diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 537c60b4f..83fb932e7 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,24 @@ typedef char ZSTD_rust_compress_using_cdict_state_layout[
                 == 3 * sizeof(void*)
          && sizeof(ZSTD_rust_compressUsingCDictState) == 4 * sizeof(void*))
         ? 1 : -1];
+typedef size_t (*ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicBegin_f)(
+        void* context, const void* cdict,
+        const ZSTD_frameParameters* fParams, U64 pledgedSrcSize);
+typedef struct {
+    void* callbackContext;
+    const void* cdict;
+    ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicBegin_f begin;
+} ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState;
+size_t ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic(
+        const ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState* state);
+typedef char ZSTD_rust_compress_begin_using_cdict_public_state_layout[
+        (offsetof(ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState, callbackContext) == 0
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState, cdict)
+                == sizeof(void*)
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState, begin)
+                == 2 * sizeof(void*)
+         && sizeof(ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState) == 3 * sizeof(void*))
+        ? 1 : -1];
 typedef void (*ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingDictInitParams_f)(
         void* cctxParams, const ZSTD_parameters* params, int compressionLevel);
 typedef size_t (*ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingDictBegin_f)(
@@ -5591,6 +5609,15 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_internal(
     return ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDict(&state);
 }
 
+static size_t ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic_begin(
+        void* context, const void* cdict,
+        const ZSTD_frameParameters* fParams, U64 pledgedSrcSize)
+{
+    return ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_internal(
+            (ZSTD_CCtx*)context, (const ZSTD_CDict*)cdict,
+            *fParams, pledgedSrcSize);
+}
+
 
 /* ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_advanced() :
  * This function is DEPRECATED.
@@ -5606,8 +5633,11 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_advanced(
  * cdict must be != NULL */
 size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_deprecated(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const ZSTD_CDict* cdict)
 {
-    ZSTD_frameParameters const fParams = { 0 /*content*/, 0 /*checksum*/, 0 /*noDictID*/ };
-    return ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict_internal(cctx, cdict, fParams, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN);
+    ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState state;
+    state.callbackContext = cctx;
+    state.cdict = cdict;
+    state.begin = ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic_begin;
+    return ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic(&state);
 }
 
 size_t ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, const ZSTD_CDict* cdict)
diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_compress_dictionary.rs b/rust/src/zstd_compress_dictionary.rs
index fca4d6e21..934b9a021 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_compress_dictionary.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_compress_dictionary.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,65 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_compressUsingCDict(
     unsafe { (state.end)(state.callback_context, dst, dst_capacity, src, src_size) }
 }
 
+type CompressBeginUsingCDictPublicBeginFn =
+    unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut c_void, *const c_void, *const ZSTD_frameParameters, u64) -> usize;
+
+/// Explicit projection for the public `ZSTD_compressBegin_usingCDict` wrapper.
+///
+/// Rust owns the fixed frame policy and unknown-source pledge. C retains the
+/// private CDict begin path behind a callback.
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState {
+    callback_context: *mut c_void,
+    cdict: *const c_void,
+    begin: CompressBeginUsingCDictPublicBeginFn,
+}
+
+const _: () = {
+    assert!(
+        offset_of!(
+            ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState,
+            callback_context
+        ) == 0
+    );
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState, cdict) == size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(
+        offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState, begin) == 2 * size_of::<usize>()
+    );
+    assert!(size_of::<ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState>() == size_of::<[usize; 3]>());
+};
+
+/// Start a CDict frame with the legacy fixed frame policy.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic(
+    state: *const ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState,
+) -> usize {
+    if state.is_null() {
+        return ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::Generic);
+    }
+    let state = unsafe { &*state };
+    if state.cdict.is_null() {
+        return ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::DictionaryWrong);
+    }
+    if state.callback_context.is_null() {
+        return ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::Generic);
+    }
+
+    let f_params = ZSTD_frameParameters {
+        contentSizeFlag: 0,
+        checksumFlag: 0,
+        noDictIDFlag: 0,
+    };
+    unsafe {
+        (state.begin)(
+            state.callback_context,
+            state.cdict,
+            &f_params,
+            ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 type CompressBeginUsingDictBeginFn =
     unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut c_void, *const c_void, usize, *const c_void, u64) -> usize;
 
@@ -2554,6 +2613,48 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(probe.events, ["begin"]);
     }
 
+    fn compress_begin_using_cdict_public_test_state(
+        probe: &mut CompressUsingCDictProbe,
+        cdict: *const c_void,
+    ) -> ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState {
+        ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublicState {
+            callback_context: (probe as *mut CompressUsingCDictProbe).cast(),
+            cdict,
+            begin: compress_using_cdict_test_begin,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compress_begin_using_cdict_public_preserves_fixed_frame_policy() {
+        let mut probe = CompressUsingCDictProbe {
+            begin_result: 43,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let cdict = 0x5000usize as *const c_void;
+        let state = compress_begin_using_cdict_public_test_state(&mut probe, cdict);
+
+        let result = unsafe { ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic(&state) };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, probe.begin_result);
+        assert_eq!(probe.events, ["begin"]);
+        assert_eq!(probe.cdict, cdict);
+        assert_eq!(probe.frame_params.contentSizeFlag, 0);
+        assert_eq!(probe.frame_params.checksumFlag, 0);
+        assert_eq!(probe.frame_params.noDictIDFlag, 0);
+        assert_eq!(probe.pledged_src_size, ZSTD_CONTENTSIZE_UNKNOWN);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compress_begin_using_cdict_public_rejects_null_dictionary_before_callback() {
+        let mut probe = CompressUsingCDictProbe::default();
+        let state = compress_begin_using_cdict_public_test_state(&mut probe, ptr::null());
+
+        let result = unsafe { ZSTD_rust_compressBeginUsingCDictPublic(&state) };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::DictionaryWrong));
+        assert!(probe.events.is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[derive(Default)]
     struct CompressBeginUsingDictProbe {
         events: Vec<&'static str>,