diff --git a/sdks/rust/src/transforms/create.rs b/sdks/rust/src/transforms/create.rs
index a9ec0d1ceeb80..c7cf25cf88d19 100644
--- a/sdks/rust/src/transforms/create.rs
+++ b/sdks/rust/src/transforms/create.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ impl<E: ElemType> PTransform<Never, E> for Create<E> {
         input
             .clone()
             .apply(Impulse::new())
-            .apply(ParDo::from_dyn_flat_map(Box::new(move |_x| -> Vec<E> {
-                elements.to_vec()
-            })))
+            .apply(ParDo::from_flatmap_with_context(Box::new(
+                move |_x| -> Vec<E> { elements.to_vec() },
+            )))
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdks/rust/src/transforms/pardo.rs b/sdks/rust/src/transforms/pardo.rs
index 1ddcc31b3ae91..1d7099b62faf9 100644
--- a/sdks/rust/src/transforms/pardo.rs
+++ b/sdks/rust/src/transforms/pardo.rs
@@ -52,16 +52,27 @@ pub struct ParDo<T, O> {
 // TODO: Is the Sync + Send stuff needed?
 impl<T: 'static, O: 'static> ParDo<T, O> {
     // TODO: These should correspond to methods on PCollection<T> (but not on PValue).
+    /// Creates a ParDo from a function that maps a single input element to a single output element.
+    /// The function must not have any context. See [Understanding Closures in Rust](https://medium.com/swlh/understanding-closures-in-rust-21f286ed1759) for detail.
     pub fn from_map(func: fn(&T) -> O) -> Self {
-        Self::from_dyn_map(Box::new(func))
+        Self::from_map_with_context(Box::new(func))
     }
-    pub fn from_dyn_map(func: Box<dyn Fn(&T) -> O + Send + Sync>) -> Self {
-        Self::from_dyn_flat_map(Box::new(move |x: &T| -> Vec<O> { vec![func(x)] }))
+
+    /// Creates a ParDo from a function that maps a single input element to a single output element.
+    /// The function may have an immutable context. See [Understanding Closures in Rust](https://medium.com/swlh/understanding-closures-in-rust-21f286ed1759) for detail.
+    pub fn from_map_with_context(func: Box<dyn Fn(&T) -> O + Send + Sync>) -> Self {
+        Self::from_flatmap_with_context(Box::new(move |x: &T| -> Vec<O> { vec![func(x)] }))
     }
-    pub fn from_flat_map<I: IntoIterator<Item = O> + 'static>(func: fn(&T) -> I) -> Self {
-        Self::from_dyn_flat_map(Box::new(func))
+
+    /// Creates a ParDo from a function that maps a single input element to a collection of output elements.
+    /// The function must not have any context. See [Understanding Closures in Rust](https://medium.com/swlh/understanding-closures-in-rust-21f286ed1759) for detail.
+    pub fn from_flatmap<I: IntoIterator<Item = O> + 'static>(func: fn(&T) -> I) -> Self {
+        Self::from_flatmap_with_context(Box::new(func))
     }
-    pub fn from_dyn_flat_map<I: IntoIterator<Item = O> + 'static>(
+
+    /// Creates a ParDo from a function that maps a single input element to a collection of output elements.
+    /// The function may have an immutable context. See [Understanding Closures in Rust](https://medium.com/swlh/understanding-closures-in-rust-21f286ed1759) for detail.
+    pub fn from_flatmap_with_context<I: IntoIterator<Item = O> + 'static>(
         func: Box<dyn Fn(&T) -> I + Send + Sync>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/sdks/rust/src/transforms/testing.rs b/sdks/rust/src/transforms/testing.rs
index eddd4390a59a5..1f2d7ad880b4b 100644
--- a/sdks/rust/src/transforms/testing.rs
+++ b/sdks/rust/src/transforms/testing.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl<T: ElemType + PartialEq + Ord + fmt::Debug> PTransform<T, ()> for AssertEqu
                 KV::new("".to_string(), x.clone())
             }))
             .apply(GroupByKey::default())
-            .apply(ParDo::from_dyn_map(Box::new(
+            .apply(ParDo::from_map_with_context(Box::new(
                 move |kvs: &KV<String, Vec<Option<T>>>| {
                     let mut actual: Vec<T> = kvs
                         .as_values()