diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
index 1ffe107a..da0cee9d 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_arg_required.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const char* const kArgRequired[] = {
     "--gen-texture-carbon", "--gen-texture-pinstripe",
     "--gen-texture-camo", "--gen-texture-snake-skin",
     "--gen-texture-mesh-screen", "--gen-texture-bamboo",
-    "--gen-texture-blueprint",
+    "--gen-texture-blueprint", "--gen-texture-rust-streaks",
     "--validate-glb", "--info-glb", "--info-glb-tree", "--info-glb-bytes",
     "--validate-jsondbc", "--check-glb-bounds", "--validate-stl",
     "--validate-png", "--validate-blp",
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_gen_texture.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_gen_texture.cpp
index e07d54b6..670aa8d0 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_gen_texture.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_gen_texture.cpp
@@ -3546,6 +3546,95 @@ int handleKnit(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int handleRustStreaks(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
+    // Vertical rust drips on a metal base. Each streak is a
+    // vertical band of varying width (hash-derived) starting at a
+    // hash-jittered top position and fading toward bgHex over its
+    // length. Distinct from --gen-texture-rust (generic rough
+    // surface noise) — this is the "drip-line" variant for
+    // weathered metal walls, sewer-grate backings, ship-hull
+    // stains, abandoned-machinery details.
+    std::string outPath = argv[++i];
+    std::string bgHex   = argv[++i];
+    std::string rustHex = argv[++i];
+    int streakCount = 40;
+    uint32_t seed = 1;
+    int W = 256, H = 256;
+    parseOptInt(i, argc, argv, streakCount);
+    parseOptUint(i, argc, argv, seed);
+    parseOptInt(i, argc, argv, W);
+    parseOptInt(i, argc, argv, H);
+    if (W < 1 || H < 1 || W > 8192 || H > 8192 ||
+        streakCount < 1 || streakCount > 4096) {
+        std::fprintf(stderr,
+            "gen-texture-rust-streaks: invalid dims (W/H 1..8192, "
+            "streakCount 1..4096)\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    uint8_t br_, bg_, bb_, rr_, rg_, rb_;
+    if (!parseHexOrError(bgHex, br_, bg_, bb_,
+                         "gen-texture-rust-streaks")) return 1;
+    if (!parseHexOrError(rustHex, rr_, rg_, rb_,
+                         "gen-texture-rust-streaks")) return 1;
+    auto hash32 = [](uint32_t x) -> uint32_t {
+        x ^= x >> 16; x *= 0x7feb352d;
+        x ^= x >> 15; x *= 0x846ca68b;
+        x ^= x >> 16; return x;
+    };
+    // Pre-compute streak parameters: x position, width, top y,
+    // length. All hash-derived from streak index + seed so the
+    // result is deterministic for a given seed.
+    struct Streak {
+        int x;
+        int width;
+        int top;
+        int length;
+    };
+    std::vector<Streak> streaks(streakCount);
+    for (int k = 0; k < streakCount; ++k) {
+        uint32_t h = hash32(static_cast<uint32_t>(k) + seed);
+        streaks[k].x      = static_cast<int>(h % W);
+        streaks[k].width  = 1 + static_cast<int>((h >> 8) % 4);   // 1..4
+        streaks[k].top    = static_cast<int>((h >> 12) % H);
+        streaks[k].length = static_cast<int>(H / 3 + (h >> 16) % (2 * H / 3));
+    }
+    // Init pixels to bg.
+    std::vector<uint8_t> pixels(static_cast<size_t>(W) * H * 3, 0);
+    for (int y = 0; y < H; ++y) {
+        for (int x = 0; x < W; ++x) {
+            setPixelRGB(pixels, W, x, y, br_, bg_, bb_);
+        }
+    }
+    // Paint each streak.
+    for (const auto& s : streaks) {
+        for (int dy = 0; dy < s.length; ++dy) {
+            int y = s.top + dy;
+            if (y < 0 || y >= H) continue;
+            // Fade: full strength at top, zero at bottom.
+            float frac = 1.0f - static_cast<float>(dy) / s.length;
+            for (int dx = -s.width / 2; dx <= s.width / 2; ++dx) {
+                int x = s.x + dx;
+                if (x < 0 || x >= W) continue;
+                std::size_t idx =
+                    (static_cast<std::size_t>(y) * W + x) * 3;
+                pixels[idx + 0] = static_cast<uint8_t>(
+                    pixels[idx + 0] + (rr_ - pixels[idx + 0]) * frac);
+                pixels[idx + 1] = static_cast<uint8_t>(
+                    pixels[idx + 1] + (rg_ - pixels[idx + 1]) * frac);
+                pixels[idx + 2] = static_cast<uint8_t>(
+                    pixels[idx + 2] + (rb_ - pixels[idx + 2]) * frac);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!savePngOrError(outPath, W, H, pixels,
+                        "gen-texture-rust-streaks")) return 1;
+    std::printf("Wrote %s\n", outPath.c_str());
+    std::printf("  size       : %dx%d\n", W, H);
+    std::printf("  bg/rust    : %s / %s\n", bgHex.c_str(), rustHex.c_str());
+    std::printf("  streaks    : %d (seed %u)\n", streakCount, seed);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int handleBlueprint(int& i, int argc, char** argv) {
     // Blueprint / engineer's grid: minor grid lines at every
     // `minorStride` pixels with a thicker major line every
@@ -4740,6 +4829,7 @@ constexpr TextureEntry kTextureTable[] = {
     {"--gen-texture-mesh-screen",    3, handleMeshScreen},
     {"--gen-texture-bamboo",         3, handleBamboo},
     {"--gen-texture-blueprint",      3, handleBlueprint},
+    {"--gen-texture-rust-streaks",   3, handleRustStreaks},
 };
 }  // namespace
 
diff --git a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
index c60be41a..a8d4cbfd 100644
--- a/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/cli_help.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ void printUsage(const char* argv0) {
     std::printf("                         Bamboo: vertical stalks with sin² shading + horizontal node bands (jungle / asian-themed)\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-texture-blueprint <out.png> <bgHex> <lineHex> [minorStride] [majorEvery] [minorW] [majorW] [W H]\n");
     std::printf("                         Blueprint: minor + major grid lines (technical drawing / drafting paper / engineer's table)\n");
+    std::printf("  --gen-texture-rust-streaks <out.png> <bgHex> <rustHex> [streakCount] [seed] [W H]\n");
+    std::printf("                         Rust streaks: vertical drip bands fading down from hash-jittered tops (weathered metal / hull stains)\n");
     std::printf("  --add-texture-to-zone <zoneDir> <png-path> [renameTo]\n");
     std::printf("                         Copy an existing PNG into <zoneDir> (optionally renaming it on the way in)\n");
     std::printf("  --gen-mesh <wom-base> <cube|plane|sphere|cylinder|torus|cone|ramp> [size]\n");