diff --git a/rust/test/shared/accessors_test.rs b/rust/test/shared/accessors_test.rs
index 8f5b6c3895..6d73c5ff2d 100644
--- a/rust/test/shared/accessors_test.rs
+++ b/rust/test/shared/accessors_test.rs
@@ -364,10 +364,11 @@ fn test_nonempty_default_string_accessors() {
 
 #[test]
 fn test_singular_msg_field() {
+    use crate::TestAllTypes_::NestedMessageView;
     let msg = TestAllTypes::new();
     // TODO("b/285309454"): fetch the inner integer `bb`
     // call should look like msg.optional_nested_message().bb()
-    let _msg: unittest_proto::proto2_unittest::TestAllTypesView = msg.optional_nested_message();
+    let _msg: NestedMessageView = msg.optional_nested_message();
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/accessors/singular_message.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/accessors/singular_message.cc
index fba30ca651..3fe54d1e73 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/accessors/singular_message.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/accessors/singular_message.cc
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
 // https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
 
+#include "absl/strings/match.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "absl/strings/strip.h"
+#include "google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/helpers.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/rust/accessors/accessor_generator.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/rust/context.h"
+#include "google/protobuf/compiler/rust/naming.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.h"
 
 namespace google {
@@ -16,29 +20,46 @@ namespace compiler {
 namespace rust {
 
 void SingularMessage::InMsgImpl(Context<FieldDescriptor> field) const {
+  Context<Descriptor> d = field.WithDesc(field.desc().message_type());
+  auto prefix = "crate::" + GetCrateRelativeQualifiedPath(d);
+  // here we defer unit tests with messages that have import inside their
+  // pkg name e.g. unittest_import.proto
+  if (absl::StrContains(prefix, "import")) {
+    // TODO(b/285309454): Handle imports correctly, default to $Msg$View for now
+    prefix = field.desc().containing_type()->name();
+  }
   field.Emit(
       {
+          {"prefix", prefix},
           {"field", field.desc().name()},
+          {"getter_thunk", Thunk(field, "get")},
       },
       R"rs(
-          // inMsgImpl
-          pub fn r#$field$(&self) -> $Msg$View {
-            $Msg$View { msg: self.inner.msg, _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData }
+          pub fn r#$field$(&self) -> $prefix$View {
+            $prefix$View::new($pbi$::Private, unsafe { $getter_thunk$(self.inner.msg) } )
           }
         )rs");
 }
 
 void SingularMessage::InExternC(Context<FieldDescriptor> field) const {
-  field.Emit({},
-             R"rs(
-                 // inExternC
+  field.Emit(
+      {
+          {"getter_thunk", Thunk(field, "get")},
+      },
+      R"rs(
+                  fn $getter_thunk$(raw_msg: $pbi$::RawMessage) -> $pbi$::RawMessage;
                )rs");
 }
 
 void SingularMessage::InThunkCc(Context<FieldDescriptor> field) const {
-  field.Emit({},
+  field.Emit({{"QualifiedMsg",
+               cpp::QualifiedClassName(field.desc().containing_type())},
+              {"getter_thunk", Thunk(field, "get")},
+              {"field", cpp::FieldName(&field.desc())}},
              R"cc(
-               // inThunkCC
+               const void* $getter_thunk$($QualifiedMsg$* msg) {
+                 return static_cast<const void*>(&msg->$field$());
+               }
              )cc");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/generator.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/generator.cc
index d14335caa3..43504fb8cd 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/generator.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/generator.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ void EmitPubUseOfOwnMessages(Context<FileDescriptor>& primary_file,
     primary_file.Emit({{"mod", mod}, {"Msg", name}},
                       R"rs(
                         pub use crate::$mod$::$Msg$;
+                        // TODO(b/285309454) Address use for imported crates
+                        pub use crate::$mod$::$Msg$View;
                       )rs");
   }
 }
@@ -110,10 +112,11 @@ void EmitPubUseForImportedMessages(Context<FileDescriptor>& primary_file,
   std::string crate_name = GetCrateName(dep);
   for (int i = 0; i < dep.desc().message_type_count(); ++i) {
     auto msg = primary_file.WithDesc(dep.desc().message_type(i));
-    auto path = GetCrateRelativeQualifiedPath(msg);
+    auto path = GetCrateRelativeQualifiedPath(msg);  // TODO: b/300080946
     primary_file.Emit({{"crate", crate_name}, {"pkg::Msg", path}},
                       R"rs(
                         pub use $crate$::$pkg::Msg$;
+                        pub use $crate$::$pkg::Msg$View;
                       )rs");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/message.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/message.cc
index 7feb9b0c76..7d762c6b63 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/message.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/message.cc
@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ void GenerateRs(Context<Descriptor> msg) {
           _phantom: $Phantom$<&'a ()>,
         }
 
+        impl<'a> $Msg$View<'a> {
+          #[doc(hidden)]
+          pub fn new(_private: $pbi$::Private, msg: $pbi$::RawMessage) -> Self {
+            Self { msg, _phantom: std::marker::PhantomData }
+          }
+        }
+
         // SAFETY:
         // - `$Msg$View` does not perform any mutation.
         // - While a `$Msg$View` exists, a `$Msg$Mut` can't exist to mutate
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/naming.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/naming.cc
index 7f857eb913..fb2362d043 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/naming.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/rust/naming.cc
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "absl/log/absl_log.h"
+#include "absl/strings/match.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_replace.h"
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+#include "absl/strings/strip.h"
 #include "absl/strings/substitute.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.h"
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/rust/context.h"
@@ -148,10 +150,19 @@ std::string RustInternalModuleName(Context<FileDescriptor> file) {
 }
 
 std::string GetCrateRelativeQualifiedPath(Context<Descriptor> msg) {
+  std::string name = msg.desc().full_name();
   if (msg.desc().file()->package().empty()) {
-    return msg.desc().name();
+    return name;
   }
-  return absl::StrCat(RustModule(msg), "::", msg.desc().name());
+  // when computing the relative path, we don't want the package name, so we
+  // strip that out
+  name =
+      std::string(absl::StripPrefix(name, msg.desc().file()->package() + "."));
+  // proto nesting is marked with periods in .proto files -- this gets
+  // translated to delimiting via _:: in terra rust
+  absl::StrReplaceAll({{".", "_::"}}, &name);
+
+  return absl::StrCat(RustModule(msg), "::", name);
 }
 
 std::string FieldInfoComment(Context<FieldDescriptor> field) {