diff --git a/src/Path.cpp b/src/Path.cpp
index 8423c7c33..f54f721d9 100644
--- a/src/Path.cpp
+++ b/src/Path.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ bool Path::is_absolute () const
   return false;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool Path::is_link () const
+{
+  struct stat s = {0};
+  if (! stat (_data.c_str (), &s) &&
+      s.st_mode & S_IFLNK)
+    return true;
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Path::readable () const
 {
diff --git a/src/Path.h b/src/Path.h
index 1696c54d6..f595991ff 100644
--- a/src/Path.h
+++ b/src/Path.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
   bool exists () const;
   bool is_directory () const;
   bool is_absolute () const;
+  bool is_link () const;
   bool readable () const;
   bool writable () const;
   bool executable () const;