diff --git a/examples/proto/BUILD b/examples/proto/BUILD
index 9ddf0e33f2..d3e31bc57a 100644
--- a/examples/proto/BUILD
+++ b/examples/proto/BUILD
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_rust//proto:proto.bzl", "rust_proto_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust:rust.bzl", "rust_library")
+load("@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust:rust.bzl", "rust_binary")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//proto:__subpackages__"])
 
@@ -6,3 +9,23 @@ proto_library(
     name = "common",
     srcs = ["common.proto"],
 )
+
+rust_proto_library(
+    name = "common_proto_rust",
+    deps = [":common"],
+)
+
+rust_library(
+    name = "common_lib",
+    srcs = ["lib.rs"],
+    deps = [":common_proto_rust"],
+)
+
+rust_binary(
+    name = "common_bin",
+    srcs = ["main.rs"],
+    deps = [
+        ":common_lib",
+        ":common_proto_rust",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/examples/proto/lib.rs b/examples/proto/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ace5038f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/proto/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+extern crate common_proto_rust;
+
+pub fn do_something(x: &common_proto_rust::Config) -> bool {
+    true
+}
diff --git a/examples/proto/main.rs b/examples/proto/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12ed82fe90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/proto/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extern crate common_lib;
+extern crate common_proto_rust;
+
+pub fn main() {
+    common_lib::do_something(&common_proto_rust::Config::new());
+}
diff --git a/rust/private/rust.bzl b/rust/private/rust.bzl
index 971514a0c0..ceabbdbbc9 100644
--- a/rust/private/rust.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rust.bzl
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ _rust_common_attrs = {
         ],
     ),
     "_cc_toolchain": attr.label(default = "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:current_cc_toolchain"),
+    "_whitelist_function_transition": attr.label(
+        default = "//tools/whitelists/function_transition_whitelist",
+    ),
 }
 
 _rust_library_attrs = {
@@ -333,9 +336,6 @@ _rust_library_attrs = {
         """),
         default = "rlib",
     ),
-    "_whitelist_function_transition": attr.label(
-        default = "//tools/whitelists/function_transition_whitelist",
-    ),
 }
 
 _rust_test_attrs = {
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ rust_binary = rule(
     executable = True,
     fragments = ["cpp"],
     host_fragments = ["cpp"],
+    cfg = proc_macro_host_transition,
     toolchains = [
         "@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust:toolchain",
         "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type",
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ rust_test = rule(
     executable = True,
     fragments = ["cpp"],
     host_fragments = ["cpp"],
+    cfg = proc_macro_host_transition,
     test = True,
     toolchains = [
         "@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust:toolchain",
@@ -688,6 +690,7 @@ rust_benchmark = rule(
     executable = True,
     fragments = ["cpp"],
     host_fragments = ["cpp"],
+    cfg = proc_macro_host_transition,
     toolchains = [
         "@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust:toolchain",
         "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:toolchain_type",
diff --git a/rust/private/transitions.bzl b/rust/private/transitions.bzl
index 390ad30cc6..87c65617bc 100644
--- a/rust/private/transitions.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/transitions.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 def _proc_macro_host_transition(settings, attr):
-    if attr.crate_type == "proc-macro":
+    if hasattr(attr, "crate_type") and attr.crate_type == "proc-macro":
         return {"//command_line_option:platforms": "@local_config_platform//:host"}
     else:
         return settings