diff --git a/dummy.go b/dummy.go
index a0359cd..c5fbf72 100644
--- a/dummy.go
+++ b/dummy.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ func (fs DummyFS) Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return fs.err
 }
 
+// Symlink returns dummy error
+func (fs DummyFS) Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
+	return fs.err
+}
+
 // Stat returns dummy error
 func (fs DummyFS) Stat(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return nil, fs.err
diff --git a/filesystem.go b/filesystem.go
index 7271206..2ea54d0 100644
--- a/filesystem.go
+++ b/filesystem.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type Filesystem interface {
 	// RemoveAll(path string) error
 	Rename(oldpath, newpath string) error
 	Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error
-	// Symlink(oldname, newname string) error
+	Symlink(oldname, newname string) error
 	// TempDir() string
 	// Chmod(name string, mode FileMode) error
 	// Chown(name string, uid, gid int) error
diff --git a/memfs/memfs.go b/memfs/memfs.go
index 6be44bd..c63aca9 100644
--- a/memfs/memfs.go
+++ b/memfs/memfs.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type MemFS struct {
 	lock *sync.RWMutex
 }
 
+var _ vfs.Filesystem = &MemFS{}
+
 // Create a new MemFS filesystem which entirely resides in memory
 func Create() *MemFS {
 	root := &fileInfo{
@@ -130,6 +132,18 @@ func (fs *MemFS) Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (fs *MemFS) Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
+	file, err := fs.OpenFile(
+		newname,
+		os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC,
+		0777|os.ModeSymlink)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	file.Write([]byte(oldname))
+	return nil
+}
+
 // byName implements sort.Interface
 type byName []os.FileInfo
 
@@ -165,43 +179,50 @@ func (fs *MemFS) ReadDir(path string) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
 }
 
 func (fs *MemFS) fileInfo(path string) (parent *fileInfo, node *fileInfo, err error) {
-	path = filepath.Clean(path)
-	segments := vfs.SplitPath(path, PathSeparator)
+	return fs.relativeFileInfo(fs.wd, path)
+}
+
+func (fs *MemFS) relativeFileInfo(wd *fileInfo, path string) (parent *fileInfo, node *fileInfo, err error) {
+	parent, segments := fs.dirSegments(wd, path)
 
 	// Shortcut for working directory and root
-	if len(segments) == 1 {
-		if segments[0] == "" {
-			return nil, fs.root, nil
-		} else if segments[0] == "." {
-			return fs.wd.parent, fs.wd, nil
-		}
+	if len(segments) == 0 {
+		return parent.parent, parent, nil
 	}
 
-	// Determine root to traverse
-	parent = fs.root
-	if segments[0] == "." {
-		parent = fs.wd
-	}
-	segments = segments[1:]
+	for _, seg := range segments[:len(segments)-1] {
 
-	// Further directories
-	if len(segments) > 1 {
-		for _, seg := range segments[:len(segments)-1] {
-
-			if parent.childs == nil {
-				return nil, nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		if parent.childs == nil {
+			return nil, nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+		entry, ok := parent.childs[seg]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+		if entry.dir {
+			parent = entry
+		} else if entry.mode&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+			// Look up interior symlink
+			_, parent, err = fs.relativeFileInfo(parent, string(*entry.buf))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
 			}
-			if entry, ok := parent.childs[seg]; ok && entry.dir {
-				parent = entry
-			} else {
-				return nil, nil, os.ErrNotExist
+			// Symlink was not to a directory
+			if parent == nil {
+				return nil, nil, vfs.ErrNotDirectory
 			}
+
+		} else {
+			return nil, nil, os.ErrNotExist
 		}
 	}
 
 	lastSeg := segments[len(segments)-1]
 	if parent.childs != nil {
 		if node, ok := parent.childs[lastSeg]; ok {
+			if node.mode&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+				return fs.relativeFileInfo(parent, string(*node.buf))
+			}
 			return parent, node, nil
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -211,6 +232,19 @@ func (fs *MemFS) fileInfo(path string) (parent *fileInfo, node *fileInfo, err er
 	return parent, nil, nil
 }
 
