diff --git a/core/io/files/files.factor b/core/io/files/files.factor
index b51d767069..899a1be006 100755
--- a/core/io/files/files.factor
+++ b/core/io/files/files.factor
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ TUPLE: no-parent-directory path ;
 TUPLE: file-info type size permissions modified ;
 
 HOOK: file-info io-backend ( path -- info )
+HOOK: link-info io-backend ( path -- info )
 
 SYMBOL: +regular-file+
 SYMBOL: +directory+
diff --git a/extra/io/unix/files/files.factor b/extra/io/unix/files/files.factor
index db3cf674c7..4142c4be77 100755
--- a/extra/io/unix/files/files.factor
+++ b/extra/io/unix/files/files.factor
@@ -89,3 +89,12 @@ M: unix-io file-info ( path -- info )
         [ stat-st_mtim timespec-sec seconds unix-1970 time+ ]
     } cleave
     \ file-info construct-boa ;
+
+M: unix-io link-info ( path -- info )
+    lstat* {
+        [ stat>type ]
+        [ stat-st_size ]
+        [ stat-st_mode ]
+        [ stat-st_mtim timespec-sec seconds unix-1970 time+ ]
+    } cleave
+    \ file-info construct-boa ;
diff --git a/extra/unix/stat/stat.factor b/extra/unix/stat/stat.factor
index 204321f30c..6d60caf987 100644
--- a/extra/unix/stat/stat.factor
+++ b/extra/unix/stat/stat.factor
@@ -74,3 +74,8 @@ FUNCTION: int mkdir ( char* path, mode_t mode ) ;
   "stat" <c-object> dup >r
     stat check-status
   r> ;
+
+: lstat* ( pathname -- stat )
+  "stat" <c-object> dup >r
+    lstat check-status
+  r> ;