diff --git a/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py
index 6ffae639bf14..d590f5926c49 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cargo/interpreter.py
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ def features(self, value: T.List[str]) -> None:
     def get_build_def_files(self) -> T.List[str]:
         return self.build_def_files
 
-    def load_workspace(self, subdir: str) -> WorkspaceState:
+    def load_workspace(self, subdir: str, extra_members: T.Optional[T.List[str]]) -> WorkspaceState:
         """Load the root Cargo.toml package and prepare it with features and dependencies."""
         subdir = os.path.normpath(subdir)
         manifest, cached = self._load_manifest(subdir)
-        ws = self._get_workspace(manifest, subdir, False)
+        ws = self._get_workspace(manifest, subdir, extra_members, False)
         if not cached:
             self._prepare_entry_point(ws)
         return ws
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def interpret(self, subdir: str, project_root: T.Optional[str] = None) -> mparse
             assert isinstance(manifest, Manifest)
             return self.interpret_package(manifest, build, subdir, project_root)
         else:
-            ws = self.load_workspace(subdir)
+            ws = self.load_workspace(subdir, None)
             return self.interpret_workspace(ws, build, subdir)
 
     def interpret_package(self, manifest: Manifest, build: builder.Builder, subdir: str, project_root: str) -> mparser.CodeBlockNode:
@@ -447,7 +447,28 @@ def _add_workspace_member(self, manifest_: Manifest, ws: WorkspaceState, m: str)
         else:
             ws.packages[m] = PackageState(manifest_, ws_subdir=ws.subdir, ws_member=m, downloaded=ws.downloaded)
 
-    def _get_workspace(self, manifest: T.Union[Workspace, Manifest], subdir: str, downloaded: bool) -> WorkspaceState:
+    # Returns the expansion of a glob expression with a single
+    # cannonical result, otherwise (multiple results) returns None.
+    @staticmethod
+    def _unglobify(pat: str) -> T.Optional[str]:
+        ret = ''
+        iterator = iter(pat)
+        for char in iterator:
+            if char in {'?', '*'}:
+                return None
+            elif char == '[':
+                try:
+                    ret += next(iterator)
+                    if next(iterator) != ']':
+                        return None
+                except StopIteration:
+                    mlog.warning(f'Encountered invalid glob pattern "{pat}"')
+                    return None
+            else:
+                ret += char
+        return ret
+
+    def _get_workspace(self, manifest: T.Union[Workspace, Manifest], subdir: str, extra_members: T.Optional[T.List[str]], downloaded: bool) -> WorkspaceState:
         ws = self.workspaces.get(subdir)
         if ws:
             return ws
@@ -456,7 +477,18 @@ def _get_workspace(self, manifest: T.Union[Workspace, Manifest], subdir: str, do
         ws = WorkspaceState(workspace, subdir, downloaded=downloaded)
         if workspace.root_package:
             self._add_workspace_member(workspace.root_package, ws, '.')
-        for m in workspace.members:
+
+        members = [self._unglobify(entry) for entry in workspace.members]
+        if None in members:
+            if extra_members is None:
+                mlog.warning('Cargo workspace contains glob members. Please specify them manually using the \'extra_members\' kwarg')
+            members = [member for member in members if member is not None]
+        if extra_members is not None:
+            members += extra_members
+        # set ws default members if not set
+        if workspace.default_members is None:
+            workspace.default_members = members
+        for m in members:
             self._load_workspace_member(ws, m)
         self.workspaces[subdir] = ws
         return ws
@@ -530,7 +562,7 @@ def _fetch_package_from_subproject(self, package_name: str, subp_name: str) -> P
             subp_name in self.environment.wrap_resolver.wraps and \
             self.environment.wrap_resolver.wraps[subp_name].type is not None
 
-        ws = self._get_workspace(manifest, subdir, downloaded=downloaded)
+        ws = self._get_workspace(manifest, subdir, None, downloaded=downloaded)
         member = ws.packages_to_member[package_name]
         pkg = self._require_workspace_member(ws, member)
         pkg.subproject_name = subp_name
diff --git a/mesonbuild/cargo/manifest.py b/mesonbuild/cargo/manifest.py
index 0d1c0f279ff7..c43d7e60c9c3 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/cargo/manifest.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/cargo/manifest.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def from_raw(cls, raw: raw.Manifest, path: str) -> Self:
         if 'package' in raw:
             ws.root_package = Manifest.from_raw(raw, path, ws, '.')
         if not ws.default_members:
-            ws.default_members = ['.'] if ws.root_package else ws.members
+            ws.default_members = ['.'] if ws.root_package else None
         return ws
 
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/rust.py b/mesonbuild/modules/rust.py
index 4873843c0d9c..463665e9c81d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/rust.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/rust.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class FuncBindgen(TypedDict):
     class FuncWorkspace(TypedDict):
         default_features: T.Optional[bool]
         features: T.List[str]
+        extra_members: T.List[str]
 
     class FuncDependency(TypedDict):
         rust_abi: T.Optional[RUST_ABI]
@@ -996,6 +997,12 @@ def to_system_dependency(self, state: ModuleState, args: T.Tuple[Dependency, T.O
             default=None,
             listify=True,
         ),
+        KwargInfo(
+            'extra_members',
+            (ContainerTypeInfo(list, str), NoneType),
+            default=None,
+            listify=True,
+        ),
     )
     def workspace(self, state: ModuleState, args: T.List, kwargs: FuncWorkspace) -> RustWorkspace:
         """Creates a Rust workspace object, controlling the build of
@@ -1018,7 +1025,7 @@ def workspace(self, state: ModuleState, args: T.List, kwargs: FuncWorkspace) ->
                 cargo_features.extend(features)
             self.interpreter.cargo.features = cargo_features
 
-        ws = self.interpreter.cargo.load_workspace(state.root_subdir)
+        ws = self.interpreter.cargo.load_workspace(state.root_subdir, kwargs['extra_members'])
 
         # Cargo projects may not have a subprojects directory, because
         # dependencies are declared in Cargo.toml rather than .wrap files.
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/Cargo.lock b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a432bf6f8b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/Cargo.lock	
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "alpha"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "beta"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "gamma"
+version = "0.0.0"
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/Cargo.toml b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..634dc6045336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/Cargo.toml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[workspace]
+resolver = "3"
+members = [
+	"subdir/*",
+	"g[*]mma"
+]
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/g*mma/Cargo.toml b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/g*mma/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b6d3d506006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/g*mma/Cargo.toml	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[package]
+name = "gamma"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/g*mma/src/main.rs b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/g*mma/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f328e4d9d04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/g*mma/src/main.rs	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/meson.build b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd3d54677a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+project('rust ws extra_members', 'rust',
+    meson_version: '>= 1.11'
+)
+
+cargo = import('rust').workspace(extra_members: ['subdir/alpha'])
+
+if 'beta' in cargo.packages()
+    error('Unexpectedly resolved glob member')
+endif
+
+cargo.package('alpha').executable()
+cargo.package('gamma').executable()
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/alpha/Cargo.toml b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/alpha/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b69e2f3fa7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/alpha/Cargo.toml	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[package]
+name = "alpha"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/alpha/src/main.rs b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/alpha/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f328e4d9d04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/alpha/src/main.rs	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/beta/Cargo.toml b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/beta/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..346c1475c8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/beta/Cargo.toml	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[package]
+name = "beta"
+version = "0.0.0"
+edition = "2021"
diff --git a/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/beta/src/main.rs b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/beta/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5efd50c40dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/rust/43 extra_members/subdir/beta/src/main.rs	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+#error "Intentionally not building"
+}