diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/mod.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/mod.rs
index a30c8c1..36ad67e 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/mod.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ pub mod debian;
 pub mod flatpak;
 pub mod python;
 pub mod rust;
+pub mod rustup;
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9f6db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+use crate::backend::backend_trait::{Backend, Switches, Text};
+use crate::backend::macros::impl_backend_constants;
+use crate::{Group, Package};
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
+use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Rustup {
+    pub(crate) packages: HashSet<Package>,
+}
+
+enum Repotype {
+    Toolchain,
+    Component,
+}
+
+const BINARY: Text = "rustup";
+const SECTION: Text = "rustup";
+
+const SWITCHES_INSTALL: Switches = &["component", "add"];
+const SWITCHES_INFO: Switches = &["component", "list", "--installed"];
+const SWITCHES_MAKE_DEPENDENCY: Switches = &[];
+const SWITCHES_NOCONFIRM: Switches = &[];
+const SWITCHES_REMOVE: Switches = &["component", "remove"];
+
+const SUPPORTS_AS_DEPENDENCY: bool = false;
+
+impl Backend for Rustup {
+    impl_backend_constants!();
+
+    fn get_all_installed_packages(&self) -> Result<HashSet<Package>> {
+        let mut toolchains_vec = self
+            .run_toolchain_command(get_info_switches(Repotype::Toolchain))
+            .context("Getting installed toolchains")?;
+
+        let mut toolchains: HashSet<Package> = toolchains_vec
+            .iter()
+            .map(|name| ["toolchain", name].join("/").into())
+            .collect();
+
+        let packages: HashSet<Package> = self
+            .run_component_command(get_info_switches(Repotype::Component), &mut toolchains_vec)
+            .context("Getting installed components")?
+            .iter()
+            .map(|name| ["component", name].join("/").into())
+            .collect();
+
+        toolchains.extend(packages);
+        Ok(toolchains)
+    }
+
+    fn get_explicitly_installed_packages(&self) -> Result<HashSet<Package>> {
+        self.get_all_installed_packages()
+            .context("Getting all installed packages")
+    }
+
+    fn make_dependency(&self, _: &[Package]) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+        bail!("Not supported by {}", self.get_binary())
+    }
+
+    fn install_packages(&self, packages: &[Package], _: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+        for p in packages {
+            let repo = match p.repo.as_ref() {
+                Some(name) => name,
+                None => bail!("Not specified whether it is a toolchain or a component"),
+            };
+
+            let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
+            match repo.as_str() {
+                "toolchain" => {
+                    cmd.args(get_install_switches(Repotype::Toolchain));
+                    cmd.arg(&p.name);
+                }
+                "component" => {
+                    cmd.args(get_install_switches(Repotype::Component));
+
+                    let mut iter = p.name.split('/');
+
+                    let toolchain = match iter.next() {
+                        Some(name) => name,
+                        None => bail!("Toolchain not specified!"),
+                    };
+                    cmd.arg(toolchain);
+
+                    let component = match iter.next() {
+                        Some(name) => name,
+                        None => bail!("Component not specified!"),
+                    };
+                    cmd.arg(component);
+                }
+                _ => bail!("No such type is managed by rustup!"),
+            }
+
+            let result = cmd.status().context("Installing toolchain {p}");
+            if !result.as_ref().is_ok_and(|exit| exit.success()) {
+                return result;
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(ExitStatus::from_raw(0))
+    }
+
+    fn remove_packages(&self, packages: &[Package], _: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+        let mut toolchains_rem = Vec::new();
+
+        for p in packages {
+            let repo = match p.repo.as_ref() {
+                Some(reponame) => reponame,
+                None => bail!("Not specified whether it is a toolchain or a component"),
+            };
+
+            if repo == "toolchain" {
+                let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
+                cmd.args(get_remove_switches(Repotype::Toolchain))
+                    .arg(&p.name);
+                toolchains_rem.push(p.name.as_str());
+
+                let result = cmd.status().context("Removing toolchain {p}");
+                if !result.as_ref().is_ok_and(|exit| exit.success()) {
+                    return result;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for p in packages {
+            let repo = match p.repo.as_ref() {
+                Some(reponame) => reponame,
+                None => bail!("Not specified whether it is a toolchain or a component"),
+            };
+
+            let mut iter = p.name.split('/').peekable();
+            let toolchain = match iter.peek() {
+                Some(name) => name,
