diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index cc567970c..a05a5cec4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 * [#1722](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/1722): Fix `Advapi32#RegisterServiceCtrlHandler` using wrong `Handler` type - [@dbwiddis](https://github.com/dbwiddis).
 * [#1636](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/issues/1636): Drop hard dependency on java.lang.SecurityManager/java.security.AccessController - [@matthiasblaesing](https://github.com/matthiasblaesing).
 * [#1724](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/1724): Fix `host_page_size` in `c.s.j.p.mac.SystemB` and `getxattr`/`setxattr`/`listxattr` in `c.s.j.p.mac.XAttr` using `long` instead of pointer-sized types for `size_t`/`ssize_t` parameters - [@dbwiddis](https://github.com/dbwiddis).
+* [#1727](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/1727): Include DragonFlyBSD in `NativeLibrary` versioned library resolution, libc special-case loading, and 64-bit search paths - [@dbwiddis](https://github.com/dbwiddis).
 
 Release 5.18.1
 ==============
diff --git a/src/com/sun/jna/NativeLibrary.java b/src/com/sun/jna/NativeLibrary.java
index ea5278b9b..10d440040 100644
--- a/src/com/sun/jna/NativeLibrary.java
+++ b/src/com/sun/jna/NativeLibrary.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ private static NativeLibrary loadLibrary(final String libraryName, final Map<Str
                     exceptions.add(e2);
                 }
             }
-            else if (Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isFreeBSD()) {
+            else if (Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isFreeBSD() || Platform.isDragonFlyBSD()) {
                 //
                 // Failed to load the library normally - try to match libfoo.so.*
                 //
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ public static final NativeLibrary getInstance(String libraryName, Map<String, ?>
 
         // Use current process to load libraries we know are already
         // loaded by the VM to ensure we get the correct version
-        if ((Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isFreeBSD() || Platform.isAIX())
+        if ((Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isFreeBSD() || Platform.isDragonFlyBSD() || Platform.isAIX())
             && Platform.C_LIBRARY_NAME.equals(libraryName)) {
             libraryName = null;
         }
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static String mapSharedLibraryName(String libName) {
             }
             return name;
         }
-        else if (Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isFreeBSD()) {
+        else if (Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isFreeBSD() || Platform.isDragonFlyBSD()) {
             if (isVersionedName(libName) || libName.endsWith(".so")) {
                 // A specific version was requested - use as is for search
                 return libName;
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ static double parseVersion(String ver) {
             // one when running a 64bit JVM.
             //
             if (Platform.isLinux() || Platform.isSolaris()
-                || Platform.isFreeBSD() || Platform.iskFreeBSD()) {
-                // Linux & FreeBSD use /usr/lib32, solaris uses /usr/lib/32
+                || Platform.isFreeBSD() || Platform.isDragonFlyBSD() || Platform.iskFreeBSD()) {
+                // Linux, FreeBSD & DragonFlyBSD use /usr/lib32, solaris uses /usr/lib/32
                 archPath = (Platform.isSolaris() ? "/" : "") + Native.POINTER_SIZE * 8;
             }
             String[] paths = {