diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Platform/POSIX/PlatformPOSIX.cpp
@@ -578,7 +578,19 @@
   // __lldb_dlopen_result for consistency. The wrapper returns a void * but
   // doesn't use it because UtilityFunctions don't work with void returns at
   // present.
+  //
+  // Use lazy binding so as to not make dlopen()'s success conditional on
+  // forcing every symbol in the library.
+  //
+  // In general, the debugger should allow programs to load & run with
+  // libraries as far as they can, instead of defaulting to being super-picky
+  // about unavailable symbols.
+  //
+  // The value "1" appears to imply lazy binding (RTLD_LAZY) on both Darwin
+  // and other POSIX OSes.
   static const char *dlopen_wrapper_code = R"(
+  const int RTLD_LAZY = 1;
+
   struct __lldb_dlopen_result {
     void *image_ptr;
     const char *error_str;
@@ -595,7 +607,7 @@
   {
     // This is the case where the name is the full path:
     if (!path_strings) {
-      result_ptr->image_ptr = dlopen(name, 2);
+      result_ptr->image_ptr = dlopen(name, RTLD_LAZY);
       if (result_ptr->image_ptr)
         result_ptr->error_str = nullptr;
       return nullptr;
@@ -609,7 +621,7 @@
       buffer[path_len] = '/';
       char *target_ptr = buffer+path_len+1; 
       memcpy((void *) target_ptr, (void *) name, name_len + 1);
-      result_ptr->image_ptr = dlopen(buffer, 2);
+      result_ptr->image_ptr = dlopen(buffer, RTLD_LAZY);
       if (result_ptr->image_ptr) {
         result_ptr->error_str = nullptr;
         break;
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/Makefile b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+CXX_SOURCES := main.cpp
+
+all: t2_0 t2_1 t1 a.out
+
+include Makefile.rules
+
+t1: t2_0
+	$(MAKE) VPATH=$(SRCDIR) -f $(MAKEFILE_RULES) \
+		DYLIB_ONLY=YES DYLIB_C_SOURCES=t1.c DYLIB_NAME=t1 LD_EXTRAS="-L. -lt2_0"
+
+t2_0:
+	$(MAKE) VPATH=$(SRCDIR) -f $(MAKEFILE_RULES) \
+		DYLIB_ONLY=YES DYLIB_C_SOURCES=t2_0.c DYLIB_NAME=t2_0
+
+t2_1:
+	$(MAKE) VPATH=$(SRCDIR) -f $(MAKEFILE_RULES) \
+		DYLIB_ONLY=YES DYLIB_C_SOURCES=t2_1.c DYLIB_NAME=t2_1
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/TestLoadUsingLazyBind.py b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/TestLoadUsingLazyBind.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/TestLoadUsingLazyBind.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""
+Test that SBProcess.LoadImageUsingPaths uses RTLD_LAZY
+"""
+
+
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import lldb
+from lldbsuite.test.decorators import *
+from lldbsuite.test.lldbtest import *
+from lldbsuite.test import lldbutil
+
+
+@skipIfRemote
+@skipIfWindows # The Windows platform doesn't implement DoLoadImage.
+class LoadUsingLazyBind(TestBase):
+
+    mydir = TestBase.compute_mydir(__file__)
+
+    NO_DEBUG_INFO_TESTCASE = True
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Call super's setUp().
+        TestBase.setUp(self)
+
+        # Invoke the default build rule.
+        self.build()
+
+        self.wd = os.path.realpath(self.getBuildDir())
+
+        self.ext = 'so'
+        if self.platformIsDarwin():
+            self.ext = 'dylib'
+
+        # Overwrite t2_0 with t2_1 to delete the definition of `use`.
+        shutil.copy(os.path.join(self.wd, 'libt2_1.{}'.format(self.ext)),
+                    os.path.join(self.wd, 'libt2_0.{}'.format(self.ext)))
+
+    @skipIfRemote
+    @skipIfWindows # The Windows platform doesn't implement DoLoadImage.
+    def test_load_using_lazy_bind(self):
+        """Test that we load using RTLD_LAZY"""
+
+        (target, process, thread, _) = lldbutil.run_to_source_breakpoint(self,
+                                                "break here",
+                                                lldb.SBFileSpec("main.cpp"))
+        error = lldb.SBError()
+        lib_spec = lldb.SBFileSpec("libt1.{}".format(self.ext))
+        paths = lldb.SBStringList()
+        paths.AppendString(self.wd)
+        out_spec = lldb.SBFileSpec()
+        token = process.LoadImageUsingPaths(lib_spec, paths, out_spec, error)
+        self.assertNotEqual(token, lldb.LLDB_INVALID_IMAGE_TOKEN, "Got a valid token")
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/categories b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/categories
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/categories
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+basic_process
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/main.cpp b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int main() {
+  return 0; // break here
+}
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t1.c b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t1.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+extern void use();
+void f1() {}
+void f2() { use(); }
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t2_0.c b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t2_0.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t2_0.c
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+void use() {}
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t2_1.c b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/load_lazy/t2_1.c
new file mode 100644