diff --git a/request-server_test.go b/request-server_test.go
index b704aabb..01017e44 100644
--- a/request-server_test.go
+++ b/request-server_test.go
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ func TestRequestSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	err = p.cli.Symlink("/bar", "/baz")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	err = p.cli.Symlink("non-existent-file", "/link-to-non-existent-file")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
 	err = p.cli.Mkdir("/subdir")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = putTestFile(p.cli, "/subdir/f1", "f1_content")
@@ -601,6 +604,13 @@ func TestRequestSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []byte("hello"), content)
 
+	fi, err = r.lfetch("/link-to-non-existent-file")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink)
+
+	_, err = r.fetch("/link-to-non-existent-file")
+	require.True(t, os.IsNotExist(err))
+
 	content, err = getTestFile(p.cli, "/subdir/linked_f1")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, []byte("f1_content"), content)