+                None => bail!("No toolchain name provided for the given component!"),
+            };
+
+            if repo == "component" && !toolchains_rem.contains(toolchain) {
+                let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
+
+                cmd.args(get_remove_switches(Repotype::Component))
+                    .arg(toolchain);
+                iter.next();
+                let component = match iter.next() {
+                    Some(name) => name,
+                    None => bail!("No component name provided for {}", p.name),
+                };
+
+                cmd.arg(component);
+
+                let result = cmd.status().context("Removing toolchain {p}");
+                if !result.as_ref().is_ok_and(|exit| exit.success()) {
+                    return result;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(ExitStatus::from_raw(0))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Rustup {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            packages: HashSet::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn run_component_command(
+        &self,
+        args: &[&str],
+        toolchains: &mut Vec<String>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        let mut val = Vec::new();
+        for toolchain in toolchains {
+            let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
+            cmd.args(args).arg(&toolchain);
+            let output = String::from_utf8(cmd.output()?.stdout)?;
+            for component in output.lines() {
+                install_components(component, toolchain, &mut val);
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(val)
+    }
+    fn run_toolchain_command(&self, args: &[&str]) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
+        cmd.args(args);
+        let output = String::from_utf8(cmd.output()?.stdout)?;
+        let mut val = Vec::new();
+        for line in output.lines() {
+            let toolchain = line.split('-').next();
+            match toolchain {
+                Some(name) => val.push(name.to_string()),
+                None => bail!("Toolchain name not provided!"),
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(val)
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_install_switches(repotype: Repotype) -> Switches {
+    match repotype {
+        Repotype::Toolchain => &["toolchain", "install"],
+        Repotype::Component => &["component", "add", "--toolchain"],
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_remove_switches(repotype: Repotype) -> Switches {
+    match repotype {
+        Repotype::Toolchain => &["toolchain", "uninstall"],
+        Repotype::Component => &["component", "remove", "--toolchain"],
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_info_switches(repotype: Repotype) -> Switches {
+    match repotype {
+        Repotype::Toolchain => &["toolchain", "list"],
+        Repotype::Component => &["component", "list", "--installed", "--toolchain"],
+    }
+}
+
+fn install_components(line: &str, toolchain: &str, val: &mut Vec<String>) {
+    let mut chunks = line.splitn(3, '-');
+    let component = chunks.next().expect("Component name is empty!");
+    match component {
+        // these are the only components that have a single word name
+        "cargo" | "rustfmt" | "clippy" | "miri" | "rls" | "rustc" => {
+            val.push([toolchain, component].join("/"));
+        }
+        // all the others have two words hyphenated as component names
+        _ => {
+            let component = [
+                component,
+                chunks
+                    .next()
+                    .expect("No such component is managed by rustup"),
+            ]
+            .join("-");
+            val.push([toolchain, component.as_str()].join("/"));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/mod.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/mod.rs
index 7e39d3d..0664d7e 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ pub enum Backends {
     Flatpak,
     Python,
     Rust,
+    Rustup,
 }
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/grouping/package.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/grouping/package.rs
index f10b756..ed12a76 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/grouping/package.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/grouping/package.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::hash::Hash;
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone)]
 pub struct Package {
     pub(crate) name: String,
-    repo: Option<String>,
+    pub(crate) repo: Option<String>,
 }
 
 fn remove_comment_and_trim_whitespace(s: &str) -> &str {
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ impl Package {
     ///
     /// Panics if `string` is empty.
     fn split_into_name_and_repo(string: &str) -> (String, Option<String>) {
-        let mut iter = string.split('/').rev();
-        let name = iter.next().expect("we checked that earlier").to_string();
-        let repo = iter.next().map(|s| s.to_string());
-        (name, repo)
+        if let Some((before, after)) = string.split_once('/') {
+            (after.to_string(), Some(before.to_string()))
+        } else {
+            (string.to_string(), None)
+        }
     }
 
     /// Try to parse a string (from a line in a group file) and return a package.