diff --git a/bazel/common/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/common/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/bazel/common/proto_common.bzl b/bazel/common/proto_common.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..963aabde6ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/common/proto_common.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""proto_common"""
+
+load("//bazel/private:native.bzl", "native_proto_common")
+
+proto_common = native_proto_common
diff --git a/bazel/common/proto_info.bzl b/bazel/common/proto_info.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19fb7294e56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/common/proto_info.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""ProtoInfo"""
+
+load("//bazel/private:native.bzl", "NativeProtoInfo")
+
+ProtoInfo = NativeProtoInfo
diff --git a/bazel/common/proto_lang_toolchain_info.bzl b/bazel/common/proto_lang_toolchain_info.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..714c9f288c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/common/proto_lang_toolchain_info.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""ProtoLangToolchainInfo"""
+
+load("//bazel/common:proto_common.bzl", "proto_common")
+
+ProtoLangToolchainInfo = proto_common.ProtoLangToolchainInfo
diff --git a/bazel/private/native.bzl b/bazel/private/native.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..56856e3720c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/private/native.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Renames toplevel symbols so they can be exported in Starlark under the same name"""
+
+NativeProtoInfo = ProtoInfo
+
+native_proto_common = proto_common_do_not_use
diff --git a/bazel/private/proto_toolchain_rule.bzl b/bazel/private/proto_toolchain_rule.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27527a612afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/private/proto_toolchain_rule.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+"""A Starlark implementation of the proto_toolchain rule."""
+
+load("//bazel/common:proto_common.bzl", "proto_common")
+load("//bazel/common:proto_lang_toolchain_info.bzl", "ProtoLangToolchainInfo")
+
+def _impl(ctx):
+    kwargs = {}
+    if getattr(proto_common, "INCOMPATIBLE_PASS_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE", False):
+        kwargs["toolchain_type"] = "//third_party/bazel_rules/rules_proto/proto:toolchain_type"
+
+    return [
+        DefaultInfo(
+            files = depset(),
+            runfiles = ctx.runfiles(),
+        ),
+        platform_common.ToolchainInfo(
+            proto = ProtoLangToolchainInfo(
+                out_replacement_format_flag = ctx.attr.command_line,
+                output_files = ctx.attr.output_files,
+                plugin = None,
+                runtime = None,
+                proto_compiler = ctx.attr.proto_compiler.files_to_run,
+                protoc_opts = ctx.fragments.proto.experimental_protoc_opts,
+                progress_message = ctx.attr.progress_message,
+                mnemonic = ctx.attr.mnemonic,
+                **kwargs
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
+
+proto_toolchain = rule(
+    _impl,
+    attrs =
+        {
+            "progress_message": attr.string(default = "Generating Descriptor Set proto_library %{label}"),
+            "mnemonic": attr.string(default = "GenProtoDescriptorSet"),
+            "command_line": attr.string(default = "--descriptor_set_out=%s"),
+            "output_files": attr.string(values = ["single", "multiple", "legacy"], default = "single"),
+            "proto_compiler": attr.label(
+                cfg = "exec",
+                executable = True,
+                allow_files = True,  # Used by mocks in tests. Consider fixing tests and removing it.
+            ),
+        },
+    provides = [platform_common.ToolchainInfo],
+    fragments = ["proto"],
+)
diff --git a/bazel/proto_library.bzl b/bazel/proto_library.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3006e3c0c29d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/proto_library.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""proto_library rule"""
+
+proto_library = native.proto_library
diff --git a/bazel/toolchains/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/toolchains/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/bazel/toolchains/proto_lang_toolchain.bzl b/bazel/toolchains/proto_lang_toolchain.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7af6537e4df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/toolchains/proto_lang_toolchain.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""proto_lang_toolchain rule"""
+
+load("//bazel/common:proto_common.bzl", "proto_common")
+
+def proto_lang_toolchain(*, name, toolchain_type = None, exec_compatible_with = [], target_compatible_with = [], **attrs):
+    """Creates a proto_lang_toolchain and corresponding toolchain target.
+
+    Toolchain target is only created when toolchain_type is set.
+
+    https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/protocol-buffer.html#proto_lang_toolchain
+
+    Args:
+
+      name: name of the toolchain
+      toolchain_type: The toolchain type
+      exec_compatible_with: ([constraints]) List of constraints the prebuild binaries is compatible with.
+      target_compatible_with: ([constraints]) List of constraints the target libraries are compatible with.
+      **attrs: Rule attributes
+    """
+
+    if getattr(proto_common, "INCOMPATIBLE_PASS_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE", False):
+        attrs["toolchain_type"] = toolchain_type
+
+    # buildifier: disable=native-proto
+    native.proto_lang_toolchain(name = name, **attrs)
+
+    if toolchain_type:
+        native.toolchain(
+            name = name + "_toolchain",
+            toolchain_type = toolchain_type,
+            exec_compatible_with = exec_compatible_with,
+            target_compatible_with = target_compatible_with,
+            toolchain = name,
+        )
diff --git a/bazel/toolchains/proto_toolchain.bzl b/bazel/toolchains/proto_toolchain.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b267fed6179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/toolchains/proto_toolchain.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""Macro wrapping the proto_toolchain implementation.
+
+The macro additionally creates toolchain target when toolchain_type is given.
+"""
+
+load("//bazel/private:proto_toolchain_rule.bzl", _proto_toolchain_rule = "proto_toolchain")
+
+def proto_toolchain(*, name, proto_compiler, exec_compatible_with = []):
+    """Creates a proto_toolchain and toolchain target for proto_library.
+
+    Toolchain target is suffixed with "_toolchain".
+
+    Args:
+      name: name of the toolchain
+      proto_compiler: (Label) of either proto compiler sources or prebuild binaries
+      exec_compatible_with: ([constraints]) List of constraints the prebuild binary is compatible with.
+    """
+    _proto_toolchain_rule(name = name, proto_compiler = proto_compiler)
+
+    native.toolchain(
+        name = name + "_toolchain",
+        toolchain_type = "//third_party/bazel_rules/rules_proto/proto:toolchain_type",
+        exec_compatible_with = exec_compatible_with,
+        target_compatible_with = [],
+        toolchain = name,
+    )