diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.c b/src/linker/lnk.c
index 2a9bf39f..aedaa99e 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.c
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.c
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ lnk_inputer_init(void)
   inputer->arena            = arena;
   inputer->objs_ht          = hash_table_init(arena, 0x20000);
   inputer->libs_ht          = hash_table_init(arena, 0x1000);
+  inputer->cmd_lib_names_ht = hash_table_init(arena, 0x100);
   inputer->missing_lib_ht   = hash_table_init(arena, 0x100);
   return inputer;
 }
@@ -928,6 +929,13 @@ lnk_inputer_push_lib_thin(LNK_Inputer *inputer, LNK_Config *config, LNK_InputSou
     if (lnk_is_lib_disallowed(config, path)) {
       goto exit;
     }
+    // An explicitly supplied library also satisfies a bare /DEFAULTLIB name,
+    // even when its directory is not on LIBPATH. Do not strip directory parts
+    // from the request: path-qualified defaults still name distinct libraries.
+    input = hash_table_search_path_raw(inputer->cmd_lib_names_ht, path);
+    if (input) {
+      goto exit;
+    }
   }
 
   // was library already loaded?
@@ -964,6 +972,14 @@ lnk_inputer_push_lib_thin(LNK_Inputer *inputer, LNK_Config *config, LNK_InputSou
   }
 
   exit:;
+  if (input && input_source == LNK_InputSource_CmdLine) {
+    // Keep basename aliases separate from path identity so two explicitly
+    // supplied libraries with the same basename can both be linked.
+    String8 name = str8_skip_last_slash(input->path);
+    if (!hash_table_search_path(inputer->cmd_lib_names_ht, name)) {
+      hash_table_push_path_raw(inputer->arena, inputer->cmd_lib_names_ht, name, input);
+    }
+  }
   scratch_end(scratch);
   return input;
 }
diff --git a/src/linker/lnk.h b/src/linker/lnk.h
index 2fd14a9c..9291e5db 100644
--- a/src/linker/lnk.h
+++ b/src/linker/lnk.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ typedef struct LNK_Inputer
   LNK_InputList  new_objs;
 
   HashTable     *libs_ht;
+  HashTable     *cmd_lib_names_ht;
   HashTable     *missing_lib_ht;
   LNK_InputList  libs;
   LNK_InputList  new_libs[LNK_InputSource_Count];
diff --git a/src/linker/tests/linker_tests.c b/src/linker/tests/linker_tests.c
index 8e07d43d..2a60c78b 100644
--- a/src/linker/tests/linker_tests.c
+++ b/src/linker/tests/linker_tests.c
@@ -2663,6 +2663,77 @@ TEST(base_relocs)
   }
 }
 
