diff --git a/docs/flatten.md b/docs/flatten.md
index 9606a49f68..ffc10f312a 100644
--- a/docs/flatten.md
+++ b/docs/flatten.md
@@ -1721,6 +1721,7 @@ Annotates rust rules with RustAnalyzerInfo later used to build a rust-project.js
 | :------------- | :------------- |
 | deps| String |
 | proc_macro_deps| String |
+| crate| String |
 
 
 **ATTRIBUTES**
diff --git a/docs/rust_analyzer.md b/docs/rust_analyzer.md
index f6b2a5e196..8678da8629 100644
--- a/docs/rust_analyzer.md
+++ b/docs/rust_analyzer.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Annotates rust rules with RustAnalyzerInfo later used to build a rust-project.js
 | :------------- | :------------- |
 | deps| String |
 | proc_macro_deps| String |
+| crate| String |
 
 
 **ATTRIBUTES**
diff --git a/rust/private/rust_analyzer.bzl b/rust/private/rust_analyzer.bzl
index 15156f1ae9..3b16dcd574 100644
--- a/rust/private/rust_analyzer.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/rust_analyzer.bzl
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ def _rust_analyzer_aspect_impl(target, ctx):
     dep_infos = [dep[RustAnalyzerInfo] for dep in ctx.rule.attr.deps if RustAnalyzerInfo in dep]
     if hasattr(ctx.rule.attr, "proc_macro_deps"):
         dep_infos += [dep[RustAnalyzerInfo] for dep in ctx.rule.attr.proc_macro_deps if RustAnalyzerInfo in dep]
+    if hasattr(ctx.rule.attr, "crate"):
+        dep_infos.append(ctx.rule.attr.crate[RustAnalyzerInfo])
+
     transitive_deps = depset(direct = dep_infos, order = "postorder", transitive = [dep.transitive_deps for dep in dep_infos])
 
     crate_info = target[rust_common.crate_info]
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ def find_proc_macro_dylib_path(toolchain, target):
     return None
 
 rust_analyzer_aspect = aspect(
-    attr_aspects = ["deps", "proc_macro_deps"],
+    attr_aspects = ["deps", "proc_macro_deps", "crate"],
     implementation = _rust_analyzer_aspect_impl,
     toolchains = [str(Label("//rust:toolchain"))],
     incompatible_use_toolchain_transition = True,
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/BUILD.bazel b/test/rust_analyzer/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c120cc24e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+load("//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_analyzer", "rust_library", "rust_proc_macro", "rust_test")
+
+rust_library(
+    name = "mylib",
+    srcs = ["mylib.rs"],
+    proc_macro_deps = [":proc_macro_dep"],
+    deps = [":lib_dep"],
+)
+
+rust_library(
+    name = "lib_dep",
+    srcs = ["lib_dep.rs"],
+)
+
+rust_proc_macro(
+    name = "proc_macro_dep",
+    srcs = ["proc_macro_dep.rs"],
+)
+
+rust_test(
+    name = "mylib_test",
+    crate = ":mylib",
+    proc_macro_deps = [":extra_proc_macro_dep"],
+    deps = [":extra_test_dep"],
+)
+
+rust_library(
+    name = "extra_test_dep",
+    srcs = ["extra_test_dep.rs"],
+)
+
+rust_proc_macro(
+    name = "extra_proc_macro_dep",
+    srcs = ["extra_proc_macro_dep.rs"],
+)
+
+rust_analyzer(
+    name = "rust_analyzer",
+    testonly = True,
+    targets = [":mylib_test"],
+)
+
+rust_test(
+    name = "rust_project_json_test",
+    srcs = ["rust_project_json_test.rs"],
+    data = [":rust-project.json"],
+    edition = "2018",
+    use_libtest_harness = False,
+    deps = ["//tools/runfiles"],
+)
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/extra_proc_macro_dep.rs b/test/rust_analyzer/extra_proc_macro_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/extra_proc_macro_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/extra_test_dep.rs b/test/rust_analyzer/extra_test_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/extra_test_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/lib_dep.rs b/test/rust_analyzer/lib_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/lib_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/mylib.rs b/test/rust_analyzer/mylib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/mylib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/proc_macro_dep.rs b/test/rust_analyzer/proc_macro_dep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/proc_macro_dep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/test/rust_analyzer/rust_project_json_test.rs b/test/rust_analyzer/rust_project_json_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..758adee4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rust_analyzer/rust_project_json_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+use runfiles::Runfiles;
+
+fn main() {
+    let r = Runfiles::create().unwrap();
+    let rust_project_path = r.rlocation("rules_rust/test/rust_analyzer/rust-project.json");
+
+    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&rust_project_path)
+        .expect(&format!("couldn't open {:?}", &rust_project_path));
+
+    for dep in &[
+        "lib_dep",
+        "extra_test_dep",
+        "proc_macro_dep",
+        "extra_proc_macro_dep",
+    ] {
+        if !content.contains(dep) {
+            panic!("expected rust-project.json to contain {}.", dep);
+        }
+    }
+}