diff --git a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
index 1d5788ef3..41c735471 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
+++ b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ ZSTD_DDict* ZSTD_rust_create_ddict(const void* dict, size_t dictSize,
                                     ZSTD_dictLoadMethod_e dictLoadMethod,
                                     ZSTD_dictContentType_e dictContentType,
                                     ZSTD_customMem customMem);
-void ZSTD_rust_dctx_copy_prefix(ZSTD_DCtx* dstDCtx, const ZSTD_DCtx* srcDCtx);
 void ZSTD_rust_dctx_trace_begin(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx);
 void ZSTD_rust_dctx_trace_end(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx, U64 uncompressedSize,
                               U64 compressedSize, int streaming);
@@ -261,12 +260,6 @@ ZSTD_DDict* ZSTD_rust_create_ddict(const void* dict, size_t dictSize,
                                      dictContentType, customMem);
 }
 
-void ZSTD_rust_dctx_copy_prefix(ZSTD_DCtx* dstDCtx, const ZSTD_DCtx* srcDCtx)
-{
-    size_t const toCopy = (size_t)((const char*)(&dstDCtx->inBuff) - (const char*)dstDCtx);
-    ZSTD_memcpy(dstDCtx, srcDCtx, toCopy);
-}
-
 void ZSTD_rust_dctx_trace_begin(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx)
 {
 #if ZSTD_TRACE
diff --git a/rust/README.md b/rust/README.md
index 5bee77cb1..15af12850 100644
--- a/rust/README.md
+++ b/rust/README.md
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ zstd ABI:
   - `zstd_decompress` owns the public decompression context, one-shot,
     dictionary, parameter, and streaming state machines.  Its C shim retains
     the configuration-dependent context layout and platform details, plus
-    legacy and trace leaves; Rust owns decoder storage allocation and custom
-    memory dispatch.
+    legacy and trace leaves; Rust owns decoder storage allocation, custom
+    memory dispatch, and the `ZSTD_copyDCtx` prefix copy up to the projected
+    `inBuff` field.
 - Command-line frontend
   - `zstd_cli` owns the Rust parser, safety policy, and dispatch.  It is built
     by the separate `cli/` static-library package only for program archives,
diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_decompress.rs b/rust/src/zstd_decompress.rs
index 7419e953f..767fe531e 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_decompress.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_decompress.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ unsafe extern "C" {
         streaming: c_int,
     );
     fn ZSTD_rust_dctx_trace_begin(dctx: *mut ZSTD_DCtx);
-    fn ZSTD_rust_dctx_copy_prefix(dst: *mut ZSTD_DCtx, src: *const ZSTD_DCtx);
     #[cfg(all(
         not(test),
         any(
@@ -367,6 +366,12 @@ unsafe fn dctx_view(dctx: *mut ZSTD_DCtx) -> ZSTD_rustDctxView {
     unsafe { view.assume_init() }
 }
 
+#[inline]
+unsafe fn copy_dctx_prefix(dst: *mut u8, src: *const u8, in_buff: *const c_void) {
+    let to_copy = (in_buff as usize).wrapping_sub(dst as usize);
+    unsafe { ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(src, dst, to_copy) };
+}
+
 #[inline]
 fn legacy_empty_const_ptr() -> *const c_void {
     ptr::addr_of!(LEGACY_EMPTY_BYTE).cast()
@@ -2574,7 +2579,32 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_freeDCtx(dctx: *mut ZSTD_DCtx) -> usize {
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_copyDCtx(dst: *mut ZSTD_DCtx, src: *const ZSTD_DCtx) {
-    unsafe { ZSTD_rust_dctx_copy_prefix(dst, src) }
+    if dst.is_null() || src.is_null() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let view = unsafe { dctx_view(dst) };
+    unsafe {
+        copy_dctx_prefix(dst.cast(), src.cast(), view.in_buff);
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod dctx_copy_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn copy_prefix_stops_before_the_input_buffer_field() {
+        let source = [1u8, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+        let mut destination = [0xAAu8; 8];
+        let in_buff = unsafe { destination.as_mut_ptr().add(5).cast::<c_void>() };
+
+        unsafe {
+            copy_dctx_prefix(destination.as_mut_ptr(), source.as_ptr(), in_buff);
+        }
+
+        assert_eq!(&destination[..5], &source);
+        assert_eq!(&destination[5..], &[0xAA; 3]);
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe fn select_frame_ddict(view: &ZSTD_rustDctxView) {