diff --git a/nss/Makefile b/nss/Makefile
index 4125d13f87..1d166cd39e 100644
--- a/nss/Makefile
+++ b/nss/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ tests			= test-netdb test-digits-dots tst-nss-getpwent bug17079 \
 			  tst-nss-test1 \
 			  tst-nss-test2 \
 			  tst-nss-test4 \
-			  tst-nss-test5
+			  tst-nss-test5 \
+			  tst-nss-test_errno
 xtests			= bug-erange
 
 tests-container = \
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ libnss_compat-inhibit-o	= $(filter-out .os,$(object-suffixes))
 ifeq ($(build-static-nss),yes)
 tests-static		+= tst-nss-static
 endif
-extra-test-objs		+= nss_test1.os nss_test2.os
+extra-test-objs		+= nss_test1.os nss_test2.os nss_test_errno.os
 
 include ../Rules
 
@@ -166,16 +167,21 @@ rtld-tests-LDFLAGS += -Wl,--dynamic-list=nss_test.ver
 
 libof-nss_test1 = extramodules
 libof-nss_test2 = extramodules
+libof-nss_test_errno = extramodules
 $(objpfx)/libnss_test1.so: $(objpfx)nss_test1.os $(link-libc-deps)
 	$(build-module)
 $(objpfx)/libnss_test2.so: $(objpfx)nss_test2.os $(link-libc-deps)
 	$(build-module)
+$(objpfx)/libnss_test_errno.so: $(objpfx)nss_test_errno.os $(link-libc-deps)
+	$(build-module)
 $(objpfx)nss_test2.os : nss_test1.c
 # The .2 suffix comes from the nss_files version in shlib-versions.
 $(objpfx)/libnss_test1.so.2: $(objpfx)/libnss_test1.so
 	$(make-link)
 $(objpfx)/libnss_test2.so.2: $(objpfx)/libnss_test2.so
 	$(make-link)
+$(objpfx)/libnss_test_errno.so.2: $(objpfx)/libnss_test_errno.so
+	$(make-link)
 $(patsubst %,$(objpfx)%.out,$(tests) $(tests-container)) : \
 	$(objpfx)/libnss_test1.so.2 \
 	$(objpfx)/libnss_test2.so.2
@@ -194,3 +200,6 @@ LDFLAGS-tst-nss-test2 = -Wl,--disable-new-dtags
 LDFLAGS-tst-nss-test3 = -Wl,--disable-new-dtags
 LDFLAGS-tst-nss-test4 = -Wl,--disable-new-dtags
 LDFLAGS-tst-nss-test5 = -Wl,--disable-new-dtags
+LDFLAGS-tst-nss-test_errno = -Wl,--disable-new-dtags
+
+$(objpfx)tst-nss-test_errno.out: $(objpfx)/libnss_test_errno.so.2
diff --git a/nss/nss_module.c b/nss/nss_module.c
index f9a1263e5a..4839448e35 100644
--- a/nss/nss_module.c
+++ b/nss/nss_module.c
@@ -330,9 +330,14 @@ name_search (const void *left, const void *right)
 void *
 __nss_module_get_function (struct nss_module *module, const char *name)
 {
+  /* A successful dlopen might clobber errno.   */
+  int saved_errno = errno;
+
   if (!__nss_module_load (module))
     return NULL;
 
+  __set_errno (saved_errno);
+
   function_name *name_entry = bsearch (name, nss_function_name_array,
                                        array_length (nss_function_name_array),
                                        sizeof (function_name), name_search);
diff --git a/nss/nss_test_errno.c b/nss/nss_test_errno.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a3c4e53a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nss/nss_test_errno.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* NSS service provider with errno clobber.
+   Copyright (C) 2017-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <nss.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/* Catch misnamed and functions.  */
+#pragma GCC diagnostic error "-Wmissing-prototypes"
+NSS_DECLARE_MODULE_FUNCTIONS (test_errno)
+
+static void __attribute__ ((constructor))
+init (void)
+{
+  /* An arbitrary error code which is otherwise not used.  */
+  errno = ELIBBAD;
+}
+
+/* Lookup functions for pwd follow that do not return any data.  */
+
+/* Catch misnamed function definitions.  */
+
+enum nss_status
+_nss_test_errno_setpwent (int stayopen)
+{
+  setenv ("_nss_test_errno_setpwent", "yes", 1);
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+enum nss_status
+_nss_test_errno_getpwent_r (struct passwd *result,
+                            char *buffer, size_t size, int *errnop)
+{
+  setenv ("_nss_test_errno_getpwent_r", "yes", 1);
+  return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
+}
+
+enum nss_status
+_nss_test_errno_endpwent (void)
+{
+  setenv ("_nss_test_errno_endpwent", "yes", 1);
+  return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/nss/tst-nss-test_errno.c b/nss/tst-nss-test_errno.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fae447b76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nss/tst-nss-test_errno.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include <nss.h>
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  __nss_configure_lookup ("passwd", "files test_errno");
+
+  errno = 0;
+  setpwent ();
+  TEST_COMPARE (errno, 0);
+
+  bool root_seen = false;
+  while (true)
+    {
+      errno = 0;
+      struct passwd *e = getpwent ();
+      if (e == NULL)
+        break;
+      if (strcmp (e->pw_name, "root"))
+        root_seen = true;
+    }
+
+  TEST_COMPARE (errno, 0);
+  TEST_VERIFY (root_seen);
+
+  errno = 0;
+  endpwent ();
+  TEST_COMPARE (errno, 0);
+
+  TEST_COMPARE_STRING (getenv ("_nss_test_errno_setpwent"), "yes");
+  TEST_COMPARE_STRING (getenv ("_nss_test_errno_getpwent_r"), "yes");
+  TEST_COMPARE_STRING (getenv ("_nss_test_errno_endpwent"), "yes");
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>
