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-use-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-askama-template-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-include-imports" {
+		if m.RuleID == "rust-mod-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-path-module-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-path-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-use-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-askama-template-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-include-imports" || m.RuleID == "rust-cargo-rerun-imports" {
 			var path string
 			var explicitTarget string
 			kind := "rust-path"
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ func (s *AstGrepScanner) scanDirectory(parent context.Context, root string) ([]F
 					// the raw braces into a false crate-root edge.
 					kind = "rust-use"
 				}
+			case "rust-cargo-rerun-imports":
+				kind = "rust-build-input"
+				if pathVar, ok := m.MetaVariables.Single["PATH"]; ok {
+					path, _ = parseRustBuildScriptInput(pathVar.Text)
+				}
 			case "rust-askama-template-imports":
 				kind = "rust-askama-template"
 				if targetVar, ok := m.MetaVariables.Single["TARGET"]; ok && !rustAttributeAssigns(m.Text, "config") {
@@ -468,7 +473,7 @@ func (s *AstGrepScanner) scanDirectory(parent context.Context, root string) ([]F
 				}
 			}
 			if path != "" {
-				if m.RuleID != "rust-path-imports" && m.RuleID != "rust-askama-template-imports" {
+				if m.RuleID != "rust-path-imports" && m.RuleID != "rust-askama-template-imports" && m.RuleID != "rust-cargo-rerun-imports" {
 					fileMap[relPath].Imports = append(fileMap[relPath].Imports, path)
 				}
 				fileMap[relPath].References = append(fileMap[relPath].References, ImportReference{
diff --git a/scanner/rustbuildscript.go b/scanner/rustbuildscript.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d4536c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scanner/rustbuildscript.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package scanner
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func parseRustBuildScriptInput(literal string) (string, bool) {
+	value, ok := parseRustStringLiteral(literal)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	var path string
+	for _, prefix := range []string{"cargo:rerun-if-changed=", "cargo::rerun-if-changed="} {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(value, prefix) {
+			path = strings.TrimPrefix(value, prefix)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if path == "" || path != strings.TrimSpace(path) || strings.ContainsAny(path, "{}\r\n\x00") {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return path, true
+}
+
+func resolveRustBuildScriptInput(fromFile, input string, idx *fileIndex, workspace *rustWorkspaceIndex) string {
+	target, ok := workspace.targetForFile(fromFile, idx)
+	if !ok || target.kind != rustTargetCustomBuild || target.rootFile != filepath.Clean(fromFile) {
+		return ""
+	}
+	pkg, ok := workspace.packageForFile(fromFile)
+	if !ok || !pkg.authoritative {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	path := filepath.Clean(filepath.FromSlash(input))
+	if filepath.IsAbs(path) || filepath.VolumeName(path) != "" || path == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(path, ".."+string(filepath.Separator)) || strings.ContainsAny(input, "*?[") {
+		return ""
+	}
+	candidate := filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(pkg.root, path))
+	files := idx.byExact[candidate]
+	if len(files) != 1 || files[0] != candidate || candidate == fromFile {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return candidate
+}
diff --git a/scanner/rustbuildscript_test.go b/scanner/rustbuildscript_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8654e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scanner/rustbuildscript_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package scanner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAstGrepRustBuildScriptInputExtraction(t *testing.T) {
+	scanner, err := NewAstGrepScanner()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(scanner.Close)
+	if !scanner.Available() {
+		t.Skip("ast-grep not available")
+	}
+
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	source := `fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=schema.proto");
+    println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=assets/default.policy");
+    // println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=commented.proto");
+    /*
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=blocked.proto");
+    */
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed= schema.proto");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=schema.proto ");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={path}");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", "schema.proto");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=schema.proto\nother.proto");
+    println!("plain output without directive");
+}
+const DOC: &str = r##"
+println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=documented.proto");
+"##;
+`
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "build.rs"), []byte(source), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	astScanner, err := NewAstGrepScanner()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(astScanner.Close)
