diff --git a/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip b/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip
index dda6e50cbb7..2b45ace2f5f 100644
--- a/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip
+++ b/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ ENV PATH="${HOME}/venv/bin:$PATH"
 # Note: The base image has Python 3.14, but python3-dev installs Python 3.13 which conflicts.
 # The -dev variant should include Python headers, but if compilation fails, we may need
 # to install python-3.14-dev specifically (if available in the repo)
+# rust and cargo are required for building ddtrace from source
 RUN apk update && \
-    apk add --no-cache gcc openssl openssl-dev
+    apk add --no-cache gcc openssl openssl-dev rust cargo
 
 RUN python -m venv ${HOME}/venv
 RUN ${HOME}/venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip