diff --git a/rust/compiler.go b/rust/compiler.go
index 84c1fce9b..e6a7a9356 100644
--- a/rust/compiler.go
+++ b/rust/compiler.go
@@ -318,6 +318,15 @@ func (compiler *baseCompiler) compilerFlags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags) Flag
 		flags.LinkFlags = append(flags.LinkFlags, cc.RpathFlags(ctx)...)
 	}
 
+	if !ctx.toolchain().Bionic() && ctx.Os() != android.LinuxMusl && !ctx.Windows() {
+		// Add -ldl, -lpthread, -lm and -lrt to host builds to match the default behavior of device
+		// builds. This is irrelevant for the Windows target as these are Posix specific.
+		flags.LinkFlags = append(flags.LinkFlags,
+			"-ldl",
+			"-lpthread",
+			"-lm",
+		)
+	}
 	return flags
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/fuzz.go b/rust/fuzz.go
index c2b940525..235f51779 100644
--- a/rust/fuzz.go
+++ b/rust/fuzz.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_fuzz", RustFuzzFactory)
+	android.RegisterModuleType("rust_fuzz_host", RustFuzzHostFactory)
 }
 
 type fuzzDecorator struct {
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ func RustFuzzFactory() android.Module {
 	return module.Init()
 }
 
+func RustFuzzHostFactory() android.Module {
+	module, _ := NewRustFuzz(android.HostSupported)
+	return module.Init()
+}
+
 func NewRustFuzz(hod android.HostOrDeviceSupported) (*Module, *fuzzDecorator) {
 	module, binary := NewRustBinary(hod)
 	fuzz := &fuzzDecorator{
diff --git a/rust/fuzz_test.go b/rust/fuzz_test.go
index 0aecf617e..ee28c6d3a 100644
--- a/rust/fuzz_test.go
+++ b/rust/fuzz_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func TestRustFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 				srcs: ["foo.rs"],
 				rustlibs: ["libtest_fuzzing"],
 			}
+			rust_fuzz_host {
+				name: "host_fuzzer",
+				srcs: ["foo.rs"],
+			}
 	`)
 
 	// Check that appropriate dependencies are added and that the rustlib linkage is correct.
@@ -50,7 +54,13 @@ func TestRustFuzz(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(fuzz_libtest.Args["rustcFlags"], "-C passes='sancov-module'") ||
 		!strings.Contains(fuzz_libtest.Args["rustcFlags"], "--cfg fuzzing") {
 		t.Errorf("rust_fuzz module does not contain the expected flags (sancov-module, cfg fuzzing).")
+	}
 
+	// Check that host modules support fuzzing.
+	host_fuzzer := ctx.ModuleForTests("fuzz_libtest", "android_arm64_armv8-a_fuzzer").Rule("rustc")
+	if !strings.Contains(host_fuzzer.Args["rustcFlags"], "-C passes='sancov-module'") ||
+		!strings.Contains(host_fuzzer.Args["rustcFlags"], "--cfg fuzzing") {
+		t.Errorf("rust_fuzz_host module does not contain the expected flags (sancov-module, cfg fuzzing).")
 	}
 
 	// Check that dependencies have 'fuzzer' variants produced for them as well.
diff --git a/rust/sanitize.go b/rust/sanitize.go
index 862baf7cc..cc19e6e61 100644
--- a/rust/sanitize.go
+++ b/rust/sanitize.go
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) begin(ctx BaseModuleContext) {
 	}
 
 	// TODO:(b/178369775)
-	// For now sanitizing is only supported on devices
-	if ctx.Os() == android.Android && (Bool(s.Hwaddress) || Bool(s.Address) || Bool(s.Memtag_heap) || Bool(s.Fuzzer)) {
+	// For now sanitizing is only supported on non-windows targets
+	if ctx.Os() != android.Windows && (Bool(s.Hwaddress) || Bool(s.Address) || Bool(s.Memtag_heap) || Bool(s.Fuzzer)) {
 		sanitize.Properties.SanitizerEnabled = true
 	}
 }
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) flags(ctx ModuleContext, flags Flags, deps PathDeps) (
 
 	if Bool(sanitize.Properties.Sanitize.Address) {
 		flags.RustFlags = append(flags.RustFlags, asanFlags...)
+		if ctx.Host() {
+			// -nodefaultlibs (provided with libc++) prevents the driver from linking
+			// libraries needed with -fsanitize=address. http://b/18650275 (WAI)
+			flags.LinkFlags = append(flags.LinkFlags, []string{"-Wl,--no-as-needed"}...)
+		}
 	}
 	return flags, deps
 }
@@ -273,10 +278,17 @@ func rustSanitizerRuntimeMutator(mctx android.BottomUpMutatorContext) {
 		var deps []string
 
 		if mod.IsSanitizerEnabled(cc.Asan) {
-			variations = append(variations,
-				blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"})
-			depTag = cc.SharedDepTag()
-			deps = []string{config.LibclangRuntimeLibrary(mod.toolchain(mctx), "asan")}
+			if mod.Host() {
+				variations = append(variations,
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: "static"})
+				depTag = cc.StaticDepTag(false)
+				deps = []string{config.LibclangRuntimeLibrary(mod.toolchain(mctx), "asan.static")}
+			} else {
+				variations = append(variations,
+					blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "link", Variation: "shared"})
+				depTag = cc.SharedDepTag()
+				deps = []string{config.LibclangRuntimeLibrary(mod.toolchain(mctx), "asan")}
+			}
 		} else if mod.IsSanitizerEnabled(cc.Hwasan) {
 			// TODO(b/204776996): HWASan for static Rust binaries isn't supported yet.
 			if binary, ok := mod.compiler.(binaryInterface); ok {
@@ -391,7 +403,8 @@ func (sanitize *sanitize) AndroidMk(ctx AndroidMkContext, entries *android.Andro
 }
 
 func (mod *Module) SanitizerSupported(t cc.SanitizerType) bool {
-	if mod.Host() {
+	// Sanitizers are not supported on Windows targets.
+	if mod.Os() == android.Windows {
 		return false
 	}
 	switch t {
@@ -417,7 +430,8 @@ func (mod *Module) IsSanitizerEnabled(t cc.SanitizerType) bool {
 }
 
 func (mod *Module) IsSanitizerExplicitlyDisabled(t cc.SanitizerType) bool {
-	if mod.Host() {
+	// Sanitizers are not supported on Windows targets.
+	if mod.Os() == android.Windows {
 		return true
 	}
 
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index 7f3056954..3fe751e17 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ func registerRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_library_host_dylib", RustLibraryDylibHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_library_host_rlib", RustLibraryRlibHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_fuzz", RustFuzzFactory)
+	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_fuzz_host", RustFuzzHostFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi", RustFFIFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_shared", RustFFISharedFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("rust_ffi_static", RustFFIStaticFactory)