diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index 11db1928d..d6387d58a 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -1590,6 +1590,7 @@ int dummy;
              'symbolextractor',
              ninja_quote(quote_func(self.environment.get_build_dir())),
              '$in',
+             '$IMPLIB',
              '$out']
         symrule = 'SHSYM'
         symcmd = args + ['$CROSS']
@@ -2308,12 +2309,17 @@ https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47485'''))
             self.add_build(elem)
         return pch_objects
 
+    def get_target_shsym_filename(self, target):
+        # Always name the .symbols file after the primary build output because it always exists
+        targetdir = self.get_target_private_dir(target)
+        return os.path.join(targetdir, target.get_filename() + '.symbols')
+
     def generate_shsym(self, target):
-        target_name = target.get_filename()
         target_file = self.get_target_filename(target)
-        targetdir = self.get_target_private_dir(target)
-        symname = os.path.join(targetdir, target_name + '.symbols')
+        symname = self.get_target_shsym_filename(target)
         elem = NinjaBuildElement(self.all_outputs, symname, 'SHSYM', target_file)
+        # The library we will actually link to, which is an import library on Windows (not the DLL)
+        elem.add_item('IMPLIB', self.get_target_filename_for_linking(target))
         if self.environment.is_cross_build():
             elem.add_item('CROSS', '--cross-host=' + self.environment.machines[target.for_machine].system)
         self.add_build(elem)
@@ -2593,7 +2599,7 @@ https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47485'''))
 
     def get_dependency_filename(self, t):
         if isinstance(t, build.SharedLibrary):
-            return os.path.join(self.get_target_private_dir(t), t.get_filename() + '.symbols')
+            return self.get_target_shsym_filename(t)
         elif isinstance(t, mesonlib.File):
             if t.is_built:
                 return t.relative_name()
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py
index f94595f99..fd42dde45 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/symbolextractor.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def osx_syms(libfilename: str, outfilename: str):
     result += [' '.join(x.split()[0:2]) for x in output.split('\n')]
     write_if_changed('\n'.join(result) + '\n', outfilename)
 
-def gen_symbols(libfilename: str, outfilename: str, cross_host: str):
+def gen_symbols(libfilename: str, impfilename: str, outfilename: str, cross_host: str):
     if cross_host is not None:
         # In case of cross builds just always relink. In theory we could
         # determine the correct toolset, but we would need to use the correct
@@ -151,14 +151,15 @@ def gen_symbols(libfilename: str, outfilename: str, cross_host: str):
 def run(args):
     global TOOL_WARNING_FILE
     options = parser.parse_args(args)
-    if len(options.args) != 3:
-        print('symbolextractor.py <shared library file> <output file>')
+    if len(options.args) != 4:
+        print('symbolextractor.py <shared library file> <import library> <output file>')
         sys.exit(1)
     privdir = os.path.join(options.args[0], 'meson-private')
     TOOL_WARNING_FILE = os.path.join(privdir, 'symbolextractor_tool_warning_printed')
     libfile = options.args[1]
-    outfile = options.args[2]
-    gen_symbols(libfile, outfile, options.cross_host)
+    impfile = options.args[2] # Only used on Windows
+    outfile = options.args[3]
+    gen_symbols(libfile, impfile, outfile, options.cross_host)
     return 0
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':