diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 698a6ab985..ba4886fd89 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ one-hundred = $(foreach x,0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9, \
   0$x 1$x 2$x 3$x 4$x 5$x 6$x 7$x 8$x 9$x)
 tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules := \
   $(foreach n,$(one-hundred),tst-tls-manydynamic$(n)mod)
+tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-suffixes = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 \
+					    14 15 16 17 18 19
+tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep = \
+  $(foreach n,$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-suffixes),tst-tls-manydynamic$(n)mod-dep)
+tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-bad-suffixes = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
+tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-bad = \
+  $(foreach n,$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-bad-suffixes),tst-tls-manydynamic$(n)mod-dep-bad)
 extra-test-objs += $(tlsmod17a-modules:=.os) $(tlsmod18a-modules:=.os) \
 		   tst-tlsalign-vars.o
 test-extras += tst-tlsmod17a tst-tlsmod18a tst-tlsalign-vars
@@ -325,6 +332,8 @@ modules-names = testobj1 testobj2 testobj3 testobj4 testobj5 testobj6 \
 		tst-audit11mod1 tst-audit11mod2 tst-auditmod11 \
 		tst-audit12mod1 tst-audit12mod2 tst-audit12mod3 tst-auditmod12 \
 		tst-latepthreadmod $(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules) \
+		$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep) \
+		$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-bad) \
 		tst-nodelete-dlclose-dso tst-nodelete-dlclose-plugin \
 		tst-main1mod tst-libc_dlvsym-dso tst-absolute-sym-lib \
 		tst-absolute-zero-lib tst-big-note-lib tst-unwind-ctor-lib \
@@ -1818,10 +1827,63 @@ $(objpfx)tst-rtld-help.out: $(objpfx)ld.so
 	$(evaluate-test)
 
 # Reuses tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules
+$(patsubst %,$(objpfx)%.os,$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep)): \
+  $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic%mod-dep.os : tst-tls-manydynamicmod.c
+	$(compile-command.c) \
+	  -DNAME=tls_global_$* -DSETTER=set_value_$* -DGETTER=get_value_$*
+$(patsubst %,$(objpfx)%.os,$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-bad)): \
+  $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic%mod-dep-bad.os : tst-tls-manydynamicmod.c
+	$(compile-command.c) \
+	  -DNAME=tls_global_$* -DSETTER=set_value_$* -DGETTER=get_value_$*
 tst-tls20mod-bad.so-no-z-defs = yes
+# Single dependency.
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic0mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic1mod-dep.so
+# Double dependencies.
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic2mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic3mod-dep.so \
+					 $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic4mod-dep.so
+# Double dependencies with each dependency depent of another module.
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic5mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic6mod-dep.so \
+					 $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic7mod-dep.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic6mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic8mod-dep.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic7mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic8mod-dep.so
+# Long chain with one double dependency in the middle
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic9mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic10mod-dep.so \
+					 $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic11mod-dep.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic10mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic12mod-dep.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic12mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic13mod-dep.so
+# Long chain with two double depedencies in the middle
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic14mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic15mod-dep.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic15mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic16mod-dep.so \
+					  $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic17mod-dep.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic16mod-dep.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic18mod-dep.so \
+					  $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic19mod-dep.so
+# Same but with an invalid module.
+# Single dependency.
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic0mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so
+# Double dependencies.
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic1mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic2mod-dep-bad.so \
+					     $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so
+# Double dependencies with each dependency depent of another module.
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic3mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic4mod-dep-bad.so \
+					     $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic5mod-dep-bad.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic4mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic5mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so
+# Long chain with one double dependency in the middle
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic6mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic7mod-dep-bad.so \
+					     $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic8mod-dep-bad.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic7mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic9mod-dep-bad.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic9mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so
+# Long chain with two double depedencies in the middle
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic10mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic11mod-dep-bad.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic11mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic12mod-dep-bad.so \
+					      $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic13mod-dep-bad.so
+$(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic12mod-dep-bad.so: $(objpfx)tst-tls-manydynamic14mod-dep-bad.so \
+					      $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so
 $(objpfx)tst-tls20: $(shared-thread-library)
 $(objpfx)tst-tls20.out: $(objpfx)tst-tls20mod-bad.so \
-			$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.so)
+			$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.so) \
+			$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep:%=$(objpfx)%.so) \
+			$(tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules-dep-bad:%=$(objpfx)%.so) \
 
