diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs
index fb708e6de2eaf..6d817e88086a2 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ pub struct CodeGen {
     inputs: Vec<PathBuf>,
     output_dir: PathBuf,
     includes: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    options: Vec<String>,
+    c_includes: Vec<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ impl CodeGen {
             inputs: Vec::new(),
             output_dir: PathBuf::from(std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap()).join("protobuf_generated"),
             includes: Vec::new(),
+            options: Vec::new(),
+            c_includes: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +94,16 @@ impl CodeGen {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn c_include(&mut self, include: impl AsRef<Path>) -> &mut Self {
+        self.c_includes.push(include.as_ref().to_owned());
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn option(&mut self, option: String) -> &mut Self {
+        self.options.push(option);
+        self
+    }
+
     fn expected_generated_rs_files(&self) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         self.inputs
             .iter()
@@ -154,6 +168,9 @@ impl CodeGen {
         for include in &self.includes {
             cmd.arg(format!("--proto_path={}", include.display()));
         }
+        for option in &self.options {
+            cmd.arg(format!("--rust_opt={}", option));
+        }
         let output = cmd.output().map_err(|e| format!("failed to run protoc: {}", e))?;
         println!("{}", std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap());
         eprintln!("{}", std::str::from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap());
@@ -172,6 +189,10 @@ impl CodeGen {
             .include(self.output_dir.clone())
             .flag("-std=c99");
 
+        for path in &self.c_includes {
+            cc_build.include(path);
+        }
+
         for path in &self.expected_generated_rs_files() {
             if !path.exists() {
                 return Err(format!("expected generated file {} does not exist", path.display()));
diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/Cargo-template.toml b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/Cargo-template.toml
index ffa002877b613..d430d15a576a6 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/Cargo-template.toml
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/Cargo-template.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 
 [dependencies]
 protobuf = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf", package = "protobuf" }
+protobuf_well_known_types = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf_well_known_types", package = "protobuf-well-known-types" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 protobuf-codegen = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf_codegen", package = "protobuf-codegen" }
+protobuf_well_known_types = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf_well_known_types", package = "protobuf-well-known-types" }
diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/build.rs b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/build.rs
index 0924c662d408a..3aff590af7b39 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/build.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/build.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ fn main() {
     CodeGen::new()
         .inputs(["proto_example/foo.proto", "proto_example/bar/bar.proto"])
         .include("proto")
+        .include(protobuf_well_known_types::import_path())
+        .c_include(protobuf_well_known_types::include_path())
+        .option(format!("bazel_crate_mapping={}", protobuf_well_known_types::crate_mapping().display()))
         .generate_and_compile()
         .unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/proto/proto_example/foo.proto b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/proto/proto_example/foo.proto
index 83f3c4aaabaa2..19c12903ea6d6 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/proto/proto_example/foo.proto
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/proto/proto_example/foo.proto
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ edition = "2023";
 
 package proto_example;
 
+import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
 import "proto_example/bar/bar.proto";
 
 message Foo {
@@ -9,4 +10,5 @@ message Foo {
   repeated int32 numbers = 2;
   string name = 3;
   Bar bar = 4;
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp timestamp = 5;
 }
diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/crate_mapping.txt b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/crate_mapping.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2bd6558148285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/crate_mapping.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+protobuf_well_known_types
+10
+google/protobuf/any.proto
+google/protobuf/api.proto
+google/protobuf/duration.proto
+google/protobuf/empty.proto
+google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
+google/protobuf/source_context.proto
+google/protobuf/struct.proto
+google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
+google/protobuf/type.proto
+google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/src/lib.rs b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/src/lib.rs
index 9a7c8b7e9bb45..72d911076226c 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/protobuf_generated/google/protobuf/generated.rs"));
+
+pub fn import_path() -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("proto")
+}
+
+pub fn include_path() -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(env!("OUT_DIR")).join("protobuf_generated")
+}
+
+pub fn crate_mapping() -> PathBuf {
+    Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("crate_mapping.txt")
+}