diff --git a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
index b82a803829..4bc0fed45b 100644
--- a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
+++ b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ declare namespace Deno {
      *
      * @default {false} */
     callback?: boolean;
+    /** When `true`, dlopen will not fail if the symbol is not found.
+     * Instead, the symbol will be set to `null`.
+     *
+     * @default {false} */
+    optional?: boolean;
   }
 
   /** **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
@@ -282,6 +287,11 @@ declare namespace Deno {
     name?: string;
     /** The type of the foreign static value. */
     type: Type;
+    /** When `true`, dlopen will not fail if the symbol is not found.
+     * Instead, the symbol will be set to `null`.
+     *
+     * @default {false} */
+    optional?: boolean;
   }
 
   /** **UNSTABLE**: New API, yet to be vetted.
@@ -336,7 +346,9 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    * @category FFI
    */
   type StaticForeignLibraryInterface<T extends ForeignLibraryInterface> = {
-    [K in keyof T]: StaticForeignSymbol<T[K]>;
+    [K in keyof T]: T[K]["optional"] extends true
+      ? StaticForeignSymbol<T[K]> | null
+      : StaticForeignSymbol<T[K]>;
   };
 
   const brand: unique symbol;
diff --git a/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js b/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js
index ea75df65cd..a8f05dfcaf 100644
--- a/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js
+++ b/ext/ffi/00_ffi.js
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ class DynamicLibrary {
         continue;
       }
 
+      // Symbol was marked as optional, and not found.
+      // In that case, we set its value to null in Rust-side.
+      if (symbols[symbol] === null) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
       if (ReflectHas(symbols[symbol], "type")) {
         const type = symbols[symbol].type;
         if (type === "void") {
@@ -456,6 +462,7 @@ class DynamicLibrary {
           this.#rid,
           name,
           type,
+          symbols[symbol].optional,
         );
         ObjectDefineProperty(
           this.symbols,
diff --git a/ext/ffi/dlfcn.rs b/ext/ffi/dlfcn.rs
index 4f58248e68..3af9177bf8 100644
--- a/ext/ffi/dlfcn.rs
+++ b/ext/ffi/dlfcn.rs
@@ -76,12 +76,19 @@ pub struct ForeignFunction {
   #[serde(rename = "callback")]
   #[serde(default = "default_callback")]
   callback: bool,
+  #[serde(rename = "optional")]
+  #[serde(default = "default_optional")]
+  optional: bool,
 }
 
 fn default_callback() -> bool {
   false
 }
 
+fn default_optional() -> bool {
+  false
+}
+
 // ForeignStatic's name and type fields are read and used by
 // serde_v8 to determine which variant a ForeignSymbol is.
 // They are not used beyond that and are thus marked with underscores.
@@ -156,7 +163,7 @@ where
       ForeignSymbol::ForeignStatic(_) => {
         // No-op: Statics will be handled separately and are not part of the Rust-side resource.
       }
-      ForeignSymbol::ForeignFunction(foreign_fn) => {
+      ForeignSymbol::ForeignFunction(foreign_fn) => 'register_symbol: {
         let symbol = match &foreign_fn.name {
           Some(symbol) => symbol,
           None => &symbol_key,
@@ -168,10 +175,18 @@ where
           // SAFETY: The obtained T symbol is the size of a pointer.
           match unsafe { resource.lib.symbol::<*const c_void>(symbol) } {
             Ok(value) => Ok(value),
-            Err(err) => Err(generic_error(format!(
-              "Failed to register symbol {symbol}: {err}"
-            ))),
+            Err(err) => if foreign_fn.optional {
+              let null: v8::Local<v8::Value> = v8::null(scope).into();
+              let func_key = v8::String::new(scope, &symbol_key).unwrap();
+              obj.set(scope, func_key.into(), null);
+              break 'register_symbol;
+            } else {
+              Err(generic_error(format!(
+                "Failed to register symbol {symbol}: {err}"
+              )))
+            },
           }?;
+
         let ptr = libffi::middle::CodePtr::from_ptr(fn_ptr as _);
         let cif = libffi::middle::Cif::new(
           foreign_fn
diff --git a/ext/ffi/static.rs b/ext/ffi/static.rs
index 2f32f03fd1..ae095d5fc3 100644
--- a/ext/ffi/static.rs
+++ b/ext/ffi/static.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,21 @@ pub fn op_ffi_get_static<'scope>(
   rid: ResourceId,
   name: String,
   static_type: NativeType,
+  optional: bool,
 ) -> Result<serde_v8::Value<'scope>, AnyError> {
   let resource = state.resource_table.get::<DynamicLibraryResource>(rid)?;
 
