diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d99094e..3a16e91 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ File.prototype.clone = function(opt) {
     contents: contents,
   });
 
+  if (this.isSymbolic()) {
+    file.symlink = this.symlink;
+  }
+
   // Clone our custom properties
   Object.keys(this).forEach(function(key) {
     if (self.constructor.isCustomProp(key)) {
diff --git a/test/file.js b/test/file.js
index 27e5dac..2a4636c 100644
--- a/test/file.js
+++ b/test/file.js
@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ describe('File', function() {
 
   describe('clone()', function() {
 
+    var fakeStat = {
+      isSymbolicLink: function() {
+        return true;
+      },
+    };
+
     it('copies all attributes over with Buffer contents', function(done) {
       var options = {
         cwd: '/',
@@ -577,6 +583,24 @@ describe('File', function() {
       ], done);
     });
 
+    it('fixes file.symlink if file is a symbolic link', function(done) {
+      var val = '/test/test.js';
+      var options = {
+        cwd: '/',
+        base: '/test/',
+        path: '/test/test.coffee',
+        content: null,
+        stat: fakeStat,
+        symlink: val,
+      };
+      var file = new File(options);
+      var file2 = file.clone();
+
+      expect(file2).toNotBe(file);
+      expect(file2.symlink).toEqual(file.symlink);
+      done();
+    });
+
     it('copies all attributes over with null contents', function(done) {
       var options = {
         cwd: '/',