diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/callee.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/callee.rs
index 206a706979204..22ffa097e11f5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/callee.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/callee.rs
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_fn<'ll, 'tcx>(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, 'tcx>, instance: Instance<'t
             // MinGW: For backward compatibility we rely on the linker to decide whether it
             // should use dllimport for functions.
             if cx.use_dll_storage_attrs
-                && let Some(library) = tcx.native_library(instance_def_id)
-                && library.kind.is_dllimport()
+                && tcx.is_dllimport(instance_def_id)
                 && !matches!(tcx.sess.target.env.as_ref(), "gnu" | "uclibc")
             {
                 llvm::LLVMSetDLLStorageClass(llfn, llvm::DLLStorageClass::DllImport);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
index 33a85adeb8781..e30fdcb8988ca 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
@@ -358,10 +358,7 @@ impl<'ll> CodegenCx<'ll, '_> {
             }
         }
 
-        if self.use_dll_storage_attrs
-            && let Some(library) = self.tcx.native_library(def_id)
-            && library.kind.is_dllimport()
-        {
+        if self.use_dll_storage_attrs && self.tcx.is_dllimport(def_id) {
             // For foreign (native) libs we know the exact storage type to use.
             unsafe {
                 llvm::LLVMSetDLLStorageClass(g, llvm::DLLStorageClass::DllImport);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs
index 8182eb1e9735b..a9990ddcdec36 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_feature/src/unstable.rs
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ declare_features! (
     (unstable, async_fn_track_caller, "1.73.0", Some(110011)),
     /// Allows `for await` loops.
     (unstable, async_for_loop, "1.77.0", Some(118898)),
+    /// Allows `#[link(kind = "dylib")]` without a library name.
+    (unstable, bare_link_kind, "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION", Some(132061)),
     /// Allows using C-variadics.
     (unstable, c_variadic, "1.34.0", Some(44930)),
     /// Allows the use of `#[cfg(<true/false>)]`.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
index 1e6bc413118ec..af3f3f5f2cc58 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{List, ParamEnv, ParamEnvAnd, Ty, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_session::Session;
 use rustc_session::config::CrateType;
 use rustc_session::cstore::{
-    DllCallingConvention, DllImport, ForeignModule, NativeLib, PeImportNameType,
+    DllCallingConvention, DllImport, ForeignModule, NativeLib, NativeLibs, PeImportNameType,
 };
 use rustc_session::parse::feature_err;
 use rustc_session::search_paths::PathKind;
 use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_span::def_id::{DefId, LOCAL_CRATE};
-use rustc_span::symbol::{Symbol, sym};
+use rustc_span::symbol::{Symbol, kw, sym};
 use rustc_target::spec::LinkSelfContainedComponents;
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ fn find_bundled_library(
     None
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, LocalCrate: LocalCrate) -> Vec<NativeLib> {
+pub(crate) fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, LocalCrate: LocalCrate) -> NativeLibs {
     let mut collector = Collector { tcx, libs: Vec::new() };
     if tcx.sess.opts.unstable_opts.link_directives {
         for module in tcx.foreign_modules(LOCAL_CRATE).values() {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ pub(crate) fn collect(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, LocalCrate: LocalCrate) -> Vec<NativeLib>
         }
     }
     collector.process_command_line();
-    collector.libs
+    collector.libs.into()
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLib) -> bool {
@@ -191,6 +191,20 @@ pub(crate) fn relevant_lib(sess: &Session, lib: &NativeLib) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn find_by_id<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a NativeLib>>(
+    tcx: TyCtxt<'_>,
+    id: DefId,
+    iter: I,
+) -> Option<&'a NativeLib> {
+    iter.filter(|lib| relevant_lib(tcx.sess, lib)).find(|lib| {
+        let Some(fm_id) = lib.foreign_module else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let map = tcx.foreign_modules(id.krate);
+        map.get(&fm_id).expect("failed to find foreign module").foreign_items.contains(&id)
+    })
+}
+
 struct Collector<'tcx> {
     tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
     libs: Vec<NativeLib>,
@@ -445,10 +459,6 @@ impl<'tcx> Collector<'tcx> {
             if wasm_import_module.is_some() {
                 (name, kind) = (wasm_import_module, Some(NativeLibKind::WasmImportModule));
             }
-            let Some((name, name_span)) = name else {
-                sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::LinkRequiresName { span: m.span });
-                continue;
-            };
 
             // Do this outside of the loop so that `import_name_type` can be specified before `kind`.
             if let Some((_, span)) = import_name_type {
@@ -457,8 +467,25 @@ impl<'tcx> Collector<'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
+            if kind != Some(NativeLibKind::RawDylib) {
+                for &child_item in foreign_items {
+                    if self.tcx.def_kind(child_item).has_codegen_attrs()
+                        && self.tcx.codegen_fn_attrs(child_item).link_ordinal.is_some()
+                    {
+                        let link_ordinal_attr =
+                            self.tcx.get_attr(child_item, sym::link_ordinal).unwrap();
+                        sess.dcx()
+                            .emit_err(errors::LinkOrdinalRawDylib { span: link_ordinal_attr.span });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             let dll_imports = match kind {
                 Some(NativeLibKind::RawDylib) => {
+                    let Some((name, name_span)) = name else {
+                        sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::LinkRequiresName { span: m.span });
+                        continue;
+                    };
                     if name.as_str().contains('\0') {
                         sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::RawDylibNoNul { span: name_span });
                     }
@@ -473,25 +500,29 @@ impl<'tcx> Collector<'tcx> {
                         })
                         .collect()
                 }
-                _ => {
-                    for &child_item in foreign_items {
-                        if self.tcx.def_kind(child_item).has_codegen_attrs()
-                            && self.tcx.codegen_fn_attrs(child_item).link_ordinal.is_some()
-                        {
-                            let link_ordinal_attr =
-                                self.tcx.get_attr(child_item, sym::link_ordinal).unwrap();
-                            sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::LinkOrdinalRawDylib {
-                                span: link_ordinal_attr.span,
-                            });
-                        }
-                    }
+                _ => Vec::new(),
+            };
 
-                    Vec::new()
-                }
+            // Allow kind of "dylib" or "static" without adding a native lib.
+            let name = if self.tcx.features().bare_link_kind()
+                && matches!(kind, Some(NativeLibKind::Dylib { .. } | NativeLibKind::Static { .. }))
+                && items.len() == 1
+            {
+                kw::Empty
+            } else {
+                let Some((name, _)) = name else {
+                    sess.dcx().emit_err(errors::LinkRequiresName { span: m.span });
+                    continue;
+                };
+                name
             };
 
             let kind = kind.unwrap_or(NativeLibKind::Unspecified);
-            let filename = find_bundled_library(name, verbatim, kind, cfg.is_some(), self.tcx);
+            let filename = if !name.is_empty() {
+                find_bundled_library(name, verbatim, kind, cfg.is_some(), self.tcx)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
             self.libs.push(NativeLib {
                 name,
                 filename,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
index 71c7231a78826..69c2d8c556317 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/decoder/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::fast_reject::SimplifiedType;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, TyCtxt};
 use rustc_middle::util::Providers;
 use rustc_session::cstore::{CrateStore, ExternCrate};
+use rustc_session::utils::NativeLibKind;
 use rustc_session::{Session, StableCrateId};
 use rustc_span::Span;
 use rustc_span::hygiene::ExpnId;
@@ -443,22 +444,22 @@ pub(in crate::rmeta) fn provide(providers: &mut Providers) {
         alloc_error_handler_kind: |tcx, ()| CStore::from_tcx(tcx).alloc_error_handler_kind(),
         is_private_dep: |_tcx, LocalCrate| false,
         native_library: |tcx, id| {
-            tcx.native_libraries(id.krate)
-                .iter()
-                .filter(|lib| native_libs::relevant_lib(tcx.sess, lib))
-                .find(|lib| {
-                    let Some(fm_id) = lib.foreign_module else {
-                        return false;
-                    };
-                    let map = tcx.foreign_modules(id.krate);
-                    map.get(&fm_id)
-                        .expect("failed to find foreign module")
-                        .foreign_items
-                        .contains(&id)
-                })
+            native_libs::find_by_id(tcx, id, tcx.native_libraries(id.krate).iter())
         },
         native_libraries: native_libs::collect,
         foreign_modules: foreign_modules::collect,
+        is_dllimport: |tcx, id| {
+            native_libs::find_by_id(tcx, id, tcx.native_libraries(id.krate).iter_all_items())
+                .map(|l| {
+                    matches!(
+                        l.kind,
+                        NativeLibKind::Dylib { .. }
+                            | NativeLibKind::RawDylib
+                            | NativeLibKind::Unspecified
+                    )
+                })
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        },
 
