diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 550887a..2a3fd6f 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
 APPS +=	ssl/ssl_pthread_server$(EXEXT)
 endif
 
+ifdef SHARED
+APPS +=	test/dlopen
+endif
+
 ifdef TEST_CPP
 APPS += test/cpp_dummy_build$(EXEXT)
 endif
@@ -318,6 +322,15 @@
 	echo "  CXX   test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp"
 	$(CXX) $(LOCAL_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp   $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 
+ifdef SHARED
+test/dlopen$(EXEXT): test/dlopen.c $(DEP)
+	echo "  CC    test/dlopen.c"
+# Do not link any test objects (that would bring in a static dependency on
+# libmbedcrypto at least). Do not link with libmbed* (that would defeat the
+# purpose of testing dynamic loading).
+	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) test/dlopen.c $(LDFLAGS) -ldl -o $@
+endif
+
 test/query_config.o: test/query_config.c test/query_config.h $(DEP)
 	echo "  CC    test/query_config.c"
 	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c test/query_config.c -o $@
@@ -379,6 +392,7 @@
 	rm -f $(APPS)
 	-rm -f ssl/ssl_pthread_server$(EXEXT)
 	-rm -f test/cpp_dummy_build.cpp test/cpp_dummy_build$(EXEXT)
+	-rm -f test/dlopen$(EXEXT)
 else
 	if exist *.o del /Q /F *.o
 	if exist *.exe del /Q /F *.exe