diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs
index fb708e6de2eaf..f90ad6e9cfb30 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_codegen/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Dependency {
+    pub crate_name: String,
+    pub import_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub include_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub proto_files: Vec<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CodeGen {
     inputs: Vec<PathBuf>,
     output_dir: PathBuf,
     includes: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    dependencies: Vec<Dependency>,
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! proto_dep {
+    ($c:ident) => {
+        $c::get_dependency(stringify!($c))
+    }
 }
 
 const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
@@ -62,6 +80,7 @@ impl CodeGen {
             inputs: Vec::new(),
             output_dir: PathBuf::from(std::env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap()).join("protobuf_generated"),
             includes: Vec::new(),
+            dependencies: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -90,6 +109,11 @@ impl CodeGen {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn dependency(&mut self, dep: Dependency) -> &mut Self {
+        self.dependencies.push(dep.clone());
+        self
+    }
+
     fn expected_generated_rs_files(&self) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
         self.inputs
             .iter()
@@ -147,6 +171,23 @@ impl CodeGen {
         for include in &self.includes {
             println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", include.display());
         }
+        for dep in &self.dependencies {
+            for path in &dep.import_paths {
+                println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", path.display());
+            }
+        }
+
+        let crate_mapping_path = self.output_dir.join("crate_mapping.txt");
+        {
+            let mut file = File::create(crate_mapping_path.clone()).unwrap();
+            for dep in &self.dependencies {
+                file.write_all(format!("{}\n", dep.crate_name).as_bytes()).expect("");
+                file.write_all(format!("{}\n", dep.proto_files.len()).as_bytes()).expect("");
+                for f in &dep.proto_files {
+                    file.write_all(format!("{}\n", f).as_bytes()).expect("");
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         cmd.arg(format!("--rust_out={}", self.output_dir.display()))
             .arg("--rust_opt=experimental-codegen=enabled,kernel=upb")
@@ -154,6 +195,12 @@ impl CodeGen {
         for include in &self.includes {
             cmd.arg(format!("--proto_path={}", include.display()));
         }
+        for dep in &self.dependencies {
+            for path in &dep.import_paths {
+                cmd.arg(format!("--proto_path={}", path.display()));
+            }
+        }
+        cmd.arg(format!("--rust_opt=crate_mapping={}", crate_mapping_path.display()));
         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 +219,12 @@ impl CodeGen {
             .include(self.output_dir.clone())
             .flag("-std=c99");
 
+        for dep in &self.dependencies {
+            for path in &dep.include_paths {
+                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..d8e40dc541d1f 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/build.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/build.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 use protobuf_codegen::CodeGen;
+use protobuf_codegen::proto_dep;
 
 fn main() {
     CodeGen::new()
         .inputs(["proto_example/foo.proto", "proto_example/bar/bar.proto"])
         .include("proto")
+        .dependency(proto_dep!(protobuf_well_known_types))
         .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_example/src/main.rs b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/src/main.rs
index ecb3cb9b0a89a..2101945c6a912 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_example/src/main.rs
@@ -30,4 +30,12 @@ mod tests {
         let nums: Vec<_> = foo.bar().numbers().iter().collect();
         assert_eq!(nums, vec![1, 2, 3]);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn set_well_known_type() {
+        let foo = proto!(Foo { timestamp: __ { seconds: 99, nanos: 13 } });
+
+        assert_eq!(foo.timestamp().seconds(), 99);
+        assert_eq!(foo.timestamp().nanos(), 13);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/Cargo-template.toml b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/Cargo-template.toml
index 34e47c21913e3..a2d4104f56c55 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/Cargo-template.toml
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/Cargo-template.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 
 [dependencies]
 protobuf = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf", package = "protobuf" }
+protobuf-codegen = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf_codegen", package = "protobuf-codegen" }
 
 [build-dependencies]
 protobuf-codegen = { version = "{VERSION}", path = "../protobuf_codegen", package = "protobuf-codegen" }
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..dd5e93b63f04c 100644
--- a/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/release_crates/protobuf_well_known_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -1 +1,23 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/protobuf_generated/google/protobuf/generated.rs"));
+
+pub fn get_dependency(crate_name: &str) -> protobuf_codegen::Dependency {
+    protobuf_codegen::Dependency {
+        crate_name: crate_name.to_string(),
+        import_paths: vec!(Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).join("proto")),
+        include_paths: vec!(Path::new(env!("OUT_DIR")).join("protobuf_generated")),
+        proto_files: vec!(
+            "google/protobuf/any.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/api.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/duration.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/empty.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/field_mask.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/source_context.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/struct.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/type.proto".to_string(),
+            "google/protobuf/wrappers.proto".to_string(),
+        ),
+    }
+}