diff --git a/include/wx/msw/stdpaths.h b/include/wx/msw/stdpaths.h
index e36a2a9c5b..89d9c5ffd5 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/stdpaths.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/stdpaths.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetUserDataDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetUserLocalDataDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetPluginsDir() const override;
+    virtual wxString GetSharedLibrariesDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetUserDir(Dir userDir) const override;
     virtual wxString MakeConfigFileName(const wxString& basename,
                                         ConfigFileConv conv = ConfigFileConv_Ext
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.h
index 623277bbcf..e9b1af716d 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetLocalDataDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetUserDataDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetPluginsDir() const override;
+    virtual wxString GetSharedLibrariesDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetResourcesDir() const override;
     virtual wxString
     GetLocalizedResourcesDir(const wxString& lang,
diff --git a/include/wx/stdpaths.h b/include/wx/stdpaths.h
index 49b0333153..934752cfbf 100644
--- a/include/wx/stdpaths.h
+++ b/include/wx/stdpaths.h
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ public:
     // Contents/Plugins app bundle subdirectory under Mac
     virtual wxString GetPluginsDir() const = 0;
 
+    // return the directory where the shared libraries live
+    virtual wxString GetSharedLibrariesDir() const;
+
     // get resources directory: resources are auxiliary files used by the
     // application and include things like image and sound files
     //
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetLocalDataDir() const { return m_prefix; }
     virtual wxString GetUserDataDir() const { return m_prefix; }
     virtual wxString GetPluginsDir() const { return m_prefix; }
+    virtual wxString GetSharedLibrariesDir() const override { return m_prefix; }
     virtual wxString GetUserDir(Dir WXUNUSED(userDir)) const { return m_prefix; }
     virtual wxString
     MakeConfigFileName(const wxString& basename,
diff --git a/include/wx/unix/stdpaths.h b/include/wx/unix/stdpaths.h
index 018ed602e9..4cd4173e3a 100644
--- a/include/wx/unix/stdpaths.h
+++ b/include/wx/unix/stdpaths.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxString GetPluginsDir() const override;
     virtual wxString GetLocalizedResourcesDir(const wxString& lang,
                                               ResourceCat category) const override;
+    virtual wxString GetSharedLibrariesDir() const override;
 #ifndef __VMS
     virtual wxString GetUserDir(Dir userDir) const override;
 #endif
diff --git a/interface/wx/stdpaths.h b/interface/wx/stdpaths.h
index 46e55a61d7..aaae7994b7 100644
--- a/interface/wx/stdpaths.h
+++ b/interface/wx/stdpaths.h
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public:
     /**
         Return the program installation prefix, e.g.\ @c /usr, @c /opt or @c /home/zeitlin.
 
-        If the prefix had been previously by SetInstallPrefix(), returns that
+        If the prefix had been previously set by SetInstallPrefix(), returns that
         value, otherwise tries to determine it automatically (Linux only right now)
         and finally returns the default @c /usr/local value if it failed.
 
@@ -441,6 +441,22 @@ public:
     */
     virtual wxString GetUserLocalDataDir() const;
 
+    /**
+        Return OS specific directory where project shared liraries are.
+
+        The function does the same thing as GetPluginsDir() under non-Mac platforms
+        but differs from it under Mac, where plugins (shared libraries loaded by the
+        application dynamically while it's running) and shared libraries (that the
+        application is statically linked with) are stored in different directories.
+
+        - Windows: returns the folder where the application binary is located
+        - Unix:    returns the libraries installation path, i.e. /usr/lib
+        - Mac:     returns `Contents/Frameworks` bundle subdirectory
+
+        @since 3.3.0
+    */
+    virtual wxString GetSharedLibrariesDir() const;
+
     /**
         MSW-specific function to customize application directory detection.
 
diff --git a/src/common/stdpbase.cpp b/src/common/stdpbase.cpp
index 88ea17f709..81ca39ebcb 100644
--- a/src/common/stdpbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/stdpbase.cpp
@@ -171,3 +171,7 @@ wxString wxStandardPathsBase::AppendAppInfo(const wxString& dir) const
     return subdir;
 }
 
+wxString wxStandardPathsBase::GetSharedLibrariesDir() const
+{
+    return {};
+}
diff --git a/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp b/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp
index 49f37a3bf3..076789e36e 100644
--- a/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/stdpaths.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ wxStandardPaths::MakeConfigFileName(const wxString& basename,
     return fn.GetFullName();
 }
 
+wxString wxStandardPaths::GetSharedLibrariesDir() const
+{
+    wxFileName fn( GetExecutablePath() );
+    return fn.GetPath();
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // wxStandardPathsWin16 implementation
 // ============================================================================
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.mm
index 584362c4bd..e9bb0e37c3 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/stdpaths.mm
@@ -145,4 +145,11 @@ wxStandardPaths::MakeConfigFileName(const wxString& basename,
     return fn.GetFullName();
 }
 
+wxString wxStandardPaths::GetSharedLibrariesDir() const
+{
+    // Shared libraries on OSX should be stored inside the
+    // <Bundle.app>/Contents/Frameworks
+    return wxCFStringRef::AsString([NSBundle mainBundle].privateFrameworksPath);
+}
+
 #endif // wxUSE_STDPATHS
diff --git a/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp b/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp
index 8d49f4b11b..f752842b2b 100644
--- a/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/stdpaths.cpp
@@ -369,4 +369,9 @@ wxStandardPaths::MakeConfigFileName(const wxString& basename,
     return fn.GetFullName();
 }
 
+wxString wxStandardPaths::GetSharedLibrariesDir() const
+{
+    return GetInstallPrefix() + "/lib";
+}
+
 #endif // wxUSE_STDPATHS
diff --git a/tests/interactive/output.cpp b/tests/interactive/output.cpp
index 4fcbf7ea54..a0b8895817 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/output.cpp
+++ b/tests/interactive/output.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ void InteractiveOutputTestCase::TestStandardPaths()
     wxPrintf(wxT("Executable path:\t%s\n"), stdp.GetExecutablePath());
     wxPrintf(wxT("Plugins dir:\t\t%s\n"), stdp.GetPluginsDir());
     wxPrintf(wxT("Resources dir:\t\t%s\n"), stdp.GetResourcesDir());
+    wxPrintf( "Shared Libraries dir:\t\t%s\n", stdp.GetSharedLibrariesDir() );
     wxPrintf(wxT("Localized res. dir:\t%s\n"),
              stdp.GetLocalizedResourcesDir(wxT("fr")));
     wxPrintf(wxT("Message catalogs dir:\t%s\n"),