diff --git a/rust-bindings/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust-bindings/rust/src/lib.rs
index 41cdd58b..5bce2adb 100644
--- a/rust-bindings/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust-bindings/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ mod checksum;
 pub use crate::checksum::*;
 mod core;
 pub use crate::core::*;
+mod sysroot;
+pub use crate::sysroot::*;
 
 #[cfg(any(feature = "v2018_6", feature = "dox"))]
 mod collection_ref;
diff --git a/rust-bindings/rust/src/sysroot.rs b/rust-bindings/rust/src/sysroot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e207f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-bindings/rust/src/sysroot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use crate::gio;
+use crate::Sysroot;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
+/// Builder object for `Sysroot`.
+pub struct SysrootBuilder {
+    path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    mount_namespace_in_use: bool,
+}
+
+impl SysrootBuilder {
+    /// Create a new builder for `Sysroot`.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Set the path to the sysroot location.
+    pub fn path(mut self, path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        self.path = path;
+        self
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "v2020_1", feature = "dox"))]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "dox", doc(cfg(feature = "v2020_1")))]
+    /// Set whether the logic is running in its own mount namespace.
+    pub fn mount_namespace_in_use(mut self, mount_namespace_in_use: bool) -> Self {
+        self.mount_namespace_in_use = mount_namespace_in_use;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Finalize this builder into a `Sysroot`.
+    pub fn build(self, cancellable: Option<&gio::Cancellable>) -> Result<Sysroot, glib::Error> {
+        let sysroot = {
+            let opt_file = self.path.map(|p| gio::File::for_path(p));
+            Sysroot::new(opt_file.as_ref())
+        };
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "v2020_1")]
+        if self.mount_namespace_in_use {
+            sysroot.set_mount_namespace_in_use();
+        }
+
+        sysroot.load(cancellable)?;
+
+        Ok(sysroot)
+    }
+}