diff --git a/rust/private/lint_test.bzl b/rust/private/lint_test.bzl
index eef61a6a1f..2fd676e08c 100644
--- a/rust/private/lint_test.bzl
+++ b/rust/private/lint_test.bzl
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LINT_TEST_COMMON_ATTRS = {
     ),
     "_runner": attr.label(
         doc = "The shared runner (prints/inspects collected marker paths).",
-        cfg = "exec",
+        cfg = config.exec("test"),
         executable = True,
         default = Label("//rust/private/lint_test_runner"),
     ),
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def lint_test_rule_impl(ctx, info_provider, output_group_names):
         list: `[DefaultInfo, RunEnvironmentInfo, OutputGroupInfo]` for the
             test target.
     """
-    is_windows = ctx.executable._runner.extension == ".exe"
+    is_windows = ctx.executable._runner.extension == "exe"
     runner = ctx.actions.declare_file("{}{}".format(
         ctx.label.name,
         ".exe" if is_windows else "",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def lint_test_rule_impl(ctx, info_provider, output_group_names):
     )
 
     workspace_name = ctx.workspace_name
-    markers_env = ctx.configuration.host_path_separator.join([
+    markers_env = (";" if is_windows else ":").join([
         rlocationpath(f, workspace_name)
         for f in checks.to_list()
     ])
diff --git a/test/unit/BUILD.bazel b/test/unit/BUILD.bazel
index 433344f5c0..a8560644c2 100644
--- a/test/unit/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/test/unit/BUILD.bazel
@@ -3,3 +3,21 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 exports_files([
     "common.bzl",
 ])
+
+# Distinct executable platforms let analysis tests verify the test execution
+# group without running an x86_64 test binary on an arm64 host.
+platform(
+    name = "macos_aarch64",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
+        "@platforms//os:macos",
+    ],
+)
+
+platform(
+    name = "macos_x86_64",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:macos",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/test/unit/lint_tests/lint_tests.bzl b/test/unit/lint_tests/lint_tests.bzl
index 1a984cbc64..40a93ed998 100644
--- a/test/unit/lint_tests/lint_tests.bzl
+++ b/test/unit/lint_tests/lint_tests.bzl
@@ -76,6 +76,55 @@ def _make_transitive_count_test(marker_suffix, output_group_name):
 clippy_transitive_test = _make_transitive_count_test(".clippy.ok", "clippy_checks")
 rustfmt_transitive_test = _make_transitive_count_test(".rustfmt.ok", "rustfmt_checks")
 
+_RunnerInfo = provider(fields = {"file": "Underlying lint runner executable"})
+
+def _runner_aspect_impl(_target, ctx):
+    return [_RunnerInfo(file = ctx.rule.attr._runner[DefaultInfo].files_to_run.executable)]
+
+_runner_aspect = aspect(implementation = _runner_aspect_impl)
+
+def _runner_format_test_impl(ctx):
+    env = analysistest.begin(ctx)
+    target = analysistest.target_under_test(env)
+    runner = target[_RunnerInfo].file
+    executable = target[DefaultInfo].files_to_run.executable
+
+    asserts.equals(env, runner.extension, executable.extension)
+
+    markers = target[RunEnvironmentInfo].environment["RUST_LINT_TEST_MARKERS"]
+    separator = ";" if runner.extension == "exe" else ":"
+    asserts.equals(env, 1, markers.count(separator))
+
+    return analysistest.end(env)
+
+_runner_format_test = analysistest.make(
+    _runner_format_test_impl,
+    extra_target_under_test_aspects = [_runner_aspect],
+)
+
+def _runner_platform_test_impl(ctx):
+    env = analysistest.begin(ctx)
+    target = analysistest.target_under_test(env)
+    runner = target[_RunnerInfo].file
+    asserts.true(
+        env,
+        runner.path.startswith("bazel-out/macos_x86_64-"),
+        "Expected the test-platform runner, got {}".format(runner.path),
+    )
+    return analysistest.end(env)
+
+_runner_platform_test = analysistest.make(
+    _runner_platform_test_impl,
+    config_settings = {
+        "//command_line_option:extra_execution_platforms": [
+            str(Label("//test/unit:macos_aarch64")),
+            str(Label("//test/unit:macos_x86_64")),
+        ],
+        "//command_line_option:platforms": str(Label("//test/unit:macos_x86_64")),
+    },
+    extra_target_under_test_aspects = [_runner_aspect],
+)
+
 def lint_tests_suite(name):
     """Wire up the fixture graph and the two analysistests.
 
@@ -131,10 +180,40 @@ def lint_tests_suite(name):
         target_under_test = ":rustfmt_fixture",
     )
 
+    _runner_format_test(
+        name = "clippy_runner_format_test",
+        target_under_test = ":clippy_fixture",
+    )
+    _runner_format_test(
+        name = "rustfmt_runner_format_test",
+        target_under_test = ":rustfmt_fixture",
+    )
+
+    _runner_platform_test(
+        name = "clippy_runner_platform_test",
+        target_under_test = ":clippy_fixture",
+        target_compatible_with = [
+            "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
+            "@platforms//os:macos",
+        ],
+    )
+    _runner_platform_test(
+        name = "rustfmt_runner_platform_test",
+        target_under_test = ":rustfmt_fixture",
+        target_compatible_with = [
+            "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
+            "@platforms//os:macos",
+        ],
+    )
+
     native.test_suite(
         name = name,
         tests = [
             ":clippy_transitive_test",
             ":rustfmt_transitive_test",
+            ":clippy_runner_format_test",
+            ":rustfmt_runner_format_test",
+            ":clippy_runner_platform_test",
+            ":rustfmt_runner_platform_test",
         ],
     )