diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md
index db5d8c699e3a..591014480299 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/rust.section.md
@@ -331,6 +331,20 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Using `cargo-nextest` {#using-cargo-nextest}
+
+Tests can be run with [cargo-nextest](https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest)
+by setting `useNextest = true`. The same options still apply, but nextest
+accepts a different set of arguments and the settings might need to be
+adapted to be compatible with cargo-nextest.
+
+```nix
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  /* ... */
+  useNextest = true;
+}
+```
+
 #### Setting `test-threads` {#setting-test-threads}
 
 `buildRustPackage` will use parallel test threads by default,
@@ -474,6 +488,9 @@ you of the correct hash.
   flags can be passed to the tests using `checkFlags` and
   `checkFlagsArray`. By default, tests are run in parallel. This can
   be disabled by setting `dontUseCargoParallelTests`.
+* `cargoNextestHook`: run tests using
+  [cargo-nextest](https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest). The same
+  options for `cargoCheckHook` also applies to `cargoNextestHook`.
 * `cargoInstallHook`: install binaries and static/shared libraries
   that were built using `cargoBuildHook`.
 * `bindgenHook`: for crates which use `bindgen` as a build dependency, lets
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-package/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-package/default.nix
index 812831c2959c..679e10a3442e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-package/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/build-rust-package/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , cargoBuildHook
 , cargoCheckHook
 , cargoInstallHook
+, cargoNextestHook
 , cargoSetupHook
 , rustc
 , libiconv
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 , checkNoDefaultFeatures ? buildNoDefaultFeatures
 , buildFeatures ? [ ]
 , checkFeatures ? buildFeatures
+, useNextest ? false
 , depsExtraArgs ? {}
 
 # Toggles whether a custom sysroot is created when the target is a .json file.
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ((removeAttrs args [ "depsExtraArgs" "cargoUpdateHook" "carg
     cacert
     git
     cargoBuildHook
-    cargoCheckHook
+    (if useNextest then cargoNextestHook else cargoCheckHook)
     cargoInstallHook
     cargoSetupHook
     rustc
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/cargo-nextest-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/cargo-nextest-hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..de85683ead2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/cargo-nextest-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+declare -a checkFlags
+declare -a cargoTestFlags
+
+cargoNextestHook() {
+    echo "Executing cargoNextestHook"
+
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    if [[ -n "${buildAndTestSubdir-}" ]]; then
+        pushd "${buildAndTestSubdir}"
+    fi
+
+    if [[ -z ${dontUseCargoParallelTests-} ]]; then
+        threads=$NIX_BUILD_CORES
+    else
+        threads=1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${cargoCheckType}" != "debug" ]; then
+        cargoCheckProfileFlag="--${cargoCheckType}"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${cargoCheckNoDefaultFeatures-}" ]; then
+        cargoCheckNoDefaultFeaturesFlag=--no-default-features
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${cargoCheckFeatures-}" ]; then
+        cargoCheckFeaturesFlag="--features=${cargoCheckFeatures// /,}"
+    fi
+
+    argstr="${cargoCheckProfileFlag} ${cargoCheckNoDefaultFeaturesFlag} ${cargoCheckFeaturesFlag}
+        --target @rustTargetPlatformSpec@ --frozen ${cargoTestFlags}"
+
+    (
+        set -x
+        cargo nextest run \
+              -j ${threads} \
+              ${argstr} -- \
+              ${checkFlags} \
+              ${checkFlagsArray+"${checkFlagsArray[@]}"}
+    )
+
+    if [[ -n "${buildAndTestSubdir-}" ]]; then
+        popd
+    fi
+
+    echo "Finished cargoNextestHook"
+
+    runHook postCheck
+}
+
+if [ -z "${dontCargoCheck-}" ] && [ -z "${checkPhase-}" ]; then
+  checkPhase=cargoNextestHook
+fi
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/default.nix
index 6ee122adb52a..b9bbac371985 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/hooks/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { buildPackages
 , callPackage
 , cargo
+, cargo-nextest
 , clang
 , lib
 , makeSetupHook
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ in {
       };
     } ./cargo-install-hook.sh) {};
 
+  cargoNextestHook = callPackage ({ }:
+    makeSetupHook {
+      name = "cargo-nextest-hook.sh";
+      deps = [ cargo cargo-nextest ];
+      substitutions = {
+        inherit rustTargetPlatformSpec;
+      };
+    } ./cargo-nextest-hook.sh) {};
+
   cargoSetupHook = callPackage ({ }:
     makeSetupHook {
       name = "cargo-setup-hook.sh";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/make-rust-platform.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/make-rust-platform.nix
index b859d01dc085..f61ba57d7b95 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/make-rust-platform.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/make-rust-platform.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rec {
 
   buildRustPackage = callPackage ../../../build-support/rust/build-rust-package {
     git = buildPackages.gitMinimal;
-    inherit stdenv cargoBuildHook cargoCheckHook cargoInstallHook cargoSetupHook
+    inherit stdenv cargoBuildHook cargoCheckHook cargoInstallHook cargoNextestHook cargoSetupHook
       fetchCargoTarball importCargoLock rustc;
   };
 
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ rec {
   # Hooks
   inherit (callPackage ../../../build-support/rust/hooks {
     inherit stdenv cargo rustc;
-  }) cargoBuildHook cargoCheckHook cargoInstallHook cargoSetupHook maturinBuildHook bindgenHook;
+  }) cargoBuildHook cargoCheckHook cargoInstallHook cargoNextestHook cargoSetupHook maturinBuildHook bindgenHook;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/python-launcher/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/python-launcher/default.nix
index 13863849caa9..f8023022bcdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/python-launcher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/python-launcher/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   checkInputs = [ python3 ];
 
-  dontUseCargoParallelTests = true;
+  useNextest = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An implementation of the `py` command for Unix-based platforms";