+func (fs *MemFS) dirSegments(wd *fileInfo, path string) (parent *fileInfo, segments []string) {
+	path = filepath.Clean(path)
+	segments = vfs.SplitPath(path, PathSeparator)
+
+	// Determine root to traverse
+	parent = fs.root
+	if segments[0] == "." {
+		parent = wd
+	}
+	segments = segments[1:]
+	return parent, segments
+}
+
 func hasFlag(flag int, flags int) bool {
 	return flags&flag == flag
 }
diff --git a/memfs/memfs_test.go b/memfs/memfs_test.go
index d2f06d4..fa1b4bc 100644
--- a/memfs/memfs_test.go
+++ b/memfs/memfs_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package memfs
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -126,6 +127,107 @@ func TestMkdirTree(t *testing.T) {
 	//TODO: Subdir of file
 }
 
+func TestSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := Create()
+
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(fs, "/tmp", 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to create /tmp:", err)
+	}
+	if err := vfs.WriteFile(fs, "/tmp/teacup", []byte("i am a teacup"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to fill teacup:", err)
+	}
+	err := fs.Symlink("/tmp/teacup", "/tmp/cup")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Symlink failed:", err)
+	}
+	fluid, err := vfs.ReadFile(fs, "/tmp/cup")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to read from /tmp/cup:", err)
+	}
+	if string(fluid) != "i am a teacup" {
+		t.Fatal("Wrong contents in cup. got:", string(fluid))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDirectorySymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := Create()
+
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(fs, "/foo/a/b", 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable mkdir /foo/a/b:", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := vfs.WriteFile(fs, "/foo/a/b/c", []byte("I can \"c\" clearly now"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to write /foo/a/b/c:", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := fs.Symlink("/foo/a/b", "/foo/also_b"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to symlink /foo/also_b -> /foo/a/b:", err)
+	}
+
+	contents, err := vfs.ReadFile(fs, "/foo/also_b/c")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to read /foo/also_b/c:", err)
+	}
+	if string(contents) != "I can \"c\" clearly now" {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpected contents read from c:", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMultipleAndRelativeSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := Create()
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(fs, "a/real_b/real_c", 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable mkdir a/real_b/real_c:", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, fsEntry := range []struct {
+		name, link, content string
+	}{
+		{name: "a/b", link: "real_b"},
+		{name: "a/b/c", link: "real_c"},
+		{name: "a/b/c/real_d", content: "Lah dee dah"},
+		{name: "a/b/c/d", link: "real_d"},
+		{name: "a/d", link: "b/c/d"},
+	} {
+		if fsEntry.link != "" {
+			if err := fs.Symlink(fsEntry.link, fsEntry.name); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Unable to symlink %s -> %s: %v", fsEntry.name, fsEntry.link, err)
+			}
+		} else if fsEntry.content != "" {
+			if err := vfs.WriteFile(fs, fsEntry.name, []byte(fsEntry.content), 0644); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Unable to write %s: %v", fsEntry.name, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, fn := range []string{
+		"a/b/c/d",
+		"a/d",
+	} {
+		contents, err := vfs.ReadFile(fs, fn)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unable to read %s: %v", fn, err)
+		}
+		if string(contents) != "Lah dee dah" {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected contents read from %s: %v", fn, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSymlinkIsNotADirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	fs := Create()
+	if err := vfs.MkdirAll(fs, "a/real_b/real_c", 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable mkdir a/real_b/real_c:", err)
+	}
+	if err := fs.Symlink("broken", "a/b"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to symlink a/b -> broken:", err)
+	}
+	if err := vfs.WriteFile(fs, "a/b/c", []byte("Whatever"), 0644); !strings.Contains(err.Error(), vfs.ErrNotDirectory.Error()) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected an error when writing a/b/c:", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO: overwrite/remove symlinks
+
 func TestReadDir(t *testing.T) {
 	fs := Create()
 	dirs := []string{"/home", "/home/linus", "/home/rob", "/home/pike", "/home/blang"}
diff --git a/mountfs/mountfs.go b/mountfs/mountfs.go
index aa0396c..9e7f829 100644
--- a/mountfs/mountfs.go
+++ b/mountfs/mountfs.go
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ func (fs MountFS) Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return mount.Mkdir(innerPath, perm)
 }
 
