diff --git a/editors/code/src/test/fixtures/rust-diagnostics/error/E0308.json b/editors/code/src/test/fixtures/rust-diagnostics/error/E0308.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb23824a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/code/src/test/fixtures/rust-diagnostics/error/E0308.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+    "message": "mismatched types",
+    "code": {
+        "code": "E0308",
+        "explanation": "\nThis error occurs when the compiler was unable to infer the concrete type of a\nvariable. It can occur for several cases, the most common of which is a\nmismatch in the expected type that the compiler inferred for a variable's\ninitializing expression, and the actual type explicitly assigned to the\nvariable.\n\nFor example:\n\n```compile_fail,E0308\nlet x: i32 = \"I am not a number!\";\n//     ~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n//      |             |\n//      |    initializing expression;\n//      |    compiler infers type `&str`\n//      |\n//    type `i32` assigned to variable `x`\n```\n"
+    },
+    "level": "error",
+    "spans": [
+        {
+            "file_name": "runtime/compiler_support.rs",
+            "byte_start": 1589,
+            "byte_end": 1594,
+            "line_start": 48,
+            "line_end": 48,
+            "column_start": 65,
+            "column_end": 70,
+            "is_primary": true,
+            "text": [
+                {
+                    "text": "    let layout = alloc::Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align);",
+                    "highlight_start": 65,
+                    "highlight_end": 70
+                }
+            ],
+            "label": "expected usize, found u32",
+            "suggested_replacement": null,
+            "suggestion_applicability": null,
+            "expansion": null
+        }
+    ],
+    "children": [],
+    "rendered": "error[E0308]: mismatched types\n  --> runtime/compiler_support.rs:48:65\n   |\n48 |     let layout = alloc::Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size, align);\n   |                                                                 ^^^^^ expected usize, found u32\n\n"
+}
diff --git a/editors/code/src/test/utils/diagnotics/rust.test.ts b/editors/code/src/test/utils/diagnotics/rust.test.ts
index b555a48198..7fb003fe21 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/test/utils/diagnotics/rust.test.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/test/utils/diagnotics/rust.test.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ describe('mapRustDiagnosticToVsCode', () => {
         );
         assert.strictEqual(
             diagnostic.message,
-            'this function takes 2 parameters but 3 parameters were supplied'
+            [
+                'this function takes 2 parameters but 3 parameters were supplied',
+                'expected 2 parameters'
+            ].join('\n')
         );
         assert.strictEqual(diagnostic.code, 'E0061');
         assert.strictEqual(diagnostic.source, 'rustc');
@@ -170,4 +173,28 @@ describe('mapRustDiagnosticToVsCode', () => {
             SuggestionApplicability.Unspecified
         );
     });
+
+    it('should map a mismatched type error', () => {
+        const { diagnostic, suggestedFixes } = mapFixtureToVsCode(
+            'error/E0308'
+        );
+
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            diagnostic.severity,
+            vscode.DiagnosticSeverity.Error
+        );
+        assert.strictEqual(
+            diagnostic.message,
+            ['mismatched types', 'expected usize, found u32'].join('\n')
+        );
+        assert.strictEqual(diagnostic.code, 'E0308');
+        assert.strictEqual(diagnostic.source, 'rustc');
+        assert.strictEqual(diagnostic.tags, undefined);
+
+        // No related information
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(diagnostic.relatedInformation, []);
+
+        // There are no suggested fixes
+        assert.strictEqual(suggestedFixes.length, 0);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/editors/code/src/utils/diagnostics/rust.ts b/editors/code/src/utils/diagnostics/rust.ts
index 5e2d6b6fff..bfb494a3a5 100644
--- a/editors/code/src/utils/diagnostics/rust.ts
+++ b/editors/code/src/utils/diagnostics/rust.ts
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export function mapRustDiagnosticToVsCode(
     const secondarySpans = rd.spans.filter(s => !s.is_primary);
 
     const severity = mapLevelToSeverity(rd.level);
+    let primarySpanLabel = primarySpan.label;
 
     const vd = new vscode.Diagnostic(location.range, rd.message, severity);
 
@@ -221,9 +222,17 @@ export function mapRustDiagnosticToVsCode(
         }
         if (messageLine) {
             vd.message += `\n${messageLine}`;
+
+            // These secondary messages usually duplicate the content of the
+            // primary span label.
+            primarySpanLabel = undefined;
         }
     }
 
+    if (primarySpanLabel) {
+        vd.message += `\n${primarySpanLabel}`;
+    }
+
     if (isUnusedOrUnnecessary(rd)) {
         vd.tags = [vscode.DiagnosticTag.Unnecessary];
     }