diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
index 1d536883d8cf4f..76a1bcb813ead5 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/experimental_cc_shared_library.bzl
@@ -480,6 +480,11 @@ def _cc_shared_library_impl(ctx):
     runfiles_files = []
     if linking_outputs.library_to_link.resolved_symlink_dynamic_library != None:
         runfiles_files.append(linking_outputs.library_to_link.resolved_symlink_dynamic_library)
+
+    # This is different to cc_binary(linkshared=1). Bazel never handles the
+    # linking implicitly for a cc_binary(linkshared=1) but it does so for a cc_shared_library,
+    # for which it will use the symlink in the solib directory. If we don't add it, a dependent
+    # linked against it would fail.
     runfiles_files.append(linking_outputs.library_to_link.dynamic_library)
     runfiles = ctx.runfiles(
         files = runfiles_files,
@@ -489,6 +494,15 @@ def _cc_shared_library_impl(ctx):
         runfiles = runfiles.merge(dep[DefaultInfo].data_runfiles)
         transitive_debug_files.append(dep[OutputGroupInfo].rule_impl_debug_files)
 
+    precompiled_only_dynamic_libraries_runfiles = []
+    for precompiled_dynamic_library in precompiled_only_dynamic_libraries:
+        # precompiled_dynamic_library.dynamic_library could be None if the library to link just contains
+        # an interface library which is valid if the actual library is obtained from the system.
+        if precompiled_dynamic_library.dynamic_library != None:
+            precompiled_only_dynamic_libraries_runfiles.append(precompiled_dynamic_library.dynamic_library)
+
+    runfiles = runfiles.merge(ctx.runfiles(files = precompiled_only_dynamic_libraries_runfiles))
+
     for export in ctx.attr.roots:
         exports[str(export.label)] = True
 
@@ -511,6 +525,13 @@ def _cc_shared_library_impl(ctx):
             precompiled_only_dynamic_libraries_runfiles.append(precompiled_dynamic_library.resolved_symlink_dynamic_library)
 
     runfiles = runfiles.merge(ctx.runfiles(files = precompiled_only_dynamic_libraries_runfiles))
+    interface_library = []
+    if linking_outputs.library_to_link.resolved_symlink_interface_library != None:
+        interface_library.append(linking_outputs.library_to_link.resolved_symlink_interface_library)
+    elif linking_outputs.library_to_link.interface_library != None:
+        interface_library.append(linking_outputs.library_to_link.interface_library)
+    else:
+        interface_library = library
 
     return [
         DefaultInfo(
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/tests/builtins_bzl/cc/cc_shared_library/test_cc_shared_library/starlark_tests.bzl b/src/main/starlark/tests/builtins_bzl/cc/cc_shared_library/test_cc_shared_library/starlark_tests.bzl
index 9e099061b80b0c..d3ca91df23044e 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/tests/builtins_bzl/cc/cc_shared_library/test_cc_shared_library/starlark_tests.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/tests/builtins_bzl/cc/cc_shared_library/test_cc_shared_library/starlark_tests.bzl
@@ -146,3 +146,58 @@ def _debug_files_test_impl(ctx):
     return analysistest.end(env)
 
 debug_files_test = analysistest.make(_debug_files_test_impl)
+
+def _runfiles_test_impl(ctx):
+    env = analysistest.begin(ctx)
+    if not ctx.attr.is_linux:
+        return analysistest.end(env)
+
+    target_under_test = analysistest.target_under_test(env)
+    expected_suffixes = [
+        "libfoo_so.so",
+        "libbar_so.so",
+        "Smain_Sstarlark_Stests_Sbuiltins_Ubzl_Scc_Scc_Ushared_Ulibrary_Stest_Ucc_Ushared_Ulibrary_Slibfoo_Uso.so",
+        "Smain_Sstarlark_Stests_Sbuiltins_Ubzl_Scc_Scc_Ushared_Ulibrary_Stest_Ucc_Ushared_Ulibrary_Slibbar_Uso.so",
+        "Smain_Sstarlark_Stests_Sbuiltins_Ubzl_Scc_Scc_Ushared_Ulibrary_Stest_Ucc_Ushared_Ulibrary/renamed_so_file_copy.so",
+        "Smain_Sstarlark_Stests_Sbuiltins_Ubzl_Scc_Scc_Ushared_Ulibrary_Stest_Ucc_Ushared_Ulibrary/libdirect_so_file.so",
+    ]
+    for runfile in target_under_test[DefaultInfo].default_runfiles.files.to_list():
+        # Ignore Python runfiles
+        if "python" in runfile.path:
+            continue
+        found_suffix = False
+        for expected_suffix in expected_suffixes:
+            if runfile.path.endswith(expected_suffix):
+                found_suffix = True
+                break
+        asserts.true(env, found_suffix, runfile.path + " not found in expected suffixes:\n" + "\n".join(expected_suffixes))
+
+    return analysistest.end(env)
+
+runfiles_test = analysistest.make(
+    _runfiles_test_impl,
+    attrs = {
+        "is_linux": attr.bool(),
+    },
+)
+
+def _interface_library_output_group_test_impl(ctx):
+    env = analysistest.begin(ctx)
+    if not ctx.attr.is_windows:
+        return analysistest.end(env)
+
+    target_under_test = analysistest.target_under_test(env)
+    actual_files = []
+    for interface_library in target_under_test[OutputGroupInfo].interface_library.to_list():
+        actual_files.append(interface_library.basename)
+    expected_files = ["foo_so.if.lib"]
+    asserts.equals(env, expected_files, actual_files)
+
+    return analysistest.end(env)
+
+interface_library_output_group_test = analysistest.make(
+    _interface_library_output_group_test_impl,
+    attrs = {
+        "is_windows": attr.bool(),
+    },
+)