diff --git a/tests/testdata/symlink/dir1/a_file.txt b/tests/testdata/symlink/dir1/a_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffc4e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testdata/symlink/dir1/a_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+I am a real file!
diff --git a/tests/testdata/symlink/dir2/a_file.txt b/tests/testdata/symlink/dir2/a_file.txt
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..663e112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testdata/symlink/dir2/a_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../dir1/a_file.txt
\ No newline at end of file