diff --git a/src/cc/BPF.cc b/src/cc/BPF.cc
index 292e35177237..7a7089f0b662 100644
--- a/src/cc/BPF.cc
+++ b/src/cc/BPF.cc
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ StatusTuple BPF::check_binary_symbol(const std::string& binary_path,
                                      const std::string& symbol,
                                      uint64_t symbol_addr, bcc_symbol* output) {
   int res = bcc_resolve_symname(binary_path.c_str(), symbol.c_str(),
-                                symbol_addr, output);
+                                symbol_addr, 0, output);
   if (res < 0)
     return StatusTuple(
         -1, "Unable to find offset for binary %s symbol %s address %lx",
diff --git a/src/cc/bcc_proc.c b/src/cc/bcc_proc.c
index f4c870f2d00a..0d93d548ca4f 100644
--- a/src/cc/bcc_proc.c
+++ b/src/cc/bcc_proc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
 #include "bcc_perf_map.h"
 #include "bcc_proc.h"
@@ -307,13 +308,57 @@ static bool match_so_flags(int flags) {
   return true;
 }
 
-const char *bcc_procutils_which_so(const char *libname) {
+static bool which_so_in_process(const char* libname, int pid, char* libpath) {
+  int ret, found = false;
+  char endline[4096], *mapname = NULL, *newline;
+  char mappings_file[128];
+  const size_t search_len = strlen(libname) + strlen("/lib.");
+  char search1[search_len + 1];
+  char search2[search_len + 1];
+
+  sprintf(mappings_file, "/proc/%ld/maps", (long)pid);
+  FILE *fp = fopen(mappings_file, "r");
+  if (!fp)
+    return NULL;
+
+  snprintf(search1, search_len + 1, "/lib%s.", libname);
+  snprintf(search2, search_len + 1, "/lib%s-", libname);
+
+  do {
+    ret = fscanf(fp, "%*x-%*x %*s %*x %*s %*d");
+    if (!fgets(endline, sizeof(endline), fp))
+      break;
+
+    mapname = endline;
+    newline = strchr(endline, '\n');
+    if (newline)
+      newline[0] = '\0';
+
+    while (isspace(mapname[0])) mapname++;
+
+    if (strstr(mapname, ".so") && (strstr(mapname, search1) ||
+                                   strstr(mapname, search2))) {
+      found = true;
+      memcpy(libpath, mapname, strlen(mapname) + 1);
+      break;
+    }
+  } while (ret != EOF);
+
+  fclose(fp);
+  return found;
+}
+
+char *bcc_procutils_which_so(const char *libname, int pid) {
   const size_t soname_len = strlen(libname) + strlen("lib.so");
   char soname[soname_len + 1];
+  char libpath[4096];
   int i;
 
   if (strchr(libname, '/'))
-    return libname;
+    return strdup(libname);
+
+  if (pid && which_so_in_process(libname, pid, libpath))
+    return strdup(libpath);
 
   if (lib_cache_count < 0)
     return NULL;
@@ -327,8 +372,13 @@ const char *bcc_procutils_which_so(const char *libname) {
 
   for (i = 0; i < lib_cache_count; ++i) {
     if (!strncmp(lib_cache[i].libname, soname, soname_len) &&
-        match_so_flags(lib_cache[i].flags))
-      return lib_cache[i].path;
+        match_so_flags(lib_cache[i].flags)) {
+      return strdup(lib_cache[i].path);
+    }
   }
   return NULL;
 }
+
+void bcc_procutils_free(const char *ptr) {
+  free((void *)ptr);
+}
diff --git a/src/cc/bcc_proc.h b/src/cc/bcc_proc.h
index 5e04ff29eed4..7b8bca91b10a 100644
--- a/src/cc/bcc_proc.h
+++ b/src/cc/bcc_proc.h
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef int (*bcc_procutils_modulecb)(const char *, uint64_t, uint64_t, void *);
 typedef void (*bcc_procutils_ksymcb)(const char *, uint64_t, void *);
 
