diff --git a/grub-core/kern/elf.c b/grub-core/kern/elf.c
index 66b69293e..c676db694 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/elf.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/elf.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ grub_elf_open (const char *name, enum grub_file_type type)
 #define grub_swap_bytes_XwordXX grub_swap_bytes32
 #define grub_elfXX_check_endianess_and_bswap_ehdr grub_elf32_check_endianess_and_bswap_ehdr
 #define grub_elfXX_get_shnum grub_elf32_get_shnum
+#define grub_elfXX_get_shstrndx grub_elf32_get_shstrndx
 
 #include "elfXX.c"
 
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ grub_elf_open (const char *name, enum grub_file_type type)
 #undef grub_swap_bytes_XwordXX
 #undef grub_elfXX_check_endianess_and_bswap_ehdr
 #undef grub_elfXX_get_shnum
+#undef grub_elfXX_get_shstrndx
 
 
 /* 64-bit */
@@ -220,5 +222,6 @@ grub_elf_open (const char *name, enum grub_file_type type)
 #define grub_swap_bytes_XwordXX grub_swap_bytes64
 #define grub_elfXX_check_endianess_and_bswap_ehdr grub_elf64_check_endianess_and_bswap_ehdr
 #define grub_elfXX_get_shnum grub_elf64_get_shnum
+#define grub_elfXX_get_shstrndx grub_elf64_get_shstrndx
 
 #include "elfXX.c"
diff --git a/grub-core/kern/elfXX.c b/grub-core/kern/elfXX.c
index 48b7745a5..4e3254fa5 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/elfXX.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/elfXX.c
@@ -239,3 +239,36 @@ grub_elfXX_get_shnum (ElfXX_Ehdr *e, ElfXX_Shnum *shnum)
 
   return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
 }
+
+grub_err_t
+grub_elfXX_get_shstrndx (ElfXX_Ehdr *e, ElfXX_Word *shstrndx)
+{
+  ElfXX_Shdr *s;
+
+  if (shstrndx == NULL)
+    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, N_("NULL pointer passed for shstrndx"));
+
+  /* Set *shstrndx to 0 so that shstrndx doesn't return junk on error */
+  *shstrndx = 0;
+
+  if (e == NULL)
+    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, N_("NULL pointer passed for elf header"));
+
+  *shstrndx = e->e_shstrndx;
+  if (*shstrndx == SHN_XINDEX)
+    {
+      if (e->e_shoff == 0)
+	return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_NUMBER, N_("invalid section header table offset in e_shoff"));
+
+      s = (ElfXX_Shdr *) ((grub_uint8_t *) e + e->e_shoff);
+      *shstrndx = s->sh_link;
+      if (*shstrndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
+	return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_NUMBER, N_("invalid section header table index in sh_link: %d"), *shstrndx);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (*shstrndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
+	return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_NUMBER, N_("invalid section header table index in e_shstrndx: %d"), *shstrndx);
+    }
+  return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
+}
diff --git a/grub-core/loader/multiboot_elfxx.c b/grub-core/loader/multiboot_elfxx.c
index ed5a4ae9d..ec4ba3b8d 100644
--- a/grub-core/loader/multiboot_elfxx.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/multiboot_elfxx.c
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 # define Elf_Ehdr		Elf32_Ehdr
 # define Elf_Phdr		Elf32_Phdr
 # define Elf_Shdr		Elf32_Shdr
+# define Elf_Word		Elf32_Word
 # define Elf_Shnum		Elf32_Shnum
 # define grub_multiboot_elf_get_shnum		grub_elf32_get_shnum
+# define grub_multiboot_elf_get_shstrndx	grub_elf32_get_shstrndx
 #elif defined(MULTIBOOT_LOAD_ELF64)
 # define XX			64
 # define E_MACHINE		MULTIBOOT_ELF64_MACHINE
@@ -32,8 +34,10 @@
 # define Elf_Ehdr		Elf64_Ehdr
 # define Elf_Phdr		Elf64_Phdr
 # define Elf_Shdr		Elf64_Shdr
+# define Elf_Word		Elf64_Word
 # define Elf_Shnum		Elf64_Shnum
 # define grub_multiboot_elf_get_shnum		grub_elf64_get_shnum
+# define grub_multiboot_elf_get_shstrndx	grub_elf64_get_shstrndx
 #else
 #error "I'm confused"
 #endif
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ CONCAT(grub_multiboot_load_elf, XX) (mbi_load_data_t *mld)
   grub_relocator_chunk_t ch;
   grub_uint32_t load_offset = 0, load_size;
   Elf_Shnum shnum;
+  Elf_Word shstrndx;
   unsigned int i;
   void *source = NULL;
 