+	outcome, err := astScanner.ScanDirectory(context.Background(), root)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var got []ImportReference
+	for _, analysis := range outcome.Analyses {
+		for _, ref := range analysis.References {
+			if ref.Kind == "rust-build-input" {
+				ref.Line = 0
+				got = append(got, ref)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	for _, analysis := range outcome.Analyses {
+		for _, ref := range analysis.References {
+			if ref.Kind == "rust-build-input" && len(analysis.Imports) != 0 {
+				t.Fatalf("directive paths leaked into imports: %v", analysis.Imports)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	sort.Slice(got, func(i, j int) bool { return got[i].Path < got[j].Path })
+	want := []ImportReference{
+		{Path: "assets/default.policy", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+		{Path: "schema.proto", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("Cargo build input references = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRustBuildScriptResolvesStaticCargoInputs(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	absolute := filepath.Join(root, "outside.proto")
+	writeRustCargoFixture(t, root, map[string]string{
+		"Cargo.toml":                "[workspace]\nmembers = [\"app\"]\n",
+		"outside.proto":             "syntax = \"proto3\";\n",
+		"app/Cargo.toml":            "[package]\nname = \"app\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\nbuild = \"build.rs\"\n",
+		"app/build.rs":              "fn main() {}\n",
+		"app/schema.proto":          "syntax = \"proto3\";\n",
+		"app/assets/default.policy": "allow if true\n",
+	})
+
+	metadata := cargoMetadataJSON(t, root, []map[string]any{
+		cargoPackageWithTargets(root, "app", "app", []map[string]any{
+			cargoTargetJSON(root, "app/build.rs", "build-script-build", rustTargetCustomBuild),
+		}, nil),
+	})
+	graph, err := buildFileGraphFromAnalysesWithCargoMetadata(
+		context.Background(),
+		root,
+		[]FileAnalysis{{Path: "app/build.rs", Language: "rust", References: []ImportReference{
+			{Path: "schema.proto", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: "assets/default.policy", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: "assets", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: "../outside.proto", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: "missing.proto", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: "*.proto", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: absolute, Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+			{Path: "build.rs", Kind: "rust-build-input"},
+		}}},
+		func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) { return metadata, nil },
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	got := append([]string(nil), graph.Imports["app/build.rs"]...)
+	for i := range got {
+		got[i] = filepath.ToSlash(got[i])
+	}
+	sort.Strings(got)
+	want := []string{"app/assets/default.policy", "app/schema.proto"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("build script inputs = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRustBuildScriptInputsRequireCustomBuildTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	writeRustCargoFixture(t, root, map[string]string{
+		"Cargo.toml":   "[package]\nname = \"app\"\nversion = \"0.1.0\"\n",
+		"src/lib.rs":   "pub fn emit() {}\n",
+		"schema.proto": "syntax = \"proto3\";\n",
+	})
+
+	metadata := cargoMetadataJSON(t, root, []map[string]any{
+		cargoPackageWithTargets(root, ".", "app", []map[string]any{
+			cargoTargetJSON(root, "src/lib.rs", "app", rustTargetLib),
+		}, nil),
+	})
+	graph, err := buildFileGraphFromAnalysesWithCargoMetadata(
+		context.Background(),
+		root,
+		[]FileAnalysis{{Path: filepath.Join("src", "lib.rs"), Language: "rust", References: []ImportReference{{Path: "schema.proto", Kind: "rust-build-input"}}}},
+		func(context.Context, string) ([]byte, error) { return metadata, nil },
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got := graph.Imports[filepath.Join("src", "lib.rs")]; len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("non-build target inputs = %#v, want none", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scanner/rustgraph.go b/scanner/rustgraph.go
index 192da7f..b302700 100644
--- a/scanner/rustgraph.go
+++ b/scanner/rustgraph.go
@@ -681,6 +681,10 @@ func resolveRustReferences(root string, analysis FileAnalysis, idx *fileIndex, w
 			if target := resolveRustInclude(root, analysis.Path, ref.ExplicitTarget, idx); target != "" && target != analysis.Path {
 				resolved = append(resolved, target)
 			}
+		case "rust-build-input":
+			if target := resolveRustBuildScriptInput(analysis.Path, ref.Path, idx, workspace); target != "" && target != analysis.Path {
+				resolved = append(resolved, target)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dedupe(resolved)
diff --git a/scanner/sg-rules/rust.yml b/scanner/sg-rules/rust.yml
index 32c782e..af00e93 100644
--- a/scanner/sg-rules/rust.yml
+++ b/scanner/sg-rules/rust.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ language: rust
 rule:
   pattern: include!($PATH)
 ---
+id: rust-cargo-rerun-imports
+language: rust
+rule:
+  pattern: println!($PATH)
+constraints:
+  PATH:
+    regex: 'cargo::?rerun-if-changed='
+---
 id: rust-functions
 language: rust
 rule: