diff --git a/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py b/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
index 05e1f26a..ccd766d7 100644
--- a/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
+++ b/pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ def CalculateVariables(default_variables, params):
         default_variables.setdefault("OS", operating_system)
         if flavor == "aix":
             default_variables.setdefault("SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX", ".a")
+        elif flavor == "zos":
+            default_variables.setdefault("SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX", ".x")
         else:
             default_variables.setdefault("SHARED_LIB_SUFFIX", ".so")
         default_variables.setdefault("SHARED_LIB_DIR", "$(builddir)/lib.$(TOOLSET)")
@@ -248,10 +250,10 @@ def CalculateGeneratorInputInfo(params):
 cmd_link = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ $(LD_INPUTS) $(LIBS)
 
 quiet_cmd_solink = SOLINK($(TOOLSET)) $@
-cmd_solink = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ $(LD_INPUTS) $(LIBS) -Wl,DLL
+cmd_solink = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -Wl,DLL -o $(patsubst %.x,%.so,$@) $(LD_INPUTS) $(LIBS) && if [ -f $(notdir $@) ]; then /bin/cp $(notdir $@) $@; else true; fi
 
 quiet_cmd_solink_module = SOLINK_MODULE($(TOOLSET)) $@
-cmd_solink_module = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE_DO_CMD, $^) $(LIBS) -Wl,DLL
+cmd_solink_module = $(LINK.$(TOOLSET)) $(GYP_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS.$(TOOLSET)) -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE_DO_CMD, $^) $(LIBS)
 """  # noqa: E501
 
 
@@ -400,6 +402,9 @@ def CalculateGeneratorInputInfo(params):
 # send stderr to /dev/null to ignore messages when linking directories.
 cmd_copy = ln -f "$<" "$@" 2>/dev/null || (rm -rf "$@" && cp %(copy_archive_args)s "$<" "$@")
 
+quiet_cmd_symlink = SYMLINK $@
+cmd_symlink = ln -sf "$<" "$@"
+
 %(link_commands)s
 """  # noqa: E501
     r"""
@@ -981,12 +986,20 @@ def WriteActions(
             # libraries, but until everything is made cross-compile safe, also use
             # target libraries.
             # TODO(piman): when everything is cross-compile safe, remove lib.target
-            self.WriteLn(
-                "cmd_%s = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(builddir)/lib.host:"
-                "$(builddir)/lib.target:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; "
-                "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; "
-                "%s%s" % (name, cd_action, command)
-            )
+            if self.flavor == "zos" or self.flavor == "aix":
+                self.WriteLn(
+                    "cmd_%s = LIBPATH=$(builddir)/lib.host:"
+                    "$(builddir)/lib.target:$$LIBPATH; "
+                    "export LIBPATH; "
+                    "%s%s" % (name, cd_action, command)
+                )
+            else:
+                self.WriteLn(
+                    "cmd_%s = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(builddir)/lib.host:"
+                    "$(builddir)/lib.target:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; "
+                    "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH; "
+                    "%s%s" % (name, cd_action, command)
+                )
             self.WriteLn()
             outputs = [self.Absolutify(o) for o in outputs]
             # The makefile rules are all relative to the top dir, but the gyp actions
@@ -1480,6 +1493,8 @@ def ComputeOutputBasename(self, spec):
             target_prefix = "lib"
             if self.flavor == "aix":
                 target_ext = ".a"
+            elif self.flavor == "zos":
+                target_ext = ".x"
             else:
                 target_ext = ".so"
         elif self.type == "none":
@@ -1560,6 +1575,14 @@ def ComputeDeps(self, spec):
             # link_deps.extend(spec.get('libraries', []))
         return (gyp.common.uniquer(deps), gyp.common.uniquer(link_deps))
 