         // Returns a map from a sufficiently visible external item (i.e., an
         // external item that is visible from at least one local module) to a
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
index e06c86ae4c03e..11da74873b2d5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_metadata/src/rmeta/encoder.rs
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> EncodeContext<'a, 'tcx> {
     fn encode_native_libraries(&mut self) -> LazyArray<NativeLib> {
         empty_proc_macro!(self);
         let used_libraries = self.tcx.native_libraries(LOCAL_CRATE);
-        self.lazy_array(used_libraries.iter())
+        self.lazy_array(used_libraries.iter_all_items())
     }
 
     fn encode_foreign_modules(&mut self) -> LazyArray<ForeignModule> {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
index d03fc39c9ade1..21815bac50452 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use rustc_query_system::query::{QueryCache, QueryMode, QueryState, try_get_cache
 use rustc_session::Limits;
 use rustc_session::config::{EntryFnType, OptLevel, OutputFilenames, SymbolManglingVersion};
 use rustc_session::cstore::{
-    CrateDepKind, CrateSource, ExternCrate, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLib,
+    CrateDepKind, CrateSource, ExternCrate, ForeignModule, LinkagePreference, NativeLib, NativeLibs,
 };
 use rustc_session::lint::LintExpectationId;
 use rustc_span::def_id::LOCAL_CRATE;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ rustc_queries! {
     /// These are assembled from the following places:
     /// - `extern` blocks (depending on their `link` attributes)
     /// - the `libs` (`-l`) option
-    query native_libraries(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx Vec<NativeLib> {
+    query native_libraries(_: CrateNum) -> &'tcx NativeLibs {
         arena_cache
         desc { "looking up the native libraries of a linked crate" }
         separate_provide_extern
@@ -1746,6 +1746,10 @@ rustc_queries! {
         desc { |tcx| "getting the native library for `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(def_id) }
     }
 
+    query is_dllimport(def_id: DefId) -> bool {
+        desc { |tcx| "determining dllimport status of `{}`", tcx.def_path_str(def_id) }
+    }
+
     query inherit_sig_for_delegation_item(def_id: LocalDefId) -> &'tcx [Ty<'tcx>] {
         desc { "inheriting delegation signature" }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/cstore.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/cstore.rs
index 041a10475eaad..08cf0fa62e19e 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/cstore.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/cstore.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,31 @@ impl NativeLib {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, HashStable_Generic)]
+pub struct NativeLibs {
+    libs: Vec<NativeLib>,
+}
+impl NativeLibs {
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &NativeLib> {
+        // Hide entries without a library name.
+        self.iter_all_items().filter(|l| !l.name.is_empty())
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter_all_items(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &NativeLib> {
+        self.libs.iter()
+    }
+}
+impl From<Vec<NativeLib>> for NativeLibs {
+    fn from(libs: Vec<NativeLib>) -> Self {
+        Self { libs }
+    }
+}
+impl FromIterator<NativeLib> for NativeLibs {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = NativeLib>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        Self { libs: FromIterator::from_iter(iter) }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Different ways that the PE Format can decorate a symbol name.
 /// From <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/debug/pe-format#import-name-type>
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Encodable, Decodable, HashStable_Generic, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
index 9182789cf0269..ae852cac5a303 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
@@ -70,13 +70,6 @@ impl NativeLibKind {
     pub fn is_statically_included(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, NativeLibKind::Static { .. })
     }
-
-    pub fn is_dllimport(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(
-            self,
-            NativeLibKind::Dylib { .. } | NativeLibKind::RawDylib | NativeLibKind::Unspecified
-        )
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Encodable, Decodable)]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
index bf5f948fe9199..3831eb7f131d8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_span/src/symbol.rs
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ symbols! {
         avx512f,
         await_macro,
         bang,
+        bare_link_kind,
         begin_panic,
         bench,
         bin,
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern/auxiliary/bare_link_kind_cdylib.rs b/tests/ui/extern/auxiliary/bare_link_kind_cdylib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..021a71b09a47d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern/auxiliary/bare_link_kind_cdylib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#![crate_type = "cdylib"]
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub static FOO: u32 = 0xFEDCBA98;
diff --git a/tests/ui/extern/bare_link_kind.rs b/tests/ui/extern/bare_link_kind.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..939e245eed2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/extern/bare_link_kind.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//@ run-pass
+//@ aux-build:bare_link_kind_cdylib.rs
+
+#![feature(bare_link_kind)]
+
+#[link(kind = "dylib")]
+extern "C" {
+    static FOO: u32;
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_env = "msvc"), link(name = "bare_link_kind_cdylib", kind = "dylib"))]
+#[cfg_attr(target_env = "msvc", link(name = "bare_link_kind_cdylib.dll", kind = "dylib"))]
+extern "C" {}
+
+fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        assert_eq!(FOO, 0xFEDCBA98);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.rs b/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f4a0adb94bb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#[link(kind = "dylib")] //~ ERROR `#[link]` attribute requires a `name = "string"` argument
+extern "C" {
+    static FOO: u32;
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.stderr b/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a40770c0b9062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/feature-gates/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0459]: `#[link]` attribute requires a `name = "string"` argument
+  --> $DIR/feature-gate-bare-link-kind.rs:1:1
+   |
+LL | #[link(kind = "dylib")]
+   | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ missing `name` argument
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0459`.