diff --git a/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/Cargo.toml b/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/Cargo.toml
index a996322e..e4b90000 100644
--- a/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ std = ["widestring/std"]
 alloc = ["widestring/alloc"]
 cuda = []
 cuda_runtime = []
+# Expose the NVTX tools/injection ABI (`nvtxDetail/nvtxTypes.h`) for tools
+# implementing injection libraries.
+tools = []
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/build.rs b/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/build.rs
index 7fd7f290..c34c3501 100644
--- a/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/build.rs
+++ b/rust/crates/nvtx-sys/build.rs
@@ -58,11 +58,28 @@ fn main() {
         // allow cuda types
         .allowlist_type("CU.*")
         .allowlist_type("cuda.*")
-        // disallow any fntypes
-        .blocklist_type(".*fntype.*")
         // disallow impl-specific
         .blocklist_type("__.*");
 
+    if cfg!(feature = "tools") {
+        builder = builder
+            // expose the callback-subscription types (export tables, callback
+            // modules, and callback ids)
+            .allowlist_type("Nvtx.*")
+            // expose the dependency-free fake types referenced by the
+            // fakeimpl fntypes (required because allowlisting is not recursive)
+            .allowlist_type("nvtx_.*")
+            // expose the injection result codes
+            .allowlist_var("NVTX_SUCCESS")
+            .allowlist_var("NVTX_FAIL")
+            .allowlist_var("NVTX_ERR_.*");
+        // the function-table slot signatures (`*_impl_fntype` and
+        // `*_fakeimpl_fntype`) are covered by the "nvtx[^_].*" allowlist above
+    } else {
+        // disallow any fntypes
+        builder = builder.blocklist_type(".*fntype.*");
+    }
+
     if cfg!(feature = "cuda") {
         builder = builder.clang_arg("-DENABLE_CUDA");
         lib_builder.define("ENABLE_CUDA", None);