+    def GetSharedObjectFromSidedeck(self, sidedeck):
+        """Return the shared object files based on sidedeck"""
+        return re.sub(r"\.x$", ".so", sidedeck)
+
+    def GetUnversionedSidedeckFromSidedeck(self, sidedeck):
+        """Return the shared object files based on sidedeck"""
+        return re.sub(r"\.\d+\.x$", ".x", sidedeck)
+
     def WriteDependencyOnExtraOutputs(self, target, extra_outputs):
         self.WriteMakeRule(
             [self.output_binary],
@@ -1798,6 +1821,11 @@ def WriteTarget(
                 part_of_all,
                 postbuilds=postbuilds,
             )
+            # z/OS has a .so target as well as a sidedeck .x target
+            if self.flavor == "zos":
+                self.WriteLn('%s: %s' % (
+                    QuoteSpaces(self.GetSharedObjectFromSidedeck(self.output_binary)),
+                    QuoteSpaces(self.output_binary)))
         elif self.type == "loadable_module":
             for link_dep in link_deps:
                 assert " " not in link_dep, (
@@ -1855,7 +1883,9 @@ def WriteTarget(
             else:
                 file_desc = "executable"
             install_path = self._InstallableTargetInstallPath()
-            installable_deps = [self.output]
+            installable_deps = []
+            if self.flavor != "zos":
+                installable_deps.append(self.output)
             if (
                 self.flavor == "mac"
                 and "product_dir" not in spec
@@ -1880,7 +1910,23 @@ def WriteTarget(
                     comment="Copy this to the %s output path." % file_desc,
                     part_of_all=part_of_all,
                 )
-                installable_deps.append(install_path)
+                if self.flavor != "zos":
+                    installable_deps.append(install_path)
+            if self.flavor == 'zos' and self.type == 'shared_library':
+                # lib.target/libnode.so has a dependency on $(obj).target/libnode.so
+                self.WriteDoCmd([self.GetSharedObjectFromSidedeck(install_path)],
+                                [self.GetSharedObjectFromSidedeck(self.output)], 'copy',
+                                comment='Copy this to the %s output path.' %
+                                file_desc, part_of_all=part_of_all)
+                # Create a symlink of libnode.x to libnode.version.x
+                self.WriteDoCmd([self.GetUnversionedSidedeckFromSidedeck(install_path)],
+                                [install_path], 'symlink',
+                                comment='Symlnk this to the %s output path.' %
+                                file_desc, part_of_all=part_of_all)
+                # Place libnode.version.so and libnode.x symlink in lib.target dir
+                installable_deps.append(self.GetSharedObjectFromSidedeck(install_path))
+                installable_deps.append(
+                    self.GetUnversionedSidedeckFromSidedeck(install_path))
             if self.output != self.alias and self.alias != self.target:
                 self.WriteMakeRule(
                     [self.alias],
@@ -1888,7 +1934,18 @@ def WriteTarget(
                     comment="Short alias for building this %s." % file_desc,
                     phony=True,
                 )
-            if part_of_all:
+            if self.flavor == 'zos' and self.type == 'shared_library':
+                # Make sure that .x symlink target is run
+                self.WriteMakeRule(
+                    ['all'],
+                    [
+                        self.GetUnversionedSidedeckFromSidedeck(install_path),
+                        self.GetSharedObjectFromSidedeck(install_path)
+                    ],
+                    comment='Add %s to "all" target.' % file_desc,
+                    phony=True,
+                )
+            elif part_of_all:
                 self.WriteMakeRule(
                     ["all"],
                     [install_path],
@@ -2184,6 +2241,9 @@ def _InstallableTargetInstallPath(self):
         #    # Install all shared libs into a common directory (per toolset) for
         #    # convenient access with LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
         #    return "$(builddir)/lib.%s/%s" % (self.toolset, self.alias)
+        if self.flavor == "zos" and self.type == "shared_library":
+            return "$(builddir)/lib.%s/%s" % (self.toolset, self.alias)
+
         return "$(builddir)/" + self.alias