diff --git a/craft_application/application.py b/craft_application/application.py
index 6a4812ed..42296480 100644
--- a/craft_application/application.py
+++ b/craft_application/application.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import craft_providers
 from xdg.BaseDirectory import save_cache_path  # type: ignore[import]
 
-from craft_application import commands, models, util
+from craft_application import commands, models, secrets, util
 from craft_application.models import BuildInfo
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class Application:
     :ivar services: A ServiceFactory for this application
     """
 
+    # Feature flag for build-time secrets. Applications that want to use the feature
+    # must set this to True.
+    enable_build_secrets = False
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         app: AppMetadata,
@@ -379,6 +383,10 @@ def _transform_project_yaml(self, yaml_data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         # Perform variable expansion.
         self._expand_environment(yaml_data)
 
+        # Handle build secrets.
+        if self.enable_build_secrets:
+            self._render_secrets(yaml_data)
+
         # Perform extra, application-specific transformations.
         yaml_data = self._extra_yaml_transform(yaml_data)
 
@@ -412,6 +420,12 @@ def _set_global_environment(self, info: craft_parts.ProjectInfo) -> None:
             }
         )
 
+    def _render_secrets(self, yaml_data: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        """Render build-secrets, in-place."""
+        secret_values = secrets.render_secrets(yaml_data)
+
+        craft_cli.emit.set_secrets(list(secret_values))
+
     def _extra_yaml_transform(self, yaml_data: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Perform additional transformations on a project's yaml data.
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/build-secrets/secret-source-folder/source-file.txt b/tests/integration/data/build-secrets/secret-source-folder/source-file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f6a3908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/build-secrets/secret-source-folder/source-file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+A source file
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/build-secrets/testcraft.yaml b/tests/integration/data/build-secrets/testcraft.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a3dfb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/build-secrets/testcraft.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: build-secrets
+description: A project with build-time secrets
+version: git
+base: ["ubuntu", "22.04"]
+
+parts:
+  my-part:
+    plugin: dump
+    source: $(HOST_SECRET:echo ${HOST_SOURCE_FOLDER})-folder
+    build-environment:
+      - SECRET_VAR: $(HOST_SECRET:echo ${HOST_SECRET_VAR})
+    override-build: |
+      craftctl default
+      echo "Dumping SECRET_VAR: ${SECRET_VAR}"
+      echo ${SECRET_VAR} >> ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/build-file.txt
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_application.py b/tests/integration/test_application.py
index f1635462..29525e82 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_application.py
@@ -257,3 +257,33 @@ def test_global_environment(
     assert variables["project_name"] == "environment-project"
     assert variables["project_dir"] == str(tmp_path)
     assert variables["project_version"] == "1.2.3"
+
+
+def test_build_secrets_destructive(create_app, monkeypatch, tmp_path, capsys):
+    """Test the use of build secrets in destructive mode."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("CRAFT_DEBUG", "1")
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+    shutil.copytree(TEST_DATA_DIR / "build-secrets", tmp_path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Run in destructive mode
+    monkeypatch.setattr("sys.argv", ["testcraft", "prime", "-v", "--destructive-mode"])
+
+    app = create_app()
+    app.enable_build_secrets = True
+
+    # Set the environment variables that the project needs
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HOST_SOURCE_FOLDER", "secret-source")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HOST_SECRET_VAR", "my-secret")
+    app.run()
+
+    prime_dir = tmp_path / "prime"
+    assert (prime_dir / "source-file.txt").read_text().strip() == "A source file"
+    assert (prime_dir / "build-file.txt").read_text().strip() == "my-secret"
+
+    # Check that the "secrets" were masked in console output and the logfile
+    _, stderr = capsys.readouterr()
+    log_contents = craft_cli.emit._log_filepath.read_text()
+
+    for target in (stderr, log_contents):
+        assert "Dumping SECRET_VAR: my-secret" not in target
+        assert "Dumping SECRET_VAR: *****" in target
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_application.py b/tests/unit/test_application.py
index 3a89f656..95119261 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_application.py
@@ -513,3 +513,44 @@ def test_application_expand_environment(app_metadata, fake_services):
     project = app.project
 
     assert project.parts["mypart"]["source-tag"] == "v1.2.3"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def build_secrets_project(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    project_dir = tmp_path / "project"
+    project_dir.mkdir()
+    project_path = project_dir / "testcraft.yaml"
+    project_path.write_text(
+        dedent(
+            """
+        name: myproject
+        version: 1.2.3
+        parts:
+          mypart:
+            plugin: nil
+            source: $(HOST_SECRET:echo ${SECRET_VAR_1})/project
+            build-environment:
+              - MY_VAR: $(HOST_SECRET:echo ${SECRET_VAR_2})
+        """
+        )
+    )
+    monkeypatch.chdir(project_dir)
+
+    return project_path
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("build_secrets_project")
+def test_application_build_secrets(app_metadata, fake_services, monkeypatch, mocker):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SECRET_VAR_1", "source-folder")
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SECRET_VAR_2", "secret-value")
+    spied_set_secrets = mocker.spy(craft_cli.emit, "set_secrets")
+
+    app = application.Application(app_metadata, fake_services)
+    app.enable_build_secrets = True
+    project = app.project
+
+    mypart = project.parts["mypart"]
+    assert mypart["source"] == "source-folder/project"
+    assert mypart["build-environment"][0]["MY_VAR"] == "secret-value"
+
+    spied_set_secrets.assert_called_once_with(list({"source-folder", "secret-value"}))