 # Reuses tst-tls-many-dynamic-modules
 $(objpfx)tst-tls21: $(shared-thread-library)
diff --git a/elf/dl-close.c b/elf/dl-close.c
index 3720e47dd1..f39001cab9 100644
--- a/elf/dl-close.c
+++ b/elf/dl-close.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ remove_slotinfo (size_t idx, struct dtv_slotinfo_list *listp, size_t disp,
 	 object that wasn't fully set up.  */
       if (__glibc_likely (old_map != NULL))
 	{
-	  assert (old_map->l_tls_modid == idx);
-
 	  /* Mark the entry as unused.  These can be read concurrently.  */
 	  atomic_store_relaxed (&listp->slotinfo[idx - disp].gen,
 				GL(dl_tls_generation) + 1);
@@ -88,7 +86,11 @@ remove_slotinfo (size_t idx, struct dtv_slotinfo_list *listp, size_t disp,
       /* If this is not the last currently used entry no need to look
 	 further.  */
       if (idx != GL(dl_tls_max_dtv_idx))
-	return true;
+	{
+	  /* There is an unused dtv entry in the middle.  */
+	  GL(dl_tls_dtv_gaps) = true;
+	  return true;
+	}
     }
 
   while (idx - disp > (disp == 0 ? 1 + GL(dl_tls_static_nelem) : 0))
diff --git a/elf/dl-open.c b/elf/dl-open.c
index a066f39bd0..d2240d8747 100644
--- a/elf/dl-open.c
+++ b/elf/dl-open.c
@@ -899,16 +899,6 @@ no more namespaces available for dlmopen()"));
 	 state if relocation failed, for example.  */
       if (args.map)
 	{
-	  /* Maybe some of the modules which were loaded use TLS.
-	     Since it will be removed in the following _dl_close call
-	     we have to mark the dtv array as having gaps to fill the
-	     holes.  This is a pessimistic assumption which won't hurt
-	     if not true.  There is no need to do this when we are
-	     loading the auditing DSOs since TLS has not yet been set
-	     up.  */
-	  if ((mode & __RTLD_AUDIT) == 0)
-	    GL(dl_tls_dtv_gaps) = true;
-
 	  _dl_close_worker (args.map, true);
 
 	  /* All l_nodelete_pending objects should have been deleted
diff --git a/elf/dl-tls.c b/elf/dl-tls.c
index 2b5161d10a..4ec4c7f38c 100644
--- a/elf/dl-tls.c
+++ b/elf/dl-tls.c
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ _dl_next_tls_modid (void)
 	      }
 
 	    if (result - disp < runp->len)
-	      break;
+	      {
+		/* Mark the entry as used, so any dependency see it.  */
+		runp->slotinfo[result - disp].map = (struct link_map *) -1;
+		break;
+	      }
 
 	    disp += runp->len;
 	  }
@@ -191,10 +195,7 @@ _dl_next_tls_modid (void)
 size_t
 _dl_count_modids (void)
 {
-  /* It is rare that we have gaps; see elf/dl-open.c (_dl_open) where
-     we fail to load a module and unload it leaving a gap.  If we don't
-     have gaps then the number of modids is the current maximum so
-     return that.  */
+  /* The count is the max unless dlclose or failed dlopen created gaps.  */
   if (__glibc_likely (!GL(dl_tls_dtv_gaps)))
     return GL(dl_tls_max_dtv_idx);
 
diff --git a/elf/tst-tls20.c b/elf/tst-tls20.c
index 9977ec8032..f11c2776a0 100644
--- a/elf/tst-tls20.c
+++ b/elf/tst-tls20.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
    License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
+#include <array_length.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -62,25 +63,70 @@ access (int i)
   printf ("mod[%d]: &tls = %p\n", i, p);
   if (p == NULL)
     FAIL_EXIT1 ("dlsym failed: %s\n", dlerror ());
+  TEST_COMPARE (*p, 0);
   ++*p;
   free (buf);
 }
 
