diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index a1558e0b..26bd8a35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ jobs:
         env:
           BUILD_ONLY: true
 
+  check-wasm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: install stable toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: check (wasm)
+        working-directory: ./rust
+        run: cargo check --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+
   # If this fails, consider changing your text or adding something to .typos.toml.
   typos:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6224c4cd..4df0bf6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,23 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: install stable toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: install wasm-bindgen
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+        with:
+          tool: wasm-bindgen@0.2.106
+      - name: build (wasm)
+        working-directory: ./rust
+        run: cargo build --release --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
+      - name: package wasm
+        working-directory: ./rust
+        run: |
+          mkdir ../static/rust
+          wasm-bindgen --target web --out-dir ../static/rust target/wasm32-unknown-unknown/rust_demo.wasm --no-typescript
+
       - name: build_and_deploy
         # Also update in README.md and ./check.yml
         uses: shalzz/zola-deploy-action@v0.20.0
diff --git a/content/blog/2025-11-25-rust-demo.md/index.md b/content/blog/2025-11-25-rust-demo.md/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..571d8337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/blog/2025-11-25-rust-demo.md/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
++++
+title = "Rust demo"
+authors = ["Raph Levien"]
++++
+
+Can we run some Rust code in here?
+
+<div id="wasm-demo-container">
+</div>
+
+<style>
+    input {
+        width: 100%;
+    }
+</style>
+
+<script type="module">
+    // Adjust the path to your static Wasm files
+    import init, { start } from '/rust/rust_demo.js'; 
+
+    async function runWasmDemo() {
+        // Initialize Wasm module
+        await init();
+
+        // Call the Rust function
+        const greeting = start("argument");
+    }
+
+    // Define the function globally so the button's onclick can find it
+    window.runWasmDemo = runWasmDemo; 
+
+    // Automatically run on load (optional)
+    runWasmDemo();
+</script>
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb5a316c
--- /dev/null
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diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e40768b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust_demo"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Raph Levien"]
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+wasm-bindgen = "0.2"
+# Add web-sys or other crates as needed for web APIs
+web-sys = { version = "0.3", features = ["console"] }
+xilem_web = "0.4"
diff --git a/rust/src/lib.rs b/rust/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2c9dea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use xilem_web::{
+    elements::html::{button, div, input, p},
+    interfaces::{Element as _, HtmlDivElement, HtmlInputElement as _},
+    App,
+};
+
+use web_sys::HtmlInputElement;
+
+struct AppState {
+    name: String,
+    clicks: u32,
+    distance: f64,
+}
+
+fn app_logic(state: &mut AppState) -> impl HtmlDivElement<AppState> + use<> {
+    let clicks = state.clicks;
+    div((
+        input(())
+            .type_("range")
+            .attr("max", 200)
+            .attr("step", "any")
+            .on_input(|state: &mut AppState, event| {
+                let input_element = event
+                    .target()
+                    .and_then(|target| target.dyn_into::<HtmlInputElement>().ok())
+                    .unwrap();
+                state.distance = input_element.value().parse().unwrap();
+            }),
+        p(format!("argument passed in: {}, distance = {}", state.name, state.distance)),
+        button(format!("clicked {clicks} times"))
+            .on_click(|state: &mut AppState, _event| state.clicks += 1),
+        (state.clicks >= 5).then_some(p("Huzzah, clicked at least 5 times")),
+    ))
+}
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn start(arg: &str) {
+    let app = AppState {
+        name: arg.to_owned(),
+        clicks: 0,
+        distance: 50.,
+    };
+    let root = xilem_web::get_element_by_id("wasm-demo-container");
+    App::new(root, app, app_logic).run();
+}
+
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;