diff --git a/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_import.bzl b/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_import.bzl
index bf0431f6..b27403c6 100644
--- a/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_import.bzl
+++ b/cc/private/rules_impl/cc_import.bzl
@@ -187,7 +187,37 @@ def _cc_import_impl(ctx):
         cc_infos.append(dep[CcInfo])
     merged_cc_info = cc_common.merge_cc_infos(direct_cc_infos = [this_cc_info], cc_infos = cc_infos)
 
-    return [merged_cc_info]
+    runfiles_list = []
+    for data_dep in ctx.attr.data:
+        if data_dep[DefaultInfo].data_runfiles.files:
+            runfiles_list.append(data_dep[DefaultInfo].data_runfiles)
+        else:
+            # This branch ensures interop with custom Starlark rules following
+            # https://bazel.build/extending/rules#runfiles_features_to_avoid
+            runfiles_list.append(ctx.runfiles(transitive_files = data_dep[DefaultInfo].files))
+            runfiles_list.append(data_dep[DefaultInfo].default_runfiles)
+
+    for dep in ctx.attr.deps:
+        runfiles_list.append(dep[DefaultInfo].default_runfiles)
+
+    runfiles = ctx.runfiles().merge_all(runfiles_list)
+
+    if linking_context:
+        default_runfiles = ctx.runfiles(files = cc_helper.get_dynamic_libraries_for_runtime(linking_context, True))
+        default_runfiles = runfiles.merge(default_runfiles)
+        data_runfiles = ctx.runfiles(files = cc_helper.get_dynamic_libraries_for_runtime(linking_context, False))
+        data_runfiles = runfiles.merge(data_runfiles)
+    else:
+        default_runfiles = runfiles
+        data_runfiles = runfiles
+
+    return [
+        merged_cc_info,
+        DefaultInfo(
+            default_runfiles = default_runfiles,
+            data_runfiles = data_runfiles,
+        ),
+    ]
 
 cc_import = rule(
     implementation = _cc_import_impl,
@@ -443,6 +473,11 @@ most build rules</a>."""),
         "data": attr.label_list(
             allow_files = True,
             flags = ["SKIP_CONSTRAINTS_OVERRIDE"],
+            doc = """
+The list of files needed by this library at runtime.
+See general comments about <code>data</code>
+at <a href="${link common-definitions#typical-attributes}">Typical attributes defined by
+most build rules</a>.""",
         ),
         "defines": attr.string_list(doc = """
 List of defines to add to the compile line of this and all dependent targets.
diff --git a/tests/cc/common/BUILD b/tests/cc/common/BUILD
index 91acc88d..c7274094 100644
--- a/tests/cc/common/BUILD
+++ b/tests/cc/common/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 load(":cc_binary_configured_target_tests.bzl", "cc_binary_configured_target_tests")
+load(":cc_import_configured_target_tests.bzl", "cc_import_configured_target_tests")
 
 cc_binary_configured_target_tests(name = "cc_binary_configured_target_tests")
+
+cc_import_configured_target_tests(name = "cc_import_configured_target_tests")
diff --git a/tests/cc/common/cc_import_configured_target_tests.bzl b/tests/cc/common/cc_import_configured_target_tests.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34747f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cc/common/cc_import_configured_target_tests.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Tests for cc_import."""
+
+load("@bazel_features//private:util.bzl", _bazel_version_ge = "ge")
+load("@rules_testing//lib:truth.bzl", "matching")
+load("@rules_testing//lib:util.bzl", "util")
+load("//cc:cc_import.bzl", "cc_import")
+load("//tests/cc/testutil:cc_analysis_test.bzl", "cc_analysis_test", "cc_test_suite")
+
+_use_rules_cc_impls = _bazel_version_ge("9.0.0-pre.20250911")
+
+def _test_data_in_runfiles(name, **kwargs):
+    util.helper_target(
+        cc_import,
+        name = name + "/import_with_data",
+        hdrs = ["header.h"],
+        data = ["data_file.txt"],
+    )
+    cc_analysis_test(
+        name = name,
+        impl = _test_data_in_runfiles_impl,
+        target = name + "/import_with_data",
+        **kwargs
+    )
+
+def _test_data_in_runfiles_impl(env, target):
+    target = env.expect.that_target(target)
+    target.runfiles().contains_predicate(matching.str_endswith("/data_file.txt"))
+    target.data_runfiles().contains_predicate(matching.str_endswith("/data_file.txt"))
+
+def cc_import_configured_target_tests(name):
+    cc_test_suite(
+        name = name,
+        tests = [
+            _test_data_in_runfiles,
+        ] if _use_rules_cc_impls else [],
+    )
diff --git a/tests/cc/common/data_file.txt b/tests/cc/common/data_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..082b3465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cc/common/data_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test data
diff --git a/tests/cc/common/header.h b/tests/cc/common/header.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d55bc773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cc/common/header.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// Empty header for testing.