diff --git a/makefiles/cargo-settings.inc.mk b/makefiles/cargo-settings.inc.mk
index 3f4c1a8a2e9c..4202113b5166 100644
--- a/makefiles/cargo-settings.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/cargo-settings.inc.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ CARGO_TARGET_DIR = $(BINDIR)/target
 # directory with the same name as the profile".
 CARGO_LIB = $(CARGO_TARGET_DIR)/$(RUST_TARGET)/$(patsubst test,debug,$(patsubst dev,debug,$(patsubst bench,release,${CARGO_PROFILE})))/lib$(APPLICATION_RUST_MODULE).a
 
-# Options passed into all Cargo commands, in particular to the build command.
+# Options passed into the Cargo build command.
 #
 # Most of these are populated by RIOT modules that are backed by Rust. Popular
 # options added by the user are `-Zbuild-std=core` (only available on nightly)
diff --git a/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk b/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk
index de45a0c7c1f6..d0924fe88c82 100644
--- a/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/cargo-targets.inc.mk
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ $(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS): $(BUILDDEPS)
 	        -e 's/"riscv64-elf"/"riscv32"/g' \
 	  | $(LAZYSPONGE) $@
 
-
-$(CARGO_LIB): $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C) $(BUILDDEPS) $(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS) FORCE
+cargo-preflight: FORCE
 	@command -v cargo >/dev/null || ($(COLOR_ECHO) \
 		'$(COLOR_RED)Error: `cargo` command missing to build Rust modules.$(COLOR_RESET) Please install as described on <https://doc.riot-os.org/using-rust.html>.' ;\
 		exit 1)
@@ -58,15 +57,26 @@ $(CARGO_LIB): $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C) $(BUILDDEPS) $(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS
 		($(COLOR_ECHO) \
 		'$(COLOR_RED)Error: No Rust libraries are installed for the board'"'"'s CPU.$(COLOR_RESET) Run\n    $(COLOR_GREEN)$$$(COLOR_RESET) rustup target add $(RUST_TARGET)\nor set `CARGO_OPTIONS=-Zbuild-std=core`.'; \
 		exit 1)
-	@# finally call out to cargo. mind the "+" to pass down make's jobserver.
+
+$(CARGO_LIB): cargo-preflight $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C) $(BUILDDEPS) $(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS) FORCE
+	@# mind the "+" to pass down make's jobserver.
 	$(Q)+ CC= CFLAGS= CPPFLAGS= CXXFLAGS= \
 		RIOT_COMPILE_COMMANDS_JSON="$(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS)" \
+		CARGO_BUILD_TARGET="$(RUST_TARGET)" \
 		cargo \
 			build \
-			--target $(RUST_TARGET) \
 			--profile $(CARGO_PROFILE) \
 			$(CARGO_OPTIONS)
 
+cargo-command: cargo-preflight $(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C) $(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS) FORCE
+	@[ x"$(CARGO_COMMAND)" != x"" ] || ($(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Error: Running cargo-command requires a CARGO_COMMAND to be set.$(COLOR_RESET) Set CARGO_COMMAND=\"cargo clippy --release --fix\" or any other cargo command to run with the right RIOT environment."; exit 1)
+	@# mind the "+" to pass down make's jobserver.
+	$(Q)+ CC= CFLAGS= CPPFLAGS= CXXFLAGS= \
+		RIOT_COMPILE_COMMANDS_JSON="$(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS)" \
+		CARGO_BUILD_TARGET="$(RUST_TARGET)" \
+		PROFILE="$(CARGO_PROFILE)" \
+		$(CARGO_COMMAND)
+
 $(APPLICATION_RUST_MODULE).module: $(CARGO_LIB) FORCE
 	$(Q)# Ensure no old object files persist. These would lead to duplicate
 	$(Q)# symbols, or worse, lingering behaivor of XFA entries.
diff --git a/makefiles/info.inc.mk b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
index a7b19dc405e9..9c9f683d01fc 100644
--- a/makefiles/info.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/info.inc.mk
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ info-rust:
 	cargo version
 	c2rust --version
 	@echo "To use this setup of Rust in an IDE, add these command line arguments to the \`cargo check\` or \`rust-analyzer\`:"
-	@echo "    --target $(RUST_TARGET) --profile $(CARGO_PROFILE)"
+	@echo "    --profile $(CARGO_PROFILE) $(CARGO_OPTIONS)"
 	@echo "and export these environment variables:"
+	@echo "    CARGO_BUILD_TARGET=\"$(RUST_TARGET)\""
 	@echo "    RIOT_COMPILE_COMMANDS_JSON=\"$(CARGO_COMPILE_COMMANDS)\""
 	@echo "    RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C=\"$(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C)\""
+	@echo "You can also call cargo related commands with \`make cargo-command CARGO_COMMAND=\"cargo check\"\`."
+	@echo "Beware that the way command line arguments are passed in is not consistent across cargo commands, so adding \`--profile $(CARGO_PROFILE)\` or other flags from above as part of CARGO_COMMAND may be necessary."