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+package org.codehaus.plexus.archiver.dir;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import org.junit.Before;
+
+public class DirectoryArchiverTest {
+
+    private static final File CURRENT_DIR = new File(".");
+    private static final File DEST_DIR = new File("target/output/testCreateDirsForSymlink");
+    private static final File SYMLINK_FILE = new File(DEST_DIR, "testSymlink");
+
+    @Before
+    public void prepare()
+    {
+        SYMLINK_FILE.delete();
+        DEST_DIR.delete();
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void cleanUp()
+    {
+        prepare();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test case for ISSUE-130
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testSymlinkWithParentDirectory()
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        DirectoryArchiver archiver = new DirectoryArchiver();
+        archiver.addSymlink(SYMLINK_FILE.getPath(), CURRENT_DIR.getPath());
+        archiver.setDestFile(CURRENT_DIR);
+        archiver.execute();
+        assertTrue(SYMLINK_FILE.isDirectory());
+    }
+}