diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 97f7be2431..79037244ad 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ NOTE: Python 3.6 support is deprecated and will be dropped in a future release.
 
 RELEASE  VERSION/DATE TO BE FILLED IN LATER
 
+  From Ruben Di Battista: 
+    - Expose `extra_libs` kwarg in the `CheckLibWithHeader` and forward it downstream
+      to `CheckLib`
+
   From Joseph Brill:
     - Added error handling when creating MSVC detection debug log file specified by
       SCONS_MSCOMMON_DEBUG.
diff --git a/RELEASE.txt b/RELEASE.txt
index 1b823b91d1..c4f9fe5481 100644
--- a/RELEASE.txt
+++ b/RELEASE.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ DEPRECATED FUNCTIONALITY
 
 CHANGED/ENHANCED EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY
 ---------------------------------------
+- Expose the `extra_libs` keyword argument in `CheckLibWithHeader`
 
 - List modifications to existing features, where the previous behavior
   wouldn't actually be considered a bug
diff --git a/SCons/SConf.py b/SCons/SConf.py
index c22355665c..7d3d4843b0 100644
--- a/SCons/SConf.py
+++ b/SCons/SConf.py
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ def CheckLib(context, library = None, symbol: str = "main",
 # Bram: Can only include one header and can't use #ifdef HAVE_HEADER_H.
 
 def CheckLibWithHeader(context, libs, header, language,
-                       call = None, autoadd: bool=True, append: bool=True, unique: bool=False) -> bool:
+                       extra_libs = None,  call = None, autoadd: bool=True, append: bool=True, unique: bool=False) -> bool:
     # ToDo: accept path for library. Support system header files.
     """
     Another (more sophisticated) test for a library.
@@ -1143,8 +1143,8 @@ def CheckLibWithHeader(context, libs, header, language,
         libs = [libs]
 
     res = SCons.Conftest.CheckLib(context, libs, None, prog_prefix,
-            call = call, language = language, autoadd=autoadd,
-            append=append, unique=unique)
+            extra_libs = extra_libs, call = call, language = language,
+            autoadd=autoadd, append=append, unique=unique)
     context.did_show_result = 1
     return not res
 
diff --git a/doc/man/scons.xml b/doc/man/scons.xml
index 979f67d38f..4119a45578 100644
--- a/doc/man/scons.xml
+++ b/doc/man/scons.xml
@@ -4244,6 +4244,7 @@ to serve as the test can be supplied in
 if not supplied,
 the default checks the ability to link against the specified
 <parameter>library</parameter>.
+<parameter>extra_libs</parameter> can be used to add additional libraries to link against.
 If <parameter>autoadd</parameter> is true (the default),
 the first library that passes the check
 is added to the &cv-link-LIBS; &consvar; in the context
diff --git a/test/Configure/CheckLibWithHeader_extra_libs.py b/test/Configure/CheckLibWithHeader_extra_libs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d5f30033e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Configure/CheckLibWithHeader_extra_libs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+"""
+Verify that a program which depends on library which in turns depend on another library
+can be built correctly using CheckLibWithHeader
+"""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from TestSCons import TestSCons
+
+test = TestSCons(match=TestSCons.match_re_dotall)
+
+
+libA_dir = Path(test.workdir) / "libA"
+libA_dir.mkdir()
+test.write(
+    str(libA_dir / "libA.h"),
+    """\
+void libA();
+""",
+)
+test.write(
+    str(libA_dir / "libA.c"),
+    """\
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "libA.h"
+
+void libA() {
+    printf("libA\\n");
+}
+""",
+)
+test.write(
+    str(libA_dir / "SConstruct"),
+    """\
+SharedLibrary('libA', source=['libA.c'])
+""",
+)
+test.run(chdir=libA_dir)
+
+
+libB_dir = Path(test.workdir) / "libB"
+libB_dir.mkdir()
+test.write(
+    str(libB_dir / "libB.h"),
+    """\
+void libB();
+""",
+)
+test.write(
+    str(libB_dir / "libB.c"),
+    """\
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "libA.h"
+#include "libB.h"
+
+void libB () {
+    libA();
+}
+""",
+)
+test.write(
+    str(libB_dir / "SConstruct"),
+    """\
+SharedLibrary(
+    'libB', 
+    source=['libB.c'], 
+    LIBS=['A'], 
+    LIBPATH='../libA',
+    CPPPATH='../libA',
+)
+""",
+)
+test.run(chdir=libB_dir)
+
+test.write(
+    "SConstruct",
+    """\
+import os
+env = Environment(ENV=os.environ, CPPPATH=['libB', 'libA'], LIBPATH=['libB', 'libA'])
+conf = Configure(env)
+
+ret = conf.CheckLibWithHeader(
+    ['B'],
+    header="libB.h",
+    language='C',
+    extra_libs=['A'],
+    call='libB();',
+    autoadd=False,
+)
+assert ret
+""",
+)
+test.run()
+test.pass_test()