diff --git a/rust/private/rust.bzl b/rust/private/rust.bzl
index 18974149a5..7ad5808286 100644
--- a/rust/private/rust.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rust.bzl
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def _rust_library_common(ctx, crate_type):
     crate_root = getattr(ctx.file, "crate_root", None)
     if not crate_root:
         crate_root = crate_root_src(ctx.attr.name, ctx.attr.crate_name, ctx.files.srcs, crate_type)
-    srcs, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, crate_root)
+    srcs, compile_data, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, ctx.files.compile_data, crate_root)
 
     # Determine unique hash for this rlib.
     # Note that we don't include a hash for `cdylib` and `staticlib` since they are meant to be consumed externally
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def _rust_library_common(ctx, crate_type):
             rustc_env_files = ctx.files.rustc_env_files,
             is_test = False,
             data = depset(ctx.files.data),
-            compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data),
+            compile_data = depset(compile_data),
             compile_data_targets = depset(ctx.attr.compile_data),
             owner = ctx.label,
         ),
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def _rust_binary_impl(ctx):
     crate_root = getattr(ctx.file, "crate_root", None)
     if not crate_root:
         crate_root = crate_root_src(ctx.attr.name, ctx.attr.crate_name, ctx.files.srcs, ctx.attr.crate_type)
-    srcs, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, crate_root)
+    srcs, compile_data, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, ctx.files.compile_data, crate_root)
 
     providers = rustc_compile_action(
         ctx = ctx,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def _rust_binary_impl(ctx):
             rustc_env_files = ctx.files.rustc_env_files,
             is_test = False,
             data = depset(ctx.files.data),
-            compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data),
+            compile_data = depset(compile_data),
             compile_data_targets = depset(ctx.attr.compile_data),
             owner = ctx.label,
         ),
@@ -330,13 +330,11 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
                 ),
             )
 
-        srcs, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, getattr(ctx.file, "crate_root", None))
+        # Need to consider all src files together when transforming
+        srcs = depset(ctx.files.srcs, transitive = [crate.srcs]).to_list()
+        compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data, transitive = [crate.compile_data]).to_list()
+        srcs, compile_data, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, srcs, compile_data, getattr(ctx.file, "crate_root", None))
 
-        # Optionally join compile data
-        if crate.compile_data:
-            compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data, transitive = [crate.compile_data])
-        else:
-            compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data)
         if crate.compile_data_targets:
             compile_data_targets = depset(ctx.attr.compile_data, transitive = [crate.compile_data_targets])
         else:
@@ -360,7 +358,7 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
             name = crate_name,
             type = crate_type,
             root = crate.root,
-            srcs = depset(srcs, transitive = [crate.srcs]),
+            srcs = depset(srcs),
             deps = depset(deps, transitive = [crate.deps]),
             proc_macro_deps = depset(proc_macro_deps, transitive = [crate.proc_macro_deps]),
             aliases = aliases,
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
             rustc_env = rustc_env,
             rustc_env_files = rustc_env_files,
             is_test = True,
-            compile_data = compile_data,
+            compile_data = depset(compile_data),
             compile_data_targets = compile_data_targets,
             wrapped_crate_type = crate.type,
             owner = ctx.label,
@@ -381,7 +379,7 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
         if not crate_root:
             crate_root_type = "lib" if ctx.attr.use_libtest_harness else "bin"
             crate_root = crate_root_src(ctx.attr.name, ctx.attr.crate_name, ctx.files.srcs, crate_root_type)
-        srcs, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, crate_root)
+        srcs, compile_data, crate_root = transform_sources(ctx, ctx.files.srcs, ctx.files.compile_data, crate_root)
 
         if toolchain._incompatible_change_rust_test_compilation_output_directory:
             output = ctx.actions.declare_file(
@@ -420,7 +418,7 @@ def _rust_test_impl(ctx):
             rustc_env = rustc_env,
             rustc_env_files = ctx.files.rustc_env_files,
             is_test = True,
-            compile_data = depset(ctx.files.compile_data),
+            compile_data = depset(compile_data),
             compile_data_targets = depset(ctx.attr.compile_data),
             owner = ctx.label,
         )
diff --git a/rust/private/utils.bzl b/rust/private/utils.bzl
index 7b11c10da6..286cce97e9 100644
--- a/rust/private/utils.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/utils.bzl
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ def determine_lib_name(name, crate_type, toolchain, lib_hash = None):
         extension = extension,
     )
 
-def transform_sources(ctx, srcs, crate_root):
+def transform_sources(ctx, srcs, compile_data, crate_root):
     """Creates symlinks of the source files if needed.
 
