diff --git a/tests/Functional/Net/SFTPUserStoryTest.php b/tests/Functional/Net/SFTPUserStoryTest.php
index c07c7ab7..8e806c3d 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Net/SFTPUserStoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Net/SFTPUserStoryTest.php
@@ -316,6 +316,27 @@ class Functional_Net_SFTPUserStoryTest extends PhpseclibFunctionalTestCase
         return $sftp;
     }
 
+    /**
+    * @depends testSortOrder
+    */
+    public function testSymlink($sftp)
+    {
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $sftp->symlink('symlink', 'file3.txt'),
+            'Failed asserting that a symlink could be created'
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * @depends testSymlink
+    */
+    public function testReadlink($sftp)
+    {
+        $this->assertInternalType('string', $sftp->readlink('symlink'),
+            'Failed asserting that a symlink's target could be read'
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
     * @depends testSortOrder
     */