diff --git a/features/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json b/features/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json
index 40ce5f766..3d92bf659 100644
--- a/features/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/features/src/rust/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "id": "rust",
-  "version": "26.8.1",
+  "version": "26.8.2",
   "name": "Rust",
   "documentationURL": "https://github.com/rapidsai/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/rust",
   "description": "Installs Rust, common Rust utilities, and their required dependencies",
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@
       "proposals": [
         "latest",
         "none",
+        "1.87",
+        "1.86",
+        "1.85",
+        "1.84",
+        "1.83",
+        "1.82",
+        "1.81",
+        "1.80",
+        "1.79",
+        "1.78",
+        "1.77",
         "1.76",
         "1.75",
         "1.74",
@@ -22,10 +33,7 @@
         "1.67",
         "1.66",
         "1.65",
-        "1.64",
-        "1.63",
-        "1.62",
-        "1.61"
+        "1.64"
       ],
       "default": "latest",
       "description": "Select or enter a version of Rust to install."
@@ -40,6 +48,27 @@
       "default": "minimal",
       "description": "Select a rustup install profile."
     },
+    "targets": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "",
+      "description": "Optional comma separated list of additional Rust targets to install.",
+      "proposals": [
+        "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+        "armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf",
+        "x86_64-unknown-redox,x86_64-unknown-uefi"
+      ]
+    },
+    "components": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "rust-analyzer,rust-src,rustfmt,clippy",
+      "description": "Optional, comma separated list of Rust components to be installed",
+      "proposals": [
+        "rust-analyzer,rust-src,rustfmt,clippy",
+        "rust-analyzer,rust-src",
+        "rustfmt,clippy,rust-docs",
+        "llvm-tools-preview,rust-src,rustfmt"
+      ]
+    },
     "updateRc": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": true
diff --git a/features/src/rust/install.sh b/features/src/rust/install.sh
index b18a497e0..188ad5f20 100644
--- a/features/src/rust/install.sh
+++ b/features/src/rust/install.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ UPDATE_RC="${UPDATERC:-"true"}";
 UPDATE_RUST="${UPDATERUST:-"false"}";
 RUST_VERSION="${VERSION:-"latest"}";
 RUSTUP_PROFILE="${PROFILE:-"minimal"}";
+RUSTUP_TARGETS="${TARGETS:-""}"
+IFS=',' read -ra components <<< "${COMPONENTS:-rust-analyzer,rust-src,rustfmt,clippy}"
 
 # Ensure we're in this feature's directory during build
 cd "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )";
@@ -128,9 +130,27 @@ if [ "${UPDATE_RUST}" = "true" ]; then
     rustup update 2>&1;
 fi
 
-echo "Installing common Rust dependencies...";
-
-rustup component add rust-analyzer rust-src rustfmt clippy 2>&1;
+# Install Rust components
+echo "Installing Rust components..."
+for component in "${components[@]}"; do
+    # Trim leading and trailing whitespace
+    component="${component#"${component%%[![:space:]]*}"}" && component="${component%"${component##*[![:space:]]}"}"
+    if [ -n "${component}" ]; then
+        echo "Installing Rust component: ${component}"
+        if ! rustup component add "${component}" 2>&1; then
+            echo "Warning: Failed to install component '${component}'. It may not be available for this toolchain." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ -n "${RUSTUP_TARGETS}" ]; then
+    IFS=',' read -ra targets <<< "${RUSTUP_TARGETS}"
+    for target in "${targets[@]}"; do
+        echo "Installing additional Rust target $target"
+        rustup target add "$target" 2>&1
+    done
+fi
 
 # Add CARGO_HOME, RUSTUP_HOME and bin directory into bashrc/zshrc files (unless disabled)
 if [ "${UPDATE_RC}" = "true" ]; then