diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppLinkActionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppLinkActionBuilder.java
index 081f7de0e28eec..589ac39781ac83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppLinkActionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppLinkActionBuilder.java
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ public CppLinkAction build() throws EvalException, InterruptedException {
             output.getExecPathString(),
             SolibSymlinkAction.getDynamicLibrarySoname(
                 output.getRootRelativePath(),
-                /* preserveName= */ false,
+                /* preserveName= */ linkType != LinkTargetType.NODEPS_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY,
                 linkActionConstruction.getContext().getConfiguration().getMnemonic()),
             thinltoParamFile != null ? thinltoParamFile.getExecPathString() : null,
             toolchain,
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/link/cpp_link_action.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/link/cpp_link_action.bzl
index 21401ccfbaae25..97be0fadcd5158 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/link/cpp_link_action.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/link/cpp_link_action.bzl
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def link_action(
         cc_internal.dynamic_library_soname(
             actions,
             output.short_path,
-            False,
+            link_type != NODEPS_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY,
         ),
         interface_output.path if interface_output else None,
         thinlto_param_file.path if thinlto_param_file else None,
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/BUILD b/src/test/shell/bazel/BUILD
index 55e583af7ceb42..ba52de66012b46 100644
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/BUILD
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/BUILD
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ sh_test(
     ],
     tags = [
         "no_windows",  # darwin-specific test
+        "requires-network",  # For Bzlmod
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/cpp_darwin_integration_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/cpp_darwin_integration_test.sh
index b1155e3778e1e3..9f648b24039ab6 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/cpp_darwin_integration_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/cpp_darwin_integration_test.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ EOF
   return 0
 }
 
+# TODO: This test passes vacuously as the default Unix toolchain doesn't use
+# the set_install_name feature yet.
 function test_cc_test_with_explicit_install_name() {
   mkdir -p cpp
   cat > cpp/BUILD <<EOF
@@ -147,10 +149,61 @@ cc_library(
   srcs = ["foo.cc"],
   hdrs = ["foo.h"],
 )
+cc_shared_library(
+  name = "foo_shared",
+  deps = [":foo"],
+)
+cc_test(
+  name = "test",
+  srcs = ["test.cc"],
+  deps = [":foo"],
+  dynamic_deps = [":foo_shared"],
+)
+EOF
+  cat > cpp/foo.h <<EOF
+  int foo();
+EOF
+  cat > cpp/foo.cc <<EOF
+  int foo() { return 0; }
+EOF
+  cat > cpp/test.cc <<EOF
+  #include "cpp/foo.h"
+  int main() {
+    return foo();
+  }
+EOF
+
+  bazel test --incompatible_macos_set_install_name //cpp:test || \
+      fail "bazel test //cpp:test failed"
+  # Ensure @rpath is correctly set in the binary.
+  ./bazel-bin/cpp/test || \
+      fail "//cpp:test workspace execution failed, expected return 0, got $?"
+  cd bazel-bin
+  ./cpp/test || \
+      fail "//cpp:test execution failed, expected 0, but $?"
+}
+
+function test_cc_test_with_explicit_install_name_apple_support() {
+  cat > MODULE.bazel <<EOF
+bazel_dep(name = "apple_support", version = "1.16.0")
+EOF
+
+  mkdir -p cpp
+  cat > cpp/BUILD <<EOF
+cc_library(
+  name = "foo",
+  srcs = ["foo.cc"],
+  hdrs = ["foo.h"],
+)
+cc_shared_library(
+  name = "foo_shared",
+  deps = [":foo"],
+)
 cc_test(
   name = "test",
   srcs = ["test.cc"],
   deps = [":foo"],
+  dynamic_deps = [":foo_shared"],
 )
 EOF
   cat > cpp/foo.h <<EOF