diff --git a/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/ExtensionTest.java b/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/ExtensionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bab76e9c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/java_api/src/test/java/com/kuzudb/test/ExtensionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package com.kuzudb.java_test;
+
+import com.kuzudb.*;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+public class ExtensionTest extends TestBase {
+    @Test
+    void HttpfsInstallAndLoad() throws KuzuObjectRefDestroyedException {
+        KuzuQueryResult result = conn.query("INSTALL httpfs");
+        assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
+        result.destroy();
+        // Skip loading the extension for now until the fix is in place
+        // result = conn.query("LOAD EXTENSION httpfs");
+        // assertTrue(result.isSuccess());
+        // result.destroy();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tools/nodejs_api/test/test.js b/tools/nodejs_api/test/test.js
index cf543417fe..d90281ae18 100644
--- a/tools/nodejs_api/test/test.js
+++ b/tools/nodejs_api/test/test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ describe("kuzu", () => {
   importTest("Connection", "./test_connection.js");
   importTest("Query result", "./test_query_result.js");
   importTest("Data types", "./test_data_type.js");
+  importTest("Extension loading", "./test_extension.js");
   importTest("Query parameters", "./test_parameter.js");
   importTest("Concurrent query execution", "./test_concurrency.js");
 });
diff --git a/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_extension.js b/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_extension.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6929b73d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/nodejs_api/test/test_extension.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const { assert } = require("chai");
+
+describe("Extension loading", () => {
+  it("should install and load httpfs extension", async function () {
+    await conn.query("INSTALL httpfs");
+    // Skip this test until the fix is in place
+    // await conn.query("LOAD EXTENSION httpfs");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tools/python_api/src_py/__init__.py b/tools/python_api/src_py/__init__.py
index 3597013970..b478c830d5 100644
--- a/tools/python_api/src_py/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/python_api/src_py/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,20 @@
 
 """
 
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Set RTLD_GLOBAL and RTLD_NOW flags on Linux to fix the issue with loading
+# extensions
+if sys.platform == "linux":
+    original_dlopen_flags = sys.getdlopenflags()
+    sys.setdlopenflags(os.RTLD_GLOBAL | os.RTLD_NOW)
+
 from .database import *
 from .connection import *
 from .query_result import *
 from .types import *
+
+# Restore the original dlopen flags
+if sys.platform == "linux":
+    sys.setdlopenflags(original_dlopen_flags)
diff --git a/tools/python_api/test/test_extension.py b/tools/python_api/test/test_extension.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..162ebb6142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/python_api/test/test_extension.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+def test_install_and_load_httpfs(establish_connection):
+    conn, db = establish_connection
+    conn.execute("INSTALL httpfs")
+    conn.execute("LOAD EXTENSION httpfs")