diff --git a/examples/hello_rust/Kconfig b/examples/rust/baremetal/Kconfig
similarity index 84%
rename from examples/hello_rust/Kconfig
rename to examples/rust/baremetal/Kconfig
index 92e3b1f34..a1b391bee 100644
--- a/examples/hello_rust/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/rust/baremetal/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ config EXAMPLES_HELLO_RUST
 	tristate "\"Hello, Rust!\" example"
 	default n
 	---help---
-		Enable the \"Hello, Rust!\" example
+		Enable the \"Hello, Rust!\" example to show how to build
+		and run a baremetal Rust application with rustc.
 
 if EXAMPLES_HELLO_RUST
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_rust/Make.defs b/examples/rust/baremetal/Make.defs
similarity index 91%
rename from examples/hello_rust/Make.defs
rename to examples/rust/baremetal/Make.defs
index 7cb3099d2..9ea1b9f9f 100644
--- a/examples/hello_rust/Make.defs
+++ b/examples/rust/baremetal/Make.defs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ############################################################################
-# apps/examples/hello_rust/Make.defs
+# apps/examples/rust/baremetal/Make.defs
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 ############################################################################
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HELLO_RUST),)
-CONFIGURED_APPS += $(APPDIR)/examples/hello_rust
+CONFIGURED_APPS += $(APPDIR)/examples/rust/baremetal
 endif
diff --git a/examples/hello_rust/Makefile b/examples/rust/baremetal/Makefile
similarity index 97%
rename from examples/hello_rust/Makefile
rename to examples/rust/baremetal/Makefile
index b1ac1824c..55e98ce7b 100644
--- a/examples/hello_rust/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rust/baremetal/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ############################################################################
-# apps/examples/hello_rust/Makefile
+# apps/examples/rust/baremetal/Makefile
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
diff --git a/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs b/examples/rust/baremetal/hello_rust_main.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs
rename to examples/rust/baremetal/hello_rust_main.rs
index fa24671cd..3d7a3eceb 100644
--- a/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs
+++ b/examples/rust/baremetal/hello_rust_main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * apps/examples/hello_rust/hello_rust_main.rs
+ * apps/examples/rust/baremetal/hello_rust_main.rs
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  *