diff --git a/src/auditwheel/lddtree.py b/src/auditwheel/lddtree.py
index 44785791..661446a4 100644
--- a/src/auditwheel/lddtree.py
+++ b/src/auditwheel/lddtree.py
@@ -321,8 +321,17 @@ def load_ld_paths(
     """
     ldpaths: dict[str, list[str]] = {"conf": [], "env": [], "interp": []}
 
-    # Load up $LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
-    env_ldpath = os.environ.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH")
+    # Load up $AUDITWHEEL_LD_LIBRARY_PATH and $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    env_ldpath = ":".join(
+        filter(
+            None,
+            (
+                os.environ.get("AUDITWHEEL_LD_LIBRARY_PATH"),
+                os.environ.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"),
+            ),
+        )
+    )
+
     if env_ldpath is not None:
         if root != "/":
             log.warning("ignoring LD_LIBRARY_PATH due to ROOT usage")
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_bundled_wheels.py b/tests/integration/test_bundled_wheels.py
index 046b8fc0..97f12487 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_bundled_wheels.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_bundled_wheels.py
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib
-import os
 import platform
 import sys
 import zipfile
 from argparse import Namespace
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from os.path import isabs
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 import pytest
 
+import auditwheel.wheel_abi
 from auditwheel import lddtree, main_repair
 from auditwheel.architecture import Architecture
 from auditwheel.libc import Libc
@@ -23,70 +22,90 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ("file", "external_libs", "exclude"),
+    ("file", "external_libs", "exclude", "env"),
     [
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libffi.so.5", "libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
             frozenset(),
+            None,
         ),
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             set(),
             frozenset(["libffi.so.5", "libpython2.7.so.1.0"]),
+            None,
         ),
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libffi.so.5", "libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
             frozenset(["libffi.so.noexist", "libnoexist.so.*"]),
+            None,
         ),
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
             frozenset(["libffi.so.[4,5]"]),
+            None,
         ),
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libffi.so.5", "libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
             frozenset(["libffi.so.[6,7]"]),
+            None,
         ),
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
             frozenset([f"{HERE}/*"]),
+            "LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+        ),
+        (
+            "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
+            {"libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
+            frozenset([f"{HERE}/*"]),
+            "AUDITWHEEL_LD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+        ),
+        (
+            "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
+            {"libffi.so.5", "libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
+            frozenset([f"{HERE}/*"]),
+            None,
         ),
         (
             "cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libpython2.7.so.1.0"},
             frozenset(["libffi.so.*"]),
+            None,
         ),
-        ("cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl", set(), frozenset(["*"])),
+        ("cffi-1.5.0-cp27-none-linux_x86_64.whl", set(), frozenset(["*"]), None),
         (
             "python_snappy-0.5.2-pp260-pypy_41-linux_x86_64.whl",
             {"libsnappy.so.1"},
             frozenset(),
+            None,
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_analyze_wheel_abi(file, external_libs, exclude):
+def test_analyze_wheel_abi(file, external_libs, exclude, env):
     # If exclude libs contain path, LD_LIBRARY_PATH need to be modified to find the libs
     # `lddtree.load_ld_paths` needs to be reloaded for it's `lru_cache`-ed.
-    modify_ld_library_path = any(isabs(e) for e in exclude)
 
     with pytest.MonkeyPatch.context() as cp:
-        if modify_ld_library_path:
-            cp.setenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", f"{HERE}")
-            importlib.reload(lddtree)
+        if env:
+            cp.setenv(env, f"{HERE}")
+        importlib.reload(lddtree)
+        importlib.reload(auditwheel.wheel_abi)
 
         winfo = analyze_wheel_abi(
             Libc.GLIBC, Architecture.x86_64, HERE / file, exclude, False, True
         )
         assert set(winfo.external_refs["manylinux_2_5_x86_64"].libs) == external_libs, (
-            f"{HERE}, {exclude}, {os.environ}"
+            f"{HERE}, {exclude}, {env}"
         )
 
-    if modify_ld_library_path:
-        importlib.reload(lddtree)
+    importlib.reload(lddtree)
+    importlib.reload(auditwheel.wheel_abi)
 
 
 def test_analyze_wheel_abi_pyfpe():