diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mono/mono/mini/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d260ebb0f5985..604ef841514b9c 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -377,7 +377,15 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_SHARED_LIBS)
     # to avoid a conflict we rename the import library with the .import.lib suffix
     set_target_properties(monosgen-shared PROPERTIES IMPORT_SUFFIX ".import.lib")
   endif()
-  target_link_libraries(monosgen-shared PRIVATE ${OS_LIBS} ${LLVM_LIBS} ${ICU_LIBS} ${Z_LIBS})
+  if (TARGET_MACCAT OR TARGET_IOS OR TARGET_TVOS)
+    target_link_libraries(monosgen-shared PRIVATE ${OS_LIBS} ${LLVM_LIBS} ${Z_LIBS})
+    add_linker_flag(-Wl,-L${ICU_LIBDIR})
+    add_linker_flag(-Wl,-hidden-licuuc)
+    add_linker_flag(-Wl,-hidden-licui18n)
+    add_linker_flag(-Wl,-hidden-licudata)
+  else()
+    target_link_libraries(monosgen-shared PRIVATE ${OS_LIBS} ${LLVM_LIBS} ${ICU_LIBS} ${Z_LIBS})
+  endif()
   if(ICU_LDFLAGS)
     set_property(TARGET monosgen-shared APPEND_STRING PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " ${ICU_LDFLAGS}")
   endif()
diff --git a/src/tasks/AppleAppBuilder/Xcode.cs b/src/tasks/AppleAppBuilder/Xcode.cs
index 758891d61392b2..268f7699983194 100644
--- a/src/tasks/AppleAppBuilder/Xcode.cs
+++ b/src/tasks/AppleAppBuilder/Xcode.cs
@@ -326,9 +326,14 @@ public string GenerateCMake(
 
             if (forceAOT || !(preferDylibs && dylibExists))
             {
-                // these libraries are pinvoked
-                // -force_load will be removed once we enable direct-pinvokes for AOT
-                toLink += $"    \"-force_load {lib}\"{Environment.NewLine}";
+                // do not export symbols from ICU libraries
+                if (libName == "libicui18n" || libName == "libicudata" || libName == "libicuuc") {
+                    toLink += $"    \"-load_hidden {lib}\"{Environment.NewLine}";
+                } else {
+                    // these libraries are pinvoked
+                    // -force_load will be removed once we enable direct-pinvokes for AOT
+                    toLink += $"    \"-force_load {lib}\"{Environment.NewLine}";
+                }
             }
         }