+static void
+access_mod (const char *modname, void *mod, int i)
+{
+  char *modsym = xasprintf ("tls_global_%d", i);
+  dlerror ();
+  int *p = dlsym (mod, modsym);
+  printf ("%s: &tls = %p\n", modname, p);
+  if (p == NULL)
+    FAIL_EXIT1 ("dlsym failed: %s\n", dlerror ());
+  TEST_COMPARE (*p, 0);
+  ++*p;
+  free (modsym);
+}
+
+static void
+access_dep (int i)
+{
+  char *modname = xasprintf ("tst-tls-manydynamic%dmod-dep.so", i);
+  void *moddep = xdlopen (modname, RTLD_LAZY);
+  access_mod (modname, moddep, i);
+  free (modname);
+  xdlclose (moddep);
+}
+
+struct start_args
+{
+  const char *modname;
+  void *mod;
+  int modi;
+  int ndeps;
+  const int *deps;
+};
+
 static void *
 start (void *a)
 {
+  struct start_args *args = a;
+
   for (int i = 0; i < NMOD; i++)
     if (mod[i] != NULL)
       access (i);
+
+  if (args != NULL)
+    {
+      access_mod (args->modname, args->mod, args->modi);
+      for (int n = 0; n < args->ndeps; n++)
+	access_dep (args->deps[n]);
+    }
+
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-do_test (void)
+/* This test gaps with shared libraries with dynamic TLS that has no
+   dependencies.  The DTV gap is set with by trying to load an invalid
+   module, the entry should be used on the dlopen.  */
+static void
+do_test_no_depedency (void)
 {
-  int i;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < NMOD; i++)
+  for (int i = 0; i < NMOD; i++)
     {
       load_mod (i);
       /* Bump the generation of mod[0] without using new dtv slot.  */
@@ -91,8 +137,218 @@ do_test (void)
       pthread_t t = xpthread_create (0, start, 0);
       xpthread_join (t);
     }
-  for (i = 0; i < NMOD; i++)
+  for (int i = 0; i < NMOD; i++)
     unload_mod (i);
+}
+
+/* The following test check DTV gaps handling with shared libraries that has
+   dependencies.  It defines 5 different sets:
+
+   1. Single dependency:
+      mod0 -> mod1
+   2. Double dependency:
+      mod2 -> [mod3,mod4]
+   3. Double dependency with each dependency depent of another module:
+      mod5 -> [mod6,mod7] -> mod8
+   4. Long chain with one double dependency in the middle:
+      mod9 -> [mod10, mod11] -> mod12 -> mod13
+   5. Long chain with two double depedencies in the middle:
+      mod15 -> mod15 -> [mod16, mod17]
+      mod15 -> [mod18, mod19]
+
+   This does not cover all the possible gaps and configuration, but it
+   should check if different dynamic shared sets are placed correctly in
+   different gaps configurations.  */
+
+static int
+nmodules (uint32_t v)
+{
+  unsigned int r = 0;
+  while (v >>= 1)
+    r++;
+  return r + 1;
+}
+
+static inline bool
+is_mod_set (uint32_t g, uint32_t n)
+{
+  return (1U << (n - 1)) & g;
+}
+
+static void
+print_gap (uint32_t g)
+{
+  printf ("gap: ");
+  int nmods = nmodules (g);
+  for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+    printf ("%c", ((1 << (n - 1)) & g) == 0 ? 'G' : 'M');
+  printf ("\n");
+}
+
+static void
+do_test_dependency (void)
+{
+  /* Maps the module and its dependencies, use thread to access the TLS on
+     each loaded module.  */
+  static const int tlsmanydeps0[] = { 1 };
+  static const int tlsmanydeps1[] = { 3, 4 };
+  static const int tlsmanydeps2[] = { 6, 7, 8 };
+  static const int tlsmanydeps3[] = { 10, 11, 12 };
+  static const int tlsmanydeps4[] = { 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 };
+  static const struct tlsmanydeps_t
+  {
+    int modi;
+    int ndeps;
+    const int *deps;
+  } tlsmanydeps[] =
+  {
+    {  0, array_length (tlsmanydeps0), tlsmanydeps0 },
+    {  2, array_length (tlsmanydeps1), tlsmanydeps1 },
+    {  5, array_length (tlsmanydeps2), tlsmanydeps2 },
+    {  9, array_length (tlsmanydeps3), tlsmanydeps3 },
+    { 14, array_length (tlsmanydeps4), tlsmanydeps4 },
+  };
+
+  /* The gap configuration is defined as a bitmap: the bit set represents a
+     loaded module prior the tests execution, while a bit unsed is a module
