diff --git a/libs/native/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/nativeaccess/NativeAccess.java b/libs/native/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/nativeaccess/NativeAccess.java
index 142171c5bbfcc..d9ad91d47f312 100644
--- a/libs/native/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/nativeaccess/NativeAccess.java
+++ b/libs/native/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/nativeaccess/NativeAccess.java
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.nativeaccess;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.logging.LogManager;
+
+import java.lang.foreign.Arena;
+import java.lang.foreign.SymbolLookup;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
@@ -18,6 +22,11 @@
  */
 public interface NativeAccess {
 
+    static void loadCuvs() {
+        var libCuvs = SymbolLookup.libraryLookup(System.mapLibraryName("cuvs_c"), Arena.ofAuto());
+        LogManager.getLogger(NativeAccess.class).info("Loaded libcuvs_c.so: " + libCuvs);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the one and only instance of {@link NativeAccess} which is specific to the running platform and JVM.
      */
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
index 8b59a59dcf313..9ec7f1133d2a5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Elasticsearch.java
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ private static void initPhase2(Bootstrap bootstrap) throws IOException {
         bootstrap.spawner().spawnNativeControllers(nodeEnv);
 
         nodeEnv.validateNativesConfig(); // temporary directories are important for JNA
+        NativeAccess.loadCuvs();
         initializeNatives(
             nodeEnv.tmpDir(),
             BootstrapSettings.MEMORY_LOCK_SETTING.get(args.nodeSettings()),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java
index 0f4a7a059b6d4..4bfaab9243d90 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class GPUClientYamlTestSuiteIT extends ESClientYamlSuiteTestCase {
         .module("gpu")
         .setting("xpack.license.self_generated.type", "trial")
         .setting("xpack.security.enabled", "false")
+        .environment("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", System.getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"))
         .build();
 
     public GPUClientYamlTestSuiteIT(final ClientYamlTestCandidate testCandidate) {