diff --git a/fish-rust/build.rs b/fish-rust/build.rs
index ce9de9149..9a9f926ed 100644
--- a/fish-rust/build.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/build.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ fn main() {
         "src/future_feature_flags.rs",
         "src/highlight.rs",
         "src/job_group.rs",
+        "src/kill.rs",
         "src/null_terminated_array.rs",
         "src/parse_constants.rs",
         "src/parse_tree.rs",
diff --git a/fish-rust/src/env/environment_impl.rs b/fish-rust/src/env/environment_impl.rs
index 3f69f72ff..00ee961b9 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/env/environment_impl.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/env/environment_impl.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub static UVAR_SCOPE_IS_GLOBAL: RelaxedAtomicBool = RelaxedAtomicBool::new(fals
 
 /// Helper to get the kill ring.
 fn get_kill_ring_entries() -> Vec<WString> {
-    ffi::kill_entries_ffi().from_ffi()
+    crate::kill::kill_entries()
 }
 
 /// Helper to get the history for a session ID.
diff --git a/fish-rust/src/ffi.rs b/fish-rust/src/ffi.rs
index 94e2eef41..5b497d4f2 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/ffi.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/ffi.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ include_cpp! {
     #include "history.h"
     #include "io.h"
     #include "input_common.h"
-    #include "kill.h"
     #include "parse_constants.h"
     #include "parser.h"
     #include "parse_util.h"
@@ -133,7 +132,6 @@ include_cpp! {
 
     generate!("colorize_shell")
     generate!("reader_status_count")
-    generate!("kill_entries_ffi")
 
     generate!("get_history_variable_text_ffi")
 
diff --git a/fish-rust/src/kill.rs b/fish-rust/src/kill.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ce73ac64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fish-rust/src/kill.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+//! The killring.
+//!
+//! Works like the killring in emacs and readline. The killring is cut and paste with a memory of
+//! previous cuts.
+
+use cxx::CxxWString;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+use crate::ffi::wcstring_list_ffi_t;
+use crate::wchar::WString;
+use crate::wchar_ffi::WCharFromFFI;
+
+#[cxx::bridge]
+mod kill_ffi {
+    extern "C++" {
+        include!("wutil.h");
+        type wcstring_list_ffi_t = super::wcstring_list_ffi_t;
+    }
+
+    extern "Rust" {
+        #[cxx_name = "kill_add"]
+        fn kill_add_ffi(new_entry: &CxxWString);
+        #[cxx_name = "kill_replace"]
+        fn kill_replace_ffi(old_entry: &CxxWString, new_entry: &CxxWString);
+        #[cxx_name = "kill_yank_rotate"]
+        fn kill_yank_rotate_ffi(mut out_front: Pin<&mut CxxWString>);
+        #[cxx_name = "kill_yank"]
+        fn kill_yank_ffi(mut out_front: Pin<&mut CxxWString>);
+        #[cxx_name = "kill_entries"]
+        fn kill_entries_ffi(mut out: Pin<&mut wcstring_list_ffi_t>);
+    }
+}
+
+static KILL_LIST: once_cell::sync::Lazy<Mutex<VecDeque<WString>>> =
+    once_cell::sync::Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()));
+
+fn kill_add_ffi(new_entry: &CxxWString) {
+    kill_add(new_entry.from_ffi());
+}
+
+/// Add a string to the top of the killring.
+pub fn kill_add(new_entry: WString) {
+    if !new_entry.is_empty() {
+        KILL_LIST.lock().unwrap().push_front(new_entry);
+    }
+}
+
+fn kill_replace_ffi(old_entry: &CxxWString, new_entry: &CxxWString) {
+    kill_replace(old_entry.from_ffi(), new_entry.from_ffi())
+}
+
+/// Replace the specified string in the killring.
+pub fn kill_replace(old_entry: WString, new_entry: WString) {
+    let mut kill_list = KILL_LIST.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(old_entry_idx) = kill_list.iter().position(|entry| entry == &old_entry) {
+        kill_list.remove(old_entry_idx);
+    }
+    if !new_entry.is_empty() {
+        kill_list.push_front(new_entry);
+    }
+}
+
+fn kill_yank_rotate_ffi(mut out_front: Pin<&mut CxxWString>) {
+    out_front.as_mut().clear();
+    out_front
+        .as_mut()
+        .push_chars(kill_yank_rotate().as_char_slice());
+}
+
+/// Rotate the killring.
+pub fn kill_yank_rotate() -> WString {
+    let mut kill_list = KILL_LIST.lock().unwrap();
+    kill_list.rotate_left(1);
+    kill_list.front().cloned().unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+fn kill_yank_ffi(mut out_front: Pin<&mut CxxWString>) {
+    out_front.as_mut().clear();
+    out_front.as_mut().push_chars(kill_yank().as_char_slice());
+}
+
+/// Paste from the killring.
+pub fn kill_yank() -> WString {
+    let kill_list = KILL_LIST.lock().unwrap();
+    kill_list.front().cloned().unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+fn kill_entries_ffi(mut out_entries: Pin<&mut wcstring_list_ffi_t>) {
+    out_entries.as_mut().clear();
+    for kill_entry in KILL_LIST.lock().unwrap().iter() {
+        out_entries.as_mut().push(kill_entry);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn kill_entries() -> Vec<WString> {
+    KILL_LIST.lock().unwrap().iter().cloned().collect()
+}
diff --git a/fish-rust/src/lib.rs b/fish-rust/src/lib.rs
index 61115ec30..bad730bf8 100644
--- a/fish-rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fish-rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ mod global_safety;
 mod highlight;
 mod io;
 mod job_group;
+mod kill;
 mod locale;
 mod nix;
 mod null_terminated_array;
diff --git a/src/kill.cpp b/src/kill.cpp
index c5b9b337d..e86a88286 100644
--- a/src/kill.cpp
+++ b/src/kill.cpp
@@ -1,61 +1,21 @@
-// The killring.
-//
-// Works like the killring in emacs and readline. The killring is cut and paste with a memory of
-// previous cuts.
 #include "config.h"  // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 #include "kill.h"
 
