diff --git a/libnativeloader/include/nativeloader/dlext_namespaces.h b/libnativeloader/include/nativeloader/dlext_namespaces.h
index 02e7075d7..73d0be8f7 100644
--- a/libnativeloader/include/nativeloader/dlext_namespaces.h
+++ b/libnativeloader/include/nativeloader/dlext_namespaces.h
@@ -22,16 +22,15 @@
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /*
- * Initializes public and anonymous namespaces. The public_ns_sonames is the list of sonames
- * to be included into public namespace separated by colon. Example: "libc.so:libm.so:libdl.so".
- * The libraries in this list should be loaded prior to this call.
+ * Initializes anonymous namespaces. The shared_libs_sonames is the list of sonames
+ * to be shared by default namespace separated by colon. Example: "libc.so:libm.so:libdl.so".
  *
- * The anon_ns_library_path is the search path for anonymous namespace. The anonymous namespace
+ * The library_search_path is the search path for anonymous namespace. The anonymous namespace
  * is used in the case when linker cannot identify the caller of dlopen/dlsym. This happens
  * for the code not loaded by dynamic linker; for example calls from the mono-compiled code.
  */
-extern bool android_init_namespaces(const char* public_ns_sonames,
-                                    const char* anon_ns_library_path);
+extern bool android_init_anonymous_namespace(const char* shared_libs_sonames,
+                                             const char* library_search_path);
 
 
 enum {
@@ -86,6 +85,10 @@ extern struct android_namespace_t* android_create_namespace(const char* name,
                                                             const char* permitted_when_isolated_path,
                                                             android_namespace_t* parent);
 
+extern bool android_link_namespaces(android_namespace_t* from,
+                                    android_namespace_t* to,
+                                    const char* shared_libs_sonames);
+
 /*
  * Get the default library search path.
  * The path will be copied into buffer, which must have space for at least
diff --git a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
index 2f23c2c97..74f2f1d31 100644
--- a/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
+++ b/libnativeloader/native_loader.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ class LibraryNamespaces {
         return false;
       }
 
+      if (!android_link_namespaces(ns, nullptr, public_libraries_.c_str())) {
+        *error_msg = dlerror();
+        return false;
+      }
+
       native_loader_ns = NativeLoaderNamespace(ns);
     } else {
       native_bridge_namespace_t* ns = NativeBridgeCreateNamespace("classloader-namespace",
@@ -310,8 +315,8 @@ class LibraryNamespaces {
     // code is one example) unknown to linker in which  case linker uses anonymous
     // namespace. The second argument specifies the search path for the anonymous
     // namespace which is the library_path of the classloader.
-    initialized_ = android_init_namespaces(public_libraries_.c_str(),
-                                           is_native_bridge ? nullptr : library_path);
+    initialized_ = android_init_anonymous_namespace(public_libraries_.c_str(),
+                                                    is_native_bridge ? nullptr : library_path);
     if (!initialized_) {
       *error_msg = dlerror();
       return false;