diff --git a/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c b/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c
index 522cd127e..823b366c0 100644
--- a/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c
+++ b/src/charon-svc/charon-svc.c
@@ -188,6 +188,15 @@ static int service_wait()
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add namespace alias
+ */
+static void __attribute__ ((constructor))register_namespace()
+{
+	/* inherit settings from charon */
+	library_add_namespace("charon");
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize and run charon using a wait function
  */
diff --git a/src/charon-systemd/charon-systemd.c b/src/charon-systemd/charon-systemd.c
index a83db5ac4..5c7bbd779 100644
--- a/src/charon-systemd/charon-systemd.c
+++ b/src/charon-systemd/charon-systemd.c
@@ -324,6 +324,15 @@ static plugin_feature_t features[] = {
 		PLUGIN_PROVIDE(CUSTOM, "systemd-journal"),
 };
 
+/**
+ * Add namespace alias
+ */
+static void __attribute__ ((constructor))register_namespace()
+{
+	/* inherit settings from charon */
+	library_add_namespace("charon");
+}
+
 /**
  * Main function, starts the daemon.
  */
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/library.c b/src/libstrongswan/library.c
index dc73ccc68..e130b93ee 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/library.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/library.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2009 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Willi
  * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
  *
@@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ struct private_library_t {
 	refcount_t ref;
 };
 
+#define MAX_NAMESPACES 5
+
+/**
+ * Additional namespaces registered using __atrribute__((constructor))
+ */
+static char *namespaces[MAX_NAMESPACES];
+static int ns_count;
+
+/**
+ * Described in header
+ */
+void library_add_namespace(char *ns)
+{
+	if (ns_count < MAX_NAMESPACES - 1)
+	{
+		namespaces[ns_count] = ns;
+		ns_count++;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "failed to register additional namespace alias, please "
+				"increase MAX_NAMESPACES");
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * library instance
  */
@@ -248,6 +273,7 @@ bool library_init(char *settings, const char *namespace)
 {
 	private_library_t *this;
 	printf_hook_t *pfh;
+	int i;
 
 	if (lib)
 	{	/* already initialized, increase refcount */
@@ -311,6 +337,11 @@ bool library_init(char *settings, const char *namespace)
 									 (hashtable_equals_t)equals, 4);
 
 	this->public.settings = settings_create(this->public.conf);
+	/* add registered aliases */
+	for (i = 0; i < ns_count; ++i)
+	{
+		lib->settings->add_fallback(lib->settings, lib->ns, namespaces[i]);
+	}
 	/* all namespace settings may fall back to libstrongswan */
 	lib->settings->add_fallback(lib->settings, lib->ns, "libstrongswan");
 
diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/library.h b/src/libstrongswan/library.h
index 3a6dd1ba4..08316fd13 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/library.h
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/library.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2014 Tobias Brunner
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Tobias Brunner
  * Copyright (C) 2008 Martin Willi
  * Hochschule fuer Technik Rapperswil
  *
@@ -276,4 +276,14 @@ void library_deinit();
  */
 extern library_t *lib;
 
+/**
+ * Add additional names used as alias for the namespace registered with
+ * library_init().
+ *
+ * To be called from __attribute__((constructor)) functions.
+ *
+ * @param ns			additional namespace
+ */
+void library_add_namespace(char *ns);
+
 #endif /** LIBRARY_H_ @}*/