+TEST(default_lib_matches_explicit_path)
+{
+  COFF_ObjWriter *entry = coff_obj_writer_alloc(0, COFF_MachineType_X64);
+  COFF_ObjSection *text = coff_obj_writer_push_section(entry, str8_lit(".text"),
+      COFF_SectionFlag_CntCode|COFF_SectionFlag_MemRead|COFF_SectionFlag_MemExecute|COFF_SectionFlag_Align1Bytes,
+      str8_lit("\x31\xc0\xc3"));
+  coff_obj_writer_push_symbol_extern_func(entry, str8_lit("entry"), 0, text);
+  T_Ok(t_write_file(str8_lit("entry.obj"), coff_obj_writer_serialize(arena, entry)));
+  coff_obj_writer_release(&entry);
+  char *dirs[] = {"sdk libs", "other libs"};
+  char *symbols[] = {"first_provider", "second_provider"};
+  for EachIndex(i, ArrayCount(dirs)) {
+    T_Ok(make_directory(t_make_file_path(arena, str8_cstring(dirs[i]))));
+    COFF_ObjWriter *obj = coff_obj_writer_alloc(0, COFF_MachineType_X64);
+    coff_obj_writer_push_symbol_abs(obj, str8_cstring(symbols[i]), 1, COFF_SymStorageClass_External);
+    COFF_LibWriter *lib = coff_lib_writer_alloc();
+    coff_lib_writer_push_obj(lib, str8_lit("provider.obj"), coff_obj_writer_serialize(arena, obj));
+    T_Ok(t_write_file(str8f(arena, "%s/provider.lib", dirs[i]), coff_lib_writer_serialize(arena, lib, 0, 0, 1)));
+    coff_lib_writer_release(&lib);
+    coff_obj_writer_release(&obj);
+  }
+
+  char *args = "/subsystem:console /entry:entry /out:default.exe entry.obj /include:first_provider";
+  String8 paths[] = {str8_lit("sdk libs/provider.lib"), t_make_file_path(arena, str8_lit("sdk libs/provider.lib"))};
+  // Debug builds also write normal progress to stderr; reject only the missing-library diagnostic.
+  char *names[] = {"provider.lib", "PROVIDER.LIB", "provider"};
+  // RAD accepts an omitted extension; LLD checks visited names before adding it.
+  U64 name_count = t_id_linker() == Linker_radlink ? ArrayCount(names) : 2;
+  for EachIndex(path_idx, ArrayCount(paths)) {
+    for EachIndex(name_idx, name_count) {
+      t_invoke_linkerf("%s \"%S\" /defaultlib:%s", args, paths[path_idx], names[name_idx]);
+      T_Ok(g_last_exit_code == 0);
+      T_Ok(str8_find_needle(g_errors, 0, str8_lit("unable to find library"), 0) == g_errors.size);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Embedded directives use a separate input-source queue from /DEFAULTLIB.
+  COFF_ObjWriter *directive = coff_obj_writer_alloc(0, COFF_MachineType_X64);
+  coff_obj_writer_push_directive(directive, str8_lit("/DEFAULTLIB:provider.lib"));
+  T_Ok(t_write_file(str8_lit("directive.obj"), coff_obj_writer_serialize(arena, directive)));
+  coff_obj_writer_release(&directive);
+  t_invoke_linkerf("%s \"%S\" directive.obj", args, paths[1]);
+  T_Ok(g_last_exit_code == 0);
+  T_Ok(str8_find_needle(g_errors, 0, str8_lit("unable to find library"), 0) == g_errors.size);
+
+  // A basename match must not swallow another explicitly named library, or a
+  // path-qualified default, with the same basename but a different provider.
+  t_invoke_linkerf("%s \"%S\" \"other libs/provider.lib\" /include:second_provider", args, paths[1]);
+  T_Ok(g_last_exit_code == 0);
+  T_Ok(str8_find_needle(g_errors, 0, str8_lit("unable to find library"), 0) == g_errors.size);
+  t_invoke_linkerf("%s \"%S\" /defaultlib:\"other libs/provider.lib\" /include:second_provider", args, paths[1]);
+  T_Ok(g_last_exit_code == 0);
+  T_Ok(str8_find_needle(g_errors, 0, str8_lit("unable to find library"), 0) == g_errors.size);
+
+  // Missing defaults must still warn; explicit bare paths are not defaults.
+  t_invoke_linkerf("%s \"%S\" /defaultlib:missing_provider.lib", args, paths[1]);
+  if (t_id_linker() == Linker_radlink) {
+    T_Ok(g_last_exit_code == 0);
+    T_Ok(str8_find_needle(g_errors, 0, str8_lit("unable to find library `missing_provider.lib`"), 0) < g_errors.size);
+  } else {
+    T_Ok(g_last_exit_code != 0);
+  }
+  t_invoke_linkerf("%s \"%S\" provider.lib", args, paths[1]);
+  if (t_id_linker() == Linker_radlink) {
+    T_Ok(g_last_exit_code == 0);
+    T_Ok(str8_find_needle(g_errors, 0, str8_lit("unable to find library `provider.lib`"), 0) < g_errors.size);
+  } else {
+    T_Ok(g_last_exit_code != 0);
+  }
+}
+
 TEST(simple_lib_test)
 {
   String8 test_payload = str8_lit("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog");