diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-rs/sixtyfps-build/lib.rs b/api/sixtyfps-rs/sixtyfps-build/lib.rs
index 7613bbdfac3..2d4f8525ee3 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-rs/sixtyfps-build/lib.rs
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-rs/sixtyfps-build/lib.rs
@@ -269,5 +269,25 @@ pub fn compile_with_config(
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=SIXTYFPS_STYLE");
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=SIXTYFPS_INCLUDE_GENERATED={}", output_file_path.display());
+
+    apply_linker_flags();
+
     Ok(())
 }
+
+// Backends such as Qt or the MCU might need special link flags. We don't want to require users to have to
+// deal with those, so propagate them here.
+fn apply_linker_flags() {
+    // Same logic as in sixtyfps-rendering-backend-default's build script to get the path
+    if let Some(path) = std::env::var_os("OUT_DIR").and_then(|path| {
+        Some(Path::new(&path).parent()?.parent()?.join("SIXTYFPS_BACKEND_LINK_FLAGS.txt"))
+    }) {
+        // unfortunately, if for some reason the file is changed, it is changed after cargo decide to re-run
+        // this build script or not. So that means one will need two build to settle the right thing.
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", path.display());
+
+        if let Ok(mut link_flags_file) = std::fs::File::open(path) {
+            std::io::copy(&mut link_flags_file, &mut std::io::stdout()).ok();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/build.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/build.rs
index fc19cb9760c..f5c6c216100 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/build.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/default/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright © SixtyFPS GmbH <info@sixtyfps.io>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-SixtyFPS-commercial)
 
+use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 fn main() {
@@ -28,8 +29,38 @@ fn main() {
     // out_dir is something like
     // <target_dir>/build/sixtyfps-rendering-backend-default-1fe5c4ab61eb0584/out
     // and we want to write to a common directory, so write in the build/ dir
-    let target_path =
+    let style_target_path =
         Path::new(&out_dir).parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap().join("SIXTYFPS_DEFAULT_STYLE.txt");
-    std::fs::write(target_path, if has_native_style { b"native\n" as &[u8] } else { b"fluent\n" })
-        .unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(
+        style_target_path,
+        if has_native_style { b"native\n" as &[u8] } else { b"fluent\n" },
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let mut link_flags = String::new();
+
+    for backend in ["GL", "QT"] {
+        if let Ok(args) =
+            std::env::var(format!("DEP_SIXTYFPS_RENDERING_BACKEND_{}_LINK_ARGS", backend))
+        {
+            for arg in args.split('|') {
+                write!(&mut link_flags, "cargo:rustc-link-arg={}\n", arg).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+        if let Ok(args) =
+            std::env::var(format!("DEP_SIXTYFPS_RENDERING_BACKEND_{}_LINK_SEARCH_PATHS", backend))
+        {
+            for arg in args.split('|') {
+                write!(&mut link_flags, "cargo:rustc-link-search={}\n", arg).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let link_flags_target_path = std::path::Path::new(&out_dir)
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap()
+        .parent()
+        .unwrap()
+        .join("SIXTYFPS_BACKEND_LINK_FLAGS.txt");
+    std::fs::write(link_flags_target_path, link_flags).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/qt/build.rs b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/qt/build.rs
index c89f786618c..b0ac6476eac 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/qt/build.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_runtime/rendering_backends/qt/build.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ fn main() {
     // Ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/utf-8-set-source-and-executable-character-sets-to-utf-8
     config.flag_if_supported("/utf-8");
 
+    let qt_library_path = std::env::var("DEP_QT_LIBRARY_PATH").unwrap();
+
     if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
         config.flag("-F");
-        config.flag(&std::env::var("DEP_QT_LIBRARY_PATH").unwrap());
+        config.flag(&qt_library_path);
     }
     config.include(std::env::var("DEP_QT_INCLUDE_PATH").unwrap()).build("lib.rs");
 
@@ -58,4 +60,14 @@ fn main() {
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=qt_widgets/tabwidget.rs");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=lib.rs");
     println!("cargo:SUPPORTS_NATIVE_STYLE=1");
+
+    // Cargo doesn't support implicit transitive link flags for crates (https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/9554 | https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/9562 | https://github.com/sixtyfpsui/sixtyfps/issues/566).
+    // Instead of requiring Rust apps to have Qt backend specific code, propagate the needed rpath link options via a DEP_ variable to the default backend, which
+    // can write it to a file for use by sixtyfps-build.
+    // For C++ apps that's not an issue because we create a cdylib, qttypes emits `rustc-cdylib-link-arg` and that *is* propagated.
+    // This also means that the Qt backend cannot be combined with another backend that also writes to this file. The GL backend doesn't, but the MCU
+    // backend might/will.
+    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_FAMILY").as_ref().map(|s| s.as_ref()) == Ok("unix") {
+        println!("cargo:LINK_ARGS=-Wl,-rpath,{}", &qt_library_path)
+    }
 }