Index: src/OFFile.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFFile.h
+++ src/OFFile.h
@@ -91,10 +91,20 @@
  *
  * @param path The path to check
  * @return A boolean whether there is a directory at the specified path
  */
 + (bool)directoryExistsAtPath: (OFString*)path;
+
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_SYMLINK
+/*!
+ * @brief Checks whether a symbolic link exists at the specified path.
+ *
+ * @param path The path to check
+ * @return A boolean whether there is a symbolic link at the specified path
+ */
++ (bool)symbolicLinkExistsAtPath: (OFString*)path;
+#endif
 
 /*!
  * @brief Creates a directory at the specified path.
  *
  * @param path The path of the directory

Index: src/OFFile.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFFile.m
+++ src/OFFile.m
@@ -238,10 +238,29 @@
 	if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode))
 		return true;
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+#ifdef OF_HAVE_SYMLINK
++ (bool)symbolicLinkExistsAtPath: (OFString*)path
+{
+	struct stat s;
+
+	if (path == nil)
+		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];
+
+	if (lstat([path cStringWithEncoding: OF_STRING_ENCODING_NATIVE],
+	    &s) == -1)
+		return false;
+
+	if (S_ISLNK(s.st_mode))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
 
 + (void)createDirectoryAtPath: (OFString*)path
 {
 	if (path == nil)
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException exception];