diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index fe3a3793..91644d39 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "llvm/BinaryFormat/Magic.h"
 #include "llvm/Option/ArgList.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/FileOutputBuffer.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/FileSystem.h"
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 
 using namespace llvm;
 using namespace llvm::ELF;
+using namespace llvm::sys;
 
 using llvm::object::Archive;
 using llvm::opt::InputArgList;
@@ -587,6 +589,17 @@ static int parse_filler(opt::InputArgList &args) {
   return (u8)ret;
 }
 
+static std::string find_library(StringRef name) {
+  for (StringRef dir : config.library_paths) {
+    if (std::string path = (dir + "/lib" + name + ".a").str(); fs::exists(path))
+      return path;
+    if (!config.is_static)
+      if (std::string path = (dir + "/lib" + name + ".so").str(); fs::exists(path))
+        return path;
+  }
+  error("library not found: " + name);
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // Parse command line options
   MyOptTable opt_table;
@@ -613,9 +626,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // Open input files
   {
     MyTimer t("open", parse_timer);
-    for (auto *arg : args)
-      if (arg->getOption().getID() == OPT_INPUT)
+    for (auto *arg : args) {
+      switch (arg->getOption().getID()) {
+      case OPT_INPUT:
         read_file(arg->getValue());
+        break;
+      case OPT_library:
+        read_file(find_library(arg->getValue()));
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   // Parse input files
diff --git a/test/library-path-static.s b/test/library-path-static.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c814d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/library-path-static.s
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// RUN: cc -o %t.o -c %s
+// RUN: mold -static -o %t.exe \
+// RUN:   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o \
+// RUN:   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crti.o \
+// RUN:   /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/9/crtbeginT.o \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/9 \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib64 \
+// RUN:   -L/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
+// RUN:   -L/lib64 \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib64 \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib64 \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib \
+// RUN:   -L/lib \
+// RUN:   -L/usr/lib \
+// RUN:   %t.o \
+// RUN:   -lgcc \
+// RUN:   -lgcc_eh \
+// RUN:   -lc \
+// RUN:   /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/9/crtend.o \
+// RUN:   /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crtn.o
+// RUN: %t.exe | grep 'Hello world'
+
+        .text
+        .globl main
+main:
+        lea msg(%rip), %rdi
+        xor %rax, %rax
+        call printf
+        xor %rax, %rax
+        ret
+
+        .data
+msg:
+        .string "Hello world\n"