2 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index 2e1cae306..a631315c3 100644
--- a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    * Deno.symlinkSync("old/name", "new/name");
    * ```
    *
-   * Requires `allow-write` permission. */
+   * Requires full `allow-read` and `allow-write` permissions. */
   export function symlinkSync(
     oldpath: string | URL,
     newpath: string | URL,
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    * await Deno.symlink("old/name", "new/name");
    * ```
    *
-   * Requires `allow-write` permission. */
+   * Requires full `allow-read` and `allow-write` permissions. */
   export function symlink(
     oldpath: string | URL,
     newpath: string | URL,
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts
index f0db2d615..782b03175 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts
@@ -108,3 +108,31 @@ unitTest(
     );
   },
 );
+
+unitTest(
+  { permissions: { read: true, write: ["."] } },
+  async function symlinkNoFullWritePermissions() {
+    await assertRejects(
+      () => Deno.symlink("old", "new"),
+      Deno.errors.PermissionDenied,
+    );
+    assertThrows(
+      () => Deno.symlinkSync("old", "new"),
+      Deno.errors.PermissionDenied,
+    );
+  },
+);
+
+unitTest(
+  { permissions: { read: ["."], write: true } },
+  async function symlinkNoFullReadPermissions() {
+    await assertRejects(
+      () => Deno.symlink("old", "new"),
+      Deno.errors.PermissionDenied,
+    );
+    assertThrows(
+      () => Deno.symlinkSync("old", "new"),
+      Deno.errors.PermissionDenied,
+    );
+  },
+);