diff --git a/include/injector.h b/include/injector.h
index e7b5280..c26f191 100644
--- a/include/injector.h
+++ b/include/injector.h
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define INJERR_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET -9   /* linux, windows */
 #define INJERR_INVALID_ELF_FORMAT -10  /* linux */
 #define INJERR_WAIT_TRACEE -11         /* linux */
+#define INJERR_FUNCTION_MISSING -12    /* linux, windows */
 
 typedef struct injector injector_t;
 
 int injector_attach(injector_t **injector, injector_pid_t pid);
 int injector_inject(injector_t *injector, const char *path, void **handle);
+int injector_call(injector_t *injector, void *handle, const char* name);
 int injector_uninject(injector_t *injector, void *handle);
 int injector_detach(injector_t *injector);
 const char *injector_error(void);
diff --git a/src/linux/elf.c b/src/linux/elf.c
index 1e73b0e..d7899ca 100644
--- a/src/linux/elf.c
+++ b/src/linux/elf.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ int injector__collect_libc_information(injector_t *injector)
     size_t dlopen_offset;
     size_t dlclose_st_name;
     size_t dlclose_offset;
+    size_t dlsym_st_name;
+    size_t dlsym_offset;
     Elf_Sym sym;
     int idx;
     int rv;
@@ -158,9 +160,29 @@ int injector__collect_libc_information(injector_t *injector)
             break;
         }
     }
+    
+    dlsym_st_name = find_strtab_offset(fp, str_offset, str_size, "__libc_dlsym");
+    if (dlsym_st_name == 0) {
+        injector__set_errmsg("failed to find __libc_dlsym  in the .dynstr section.");
+        rv = INJERR_NO_FUNCTION;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    fseek(fp, sym_offset, SEEK_SET);
+    for (idx = 0; idx < sym_num; idx++) {
+        rv = read_elf_sym(fp, &sym, sym_entsize);
+        if (rv != 0) {
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        if (sym.st_name == dlsym_st_name) {
+            dlsym_offset = sym.st_value;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     injector->dlopen_addr = libc_addr + dlopen_offset;
     injector->dlclose_addr = libc_addr + dlclose_offset;
+    injector->dlsym_addr = libc_addr + dlsym_offset;
     injector->code_addr = libc_addr + ehdr.e_entry;
 
     switch (ehdr.e_machine) {
diff --git a/src/linux/injector.c b/src/linux/injector.c
index 23efb04..e65f6b9 100644
--- a/src/linux/injector.c
+++ b/src/linux/injector.c
@@ -150,6 +150,27 @@ int injector_inject(injector_t *injector, const char *path, void **handle)
     return 0;
 }
 
+int injector_call(injector_t *injector, void *handle, const char* name)
+{
+    int rv;
+    long retval;
+    size_t len = strlen(name) + 1;
+    if (len > injector->text_size) {
+        injector__set_errmsg("too long function name: %s", name);
+        return INJERR_FUNCTION_MISSING;
+    }
+    rv = injector__write(injector, injector->text, name, len);
+    if (rv != 0) {
+        return rv;
+    }
+    rv = injector__call_function(injector, &retval, injector->dlsym_addr, handle, injector->text);
+    if (retval == 0) {
+        injector__set_errmsg("function not found: %s", name);
+        return INJERR_FUNCTION_MISSING;
+    }
+    return injector__call_function(injector, &retval, retval);
+}
+
 int injector_uninject(injector_t *injector, void *handle)
 {
     int rv;
diff --git a/src/linux/injector_internal.h b/src/linux/injector_internal.h
index ceb2fd6..9d209e4 100644
--- a/src/linux/injector_internal.h
+++ b/src/linux/injector_internal.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct injector {
     struct user_regs_struct regs;
     size_t dlopen_addr;
     size_t dlclose_addr;
+    size_t dlsym_addr;
     size_t code_addr; /* address where instructions are written */
     code_t backup_code;
     long sys_mmap;