diff --git a/integration/container_volume_test.go b/integration/container_volume_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..449f8002f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/container_volume_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1alpha2"
+)
+
+func createRegularFile(basePath, content string) (string, error) {
+	newFolder := filepath.Join(basePath, "regular")
+	err := os.Mkdir(newFolder, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	newFile := filepath.Join(newFolder, "foo.txt")
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(newFile, []byte(content), 0644)
+	return filepath.Join("regular", "foo.txt"), err
+}
+
+func fileInSymlinkedFolder(basePath, targetFile string) (string, error) {
+	symlinkFolder := filepath.Join(basePath, "symlink_folder")
+	err := os.Symlink(filepath.Dir(targetFile), symlinkFolder)
+
+	return filepath.Join(symlinkFolder, filepath.Base(targetFile)), err
+}
+
+func symlinkedFile(basePath, targetFile string) (string, error) {
+	symlinkFile := filepath.Join(basePath, "symlink_file")
+	err := os.Symlink(targetFile, symlinkFile)
+
+	return symlinkFile, err
+}
+
+func symlinkedFileInSymlinkedFolder(basePath, targetFile string) (string, error) {
+	symlinkFolderFile, err := fileInSymlinkedFolder(basePath, targetFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return symlinkedFile(basePath, symlinkFolderFile)
+}
+
+func TestContainerSymlinkVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+	for name, testCase := range map[string]struct {
+		createFileFn func(basePath, targetFile string) (string, error)
+	}{
+		// Create difference file / symlink scenarios:
+		// - symlink_file -> regular_folder/regular_file
+		// - symlink_folder/regular_file (symlink_folder -> regular_folder)
+		// - symlink_file -> symlink_folder/regular_file (symlink_folder -> regular_folder)
+		"file in symlinked folder": {
+			createFileFn: fileInSymlinkedFolder,
+		},
+		"symlinked file": {
+			createFileFn: symlinkedFile,
+		},
+		"symlinkedFileInSymlinkedFolder": {
+			createFileFn: symlinkedFileInSymlinkedFolder,
+		},
+	} {
+		testCase := testCase // capture range variable
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			testPodLogDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "symlink-test")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer os.RemoveAll(testPodLogDir)
+
+			testVolDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "symlink-test-vol")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer os.RemoveAll(testVolDir)
+
+			content := "hello there\n"
+			regularFile, err := createRegularFile(testVolDir, content)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			file, err := testCase.createFileFn(testVolDir, regularFile)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			t.Log("Create test sandbox with log directory")
+			sbConfig := PodSandboxConfig("sandbox", "test-symlink",
+				WithPodLogDirectory(testPodLogDir),
+			)
+			sb, err := runtimeService.RunPodSandbox(sbConfig, *runtimeHandler)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer func() {
+				assert.NoError(t, runtimeService.StopPodSandbox(sb))
+				assert.NoError(t, runtimeService.RemovePodSandbox(sb))
+			}()
+
+			var (
+				testImage     = GetImage(BusyBox)
+				containerName = "test-container"
+			)
+
+			EnsureImageExists(t, testImage)
+
+			t.Log("Create a container with a symlink volume mount")
+			cnConfig := ContainerConfig(
+				containerName,
+				testImage,
+				WithCommand("cat", "/mounted_file"),
+				WithLogPath(containerName),
+				WithVolumeMount(file, "/mounted_file"),
+			)
+
+			cn, err := runtimeService.CreateContainer(sb, cnConfig, sbConfig)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			t.Log("Start the container")
+			require.NoError(t, runtimeService.StartContainer(cn))
+
+			t.Log("Wait for container to finish running")
+			require.NoError(t, Eventually(func() (bool, error) {
+				s, err := runtimeService.ContainerStatus(cn)
+				if err != nil {
+					return false, err
+				}
+				if s.GetState() == runtime.ContainerState_CONTAINER_EXITED {
+					return true, nil
+				}
+				return false, nil
+			}, time.Second, 30*time.Second))
+
+			output, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(testPodLogDir, containerName))
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			assert.Contains(t, string(output), content)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/integration/main_test.go b/integration/main_test.go
index cfd3d7fc2..5f247290b 100644
--- a/integration/main_test.go
+++ b/integration/main_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -206,6 +207,15 @@ func WithResources(r *runtime.LinuxContainerResources) ContainerOpts { //nolint:
 	}
 }
 
+func WithVolumeMount(hostPath, containerPath string) ContainerOpts {
+	return func(c *runtime.ContainerConfig) {
+		hostPath, _ = filepath.Abs(hostPath)
+		containerPath, _ = filepath.Abs(containerPath)
+		mount := &runtime.Mount{HostPath: hostPath, ContainerPath: containerPath}
+		c.Mounts = append(c.Mounts, mount)
+	}
+}
+
 // Add container command.
 func WithCommand(cmd string, args ...string) ContainerOpts {
 	return func(c *runtime.ContainerConfig) {