2 files changed, 46 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index 34f8c2ad5..3db07ba65 100644
--- a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -2379,8 +2379,8 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    *
    * Requires `allow-write` permission. */
   export function symlinkSync(
-    oldpath: string,
-    newpath: string,
+    oldpath: string | URL,
+    newpath: string | URL,
     options?: SymlinkOptions,
   ): void;
 
@@ -2396,8 +2396,8 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    *
    * Requires `allow-write` permission. */
   export function symlink(
-    oldpath: string,
-    newpath: string,
+    oldpath: string | URL,
+    newpath: string | URL,
     options?: SymlinkOptions,
   ): Promise<void>;
 
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts
index 19e83660b..eef993d17 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/symlink_test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2021 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-import { assert, assertThrows, unitTest } from "./test_util.ts";
+import {
+  assert,
+  assertThrows,
+  pathToAbsoluteFileUrl,
+  unitTest,
+} from "./test_util.ts";
 
 unitTest(
   { perms: { read: true, write: true } },
@@ -16,6 +21,24 @@ unitTest(
   },
 );
 
+unitTest(
+  { perms: { read: true, write: true } },
+  function symlinkSyncURL(): void {
+    const testDir = Deno.makeTempDirSync();
+    const oldname = testDir + "/oldname";
+    const newname = testDir + "/newname";
+    Deno.mkdirSync(oldname);
+    Deno.symlinkSync(
+      pathToAbsoluteFileUrl(oldname),
+      pathToAbsoluteFileUrl(newname),
+    );
+    const newNameInfoLStat = Deno.lstatSync(newname);
+    const newNameInfoStat = Deno.statSync(newname);
+    assert(newNameInfoLStat.isSymlink);
+    assert(newNameInfoStat.isDirectory);
+  },
+);
+
 unitTest(function symlinkSyncPerm(): void {
   assertThrows(() => {
     Deno.symlinkSync("oldbaddir", "newbaddir");
@@ -36,3 +59,21 @@ unitTest(
     assert(newNameInfoStat.isDirectory, "NOT DIRECTORY");
   },
 );
+
+unitTest(
+  { perms: { read: true, write: true } },
+  async function symlinkURL(): Promise<void> {
+    const testDir = Deno.makeTempDirSync();
+    const oldname = testDir + "/oldname";
+    const newname = testDir + "/newname";
+    Deno.mkdirSync(oldname);
+    await Deno.symlink(
+      pathToAbsoluteFileUrl(oldname),
+      pathToAbsoluteFileUrl(newname),
+    );
+    const newNameInfoLStat = Deno.lstatSync(newname);
+    const newNameInfoStat = Deno.statSync(newname);
+    assert(newNameInfoLStat.isSymlink, "NOT SYMLINK");
+    assert(newNameInfoStat.isDirectory, "NOT DIRECTORY");
+  },
+);