diff --git a/tests/test_path.py b/tests/test_path.py
index 06233a3..fadfc59 100644
--- a/tests/test_path.py
+++ b/tests/test_path.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import contextlib
 import pathlib
 import pickle
+import stat
 import sys
 import unittest
 from .compat.overlay import zipfile
@@ -15,12 +16,17 @@
 from ._test_params import parameterize, Invoked
 
 
+def _make_link(info: zipfile.ZipInfo):  # type: ignore[name-defined]
+    info.external_attr |= stat.S_IFLNK << 16
+
+
 def build_alpharep_fixture():
     """
     Create a zip file with this structure:
 
     .
     ├── a.txt
+    ├── n.txt (-> a.txt)
     ├── b
     │   ├── c.txt
     │   ├── d
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ def build_alpharep_fixture():
     - multiple files in a directory (b/c, b/f)
     - a directory containing only a directory (g/h)
     - a directory with files of different extensions (j/klm)
+    - a symlink (n) pointing to (a)
 
     "alpha" because it uses alphabet
     "rep" because it's a representative example
@@ -55,6 +62,9 @@ def build_alpharep_fixture():
     zf.writestr("j/k.bin", b"content of k")
     zf.writestr("j/l.baz", b"content of l")
     zf.writestr("j/m.bar", b"content of m")
+    zf.writestr("n.txt", b"a.txt")
+    _make_link(zf.infolist()[-1])
+
     zf.filename = "alpharep.zip"
     return zf
 
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ def zipfile_ondisk(self, alpharep):
     def test_iterdir_and_types(self, alpharep):
         root = zipfile.Path(alpharep)
         assert root.is_dir()
-        a, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
+        a, k, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
         assert a.is_file()
         assert b.is_dir()
         assert g.is_dir()
@@ -105,7 +115,7 @@ def test_is_file_missing(self, alpharep):
     @pass_alpharep
     def test_iterdir_on_file(self, alpharep):
         root = zipfile.Path(alpharep)
-        a, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
+        a, k, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             a.iterdir()
 
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ def test_subdir_is_dir(self, alpharep):
     @pass_alpharep
     def test_open(self, alpharep):
         root = zipfile.Path(alpharep)
-        a, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
+        a, k, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
         with a.open(encoding="utf-8") as strm:
             data = strm.read()
         self.assertEqual(data, "content of a")
@@ -224,7 +234,7 @@ def test_open_missing_directory(self, alpharep):
     @pass_alpharep
     def test_read(self, alpharep):
         root = zipfile.Path(alpharep)
-        a, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
+        a, k, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
         assert a.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == "content of a"
         # Also check positional encoding arg (gh-101144).
         assert a.read_text("utf-8") == "content of a"
@@ -290,7 +300,7 @@ def test_mutability(self, alpharep):
         reflect that change.
         """
         root = zipfile.Path(alpharep)
-        a, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
+        a, k, b, g, j = root.iterdir()
         alpharep.writestr('foo.txt', 'foo')
         alpharep.writestr('bar/baz.txt', 'baz')
         assert any(child.name == 'foo.txt' for child in root.iterdir())