diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 7844901e53..94057eb81d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/mpeg4.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/mpegps.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/mpegts.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/mxf.mak
+include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/namespace.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/opus.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/pcm.mak
 include $(SRC_PATH)/tests/fate/pixfmt.mak
diff --git a/tests/fate/namespace.mak b/tests/fate/namespace.mak
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0021e7152d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fate/namespace.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+define FATE_NAMESPACE
+# (library_name, config_option)
+FATE_NAMESPACE-$(call ALLYES, STATIC $(2)) += fate-namespace-$(1)
+fate-namespace-$(1): lib$(1)/$(LIBPREF)$(1)$(LIBSUF)
+fate-namespace-$(1): CMD = runlocal fate/namespace.sh "$(NM_CMD) -P lib$(1)/$(LIBPREF)$(1)$(LIBSUF)"
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,avutil,     AVUTIL))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,avcodec,    AVCODEC))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,avformat,   AVFORMAT))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,avfilter,   AVFILTER))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,avdevice,   AVDEVICE))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,swscale,    SWSCALE))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,swresample, SWRESAMPLE))
+$(eval $(call FATE_NAMESPACE,postproc,   POSTPROC))
+
+FATE += $(FATE_NAMESPACE-yes)
+fate-namespace: $(FATE_NAMESPACE-yes)
diff --git a/tests/fate/namespace.sh b/tests/fate/namespace.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bd3702d596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fate/namespace.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+$1 |
+   grep ' [TDB] ' | # Filter to all global text/data/bss symbols.
+   grep -v '^ff_' | # Internal-only globals.
+   grep -v '^av'  | # libav* external API.
+   grep -v '^sws' | # libswscale external API.
+   grep -v '^swr' | # libswresample external API.
+   grep -v '^\(postproc\|pp\)_' | # libpostproc external API.
+   grep -v '^\(ffio\|ffurl\)_'  | # libavformat internal ffio/ffurl APIs.
+   grep -v '^rgb2rgb_init_'     | # libswscale arch-specific init function.
+   sed 's/ .*//'  | # Remove everything except the symbol name.
+   sort             # Sort to allow deterministic comparison.
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avcodec b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avcodec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avdevice b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avdevice
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avfilter b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avfilter
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avformat b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avformat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avutil b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-avutil
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-postproc b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-postproc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-swresample b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-swresample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/namespace-swscale b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-swscale
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7aa4504ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/namespace-swscale
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+deinterleaveBytes
+interleaveBytes
+planar2x
+rgb12to15
+rgb12tobgr12
+rgb15to16
+rgb15to24
+rgb15to32
+rgb15tobgr15
+rgb15tobgr16
+rgb15tobgr24
+rgb15tobgr32
+rgb16to15
+rgb16to24
+rgb16to32
+rgb16tobgr15
+rgb16tobgr16
+rgb16tobgr24
+rgb16tobgr32
+rgb24to15
+rgb24to16
+rgb24to32
+rgb24tobgr15
+rgb24tobgr16
+rgb24tobgr24
+rgb24tobgr32
+rgb32to15
+rgb32to16
+rgb32to24
+rgb32tobgr15
+rgb32tobgr16
+rgb32tobgr24
+rgb48to64_bswap
+rgb48to64_nobswap
+rgb48tobgr48_bswap
+rgb48tobgr48_nobswap
+rgb48tobgr64_bswap
+rgb48tobgr64_nobswap
+rgb64to48_bswap
+rgb64to48_nobswap
+rgb64tobgr48_bswap
+rgb64tobgr48_nobswap
+shuffle_bytes_0321
+shuffle_bytes_1230
+shuffle_bytes_2103
+shuffle_bytes_3012
+shuffle_bytes_3210
+uyvytoyuv420
+uyvytoyuv422
+vu9_to_vu12
+yuv422ptouyvy
+yuv422ptoyuy2
+yuy2toyv12
+yuyvtoyuv420
+yuyvtoyuv422
+yv12touyvy
+yv12toyuy2
+yvu9_to_yuy2