@@ -84,6 +89,10 @@ CONCAT(grub_multiboot_load_elf, XX) (mbi_load_data_t *mld)
   if (err != GRUB_ERR_NONE)
     return err;
 
+  err = grub_multiboot_elf_get_shstrndx (ehdr, &shstrndx);
+  if (err != GRUB_ERR_NONE)
+    return err;
+
   /* FIXME: Should we support program headers at strange locations?  */
   if (ehdr->e_phoff + (grub_uint32_t) ehdr->e_phnum * ehdr->e_phentsize > MULTIBOOT_SEARCH)
     return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_OS, "program header at a too high offset");
@@ -291,7 +300,7 @@ CONCAT(grub_multiboot_load_elf, XX) (mbi_load_data_t *mld)
 	  sh->sh_addr = target;
 	}
       GRUB_MULTIBOOT (add_elfsyms) (shnum, ehdr->e_shentsize,
-				    ehdr->e_shstrndx, shdr);
+				    shstrndx, shdr);
     }
 
 #undef phdr
@@ -305,5 +314,7 @@ CONCAT(grub_multiboot_load_elf, XX) (mbi_load_data_t *mld)
 #undef Elf_Ehdr
 #undef Elf_Phdr
 #undef Elf_Shdr
+#undef Elf_Word
 #undef Elf_Shnum
 #undef grub_multiboot_elf_get_shnum
+#undef grub_multiboot_elf_get_shstrndx
diff --git a/include/grub/elf.h b/include/grub/elf.h
index ce2f5609a..43c4809ed 100644
--- a/include/grub/elf.h
+++ b/include/grub/elf.h
@@ -2536,8 +2536,10 @@ typedef Elf32_Addr Elf32_Conflict;
 #define R_RISCV_32_PCREL        57
 
 extern grub_err_t grub_elf32_get_shnum (Elf32_Ehdr *e, Elf32_Shnum *shnum);
+extern grub_err_t grub_elf32_get_shstrndx (Elf32_Ehdr *e, Elf32_Word *shstrndx);
 
 extern grub_err_t grub_elf64_get_shnum (Elf64_Ehdr *e, Elf64_Shnum *shnum);
+extern grub_err_t grub_elf64_get_shstrndx (Elf64_Ehdr *e, Elf64_Word *shstrndx);
 
 #ifdef GRUB_TARGET_WORDSIZE
 #if GRUB_TARGET_WORDSIZE == 32
@@ -2567,6 +2569,7 @@ typedef Elf32_Shnum Elf_Shnum;
 #define ELF_R_INFO(sym, type)	ELF32_R_INFO(sym, type)
 
 #define grub_elf_get_shnum	grub_elf32_get_shnum
+#define grub_elf_get_shstrndx	grub_elf32_get_shstrndx
 
 #elif GRUB_TARGET_WORDSIZE == 64
 
@@ -2594,6 +2597,7 @@ typedef Elf64_Shnum Elf_Shnum;
 #define ELF_R_INFO(sym, type)	ELF64_R_INFO(sym, type)
 
 #define grub_elf_get_shnum	grub_elf64_get_shnum
+#define grub_elf_get_shstrndx	grub_elf64_get_shstrndx
 
 #endif /* GRUB_TARGET_WORDSIZE == 64 */
 #endif