diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bc114251..48364c88 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4262,6 +4262,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pixi-build-pixi"
+version = "0.3.3"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.11.1",
+ "insta",
+ "miette",
+ "minijinja",
+ "pixi-build-backend",
+ "pixi_build_types",
+ "rattler-build",
+ "rattler_conda_types",
+ "recipe-stage0",
+ "rstest",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "strum",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pixi-build-python"
 version = "0.4.0"
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-pixi/Cargo.toml b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3bda663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "pixi-build-pixi"
+version = "0.3.3"
+description = "Pixi build backend for Pixi"
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+indexmap = { workspace = true }
+miette = { workspace = true }
+minijinja = { workspace = true }
+pixi-build-backend = { workspace = true }
+pixi_build_types = { workspace = true }
+rattler-build = { workspace = true }
+rattler_conda_types = { workspace = true }
+recipe-stage0 = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+insta = { workspace = true, features = ["yaml", "redactions", "filters"] }
+rstest = { workspace = true }
+strum = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-pixi/pixi.toml b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/pixi.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20184726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/pixi.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package.build.backend]
+name = "pixi-build-rust"
+version = "*"
+channels = [
+  "https://prefix.dev/pixi-build-backends",
+  "https://prefix.dev/conda-forge",
+]
+
+[package.run-dependencies]
+pixi-build-api-version = ">=2,<3"
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/build_script.rs b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/build_script.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0920a63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/build_script.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct BuildScriptContext {
+    pub build_task: String,
+    pub manifest_root: std::path::PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl BuildScriptContext {
+    pub fn render(&self) -> String {
+        format!(
+            "pixi run --as-is --manifest-path {} {}",
+            self.manifest_root.to_string_lossy(),
+            self.build_task
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/config.rs b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3b63e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
+use pixi_build_backend::generated_recipe::BackendConfig;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", deny_unknown_fields)]
+pub struct PixiBackendConfig {
+    /// Environment Variables
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub env: IndexMap<String, String>,
+    /// If set, internal state will be logged as files in that directory
+    pub debug_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Extra input globs to include in addition to the default ones
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub extra_input_globs: Vec<String>,
+    /// Name of the build task in pixi.toml (defaults to "build")
+    #[serde(default = "default_build_task")]
+    pub build_task: String,
+}
+
+fn default_build_task() -> String {
+    "build".to_string()
+}
+
+impl BackendConfig for PixiBackendConfig {
+    fn debug_dir(&self) -> Option<&Path> {
+        self.debug_dir.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    /// Merge this configuration with a target-specific configuration.
+    /// Target-specific values override base values using the following rules:
+    /// - extra_args: Platform-specific completely replaces base
+    /// - env: Platform env vars override base, others merge
+    /// - debug_dir: Not allowed to have target specific value
+    /// - extra_input_globs: Platform-specific completely replaces base
+    /// - compilers: Platform-specific completely replaces base
+    fn merge_with_target_config(&self, target_config: &Self) -> miette::Result<Self> {
+        if target_config.debug_dir.is_some() {
+            miette::bail!("`debug_dir` cannot have a target specific value");
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            env: {
+                let mut merged_env = self.env.clone();
+                merged_env.extend(target_config.env.clone());
+                merged_env
+            },
+            debug_dir: self.debug_dir.clone(),
+            extra_input_globs: if target_config.extra_input_globs.is_empty() {
+                self.extra_input_globs.clone()
+            } else {
+                target_config.extra_input_globs.clone()
+            },
+            build_task: if target_config.build_task == default_build_task() {
+                self.build_task.clone()
+            } else {
+                target_config.build_task.clone()
+            },
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/main.rs b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e06090c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/pixi-build-pixi/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+mod build_script;
+mod config;
+
+use build_script::BuildScriptContext;
+use config::PixiBackendConfig;
+use miette::IntoDiagnostic;
+use pixi_build_backend::{
+    generated_recipe::{DefaultMetadataProvider, GenerateRecipe, GeneratedRecipe, PythonParams},
+    intermediate_backend::IntermediateBackendInstantiator,
+};
+use rattler_build::{NormalizedKey, recipe::variable::Variable};
+use rattler_conda_types::{PackageName, Platform};
+use recipe_stage0::recipe::{ConditionalRequirements, Script};
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::{
+    collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet},
+    path::Path,
+    sync::Arc,
+};
+
+#[derive(Default, Clone)]
+pub struct PixiGenerator {}
+
+impl GenerateRecipe for PixiGenerator {
+    type Config = PixiBackendConfig;
+
+    fn generate_recipe(
+        &self,
+        model: &pixi_build_types::ProjectModelV1,
+        config: &Self::Config,
+        manifest_root: std::path::PathBuf,
+        host_platform: rattler_conda_types::Platform,
+        _python_params: Option<PythonParams>,
+        _variants: &HashSet<NormalizedKey>,
+    ) -> miette::Result<GeneratedRecipe> {
+        let mut generated_recipe =
+            GeneratedRecipe::from_model(model.clone(), &mut DefaultMetadataProvider)
+                .into_diagnostic()?;
+
+        let requirements = &mut generated_recipe.recipe.requirements;
+
+        let resolved_requirements = ConditionalRequirements::resolve(
+            requirements.build.as_ref(),
+            requirements.host.as_ref(),
+            requirements.run.as_ref(),
+            requirements.run_constraints.as_ref(),
+            Some(host_platform),
+        );
+
+        // Add pixi as a build dependency
+        let pixi_name = PackageName::new_unchecked("pixi");
+        if !resolved_requirements.build.contains_key(&pixi_name) {
+            requirements.build.push("pixi".parse().into_diagnostic()?);
+        }
+
+        let build_script = BuildScriptContext {
+            build_task: config.build_task.clone(),
+            manifest_root,
+        }
+        .render();
+
+        generated_recipe.recipe.build.script = Script {
+            content: build_script,
+            env: config.env.clone(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        Ok(generated_recipe)
+    }
+
+    fn extract_input_globs_from_build(
+        &self,
+        config: &Self::Config,
+        _workdir: impl AsRef<Path>,
+        _editable: bool,
+    ) -> miette::Result<BTreeSet<String>> {
+        Ok(["pixi.toml", "pixi.lock"]
+            .iter()
+            .map(|s: &&str| s.to_string())
+            .chain(config.extra_input_globs.clone())
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    fn default_variants(
+        &self,
+        _host_platform: Platform,
+    ) -> miette::Result<BTreeMap<NormalizedKey, Vec<Variable>>> {
+        let variants = BTreeMap::new();
+
+        // No default variants needed for pixi builds
+        Ok(variants)
+    }
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+pub async fn main() {
+    if let Err(err) = pixi_build_backend::cli::main(|log| {
+        IntermediateBackendInstantiator::<PixiGenerator>::new(log, Arc::default())
+    })
+    .await
+    {
+        eprintln!("{err:?}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 1412e3ff..487d121e 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ test = [
 ]
 generate-matrix = "python scripts/generate-matrix.py"
 
+install-pixi-build-pixi = { cmd = "cargo install --path crates/pixi-build-pixi --locked --force" }
 install-pixi-build-python = { cmd = "cargo install --path crates/pixi-build-python --locked --force" }
 install-pixi-build-cmake = { cmd = "cargo install --path crates/pixi-build-cmake  --locked --force" }
 install-pixi-build-rattler-build = { cmd = "cargo install --path crates/pixi-build-rattler-build --locked --force" }