diff --git a/cmake/macros/Public.cmake b/cmake/macros/Public.cmake
index a1734b6a2a..860ac1b7dc 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/Public.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/Public.cmake
@@ -1276,6 +1276,7 @@ function(pxr_build_python_documentation)
         --package pxr --module ${pxrPythonModulesStr} \
         --inputIndex ${BUILT_XML_DOCS}/index.xml \
         --pythonPath ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/python \
+        --libPath \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib;${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin;${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/plugin/usd;${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/usd/examples/plugin\"
         --output ${INSTALL_PYTHON_PXR_ROOT})")
 
 endfunction() # pxr_build_python_documentation
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/python/convertDoxygen.py b/docs/python/convertDoxygen.py
index 2f5d37018c..694652c26d 100644
--- a/docs/python/convertDoxygen.py
+++ b/docs/python/convertDoxygen.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 output_file   = GetArgValue(['--output', '-o'])
 output_format = GetArgValue(['--format', '-f'], "Docstring")
 python_path = GetArgValue(['--pythonPath'])
+lib_path = GetArgValue(['--libPath'])
 
 SetDebugMode(GetArg(['--debug', '-d']))
 
@@ -62,6 +63,19 @@
 if (python_path != None):
     sys.path.append(python_path)
 
+if lib_path != None:
+    lib_paths = lib_path.replace("/", os.sep).split(";")
+    if os.name == "nt":
+        for path in lib_paths:
+            os.add_dll_directory(path)
+    else:
+        ld_lib_paths = os.environ.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", "").split(os.pathsep)
+        for path in lib_paths:
+            if path not in ld_lib_paths:
+                ld_lib_paths.append(path)
+        os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = os.pathsep.join(ld_lib_paths)
+
+
 #
 # Try to import the plugin module that creates the desired output
 #
diff --git a/docs/python/doxygenlib/cdUtils.py b/docs/python/doxygenlib/cdUtils.py
index dc37954c38..13c210920b 100644
--- a/docs/python/doxygenlib/cdUtils.py
+++ b/docs/python/doxygenlib/cdUtils.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def Usage():
   --debug or -d   = turn on debugging mode
   --help or -h    = display this program usage statement
   --pythonPath    = optional path to add to python lib paths
+  --libPath       = optional ;-separated paths to allow library loading from
 
 Docstring format:
   Write Python doc strings from Doyxgen C++ comments. Writes