diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index 826543a9d17ce1..8e41cc053d4a78 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@
             }],
           ],
         }],
+        [ 'node_shared=="true"', {
+          'xcode_settings': {
+            'OTHER_LDFLAGS': [ '-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path', ],
+          },
+        }],
         [ 'node_intermediate_lib_type=="shared_library" and OS=="win"', {
           # On Windows, having the same name for both executable and shared
           # lib causes filename collision. Need a different PRODUCT_NAME for
@@ -416,6 +421,10 @@
       'conditions': [
         [ 'node_shared=="true" and node_module_version!="" and OS!="win"', {
           'product_extension': '<(shlib_suffix)',
+          'xcode_settings': {
+            'LD_DYLIB_INSTALL_NAME':
+              '@rpath/lib<(node_core_target_name).<(shlib_suffix)'
+          },
         }],
         ['node_shared=="true" and OS=="aix"', {
           'product_name': 'node_base',
@@ -1130,6 +1139,9 @@
             '<@(library_files)',
             'common.gypi',
           ],
+          'direct_dependent_settings': {
+            'ldflags': [ '-Wl,-brtl' ],
+          },
         },
       ]
     }], # end aix section
diff --git a/test/common/shared-lib-util.js b/test/common/shared-lib-util.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7ff7518ac31e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common/shared-lib-util.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* eslint-disable required-modules */
+'use strict';
+const path = require('path');
+
+// If node executable is linked to shared lib, need to take care about the
+// shared lib path.
+exports.addLibraryPath = function(env) {
+  if (!process.config.variables.node_shared) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  env = env || process.env;
+
+  env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH =
+    (env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH ? env.LD_LIBRARY_PATH + path.delimiter : '') +
+    path.join(path.dirname(process.execPath), 'lib.target');
+  // For AIX.
+  env.LIBPATH =
+    (env.LIBPATH ? env.LIBPATH + path.delimiter : '') +
+    path.join(path.dirname(process.execPath), 'lib.target');
+  // For Mac OSX.
+  env.DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH =
+    (env.DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH ? env.DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH + path.delimiter : '') +
+    path.dirname(process.execPath);
+  // For Windows.
+  env.PATH =
+    (env.PATH ? env.PATH + path.delimiter : '') +
+    path.dirname(process.execPath);
+};
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js
index 42855cd663e826..8b94ef62a93bc8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-child-process-fork-exec-path.js
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
 const msg = { test: 'this' };
 const nodePath = process.execPath;
 const copyPath = path.join(tmpdir.path, 'node-copy.exe');
+const { addLibraryPath } = require('../common/shared-lib-util');
+
+addLibraryPath(process.env);
 
 if (process.env.FORK) {
   assert(process.send);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js
index e3c36cb21c202e..e82e6ad4b9dd45 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-module-loading-globalpaths.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const child_process = require('child_process');
 const pkgName = 'foo';
+const { addLibraryPath } = require('../common/shared-lib-util');
+
+addLibraryPath(process.env);
 
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
   console.log(require(pkgName).string);