-  let data_ptr = resource.get_static(name)?;
+  let data_ptr = match resource.get_static(name) {
+    Ok(data_ptr) => Ok(data_ptr),
+    Err(err) => {
+      if optional {
+        let null: v8::Local<v8::Value> = v8::null(scope).into();
+        return Ok(null.into());
+      } else {
+        Err(err)
+      }
+    }
+  }?;
 
   Ok(match static_type {
     NativeType::Void => {
diff --git a/test_ffi/tests/ffi_types.ts b/test_ffi/tests/ffi_types.ts
index c04c13d794..ff2a4fd5dc 100644
--- a/test_ffi/tests/ffi_types.ts
+++ b/test_ffi/tests/ffi_types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const remote = Deno.dlopen(
       parameters: ["bool"],
       result: "bool",
     },
+    method25: {
+      parameters: [],
+      result: "void",
+      optional: true,
+    },
     static1: { type: "usize" },
     static2: { type: "pointer" },
     static3: { type: "usize" },
@@ -61,6 +66,10 @@ const remote = Deno.dlopen(
     static13: { type: "f32" },
     static14: { type: "f64" },
     static15: { type: "bool" },
+    static16: {
+      type: "bool",
+      optional: true,
+    },
   },
 );
 
@@ -277,6 +286,9 @@ let r24_0: true = remote.symbols.method24(true);
 let r42_1: number = remote.symbols.method24(true);
 <boolean> remote.symbols.method24(Math.random() > 0.5);
 
+// @ts-expect-error: Optional symbol; can be null.
+remote.symbols.method25();
+
 // @ts-expect-error: Invalid member type
 const static1_wrong: null = remote.symbols.static1;
 const static1_right: number | bigint = remote.symbols.static1;
@@ -322,6 +334,9 @@ const static14_right: number = remote.symbols.static14;
 // @ts-expect-error: Invalid member type
 const static15_wrong: number = remote.symbols.static15;
 const static15_right: boolean = remote.symbols.static15;
+// @ts-expect-error: Invalid member type
+const static16_wrong: boolean = remote.symbols.static16;
+const static16_right: boolean | null = remote.symbols.static16;
 
 // Adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/53808212/10873797
 type Equal<T, U> = (<G>() => G extends T ? 1 : 2) extends
diff --git a/test_ffi/tests/test.js b/test_ffi/tests/test.js
index 5e193e99f0..f4fc96a1bf 100644
--- a/test_ffi/tests/test.js
+++ b/test_ffi/tests/test.js
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ const dylib = Deno.dlopen(libPath, {
    */
   "static_char": {
     type: "pointer",
+    optional: true,
   },
   "hash": { parameters: ["buffer", "u32"], result: "u32" },
   make_rect: {
@@ -281,6 +282,22 @@ const dylib = Deno.dlopen(libPath, {
   print_mixed: {
     parameters: [{ struct: Mixed }],
     result: "void",
+    optional: true,
+  },
+  non_existent_symbol: {
+    parameters: [],
+    result: "void",
+    optional: true,
+  },
+  non_existent_nonblocking_symbol: {
+    parameters: [],
+    result: "void",
+    nonblocking: true,
+    optional: true,
+  },
+  non_existent_static: {
+    type: "u32",
+    optional: true,
   },
 });
 const { symbols } = dylib;