--- a/rust/private/rustc.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rustc.bzl
@@ -501,11 +501,41 @@
                     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
@@ -2256,8 +2256,10 @@
         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:
@@ -2310,6 +2312,11 @@
         ):
             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),
@@ -2346,7 +2353,7 @@
                 ])
         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.
@@ -2522,17 +2529,25 @@
         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)
             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),
-                    map_each = get_lib_name,
-                    format_each = "-lstatic=%s",
-                )
+                if toolchain.target_os == "windows" and use_direct_link_driver:
+                    for runtime_lib in runtime_libs.to_list():
+                        if runtime_lib.basename.endswith(".lib"):
+                            args.add(get_lib_name(runtime_lib), format = "-lstatic=%s")
+                        else:
+                            args.add(runtime_lib.path, format = "--codegen=link-arg=%s")
+                else:
+                    args.add_all(
+                        runtime_libs,
+                        map_each = get_lib_name,
+                        format_each = "-lstatic=%s",
+                    )
 
 def _get_dirname(file):
     """A helper function for `_add_native_link_flags`.