+     unloaded.  Not all permtation will show gaps, but it is simpler than
+     define each one independently.  */
+  for (uint32_t g = 0; g < 64; g++)
+    {
+      print_gap (g);
+      int nmods = nmodules (g);
+
+      int mods[nmods];
+      /* We use '0' as indication for a gap, to avoid the dlclose on iteration
+	 cleanup.  */
+      for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+	{
+	  load_mod (n);
+	   mods[n] = n;
+	}
+      for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+	{
+	  if (!is_mod_set (g, n))
+	    {
+	      unload_mod (n);
+	      mods[n] = 0;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      for (int t = 0; t < array_length (tlsmanydeps); t++)
+	{
+	  char *moddepname = xasprintf ("tst-tls-manydynamic%dmod-dep.so",
+					tlsmanydeps[t].modi);
+	  void *moddep = xdlopen (moddepname, RTLD_LAZY);
+
+	  /* Access TLS in all loaded modules.  */
+	  struct start_args args =
+	    {
+	      moddepname,
+	      moddep,
+	      tlsmanydeps[t].modi,
+	      tlsmanydeps[t].ndeps,
+	      tlsmanydeps[t].deps
+	    };
+	  pthread_t t = xpthread_create (0, start, &args);
+	  xpthread_join (t);
+
+	  free (moddepname);
+	  xdlclose (moddep);
+	}
+
+      for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+	if (mods[n] != 0)
+	  unload_mod (n);
+    }
+}
+
+/* The following test check DTV gaps handling with shared libraries that has
+   invalid dependencies.  It defines 5 different sets:
+
+   1. Single dependency:
+      mod0 -> invalid
+   2. Double dependency:
+      mod1 -> [mod2,invalid]
+   3. Double dependency with each dependency depent of another module:
+      mod3 -> [mod4,mod5] -> invalid
+   4. Long chain with one double dependency in the middle:
+      mod6 -> [mod7, mod8] -> mod12 -> invalid
+   5. Long chain with two double depedencies in the middle:
+      mod10 -> mod11 -> [mod12, mod13]
+      mod12 -> [mod14, invalid]
+
+   This does not cover all the possible gaps and configuration, but it
+   should check if different dynamic shared sets are placed correctly in
+   different gaps configurations.  */
+
+static void
+do_test_invalid_dependency (bool bind_now)
+{
+  static const int tlsmanydeps[] = { 0, 1, 3, 6, 10 };
+
+  /* The gap configuration is defined as a bitmap: the bit set represents a
+     loaded module prior the tests execution, while a bit unsed is a module
+     unloaded.  Not all permtation will show gaps, but it is simpler than
+     define each one independently.  */
+  for (uint32_t g = 0; g < 64; g++)
+    {
+      print_gap (g);
+      int nmods = nmodules (g);
+
+      int mods[nmods];
+      /* We use '0' as indication for a gap, to avoid the dlclose on iteration
+	 cleanup.  */
+      for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+	{
+	  load_mod (n);
+	   mods[n] = n;
+	}
+      for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+	{
+	  if (!is_mod_set (g, n))
+	    {
+	      unload_mod (n);
+	      mods[n] = 0;
+	    }
+	}
+
+      for (int t = 0; t < array_length (tlsmanydeps); t++)
+	{
+	  char *moddepname = xasprintf ("tst-tls-manydynamic%dmod-dep-bad.so",
+					tlsmanydeps[t]);
+	  void *moddep;
+	  if (bind_now)
+	    {
+	      moddep = dlopen (moddepname, RTLD_NOW);
+	      TEST_VERIFY (moddep == 0);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    moddep = dlopen (moddepname, RTLD_LAZY);
+
+	  /* Access TLS in all loaded modules.  */
+	  pthread_t t = xpthread_create (0, start, NULL);
+	  xpthread_join (t);
+
+	  free (moddepname);
+	  if (!bind_now)
+	    xdlclose (moddep);
+	}
+
+      for (int n = 1; n <= nmods; n++)
+	if (mods[n] != 0)
+	  unload_mod (n);
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+do_test (void)
+{
+  do_test_no_depedency ();
+  do_test_dependency ();
+  do_test_invalid_dependency (true);
+  do_test_invalid_dependency (false);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