-const char *bcc_procutils_which_so(const char *libname);
+char *bcc_procutils_which_so(const char *libname, int pid);
 char *bcc_procutils_which(const char *binpath);
 int bcc_procutils_each_module(int pid, bcc_procutils_modulecb callback,
                               void *payload);
 int bcc_procutils_each_ksym(bcc_procutils_ksymcb callback, void *payload);
+void bcc_procutils_free(const char *ptr);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc b/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc
index 8a100f3e8318..ddbb5b93c8e3 100644
--- a/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc
+++ b/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int bcc_foreach_symbol(const char *module, SYM_CB cb) {
 }
 
 int bcc_resolve_symname(const char *module, const char *symname,
-                        const uint64_t addr, struct bcc_symbol *sym) {
+                        const uint64_t addr, int pid, struct bcc_symbol *sym) {
   uint64_t load_addr;
 
   sym->module = NULL;
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ int bcc_resolve_symname(const char *module, const char *symname,
     return -1;
 
   if (strchr(module, '/')) {
-    sym->module = module;
+    sym->module = strdup(module);
   } else {
-    sym->module = bcc_procutils_which_so(module);
+    sym->module = bcc_procutils_which_so(module, pid);
   }
 
   if (sym->module == NULL)
diff --git a/src/cc/bcc_syms.h b/src/cc/bcc_syms.h
index 6d8e2ada8cd1..7ce2dd72c7be 100644
--- a/src/cc/bcc_syms.h
+++ b/src/cc/bcc_syms.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int bcc_resolve_global_addr(int pid, const char *module, const uint64_t address,
 int bcc_foreach_symbol(const char *module, SYM_CB cb);
 int bcc_find_symbol_addr(struct bcc_symbol *sym);
 int bcc_resolve_symname(const char *module, const char *symname,
-                        const uint64_t addr, struct bcc_symbol *sym);
+                        const uint64_t addr, int pid, struct bcc_symbol *sym);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/cc/usdt.cc b/src/cc/usdt.cc
index 4f1b00a0c73f..cd619dd90fda 100644
--- a/src/cc/usdt.cc
+++ b/src/cc/usdt.cc
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ std::string Context::resolve_bin_path(const std::string &bin_path) {
   if (char *which = bcc_procutils_which(bin_path.c_str())) {
     result = which;
     ::free(which);
-  } else if (const char *which_so = bcc_procutils_which_so(bin_path.c_str())) {
+  } else if (char *which_so = bcc_procutils_which_so(bin_path.c_str(), 0)) {
     result = which_so;
+    ::free(which_so);
   }
 
   return result;
diff --git a/src/lua/bcc/libbcc.lua b/src/lua/bcc/libbcc.lua
index 262844504dea..d744a4690b7b 100644
--- a/src/lua/bcc/libbcc.lua
+++ b/src/lua/bcc/libbcc.lua
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ struct bcc_symbol {
 };
 
 int bcc_resolve_symname(const char *module, const char *symname, const uint64_t addr,
-		struct bcc_symbol *sym);
+		int pid, struct bcc_symbol *sym);
+void bcc_procutils_free(const char *ptr);
 void *bcc_symcache_new(int pid);
 int bcc_symcache_resolve(void *symcache, uint64_t addr, struct bcc_symbol *sym);
 void bcc_symcache_refresh(void *resolver);
diff --git a/src/lua/bcc/sym.lua b/src/lua/bcc/sym.lua
index 8bd6d3bbd458..39fe017601d0 100644
--- a/src/lua/bcc/sym.lua
+++ b/src/lua/bcc/sym.lua
@@ -32,15 +32,20 @@ end
 
 local function check_path_symbol(module, symname, addr)
   local sym = SYM()
-  if libbcc.bcc_resolve_symname(module, symname, addr or 0x0, sym) < 0 then
+  local module_path
+  if libbcc.bcc_resolve_symname(module, symname, addr or 0x0, 0, sym) < 0 then
     if sym[0].module == nil then
       error("could not find library '%s' in the library path" % module)
     else
+      module_path = ffi.string(sym[0].module)
+      libbcc.bcc_procutils_free(sym[0].module)
       error("failed to resolve symbol '%s' in '%s'" % {
-        symname, ffi.string(sym[0].module)})
+        symname, module_path})
     end
   end
-  return ffi.string(sym[0].module), sym[0].offset
+  module_path = ffi.string(sym[0].module)
+  libbcc.bcc_procutils_free(sym[0].module)
+  return module_path, sym[0].offset
 end
 
 return { create_cache=create_cache, check_path_symbol=check_path_symbol }
diff --git a/src/python/bcc/__init__.py b/src/python/bcc/__init__.py
index 454fe20d70cf..6879f9fec3dc 100644
--- a/src/python/bcc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/bcc/__init__.py
@@ -554,20 +554,28 @@ def remove_xdp(dev):
 
