diff --git a/src/fs/path.rs b/src/fs/path.rs
index 581f9e3..9325971 100644
--- a/src/fs/path.rs
+++ b/src/fs/path.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,46 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
         self.check_error()?;
         std::fs::metadata(self.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
+
+    /// Creates a symbolic link to a path.
+    ///
+    /// Wrapper for [std::os::unix::fs::symlink]
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use kxio::fs::Result;
+    /// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    /// let fs = kxio::fs::temp()?;
+    /// let src_path = fs.base().join("foo");
+    /// let src = fs.file(&src_path);
+    /// # src.write("bar")?;
+    /// let link_path = fs.base().join("bar");
+    /// let link = fs.path(&link_path);
+    /// src.soft_link(&link)?;
+    /// #    Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn soft_link(&self, link: &PathReal<'_, '_, PathMarker>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.check_error()?;
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(self.as_pathbuf(), link.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if the path is a symbolic link.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use kxio::fs::Result;
+    /// # fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    /// let fs = kxio::fs::temp()?;
+    /// let path = fs.base().join("foo");
+    /// let dir = fs.dir(&path);
+    /// # dir.create()?;
+    /// if dir.is_link()? { /* ... */ }
+    /// #    Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn is_link(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+        self.check_error()?;
+        Ok(self.as_pathbuf().is_symlink())
+    }
 }
 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 a6b76a0..7d947de 100644
--- a/tests/fs.rs
+++ b/tests/fs.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,42 @@ mod path {
 mod file {
     use super::*;
 
+    // // test for reading the symlink metadata
+    // #[test]
+    // fn symlink_metadata() -> 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("symlink metadata");
+    //     assert!(md.is_file());
+    //     Ok(())
+    // }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn create_soft_link() -> TestResult {
+        let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");
+
+        let file_path = fs.base().join("foo");
+        let file = fs.file(&file_path);
+        file.write("content").expect("write");
+
+        let link_path = fs.base().join("bar");
+        let link = fs.path(&link_path);
+        file.soft_link(&link).expect("soft_link");
+
+        let exists = link.exists().expect("exists");
+        assert!(exists);
+
+        let is_link = link.is_link().expect("is_link");
+        assert!(is_link);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn create_hard_link() -> TestResult {
         let fs = fs::temp().expect("temp fs");