diff --git a/src/project.cc b/src/project.cc
index 64b6863..b36baaf 100644
--- a/src/project.cc
+++ b/src/project.cc
@@ -768,6 +768,14 @@ void Project::HTML::compile_and_run() {
 #endif
 }
 
+void Project::Rust::compile() {
+  std::string command=build->get_compile_command();
+  Terminal::get().print("Running "+command+"\n");
+  Terminal::get().async_process(command, Notebook::get().get_current_view()->file_path.parent_path(), [command](int exit_status) {
+    Terminal::get().async_print(command+" returned: "+std::to_string(exit_status)+'\n');
+  });
+}
+
 void Project::Rust::compile_and_run() {
   std::string command="cargo run";
   Terminal::get().print("Running "+command+"\n");
diff --git a/src/project.h b/src/project.h
index 674f6d7..aeffc4a 100644
--- a/src/project.h
+++ b/src/project.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ namespace Project {
   public:
     Rust(std::unique_ptr<Build> &&build) : LLDB(std::move(build)) {}
     
+    void compile() override;
     void compile_and_run() override;
   };