diff --git a/usr.bin/xinstall/tests/install_test.sh b/usr.bin/xinstall/tests/install_test.sh
index 4332f9b8268..78f81d68864 100755
--- a/usr.bin/xinstall/tests/install_test.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/xinstall/tests/install_test.sh
@@ -366,6 +366,20 @@ symbolic_link_relative_absolute_source_and_dest2_body() {
 	fi
 }
 
+atf_test_case symbolic_link_relative_dir_dest
+symbolic_link_relative_dir_dest_body() {
+        printf 'test\n123\r456\r\n789\0z' >testf
+        mkdir destdir
+        atf_check install -l sr testf destdir
+        [ testf -ef destdir/testf ] || atf_fail "not same file"
+        [ -L destdir/testf ] || atf_fail "copy is not symlink"
+        copyf_path=$(readlink destdir/testf)
+        testf_path="../testf"
+        if [ "$copyf_path" != "$testf_path" ]; then
+                atf_fail "unexpected symlink contents ('$copyf_path' != '$testf_path')"
+        fi
+}
+
 atf_test_case mkdir_simple
 mkdir_simple_body() {
 	atf_check install -d dir1/dir2
@@ -415,5 +429,6 @@ atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case symbolic_link_relative_absolute_source_and_dest1
 	atf_add_test_case symbolic_link_relative_absolute_source_and_dest1_double_slash
 	atf_add_test_case symbolic_link_relative_absolute_source_and_dest2
+	atf_add_test_case symbolic_link_relative_dir_dest
 	atf_add_test_case mkdir_simple
 }