 
     @classmethod
-    def _check_path_symbol(cls, module, symname, addr):
+    def _check_path_symbol(cls, module, symname, addr, pid):
         sym = bcc_symbol()
         psym = ct.pointer(sym)
+        c_pid = 0 if pid == -1 else pid
         if lib.bcc_resolve_symname(module.encode("ascii"),
-                symname.encode("ascii"), addr or 0x0, psym) < 0:
+                symname.encode("ascii"), addr or 0x0, c_pid, psym) < 0:
             if not sym.module:
                 raise Exception("could not find library %s" % module)
+            lib.bcc_procutils_free(sym.module)
             raise Exception("could not determine address of symbol %s" % symname)
-        return sym.module.decode(), sym.offset
+        module_path = ct.cast(sym.module, ct.c_char_p).value.decode()
+        lib.bcc_procutils_free(sym.module)
+        return module_path, sym.offset
 
     @staticmethod
     def find_library(libname):
-        res = lib.bcc_procutils_which_so(libname.encode("ascii"))
-        return res if res is None else res.decode()
+        res = lib.bcc_procutils_which_so(libname.encode("ascii"), 0)
+        if not res:
+            return None
+        libpath = ct.cast(res, ct.c_char_p).value.decode()
+        lib.bcc_procutils_free(res)
+        return libpath
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_tracepoints(tp_re):
@@ -736,7 +744,8 @@ def attach_uprobe(self, name="", sym="", sym_re="", addr=None,
 
         Libraries can be given in the name argument without the lib prefix, or
         with the full path (/usr/lib/...). Binaries can be given only with the
-        full path (/bin/sh).
+        full path (/bin/sh). If a PID is given, the uprobe will attach to the
+        version of the library used by the process.
 
         Example: BPF(text).attach_uprobe("c", "malloc")
                  BPF(text).attach_uprobe("/usr/bin/python", "main")
@@ -753,7 +762,7 @@ def attach_uprobe(self, name="", sym="", sym_re="", addr=None,
                                    group_fd=group_fd)
             return
 
-        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr)
+        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr, pid)
 
         self._check_probe_quota(1)
         fn = self.load_func(fn_name, BPF.KPROBE)
@@ -768,15 +777,15 @@ def attach_uprobe(self, name="", sym="", sym_re="", addr=None,
         self._add_uprobe(ev_name, res)
         return self
 
-    def detach_uprobe(self, name="", sym="", addr=None):
-        """detach_uprobe(name="", sym="", addr=None)
+    def detach_uprobe(self, name="", sym="", addr=None, pid=-1):
+        """detach_uprobe(name="", sym="", addr=None, pid=-1)
 
         Stop running a bpf function that is attached to symbol 'sym' in library
         or binary 'name'.
         """
 
         name = str(name)
-        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr)
+        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr, pid)
         ev_name = "p_%s_0x%x" % (self._probe_repl.sub("_", path), addr)
         if ev_name not in self.open_uprobes:
             raise Exception("Uprobe %s is not attached" % ev_name)
@@ -805,7 +814,7 @@ def attach_uretprobe(self, name="", sym="", sym_re="", addr=None,
             return
 
         name = str(name)
-        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr)
+        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr, pid)
 
         self._check_probe_quota(1)
         fn = self.load_func(fn_name, BPF.KPROBE)
@@ -820,15 +829,15 @@ def attach_uretprobe(self, name="", sym="", sym_re="", addr=None,
         self._add_uprobe(ev_name, res)
         return self
 
-    def detach_uretprobe(self, name="", sym="", addr=None):
-        """detach_uretprobe(name="", sym="", addr=None)
+    def detach_uretprobe(self, name="", sym="", addr=None, pid=-1):
+        """detach_uretprobe(name="", sym="", addr=None, pid=-1)
 