+// Symlink creates a symlink
+func (fs MountFS) Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
+	oldMount, oldInnerName := findMount(oldname, fs.mounts, fs.rootFS, string(fs.PathSeparator()))
+	newMount, newInnerName := findMount(newname, fs.mounts, fs.rootFS, string(fs.PathSeparator()))
+	if oldMount != newMount {
+		return ErrBoundary
+	}
+	return oldMount.Symlink(oldInnerName, newInnerName)
+}
+
 type innerFileInfo struct {
 	os.FileInfo
 	name string
diff --git a/os.go b/os.go
index feb33bb..24ba320 100644
--- a/os.go
+++ b/os.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ func (fs OsFS) Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return os.Mkdir(name, perm)
 }
 
+// Symlink wraps os.Symlink
+func (fs OsFS) Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
+	return os.Symlink(oldname, newname)
+}
+
 // Rename wraps os.Rename
 func (fs OsFS) Rename(oldpath, newpath string) error {
 	return os.Rename(oldpath, newpath)
diff --git a/prefixfs/prefixfs.go b/prefixfs/prefixfs.go
index 6b84dfb..359121f 100644
--- a/prefixfs/prefixfs.go
+++ b/prefixfs/prefixfs.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type FS struct {
 
 // Create returns a file system that prefixes all paths and forwards to root.
 func Create(root vfs.Filesystem, prefix string) *FS {
-	return &FS{root, prefix}
+	return &FS{Filesystem: root, Prefix: prefix}
 }
 
 // PrefixPath returns path with the prefix prefixed.
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ func (fs *FS) Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return fs.Filesystem.Mkdir(fs.PrefixPath(name), perm)
 }
 
+// Symlink implements vfs.Filesystem.
+func (fs *FS) Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
+	return fs.Filesystem.Symlink(fs.PrefixPath(oldname), fs.PrefixPath(newname))
+}
+
 // Stat implements vfs.Filesystem.
 func (fs *FS) Stat(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return fs.Filesystem.Stat(fs.PrefixPath(name))
diff --git a/prefixfs/prefixfs_test.go b/prefixfs/prefixfs_test.go
index c04e746..8cbd041 100644
--- a/prefixfs/prefixfs_test.go
+++ b/prefixfs/prefixfs_test.go
@@ -103,6 +103,27 @@ func TestMkdir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	rfs := rootfs()
+	fs := Create(rfs, prefixPath)
+
+	f, err := fs.OpenFile("file", os.O_CREATE, 0666)
+	defer f.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("OpenFile: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = fs.Symlink("/file", "file2")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Symlink: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = rfs.Stat(prefix("file2"))
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Errorf("root:%v not found (%v)", prefix("file2"), err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStat(t *testing.T) {
 	rfs := rootfs()
 	fs := Create(rfs, prefixPath)
diff --git a/readonly.go b/readonly.go
index 406cd84..6c49679 100644
--- a/readonly.go
+++ b/readonly.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ func (fs RoFS) Mkdir(name string, perm os.FileMode) error {
 	return ErrReadOnly
 }
 
+func (fs RoFS) Symlink(oldname, newname string) error {
+	return ErrReadOnly
+}
+
 // OpenFile returns ErrorReadOnly if flag contains os.O_CREATE, os.O_APPEND, os.O_WRONLY.
 // Otherwise it returns a read-only File with disabled Write(..) operation.
 func (fs RoFS) OpenFile(name string, flag int, perm os.FileMode) (File, error) {
diff --git a/readonly_test.go b/readonly_test.go
index f1ca36e..dffc1c6 100644
--- a/readonly_test.go
+++ b/readonly_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ func TestMkDir(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestROSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	err := ro.Symlink("old", "new")
+	if err != ErrReadOnly {
+		t.Errorf("Symlink error expected")
+	}
+}
+
 type writeDummyFS struct {
 	Filesystem
 }