diff --git a/.sqlx/query-1fc879cc103367a688f9f7bcc079df8f6419c177167ae0bfe8685033b6b8709e.json b/.sqlx/query-1fc879cc103367a688f9f7bcc079df8f6419c177167ae0bfe8685033b6b8709e.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5ee6c7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sqlx/query-1fc879cc103367a688f9f7bcc079df8f6419c177167ae0bfe8685033b6b8709e.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "PostgreSQL",
+  "query": "SELECT\n                        r.doc_targets\n                    FROM\n                        crates as c\n                        INNER JOIN releases AS r ON c.id = r.crate_id\n                    WHERE\n                        c.name = $1 AND\n                        r.version = $2",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [
+      {
+        "ordinal": 0,
+        "name": "doc_targets",
+        "type_info": "Json"
+      }
+    ],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Left": [
+        "Text",
+        "Text"
+      ]
+    },
+    "nullable": [
+      true
+    ]
+  },
+  "hash": "1fc879cc103367a688f9f7bcc079df8f6419c177167ae0bfe8685033b6b8709e"
+}
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-bc0b3932dc2f8bd2b8a9f5a312262eafefd3b80b3322116448901aa55f2d89e7.json b/.sqlx/query-bc0b3932dc2f8bd2b8a9f5a312262eafefd3b80b3322116448901aa55f2d89e7.json
index d9cbc56c1..847813ccf 100644
--- a/.sqlx/query-bc0b3932dc2f8bd2b8a9f5a312262eafefd3b80b3322116448901aa55f2d89e7.json
+++ b/.sqlx/query-bc0b3932dc2f8bd2b8a9f5a312262eafefd3b80b3322116448901aa55f2d89e7.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       true,
       true,
       true,
-      false,
+      true,
       null
     ]
   },
diff --git a/crates/metadata/lib.rs b/crates/metadata/lib.rs
index edc5ba838..90f0e2fb9 100644
--- a/crates/metadata/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/metadata/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
+
 //! Collect information that allows you to build a crate the same way that docs.rs would.
 //!
 //! This library is intended for use in docs.rs and crater, but might be helpful to others.
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ pub enum MetadataError {
 /// no-default-features = true
 /// default-target = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
 /// targets = [ "aarch64-apple-darwin", "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc" ]
+/// additional-targets = [ "i686-apple-darwin" ]
 /// rustc-args = [ "--example-rustc-arg" ]
 /// rustdoc-args = [ "--example-rustdoc-arg" ]
 /// ```
@@ -138,6 +140,10 @@ pub struct Metadata {
     /// These cannot be a subcommand, they may only be options.
     #[serde(default)]
     cargo_args: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// List of additional targets to be generated. See [`BuildTargets`].
+    #[serde(default)]
+    additional_targets: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 /// The targets that should be built for a crate.
@@ -230,6 +236,9 @@ impl Metadata {
         } else {
             crate_targets.unwrap_or_default()
         };
+        for additional_target in &self.additional_targets {
+            targets.insert(additional_target);
+        }
 
         targets.remove(&default_target);
         BuildTargets {
@@ -525,8 +534,6 @@ mod test_targets {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_select_targets() {
-        use super::BuildTargets;
-
         let mut metadata = Metadata::default();
 
         // unchanged default_target, targets not specified
@@ -637,6 +644,42 @@ mod test_targets {
         assert_eq!(others, tier_one_targets_no_default);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_additional_targets() {
+        let mut metadata = Metadata {
+            targets: Some(
+                DEFAULT_TARGETS
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            ),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        let additional_target = "i686-apple-darwin";
+        metadata.additional_targets = vec![additional_target.to_string()];
+        let BuildTargets {
+            other_targets: others,
+            ..
+        } = metadata.targets(true);
+
+        assert!(others.contains(additional_target), "no additional target");
+        for target in DEFAULT_TARGETS.iter().skip(1) {
+            assert!(others.contains(target), "missing {target}");
+        }
+
+        // Now we check that `additional_targets` also works if `targets` is set.
+        let target = "i686-pc-windows-msvc";
+        metadata.targets = Some(vec![target.to_string()]);
+        let BuildTargets {
+            other_targets: others,
+            default_target: default,
+        } = metadata.targets(true);
+        assert_eq!(others.len(), 1);
+        assert!(others.contains(additional_target));
+        assert_eq!(default, target);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn no_default_targets() {
         // if `targets` is unset, `other_targets` should be empty
diff --git a/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs b/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs
index 6a475dbaf..c69e2c463 100644
--- a/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs
+++ b/src/docbuilder/rustwide_builder.rs
@@ -2104,4 +2104,58 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore]
+    fn test_additional_targets() {
+        fn assert_contains(targets: &[String], target: &str) {
+            assert!(
+                targets.iter().any(|t| t == target),
+                "Not found target {target:?} in {targets:?}"
+            );
+        }
+
+        wrapper(|env| {
+            let mut builder = RustwideBuilder::init(env)?;
+            builder.update_toolchain()?;
+            assert!(
+                builder
+                    .build_local_package(Path::new("tests/crates/additional-targets"))?
+                    .successful
+            );
+
+            let row = env.runtime().block_on(async {
+                let mut conn = env.async_db().await.async_conn().await;
+                sqlx::query!(
+                    r#"SELECT
+                        r.doc_targets
+                    FROM
+                        crates as c
+                        INNER JOIN releases AS r ON c.id = r.crate_id
+                    WHERE
+                        c.name = $1 AND
+                        r.version = $2"#,
+                    "additional-targets",
+                    "0.1.0",
+                )
+                .fetch_one(&mut *conn)
+                .await
+            })?;
+
+            let targets: Vec<String> = row
+                .doc_targets
+                .unwrap()
+                .as_array()
+                .unwrap()
+                .iter()
+                .map(|v| v.as_str().unwrap().to_owned())
+                .collect();
+
+            assert_contains(&targets, "x86_64-apple-darwin");
+            // Part of the default targets.
+            assert_contains(&targets, "aarch64-apple-darwin");
+
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
 }
diff --git a/templates/core/Cargo.toml.example b/templates/core/Cargo.toml.example
index db7dd4cdf..9bc4706d9 100644
--- a/templates/core/Cargo.toml.example
+++ b/templates/core/Cargo.toml.example
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ default-target = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
 #   all tier-one targets will be built and `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu` will be used as the default target.
 targets = ["aarch64-apple-darwin", "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"]
 
+# If you want to instead add another target without overwriting the default ones:
+additional-targets = ["i686-apple-darwin"]
+
 # Additional `RUSTFLAGS` to set (default: [])
 rustc-args = ["--example-rustc-arg"]
 
diff --git a/tests/crates/additional-targets/Cargo.lock b/tests/crates/additional-targets/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70058222d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/crates/additional-targets/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "additional-targets"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/crates/additional-targets/Cargo.toml b/tests/crates/additional-targets/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8236fe927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/crates/additional-targets/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "additional-targets"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+additional-targets = ["x86_64-apple-darwin"]
diff --git a/tests/crates/additional-targets/src/lib.rs b/tests/crates/additional-targets/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84014ad4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/crates/additional-targets/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub fn boo() {}