diff --git a/fs/manifest_test.go b/fs/manifest_test.go
index 0b31c7f..2cbc610 100644
--- a/fs/manifest_test.go
+++ b/fs/manifest_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@
 	actual.root.items["s"].(*directory).items["k"].(*file).content.Close()
 }
 
+func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
+	rootDirectory := NewDir(t, "root",
+		WithFile("foo.txt", "foo"),
+		WithSymlink("foo.link", "foo.txt"))
+	defer rootDirectory.Remove()
+	expected := Expected(t,
+		WithFile("foo.txt", "foo"),
+		WithSymlink("foo.link", rootDirectory.Join("foo.txt")))
+	assert.Assert(t, Equal(rootDirectory.Path(), expected))
+}
+
 var cmpManifest = cmp.Options{
 	cmp.AllowUnexported(Manifest{}, resource{}, file{}, symlink{}, directory{}),
 	cmp.Comparer(func(x, y io.ReadCloser) bool {
diff --git a/fs/manifest_unix.go b/fs/manifest_unix.go
index bba2fcd..d2956f3 100644
--- a/fs/manifest_unix.go
+++ b/fs/manifest_unix.go
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
+//go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
 package fs
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
-const (
-	defaultRootDirMode = os.ModeDir | 0700
-	defaultSymlinkMode = os.ModeSymlink | 0777
-)
+const defaultRootDirMode = os.ModeDir | 0700
+
+var defaultSymlinkMode = os.ModeSymlink | 0777
+
+func init() {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
+		defaultSymlinkMode = os.ModeSymlink | 0755
+	}
+}
 
 func newResourceFromInfo(info os.FileInfo) resource {
 	statT := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)