diff --git a/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt b/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
index a6327a5..ca6062a 100644
--- a/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tracetools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if(TRACING_ENABLED)
   list(APPEND SOURCES ${LTTNG_TP_FILES})
 endif()
 
-add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SOURCES})
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${SOURCES})
 if(TRACING_ENABLED)
   target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC TRACETOOLS_LTTNG_ENABLED)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${LTTNG_LIBRARIES} -ldl)
@@ -87,8 +87,14 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
+  find_package(ament_cmake_gtest REQUIRED)
   find_package(ament_lint_auto REQUIRED)
   ament_lint_auto_find_test_dependencies()
+
+  ament_add_gtest(test_utils test/test_utils.cpp)
+  if(TARGET test_utils)
+    target_link_libraries(test_utils ${PROJECT_NAME} -rdynamic)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 ament_package()
diff --git a/tracetools/include/tracetools/utils.hpp b/tracetools/include/tracetools/utils.hpp
index e73030b..2e882bc 100644
--- a/tracetools/include/tracetools/utils.hpp
+++ b/tracetools/include/tracetools/utils.hpp
@@ -18,18 +18,24 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <functional>
 
+#define SYMBOL_UNKNOWN "UNKNOWN"
+
+const char * _demangle_symbol(const char * mangled);
+
+const char * _get_symbol_funcptr(void * funcptr);
+
 template<typename T, typename ... U>
-void * get_address(std::function<T(U...)> f)
+const char * get_symbol(std::function<T(U...)> f)
 {
   typedef T (fnType)(U...);
   fnType ** fnPointer = f.template target<fnType *>();
-  // Might be a lambda
-  if (fnPointer == nullptr) {
-    return 0;
+  // If we get an actual address
+  if (fnPointer != nullptr) {
+    void * funcptr = reinterpret_cast<void *>(*fnPointer);
+    return _get_symbol_funcptr(funcptr);
   }
-  return reinterpret_cast<void *>(*fnPointer);
+  // Otherwise we have to go through target_type()
+  return _demangle_symbol(f.target_type().name());
 }
 
-const char * get_symbol(void * funptr);
-
 #endif  // TRACETOOLS__UTILS_HPP_
diff --git a/tracetools/package.xml b/tracetools/package.xml
index a3cf0c5..45e574a 100644
--- a/tracetools/package.xml
+++ b/tracetools/package.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
   <depend>liblttng-ust-dev</depend>
 
+  <test_depend>ament_cmake_gtest</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_auto</test_depend>
   <test_depend>ament_lint_common</test_depend>
 
diff --git a/tracetools/src/utils.cpp b/tracetools/src/utils.cpp
index acb49cb..807fe87 100644
--- a/tracetools/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/tracetools/src/utils.cpp
@@ -18,28 +18,31 @@
 #endif
 #include "tracetools/utils.hpp"
 
