diff --git a/hatch_rs/structs.py b/hatch_rs/structs.py
index f135a56..5b45ff8 100644
--- a/hatch_rs/structs.py
+++ b/hatch_rs/structs.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
-from packaging.tags import cpython_tags, mac_platforms
+from packaging.tags import cpython_tags, mac_platforms, platform_tags
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, PrivateAttr, field_validator
 
 __all__ = (
@@ -122,6 +122,16 @@ def _env_truthy(value: str | None) -> bool:
     return value.strip().lower() not in ("", "0", "false", "no", "off")
 
 
+def _is_musl_linux() -> bool:
+    """Return True if running in a musl Linux environment or container."""
+    auditwheel = environ.get("AUDITWHEEL_PLAT", "")
+    if auditwheel.startswith("musllinux"):
+        return True
+    if sys_platform == "linux":
+        return any(tag.startswith("musllinux") for tag in platform_tags())
+    return False
+
+
 def _normalize_machine(machine: str) -> str:
     normalized = machine.lower().replace("-", "_")
     aliases = {
@@ -147,7 +157,7 @@ def _normalize_platform(platform: str) -> str:
         return "win32"
     if normalized.startswith("macosx") or normalized == "darwin":
         return "darwin"
-    if normalized.startswith(("linux", "manylinux", "musllinux")):
+    if normalized.startswith(("linux", "manylinux", "musl")):
         return "linux"
     if normalized.startswith(("emscripten", "pyemscripten")):
         return "emscripten"
@@ -155,7 +165,7 @@ def _normalize_platform(platform: str) -> str:
 
 
 def _linux_targets_for_platform(platform: str) -> dict[str, str]:
-    if platform.lower().startswith("musllinux"):
+    if platform.lower().startswith("musl"):
         return LINUX_MUSL_TARGETS
     return LINUX_GNU_TARGETS
 
@@ -236,7 +246,9 @@ def python_extension_name(
 
 
 def _resolve_target(target: str | None = None, *, platform: str | None = None, machine: str | None = None) -> ResolvedTarget:
-    raw_platform = platform or environ.get("HATCH_RUST_PLATFORM", sys_platform)
+    raw_platform = platform or environ.get("HATCH_RUST_PLATFORM")
+    if raw_platform is None:
+        raw_platform = "musllinux" if _is_musl_linux() else sys_platform
     platform = _normalize_platform(raw_platform)
     machine = _normalize_machine(machine or environ.get("HATCH_RUST_MACHINE", platform_machine()))
     target = target or environ.get("CARGO_BUILD_TARGET")
@@ -860,6 +872,14 @@ def _build_artifact_plan(self, artifact: RustArtifactConfig, *, global_target: s
         rustc_args = []
         if self._is_python_extension_artifact(artifact) and "apple" in resolved_target.triple:
             rustc_args.extend(("-C", "link-arg=-undefined", "-C", "link-arg=dynamic_lookup"))
+        if (
+            "musl" in resolved_target.triple
+            and not self._is_executable_artifact(artifact)
+            and (artifact.crate_type == "cdylib" or self._is_python_extension_artifact(artifact))
+        ):
+            user_rustc_args = " ".join(self._artifact_rustc_args(artifact))
+            if "target-feature" not in user_rustc_args:
+                rustc_args.extend(("-C", "target-feature=-crt-static"))
         rustc_args.extend(self._artifact_rustc_args(artifact))
         # Executables (bin/example) are not crate-type artifacts; injecting
         # --crate-type would build them as a library instead of a binary.
diff --git a/hatch_rs/tests/test_structs.py b/hatch_rs/tests/test_structs.py
index d97f742..70126fd 100644
--- a/hatch_rs/tests/test_structs.py
+++ b/hatch_rs/tests/test_structs.py
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from hatch_rs.structs import HatchRustBuildPlan, executable_name, python_extension_name, resolve_target_triple, shared_library_name, wheel_tag
+from hatch_rs.structs import (
+    HatchRustBuildPlan,
+    RustArtifactConfig,
+    executable_name,
+    python_extension_name,
+    resolve_target_triple,
+    shared_library_name,
+    wheel_tag,
+)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -14,6 +22,7 @@ def clear_cargo_target_dir(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     monkeypatch.delenv("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", raising=False)
     monkeypatch.delenv("CARGO_BUILD_TARGET", raising=False)
     monkeypatch.delenv("PYODIDE_ABI_VERSION", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("AUDITWHEEL_PLAT", raising=False)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -53,6 +62,14 @@ def test_resolve_target_triple_uses_cargo_build_target(monkeypatch: pytest.Monke
     assert resolve_target_triple(platform="linux", machine="x86_64") == "wasm32-unknown-emscripten"
 
 
+def test_resolve_target_triple_uses_musllinux_auditwheel_plat(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("AUDITWHEEL_PLAT", "musllinux_1_2_x86_64")
+    assert resolve_target_triple(machine="x86_64") == "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("AUDITWHEEL_PLAT", "musllinux_1_2_aarch64")
+    assert resolve_target_triple(machine="aarch64") == "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl"
+
+
 def test_resolve_target_triple_rejects_wheel_platform_tag_as_rust_target():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="manylinux.*wheel platform tags"):
         resolve_target_triple("x86_64-manylinux_2_28")
@@ -192,6 +209,43 @@ def test_build_plan_generates_cargo_invocation(tmp_path):
     ]
 
 
+def test_build_plan_generates_musl_cdylib_flags(tmp_path):
+    plan = HatchRustBuildPlan(module="project", path=tmp_path, target="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl")
+
+    assert plan.generate() == ["cargo rustc --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -- -C target-feature=-crt-static --crate-type cdylib"]
+
+
+def test_build_plan_preserves_custom_target_feature_for_musl(tmp_path):
+    plan = HatchRustBuildPlan(
+        module="project",
+        path=tmp_path,
+        target="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+        rustc_args=["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"],
+    )
+
+    assert plan.generate() == ["cargo rustc --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -- -C target-feature=+crt-static --crate-type cdylib"]
+
+
+def test_build_plan_does_not_disable_crt_static_for_musl_executable(tmp_path):
+    plan = HatchRustBuildPlan(
+        module="project",
+        path=tmp_path,
+        target="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+        artifacts=[
+            RustArtifactConfig(
+                name="mycli",
+                cargo_target="mycli",
+                cargo_target_kind="bin",
+                install_scheme="shared-scripts",
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+
+    assert plan.generate() == ["cargo rustc --bin mycli --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"]
+    invocation = plan.cargo_invocations[0]
+    assert "target-feature=-crt-static" not in invocation.env.get("RUSTFLAGS", "")
+
+
 def test_build_plan_uses_debug_profile_for_editable_install(tmp_path):
     plan = HatchRustBuildPlan(
         module="project",