diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5dc156..e08cdc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Provides injectable Filesystem and Network resources to make code more testable.
 - [x] `std::fs::remove_file` - `file(path).remove()` - Removes a file from the filesystem.
 - [x] `std::fs::rename` - `path(path).rename()` - Rename a file or directory to a new name, replacing the original file if to already exists.
 - [ ] `std::fs::set_permissions` - `path(path).set_permissions()` - Changes the permissions found on a file or a directory.
-- [ ] `std::fs::symlink_metadata` - `link(path).metadata()` - Query the metadata about a file without following symlinks.
+- [x] `std::fs::symlink_metadata` - `path(path).symlink_metadata()` - Query the metadata about a file without following symlinks.
 - [x] `std::fs::write` - `file(path).write()` - Write a slice as the entire contents of a file.
 
 ### Network
diff --git a/src/fs/path.rs b/src/fs/path.rs
index 58937ff..d284cc0 100644
--- a/src/fs/path.rs
+++ b/src/fs/path.rs
@@ -302,6 +302,24 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
         self.check_error()?;
         self.as_pathbuf().canonicalize().map_err(Error::Io)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the metadata for a path without following symlinks.
+    ///
+    /// Wrapper for [std::fs::symlink_metadata]
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # fn try_main() -> kxio::fs::Result<()> {
+    /// let fs = kxio::fs::temp()?;
+    /// let path = fs.base().join("foo");
+    /// let file = fs.file(&path);
+    /// let metadata = file.symlink_metadata()?;
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn symlink_metadata(&self) -> Result<std::fs::Metadata> {
+        self.check_error()?;
+        std::fs::symlink_metadata(self.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
+    }
 }
 impl<'base, 'path> From<PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>> for PathBuf {
     fn from(path: PathReal<PathMarker>) -> Self {
diff --git a/tests/fs.rs b/tests/fs.rs
index cb2899d..c47b662 100644
--- a/tests/fs.rs
+++ b/tests/fs.rs
@@ -418,6 +418,61 @@ mod file {
             Ok(())
         }
     }
+    mod symlink_metadata {
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[test]
+        fn should_return_metadata_for_a_file() -> TestResult {
+            let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
+            let path = fs.base().join("foo");
+            let file = fs.file(&path);
+            file.write("bar").expect("write");
+            let md = file.symlink_metadata().expect("metadata");
+            assert!(md.is_file());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn should_return_metadata_for_a_dir() -> TestResult {
+            let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
+            let path = fs.base().join("foo");
+            let dir = fs.dir(&path);
+            dir.create().expect("create");
+            let md = dir.symlink_metadata().expect("metadata");
+            assert!(md.is_dir());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn should_return_metadata_for_a_symlink() -> TestResult {
+            let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
+            let file_path = fs.base().join("foo");
+            let file = fs.file(&file_path);
+            file.write("bar").expect("write");
+
+            let link_path = fs.base().join("bar");
+            let link = fs.path(&link_path);
+            file.soft_link(&link).expect("soft_link");
+
+            let md = link.symlink_metadata().expect("metadata");
+            assert!(md.is_symlink());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        #[test]
+        fn should_fail_on_path_traversal() -> TestResult {
+            let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
+            let path = fs.base().join("..").join("foo");
+            let_assert!(
+                Err(fs::Error::PathTraversal {
+                    base: _base,
+                    path: _path
+                }) = fs.file(&path).symlink_metadata()
+            );
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
     mod reader {
         use super::*;
         mod to_string {