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <list>
-#include <string>
-#include <utility>
-
-#include "common.h"
-#include "fallback.h"  // IWYU pragma: keep
-
-/** Kill ring */
-static owning_lock<std::list<wcstring>> s_kill_list;
-
-void kill_add(wcstring str) {
-    if (!str.empty()) {
-        s_kill_list.acquire()->push_front(std::move(str));
-    }
-}
-
-void kill_replace(const wcstring &old, const wcstring &newv) {
-    auto kill_list = s_kill_list.acquire();
-    // Remove old.
-    auto iter = std::find(kill_list->begin(), kill_list->end(), old);
-    if (iter != kill_list->end()) kill_list->erase(iter);
-
-    // Add new.
-    if (!newv.empty()) {
-        kill_list->push_front(newv);
-    }
-}
-
 wcstring kill_yank_rotate() {
-    auto kill_list = s_kill_list.acquire();
-    // Move the first element to the end.
-    if (kill_list->empty()) {
-        return {};
-    }
-    kill_list->splice(kill_list->end(), *kill_list, kill_list->begin());
-    return kill_list->front();
+    wcstring front;
+    kill_yank_rotate(front);
+    return front;
 }
 
 wcstring kill_yank() {
-    auto kill_list = s_kill_list.acquire();
-    if (kill_list->empty()) {
-        return {};
-    }
-    return kill_list->front();
+    wcstring front;
+    kill_yank(front);
+    return front;
 }
 
 std::vector<wcstring> kill_entries() {
-    auto kill_list = s_kill_list.acquire();
-    return std::vector<wcstring>{kill_list->begin(), kill_list->end()};
+    wcstring_list_ffi_t entries;
+    kill_entries(entries);
+    return std::move(entries.vals);
 }
-
-wcstring_list_ffi_t kill_entries_ffi() { return kill_entries(); }
diff --git a/src/kill.h b/src/kill.h
index 5802955a1..1b074c688 100644
--- a/src/kill.h
+++ b/src/kill.h
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-// Prototypes for the killring.
-//
-// Works like the killring in emacs and readline. The killring is cut and paste with a memory of
-// previous cuts.
 #ifndef FISH_KILL_H
 #define FISH_KILL_H
 
 #include "common.h"
-#include "wutil.h"
-
-/// Replace the specified string in the killring.
-void kill_replace(const wcstring &old, const wcstring &newv);
-
-/// Add a string to the top of the killring.
-void kill_add(wcstring str);
+#include "kill.rs.h"
 
 /// Rotate the killring.
 wcstring kill_yank_rotate();
@@ -23,7 +13,4 @@ wcstring kill_yank();
 /// Get copy of kill ring as vector of strings
 std::vector<wcstring> kill_entries();
 
-/// Rust-friendly kill entries.
-wcstring_list_ffi_t kill_entries_ffi();
-
 #endif