         Stop running a bpf function that is attached to symbol 'sym' in library
         or binary 'name'.
         """
 
         name = str(name)
-        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr)
+        (path, addr) = BPF._check_path_symbol(name, sym, addr, pid)
         ev_name = "r_%s_0x%x" % (self._probe_repl.sub("_", path), addr)
         if ev_name not in self.open_uprobes:
             raise Exception("Uretprobe %s is not attached" % ev_name)
diff --git a/src/python/bcc/libbcc.py b/src/python/bcc/libbcc.py
index f03a1b736ede..4b158492bf20 100644
--- a/src/python/bcc/libbcc.py
+++ b/src/python/bcc/libbcc.py
@@ -126,16 +126,18 @@ class bcc_symbol(ct.Structure):
     _fields_ = [
             ('name', ct.c_char_p),
             ('demangle_name', ct.c_char_p),
-            ('module', ct.c_char_p),
+            ('module', ct.POINTER(ct.c_char)),
             ('offset', ct.c_ulonglong),
         ]
 
-lib.bcc_procutils_which_so.restype = ct.c_char_p
-lib.bcc_procutils_which_so.argtypes = [ct.c_char_p]
+lib.bcc_procutils_which_so.restype = ct.POINTER(ct.c_char)
+lib.bcc_procutils_which_so.argtypes = [ct.c_char_p, ct.c_int]
+lib.bcc_procutils_free.restype = None
+lib.bcc_procutils_free.argtypes = [ct.c_void_p]
 
 lib.bcc_resolve_symname.restype = ct.c_int
 lib.bcc_resolve_symname.argtypes = [
-    ct.c_char_p, ct.c_char_p, ct.c_ulonglong, ct.POINTER(bcc_symbol)]
+    ct.c_char_p, ct.c_char_p, ct.c_ulonglong, ct.c_int, ct.POINTER(bcc_symbol)]
 
 _SYM_CB_TYPE = ct.CFUNCTYPE(ct.c_int, ct.c_char_p, ct.c_ulonglong)
 lib.bcc_foreach_symbol.restype = ct.c_int
diff --git a/tests/cc/test_c_api.cc b/tests/cc/test_c_api.cc
index 7a5e8dcffaa0..ee7c2f3f0087 100644
--- a/tests/cc/test_c_api.cc
+++ b/tests/cc/test_c_api.cc
@@ -31,10 +31,19 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 TEST_CASE("shared object resolution", "[c_api]") {
-  const char *libm = bcc_procutils_which_so("m");
+  char *libm = bcc_procutils_which_so("m", 0);
   REQUIRE(libm);
   REQUIRE(libm[0] == '/');
   REQUIRE(string(libm).find("libm.so") != string::npos);
+  free(libm);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("shared object resolution using loaded libraries", "[c_api]") {
+  char *libelf = bcc_procutils_which_so("elf", getpid());
+  REQUIRE(libelf);
+  REQUIRE(libelf[0] == '/');
+  REQUIRE(string(libelf).find("libelf") != string::npos);
+  free(libelf);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("binary resolution with `which`", "[c_api]") {
@@ -58,10 +67,21 @@ TEST_CASE("list all kernel symbols", "[c_api]") {
 TEST_CASE("resolve symbol name in external library", "[c_api]") {
   struct bcc_symbol sym;
 
-  REQUIRE(bcc_resolve_symname("c", "malloc", 0x0, &sym) == 0);
+  REQUIRE(bcc_resolve_symname("c", "malloc", 0x0, 0, &sym) == 0);
   REQUIRE(string(sym.module).find("libc.so") != string::npos);
   REQUIRE(sym.module[0] == '/');
   REQUIRE(sym.offset != 0);
+  bcc_procutils_free(sym.module);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("resolve symbol name in external library using loaded libraries", "[c_api]") {
+  struct bcc_symbol sym;
+
+  REQUIRE(bcc_resolve_symname("bcc", "bcc_procutils_which", 0x0, getpid(), &sym) == 0);
+  REQUIRE(string(sym.module).find("libbcc.so") != string::npos);
+  REQUIRE(sym.module[0] == '/');
+  REQUIRE(sym.offset != 0);
+  bcc_procutils_free(sym.module);
 }
 
 extern "C" int _a_test_function(const char *a_string) {