diff --git a/all_test.go b/all_test.go
index 4b24aac..9934b83 100644
--- a/all_test.go
+++ b/all_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 func teardown(m *testing.M) {
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data/case03/case01")
+	os.RemoveAll("test/data/case03/relative_case01")
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copy")
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copyTime")
 	os.RemoveAll("test/owned-by-root") // Do not check the error ;)
@@ -165,41 +166,6 @@ func TestCopy_NamedPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestOptions_OnSymlink(t *testing.T) {
-	opt := Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Deep }}
-	err := Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.deep", opt)
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	info, err := os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/case01")
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
-
-	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Shallow }}
-	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.shallow", opt)
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.shallow/case01")
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
-
-	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Skip }}
-	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.skip", opt)
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	_, err = os.Stat("test/data.copy/case03.skip/case01")
-	Expect(t, os.IsNotExist(err)).ToBe(true)
-
-	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.default")
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.default/case01")
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
-
-	opt = Options{OnSymlink: nil}
-	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.not-specified", opt)
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.not-specified/case01")
-	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
-	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
-}
-
 func TestOptions_Skip(t *testing.T) {
 	opt := Options{Skip: func(info os.FileInfo, src, dest string) (bool, error) {
 		switch {
diff --git a/copy.go b/copy.go
index 4d3ad18..592d825 100644
--- a/copy.go
+++ b/copy.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
@@ -286,6 +287,10 @@ func onsymlink(src, dest string, opt Options) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(orig, ".") {
+			// orig is a relative link: need to add src dir to orig
+			orig = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(src), orig)
+		}
 		info, err := os.Lstat(orig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/symlink_test.go b/symlink_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f464cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/symlink_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//go:build !windows && !plan9 && !netbsd && !aix && !illumos && !solaris && !js
+// +build !windows,!plan9,!netbsd,!aix,!illumos,!solaris,!js
+
+package copy
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/otiai10/mint"
+)
+
+func TestOptions_OnSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Deep }}
+	err := Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.deep", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err := os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/relative_case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+
+	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Shallow }}
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.shallow", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.shallow/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+
+	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Skip }}
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.skip", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	_, err = os.Stat("test/data.copy/case03.skip/case01")
+	Expect(t, os.IsNotExist(err)).ToBe(true)
+
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.default")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.default/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+
+	opt = Options{OnSymlink: nil}
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.not-specified", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.not-specified/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+}
diff --git a/symlink_test_x.go b/symlink_test_x.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..523f7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/symlink_test_x.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//go:build windows || plan9 || netbsd || aix || illumos || solaris || js
+// +build windows plan9 netbsd aix illumos solaris js
+
+package copy
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/otiai10/mint"
+)
+
+func TestOptions_OnSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	opt := Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Deep }}
+	err := Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.deep", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err := os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.deep/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+
+	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Shallow }}
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.shallow", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.shallow/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+
+	opt = Options{OnSymlink: func(string) SymlinkAction { return Skip }}
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.skip", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	_, err = os.Stat("test/data.copy/case03.skip/case01")
+	Expect(t, os.IsNotExist(err)).ToBe(true)
+
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.default")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.default/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+
+	opt = Options{OnSymlink: nil}
+	err = Copy("test/data/case03", "test/data.copy/case03.not-specified", opt)
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	info, err = os.Lstat("test/data.copy/case03.not-specified/case01")
+	Expect(t, err).ToBe(nil)
+	Expect(t, info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink).Not().ToBe(os.FileMode(0))
+}
diff --git a/test_setup_test.go b/test_setup_test.go
index 64a5292..de18dc4 100644
--- a/test_setup_test.go
+++ b/test_setup_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func setup(m *testing.M) {
 	os.RemoveAll("test/data.copy")
 	os.MkdirAll("test/data.copy", os.ModePerm)
 	os.Symlink("test/data/case01", "test/data/case03/case01")
+	os.Symlink("../case01", "test/data/case03/relative_case01")
 	os.Chmod("test/data/case07/dir_0555", 0o555)
 	os.Chmod("test/data/case07/file_0444", 0o444)
 	syscall.Mkfifo("test/data/case11/foo/bar", 0o555)