diff --git a/lib/Interpreter/CppInterOpInterpreter.h b/lib/Interpreter/CppInterOpInterpreter.h
index b5b8e7e96..3a766c0cc 100644
--- a/lib/Interpreter/CppInterOpInterpreter.h
+++ b/lib/Interpreter/CppInterOpInterpreter.h
@@ -400,6 +400,17 @@ class Interpreter {
   }
 
   CompilationResult loadLibrary(const std::string& filename, bool lookup) {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+    if (lookup) {
+      llvm::errs() << "[cppinterop] Warning: 'lookup' has no effect on WASM.\n";
+    }
+    // In WASM: directly use Interpreter's LoadDynamicLibrary
+    if (auto Err = inner->LoadDynamicLibrary(filename.c_str())) {
+      llvm::logAllUnhandledErrors(std::move(Err), llvm::errs(), "loadLibrary: ");
+      return kFailure;
+    }
+    return kSuccess;
+#endif
     DynamicLibraryManager* DLM = getDynamicLibraryManager();
     std::string canonicalLib;
     if (lookup)
diff --git a/unittests/CppInterOp/CMakeLists.txt b/unittests/CppInterOp/CMakeLists.txt
index 734714238..6fe8e0527 100644
--- a/unittests/CppInterOp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unittests/CppInterOp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ if(EMSCRIPTEN)
     PUBLIC "SHELL: -s STACK_SIZE=32mb"
     PUBLIC "SHELL: -s INITIAL_MEMORY=128mb"
     PUBLIC "SHELL: --preload-file ${SYSROOT_PATH}/include@/include"
+    PUBLIC "SHELL: --preload-file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unittests/bin/libTestSharedLib.so@/libTestSharedLib.so"
   )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/unittests/CppInterOp/DynamicLibraryManagerTest.cpp b/unittests/CppInterOp/DynamicLibraryManagerTest.cpp
index c881d9fdd..f87e44a3c 100644
--- a/unittests/CppInterOp/DynamicLibraryManagerTest.cpp
+++ b/unittests/CppInterOp/DynamicLibraryManagerTest.cpp
@@ -57,3 +57,31 @@ TEST(DynamicLibraryManagerTest, Sanity) {
   // invalidated...
   // EXPECT_FALSE(Cpp::GetFunctionAddress("ret_zero"));
 }
+
+TEST(DynamicLibraryManagerTest, BasicSymbolLookup) {
+#ifndef EMSCRIPTEN
+  GTEST_SKIP() << "This test is only intended for Emscripten builds.";
+#endif
+
+  // 1. Create interpreter
+  ASSERT_TRUE(Cpp::CreateInterpreter());
+
+  // 2. Before loading, the symbol should not exist
+  EXPECT_FALSE(Cpp::GetFunctionAddress("ret_zero"));
+
+  // 3. Load the library manually. Use exact known preload path (MEMFS path)
+  const char* wasmLibPath = "libTestSharedLib.so";  // Preloaded path in MEMFS
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Cpp::LoadLibrary(wasmLibPath, false));
+
+  // 4. Force engine setup (optional here)
+  Cpp::Process("");
+
+  // 5. Symbol should now be found
+  void* Addr = Cpp::GetFunctionAddress("ret_zero");
+  EXPECT_NE(Addr, nullptr) << "Symbol 'ret_zero' not found after dlopen.";
+
+  // 6. Optionally, cast and call to test actual function (should return 0)
+  using RetZeroFn = int (*)();
+  RetZeroFn Fn = reinterpret_cast<RetZeroFn>(Addr);
+  EXPECT_EQ(Fn(), 0);
+}