diff --git a/go/private/actions/archive.bzl b/go/private/actions/archive.bzl
index 9b96e17aa6..63621ee140 100644
--- a/go/private/actions/archive.bzl
+++ b/go/private/actions/archive.bzl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ load(
     "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/private:providers.bzl",
     "GoArchive",
     "GoArchiveData",
+    "effective_importpath_pkgpath",
     "get_archive",
 )
 
@@ -66,11 +67,13 @@ def emit_archive(go, source = None):
     if split.asm:
         asmhdr = go.declare_file(go, "go_asm.h")
 
+    importpath, _ = effective_importpath_pkgpath(source.library)
+    importmap = "main" if source.library.is_main else source.library.importmap
     if len(split.asm) == 0 and not source.cgo_archives:
         go.compile(
             go,
             sources = split.go,
-            importpath = source.library.importmap,
+            importpath = importmap,
             archives = direct,
             out_lib = out_lib,
             out_export = out_export,
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ def emit_archive(go, source = None):
         go.compile(
             go,
             sources = split.go + split.asm + split.headers,
-            importpath = source.library.importmap,
+            importpath = importmap,
             archives = direct,
             out_lib = partial_lib,
             out_export = out_export,
diff --git a/go/private/context.bzl b/go/private/context.bzl
index 611b1257d1..00de56b192 100644
--- a/go/private/context.bzl
+++ b/go/private/context.bzl
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def _tool_args(go):
     args.set_param_file_format("multiline")
     return args
 
-def _new_library(go, name = None, importpath = None, resolver = None, importable = True, testfilter = None, **kwargs):
+def _new_library(go, name = None, importpath = None, resolver = None, importable = True, testfilter = None, is_main = False, **kwargs):
     if not importpath:
         importpath = go.importpath
         importmap = go.importmap
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def _new_library(go, name = None, importpath = None, resolver = None, importable
         pathtype = pathtype,
         resolve = resolver,
         testfilter = testfilter,
+        is_main = is_main,
         **kwargs
     )
 
diff --git a/go/private/rules/binary.bzl b/go/private/rules/binary.bzl
index 521f8498d1..33e2a63b65 100644
--- a/go/private/rules/binary.bzl
+++ b/go/private/rules/binary.bzl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _go_binary_impl(ctx):
     """go_binary_impl emits actions for compiling and linking a go executable."""
     go = go_context(ctx)
 
-    library = go.new_library(go, importable = False)
+    library = go.new_library(go, importable = False, is_main = True)
     source = go.library_to_source(go, ctx.attr, library, ctx.coverage_instrumented())
     name = ctx.attr.basename
     if not name:
diff --git a/go/private/rules/nogo.bzl b/go/private/rules/nogo.bzl
index 1db18c13a7..7d3be8452a 100644
--- a/go/private/rules/nogo.bzl
+++ b/go/private/rules/nogo.bzl
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def _nogo_impl(ctx):
         importpath = "nogomain",
         importmap = "nogomain",
         pathtype = EXPORT_PATH,
+        is_main = True,
         resolve = None,
     )
 
diff --git a/go/private/rules/test.bzl b/go/private/rules/test.bzl
index ecf133e958..9bfbe8304a 100644
--- a/go/private/rules/test.bzl
+++ b/go/private/rules/test.bzl
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def _go_test_impl(ctx):
         importpath = "testmain",
         importmap = "testmain",
         pathtype = INFERRED_PATH,
+        is_main = True,
         resolve = None,
     )
     test_deps = external_archive.direct + [external_archive]
diff --git a/go/providers.rst b/go/providers.rst
index 3ce43b7977..cd0ff96900 100644
--- a/go/providers.rst
+++ b/go/providers.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ an input to the `library_to_source`_ helper method, which produces GoSource_.
 | A function called by `library_to_source`_ that can be used to resolve this                       |
 | library to a mode-specific GoSource_.                                                            |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| :param:`is_main`               | :type:`bool`                                                    |
++--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Indicates whether the library should be compiled as a `main` package.                            |
+| `main` packages may have arbitrary `importpath` and `importmap` values,                          |
+| but the compiler and linker must see them as `main`.                                             |
++--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 GoSource
 ~~~~~~~~