diff --git a/cffi/cdefs.h b/cffi/cdefs.h
index afabe26..333abb2 100644
--- a/cffi/cdefs.h
+++ b/cffi/cdefs.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef enum {
 LY_ERR ly_ctx_new(const char *, uint16_t, struct ly_ctx **);
 void ly_ctx_destroy(struct ly_ctx *);
 int ly_ctx_set_searchdir(struct ly_ctx *, const char *);
+const char *ly_yang_module_dir(void);
 
 typedef enum
 {
diff --git a/libyang/context.py b/libyang/context.py
index d0309d7..f446651 100644
--- a/libyang/context.py
+++ b/libyang/context.py
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ def __init__(
             search_paths.extend(search_path.strip(": \t\r\n'\"").split(":"))
 
         search_paths = [path for path in search_paths if os.path.isdir(path)]
+
+        module_dir = c2str(lib.ly_yang_module_dir())
+        if module_dir:
+            search_paths.insert(0, module_dir)
+
         search_path = ":".join(search_paths) if search_paths else None
 
         if yanglib_path is None: