diff --git a/rust/private/rustc.bzl b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
index 11d97aaa3..ef6ebd61d 100644
--- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
@@ -501,11 +501,25 @@ def get_linker_and_args(ctx, crate_type, toolchain, cc_toolchain, feature_config
                     filtered_args.append(version)
                     # Keep library search path flags
 
+                elif processed_arg == "-L" and i + 1 < len(link_args):
+                    path = link_args[i + 1]
+                    if ld_is_direct_driver and toolchain.target_os == "windows":
+                        skip_next = True
+                        continue
+                    filtered_args.extend([processed_arg, path])
+                    skip_next = True
+
                 elif processed_arg.startswith("-L"):
+                    if ld_is_direct_driver and toolchain.target_os == "windows":
+                        continue
                     filtered_args.append(processed_arg)
                     # Keep sysroot flags (as single or two-part arguments)
 
                 elif processed_arg == "--sysroot" or processed_arg.startswith("--sysroot="):
+                    if ld_is_direct_driver and toolchain.target_os == "windows":
+                        if processed_arg == "--sysroot" and i + 1 < len(link_args):
+                            skip_next = True
+                        continue
                     filtered_args.append(processed_arg)
                     if processed_arg == "--sysroot" and i + 1 < len(link_args):
                         # Two-part argument, keep the next arg too
@@ -2265,8 +2279,10 @@ def portable_link_flags(
         use_pic,
         ambiguous_libs,
         get_lib_name,
+        for_windows = False,
         for_darwin = False,
-        flavor_msvc = False):
+        flavor_msvc = False,
+        use_direct_driver = False):
     """_summary_
 
     Args:
@@ -2319,6 +2335,11 @@ def portable_link_flags(
         ):
             return [] if for_darwin else ["-lstatic=%s" % get_lib_name(artifact)]
 
+        if for_windows and use_direct_driver and not artifact.basename.endswith(".lib"):
+            return [
+                "-Clink-arg={}".format(artifact.path),
+            ]
+
         if flavor_msvc:
             return [
                 "-lstatic=%s" % get_lib_name(artifact),
@@ -2355,7 +2376,15 @@ def _make_link_flags_windows(make_link_flags_args, flavor_msvc, use_direct_drive
                 ])
         elif include_link_flags:
             get_lib_name = get_lib_name_for_windows if flavor_msvc else get_lib_name_default
-            ret.extend(portable_link_flags(lib, use_pic, ambiguous_libs, get_lib_name, flavor_msvc = flavor_msvc))
+            ret.extend(portable_link_flags(
+                lib,
+                use_pic,
+                ambiguous_libs,
+                get_lib_name,
+                for_windows = True,
+                flavor_msvc = flavor_msvc,
+                use_direct_driver = use_direct_driver,
+            ))
 
     # Windows toolchains can inherit POSIX defaults like -pthread from C deps,
     # which fails to link with the MinGW/LLD toolchain. Drop them here.
@@ -2531,14 +2560,21 @@ def _add_native_link_flags(
         else:
             # For all other crate types we want to link C++ runtime library statically
             # (for example libstdc++.a or libc++.a).
+            runtime_libs = cc_toolchain.static_runtime_lib(feature_configuration = feature_configuration)
+            if toolchain.target_os == "windows" and use_direct_link_driver:
+                runtime_libs = depset([
+                    runtime_lib
+                    for runtime_lib in runtime_libs.to_list()
+                    if runtime_lib.basename.endswith(".lib")
+                ])
             args.add_all(
-                cc_toolchain.static_runtime_lib(feature_configuration = feature_configuration),
+                runtime_libs,
                 map_each = _get_dirname,
                 format_each = "-Lnative=%s",
             )
             if include_link_flags:
                 args.add_all(
-                    cc_toolchain.static_runtime_lib(feature_configuration = feature_configuration),
+                    runtime_libs,
                     map_each = get_lib_name,
                     format_each = "-lstatic=%s",
                 )