diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/cholesky.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/cholesky.jl
index 794d6f5959b94..81cc017e2c2f7 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/cholesky.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/src/cholesky.jl
@@ -514,6 +514,32 @@ function ldiv!(C::CholeskyPivoted, B::StridedMatrix)
     end
 end
 
+function rdiv!(B::StridedMatrix, C::Cholesky{<:Any,<:AbstractMatrix})
+    if C.uplo == 'L'
+        return rdiv!(rdiv!(B, adjoint(LowerTriangular(C.factors))), LowerTriangular(C.factors))
+    else
+        return rdiv!(rdiv!(B, UpperTriangular(C.factors)), adjoint(UpperTriangular(C.factors)))
+    end
+end
+
+function LinearAlgebra.rdiv!(B::StridedMatrix, C::CholeskyPivoted)
+    n = size(C, 2)
+    for i in 1:size(B, 1)
+        permute!(view(B, i, 1:n), C.piv)
+    end
+    if C.uplo == 'L'
+        rdiv!(rdiv!(B, adjoint(LowerTriangular(C.factors))),
+            LowerTriangular(C.factors))
+    else
+        rdiv!(rdiv!(B, UpperTriangular(C.factors)),
+            adjoint(UpperTriangular(C.factors)))
+    end
+    for i in 1:size(B, 1)
+        invpermute!(view(B, i, 1:n), C.piv)
+    end
+    B
+end
+
 isposdef(C::Union{Cholesky,CholeskyPivoted}) = C.info == 0
 
 function det(C::Cholesky)
diff --git a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/cholesky.jl b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/cholesky.jl
index 558b1439dbb25..dccfb3ec550d1 100644
--- a/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/cholesky.jl
+++ b/stdlib/LinearAlgebra/test/cholesky.jl
@@ -168,6 +168,42 @@ end
                 end
             end
         end
+
+        @testset "solve with generic Cholesky" begin
+            Breal = convert(Matrix{BigFloat}, randn(n,n)/2)
+            Bimg  = convert(Matrix{BigFloat}, randn(n,n)/2)
+            B = eltya <: Complex ? complex.(Breal, Bimg) : Breal
+            εb = eps(abs(float(one(eltype(B)))))
+            ε = max(εa,εb)
+
+            for B in (B, view(B, 1:n, 1:n)) # Array and SubArray
+
+                # Test error bound on linear solver: LAWNS 14, Theorem 2.1
+                # This is a surprisingly loose bound
+                cpapd = cholesky(eltya <: Complex ? apdh : apds)
+                BB = copy(B)
+                rdiv!(BB, cpapd)
+                @test norm(B / apd - BB, 1) / norm(BB, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                @test norm(BB * apd - B, 1) / norm(B, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                cpapd = cholesky(eltya <: Complex ? apdhL : apdsL)
+                BB = copy(B)
+                rdiv!(BB, cpapd)
+                @test norm(B / apd - BB, 1) / norm(BB, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                @test norm(BB * apd - B, 1) / norm(B, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                if eltya != BigFloat
+                    cpapd = cholesky(eltya <: Complex ? apdh : apds, Val(true))
+                    BB = copy(B)
+                    rdiv!(BB, cpapd)
+                    @test norm(B / apd - BB, 1) / norm(BB, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                    @test norm(BB * apd - B, 1) / norm(B, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                    cpapd = cholesky(eltya <: Complex ? apdhL : apdsL, Val(true))
+                    BB = copy(B)
+                    rdiv!(BB, cpapd)
+                    @test norm(B / apd - BB, 1) / norm(BB, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                    @test norm(BB * apd - B, 1) / norm(B, 1) <= (3n^2 + n + n^3*ε)*ε/(1-(n+1)*ε)*κ
+                end
+            end
+        end
         if eltya <: BlasFloat
             @testset "generic cholesky!" begin
                 if eltya <: Complex