--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+# Ensure ln handles non-UTF-8 source names in target-dir mode.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
+print_ver_ ln
+
+echo a > "$(bad_unicode)" \
+ || skip_ 'bad unicode not supported in shell or file system'
+
+name="$(bad_unicode)"
+
+# Check source file and create target directory.
+test -f "$name" || framework_failure_
+mkdir dst || framework_failure_
+
+# Hard link in target directory.
+ln "$name" dst || fail=1
+test -f "dst/$name" || fail=1
+rm -f "dst/$name" || framework_failure_
+
+# Symbolic link with -t.
+ln -s -t dst "$name" || fail=1
+test -L "dst/$name" || fail=1
+
+Exit $fail