diff --git a/tests/data/content/symlink.gmi b/tests/data/content/symlink.gmi
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..1319e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/content/symlink.gmi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+index.gmi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/content/symlinked_dir b/tests/data/content/symlinked_dir
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..9450d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/content/symlinked_dir
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../symlinked_dir/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/symlinked_dir/file.gmi b/tests/data/symlinked_dir/file.gmi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78e13b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/symlinked_dir/file.gmi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello from the symlink'ed directory!
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index 069d79e..5be4b8f 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,66 @@ fn index_page() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+/// - symlinked files are followed correctly
+fn symlink_page() {
+    let page = get(
+        &["--addr", "[::]:1986"],
+        addr(1986),
+        "gemini://localhost/symlink.gmi",
+    )
+    .expect("could not get page");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        page.header,
+        Header {
+            status: Status::Success,
+            meta: "text/gemini".to_string(),
+        }
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        page.body,
+        Some(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(concat!(
+                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+                "/tests/data/content/index.gmi"
+            ))
+            .unwrap()
+        )
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+/// - symlinked directories are followed correctly
+fn symlink_directory() {
+    let page = get(
+        &["--addr", "[::]:1987"],
+        addr(1987),
+        "gemini://localhost/symlinked_dir/file.gmi",
+    )
+    .expect("could not get page");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        page.header,
+        Header {
+            status: Status::Success,
+            meta: "text/gemini".to_string(),
+        }
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        page.body,
+        Some(
+            std::fs::read_to_string(concat!(
+                env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+                "/tests/data/symlinked_dir/file.gmi"
+            ))
+            .unwrap()
+        )
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 /// - the `--addr` configuration works
 /// - MIME media types can be set in the configuration file