-const char * get_symbol(void * funptr)
+const char * _demangle_symbol(const char * mangled)
 {
-#define SYMBOL_UNKNOWN "UNKNOWN"
 #if defined(TRACETOOLS_LTTNG_ENABLED) && !defined(_WIN32)
-#define SYMBOL_LAMBDA "[lambda]"
-  if (funptr == 0) {
-    return SYMBOL_LAMBDA;
-  }
-
-  Dl_info info;
-  if (dladdr(funptr, &info) == 0) {
-    return SYMBOL_UNKNOWN;
-  }
-
   char * demangled = nullptr;
   int status;
-  demangled = abi::__cxa_demangle(info.dli_sname, NULL, 0, &status);
+  demangled = abi::__cxa_demangle(mangled, NULL, 0, &status);
   // Use demangled symbol if possible
-  const char * demangled_val = (status == 0 ? demangled : info.dli_sname);
-  return demangled_val != 0 ? demangled_val : SYMBOL_UNKNOWN;
+  const char * demangled_val = (status == 0 ? demangled : mangled);
+  return demangled_val != 0 ? demangled_val : "UNKNOWN_demangling_failed";
 #else
-  (void)funptr;
-  return SYMBOL_UNKNOWN;
+  (void)mangled;
+  return "DISABLED__demangle_symbol";
+#endif
+}
+
+const char * _get_symbol_funcptr(void * funcptr)
+{
+#if defined(TRACETOOLS_LTTNG_ENABLED) && !defined(_WIN32)
+  Dl_info info;
+  if (dladdr(funcptr, &info) == 0) {
+    return SYMBOL_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+  return _demangle_symbol(info.dli_sname);
+#else
+  (void)funcptr;
+  return "DISABLED__get_symbol_funcptr";
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/tracetools/test/test_utils.cpp b/tracetools/test/test_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab94037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracetools/test/test_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Robert Bosch GmbH
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "tracetools/utils.hpp"
+
+void function_shared(const std::shared_ptr<int> p)
+{
+  (void)p;
+}
+
+class SomeClassWithCallback
+{
+public:
+  SomeClassWithCallback() {}
+
+  void my_callback(int some_number, std::string some_string)
+  {
+    (void)some_number;
+    (void)some_string;
+  }
+};
+
+/*
+   Testing symbol resolution for std::function object created from a function pointer.
+ */
+TEST(TestUtils, valid_symbol_funcptr) {
+  std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<int>)> f = &function_shared;
+  EXPECT_STREQ(get_symbol(f), "function_shared(std::shared_ptr<int>)") <<
+    "invalid symbol";
+}
+
+/*
+   Testing symbol resolution for std::function object created from a lambda.
+ */
+TEST(TestUtils, valid_symbol_lambda) {
+  std::function<int(int)> l = [](int num) {return num + 1;};
+  EXPECT_STREQ(
+    get_symbol(l),
+    "TestUtils_valid_symbol_lambda_Test::TestBody()::{lambda(int)#1}") <<
+    "invalid symbol";
+}
+
+/*
+   Testing symbol resolution for std::function object created from std::bind.
+ */
+TEST(TestUtils, valid_symbol_bind) {
+  SomeClassWithCallback scwc;
+  std::function<void(int, std::string)> fscwc = std::bind(
+    &SomeClassWithCallback::my_callback,
+    &scwc,
+    std::placeholders::_1,
+    std::placeholders::_2
+  );
+  EXPECT_STREQ(
+    get_symbol(
+      fscwc),
+    "std::_Bind<void (SomeClassWithCallback::*(SomeClassWithCallback*, "
+    "std::_Placeholder<1>, std::_Placeholder<2>))(int, std::__cxx11::basic_string"
+    "<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >)>")
+    <<
+    "invalid symbol";
+}
diff --git a/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt b/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 142ad6f..b09e2a0 100644
--- a/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tracetools_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,62 +25,80 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   ament_target_dependencies(test_publisher
     rclcpp
     std_msgs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_publisher -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_subscription
     src/test_subscription.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_subscription
     rclcpp
     std_msgs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_subscription -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_intra
     src/test_intra.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_intra
     rclcpp
     std_msgs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_intra -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_ping
     src/test_ping.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_ping
     rclcpp
     std_msgs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_ping -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_pong
     src/test_pong.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_pong
     rclcpp
     std_msgs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_pong -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_timer
     src/test_timer.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_timer
     rclcpp
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_timer -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_service
     src/test_service.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_service
     rclcpp
     std_srvs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_service -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_service_ping
     src/test_service_ping.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_service_ping
     rclcpp
     std_srvs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_service_ping -rdynamic)
   add_executable(test_service_pong
     src/test_service_pong.cpp
   )
   ament_target_dependencies(test_service_pong
     rclcpp
     std_srvs
+    tracetools
   )
+  target_link_libraries(test_service_pong -rdynamic)
 
   install(TARGETS
     test_intra