Index: eglibc-2.19/elf/dl-load.c
===================================================================
--- eglibc-2.19.orig/elf/dl-load.c
+++ eglibc-2.19/elf/dl-load.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static size_t max_dirnamelen;
 static struct r_search_path_elem **
 fillin_rpath (char *rpath, struct r_search_path_elem **result, const char *sep,
 	      int check_trusted, const char *what, const char *where,
-	      struct link_map *l)
+	      struct link_map *l, const char *rpath_prefix)
 {
   char *cp;
   size_t nelems = 0;
@@ -520,9 +520,23 @@ fillin_rpath (char *rpath, struct r_sear
 	}
 
       /* See if this directory is already known.  */
-      for (dirp = GL(dl_all_dirs); dirp != NULL; dirp = dirp->next)
-	if (dirp->dirnamelen == len && memcmp (cp, dirp->dirname, len) == 0)
-	  break;
+      if (__builtin_expect (rpath_prefix != NULL, 0))
+	{
+	  /* has rpath_prefix */
+	  size_t rpath_prefix_len = strlen (rpath_prefix);
+
+	  for (dirp = GL(dl_all_dirs); dirp != NULL; dirp = dirp->next)
+	    if (dirp->dirnamelen == (rpath_prefix_len+len) &&
+		(memcmp (cp, rpath_prefix, rpath_prefix_len) == 0) &&
+		(memcmp (cp+rpath_prefix_len, dirp->dirname, len) == 0))
+	      break;
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  for (dirp = GL(dl_all_dirs); dirp != NULL; dirp = dirp->next)
+	    if (dirp->dirnamelen == len && memcmp (cp, dirp->dirname, len) == 0)
+	      break;
+	}
 
       if (dirp != NULL)
 	{
@@ -540,22 +554,43 @@ fillin_rpath (char *rpath, struct r_sear
 	  size_t cnt;
 	  enum r_dir_status init_val;
 	  size_t where_len = where ? strlen (where) + 1 : 0;
+	  size_t rpath_prefix_len = 0;
+
+	  if (__builtin_expect (rpath_prefix != NULL, 0)
+	      && !INTUSE(__libc_enable_secure))
+	    {
+		rpath_prefix_len = strlen (rpath_prefix);
+		if (*cp != '/') rpath_prefix_len++; /* need to add a '/' */
+	    }
 
 	  /* It's a new directory.  Create an entry and add it.  */
 	  dirp = (struct r_search_path_elem *)
 	    malloc (sizeof (*dirp) + ncapstr * sizeof (enum r_dir_status)
-		    + where_len + len + 1);
+		    + where_len + rpath_prefix_len + len + 1);
 	  if (dirp == NULL)
 	    _dl_signal_error (ENOMEM, NULL, NULL,
 			      N_("cannot create cache for search path"));
 
 	  dirp->dirname = ((char *) dirp + sizeof (*dirp)
 			   + ncapstr * sizeof (enum r_dir_status));
-	  *((char *) __mempcpy ((char *) dirp->dirname, cp, len)) = '\0';
-	  dirp->dirnamelen = len;
+	  if (rpath_prefix_len == 0)
+	    {
+		  *((char *) __mempcpy ((char *) dirp->dirname, cp, len)) = '\0';
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+		char *prefixend;
+
+		prefixend = (char *) __mempcpy ((char *) dirp->dirname,
+				rpath_prefix, rpath_prefix_len);
+		if (*cp != '/')
+		  prefixend[-1] = '/'; /* replace \0 */
+		*((char *) __mempcpy (prefixend, cp, len)) = '\0';
+	    }
+	  dirp->dirnamelen = len + rpath_prefix_len;
 
-	  if (len > max_dirnamelen)
-	    max_dirnamelen = len;
+	  if ((len + rpath_prefix_len) > max_dirnamelen)
+	    max_dirnamelen = len + rpath_prefix_len;
 
 	  /* We have to make sure all the relative directories are
 	     never ignored.  The current directory might change and
@@ -566,7 +601,8 @@ fillin_rpath (char *rpath, struct r_sear
 
 	  dirp->what = what;
 	  if (__builtin_expect (where != NULL, 1))
-	    dirp->where = memcpy ((char *) dirp + sizeof (*dirp) + len + 1
+	    dirp->where = memcpy ((char *) dirp + sizeof (*dirp)
+				  + rpath_prefix_len + len + 1
 				  + (ncapstr * sizeof (enum r_dir_status)),
 				  where, where_len);
 	  else
@@ -668,7 +704,7 @@ decompose_rpath (struct r_search_path_st
       _dl_signal_error (ENOMEM, NULL, NULL, errstring);
     }
 
-  fillin_rpath (copy, result, ":", 0, what, where, l);
+  fillin_rpath (copy, result, ":", 0, what, where, l, GLRO(dl_rpath_prefix));
 
   /* Free the copied RPATH string.  `fillin_rpath' make own copies if
      necessary.  */
@@ -871,7 +907,7 @@ _dl_init_paths (const char *llp)
 
       (void) fillin_rpath (llp_tmp, env_path_list.dirs, ":;",
 			   INTUSE(__libc_enable_secure), "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
-			   NULL, l);
+			   NULL, l, NULL/*no prefix*/);
 
       if (env_path_list.dirs[0] == NULL)
 	{
Index: eglibc-2.19/elf/dl-support.c
===================================================================
--- eglibc-2.19.orig/elf/dl-support.c
+++ eglibc-2.19/elf/dl-support.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ const char *_dl_profile_output;
    ignored.  */
 const char *_dl_inhibit_rpath;
 
+/* prefix to be added to all RUNPATHs and RPATHs */
+const char *_dl_rpath_prefix = NULL;
+
 /* The map for the object we will profile.  */
 struct link_map *_dl_profile_map;
 
Index: eglibc-2.19/elf/rtld.c
===================================================================
--- eglibc-2.19.orig/elf/rtld.c
+++ eglibc-2.19/elf/rtld.c
@@ -991,6 +991,15 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
 	    _dl_argc -= 2;
 	    INTUSE(_dl_argv) += 2;
 	  }
+	else if (! strcmp (INTUSE(_dl_argv)[1], "--rpath-prefix")
+		 && _dl_argc > 2)
+	  {
+	    GLRO(dl_rpath_prefix) = INTUSE(_dl_argv)[2];
+
+	    _dl_skip_args += 2;
+	    _dl_argc -= 2;
+	    INTUSE(_dl_argv) += 2;
+	  }
 	else if (! strcmp (INTUSE(_dl_argv)[1], "--audit") && _dl_argc > 2)
 	  {
 	    process_dl_audit (INTUSE(_dl_argv)[2]);
@@ -1025,6 +1034,7 @@ of this helper program; chances are you
   --inhibit-cache       Do not use " LD_SO_CACHE "\n\
   --library-path PATH   use given PATH instead of content of the environment\n\
 			variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH\n\
+  --rpath-prefix PREFIX add PREFIX to every RUNPATH and RPATH component\n\
   --inhibit-rpath LIST  ignore RUNPATH and RPATH information in object names\n\
 			in LIST\n\
   --audit LIST          use objects named in LIST as auditors\n");
Index: eglibc-2.19/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
===================================================================
--- eglibc-2.19.orig/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ eglibc-2.19/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -600,6 +600,12 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
   /* List of auditing interfaces.  */
   struct audit_ifaces *_dl_audit;
   unsigned int _dl_naudit;
+#endif
+
+  /* prefix for RPATH + RUNPATH components.  */
+  EXTERN const char *_dl_rpath_prefix;
+
+#ifdef SHARED
 };
 # define __rtld_global_attribute__
 # ifdef IS_IN_rtld