     Rustc assumes that the source files are located next to the crate root.
@@ -802,25 +802,33 @@ def transform_sources(ctx, srcs, crate_root):
     Args:
         ctx (struct): The current rule's context.
         srcs (List[File]): The sources listed in the `srcs` attribute
+        compile_data (List[File]): The sources listed in the `compile_data`
+                                   attribute
         crate_root (File): The file specified in the `crate_root` attribute,
                            if it exists, otherwise None
 
     Returns:
-        Tuple(List[File], File): The transformed srcs and crate_root
+        Tuple(List[File], List[File], File): The transformed srcs, compile_data
+                                             and crate_root
     """
-    has_generated_sources = len([src for src in srcs if not src.is_source]) > 0
+    has_generated_sources = (
+        len([src for src in srcs if not src.is_source]) +
+        len([src for src in compile_data if not src.is_source]) >
+        0
+    )
 
     if not has_generated_sources:
-        return srcs, crate_root
+        return srcs, compile_data, crate_root
 
     package_root = paths.join(ctx.label.workspace_root, ctx.label.package)
     generated_sources = [_symlink_for_non_generated_source(ctx, src, package_root) for src in srcs if src != crate_root]
+    generated_compile_data = [_symlink_for_non_generated_source(ctx, src, package_root) for src in compile_data]
     generated_root = crate_root
     if crate_root:
         generated_root = _symlink_for_non_generated_source(ctx, crate_root, package_root)
         generated_sources.append(generated_root)
 
-    return generated_sources, generated_root
+    return generated_sources, generated_compile_data, generated_root
 
 def get_edition(attr, toolchain, label):
     """Returns the Rust edition from either the current rule's attributes or the current `rust_toolchain`
diff --git a/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_gen.rs b/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_gen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6dccc823f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_gen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// Data loaded from generated compile data
+pub const COMPILE_DATA: &str = include_str!("generated.txt");
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_data_contents() {
+        assert_eq!(COMPILE_DATA.trim_end(), "generated compile data contents");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_gen_srcs.rs b/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_gen_srcs.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..813749387b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_gen_srcs.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+pub mod generated;
+
+/// Data loaded from compile data
+pub const COMPILE_DATA: &str = include_str!("compile_data.txt");
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compile_data_contents() {
+        assert_eq!(COMPILE_DATA.trim_end(), "compile data contents");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_generated_src() {
+        assert_eq!(generated::GENERATED, "generated");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_test.bzl b/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_test.bzl
index cd0eb7f2ca..e4af703513 100644
--- a/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_test.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/compile_data/compile_data_test.bzl
@@ -95,6 +95,42 @@ def _define_test_targets():
         crate = ":compile_data_env",
     )
 
+    native.genrule(
+        name = "generated_compile_data",
+        outs = ["generated.txt"],
+        cmd = "echo 'generated compile data contents' > $@",
+    )
+
+    rust_library(
+        name = "compile_data_gen",
+        srcs = ["compile_data_gen.rs"],
+        compile_data = [":generated.txt"],
+        edition = "2021",
+    )
+
+    rust_test(
+        name = "compile_data_gen_unit_test",
+        crate = ":compile_data_gen",
+    )
+
+    native.genrule(
+        name = "generated_src",
+        outs = ["generated.rs"],
+        cmd = """echo 'pub const GENERATED: &str = "generated";' > $@""",
+    )
+
+    rust_library(
+        name = "compile_data_gen_srcs",
+        srcs = ["compile_data_gen_srcs.rs", ":generated.rs"],
+        compile_data = ["compile_data.txt"],
+        edition = "2021",
+    )
+
+    rust_test(
+        name = "compile_data_gen_srcs_unit_test",
+        crate = ":compile_data_gen_srcs",
+    )
+
 def compile_data_test_suite(name):
     """Entry-point macro called from the BUILD file.
 
diff --git a/test/unit/location_expansion/location_expansion_test.bzl b/test/unit/location_expansion/location_expansion_test.bzl
index 96b6bf89e8..69ecf97324 100644
--- a/test/unit/location_expansion/location_expansion_test.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/location_expansion/location_expansion_test.bzl
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ load("//test/unit:common.bzl", "assert_action_mnemonic", "assert_argv_contains")
 def _location_expansion_rustc_flags_test(ctx):
     env = analysistest.begin(ctx)
     tut = analysistest.target_under_test(env)
-    action = tut.actions[0]
+    action = tut.actions[1]
     assert_action_mnemonic(env, action, "Rustc")
-    assert_argv_contains(env, action, "test/unit/location_expansion/mylibrary.rs")
+    assert_argv_contains(env, action, ctx.bin_dir.path + "/test/unit/location_expansion/mylibrary.rs")
     expected = "@${pwd}/" + ctx.bin_dir.path + "/test/unit/location_expansion/generated_flag.data"
     assert_argv_contains(env, action, expected)
     return analysistest.end(env)