diff --git a/repos/os/include/vfs/symlink_file_system.h b/repos/os/include/vfs/symlink_file_system.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3555daac94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/os/include/vfs/symlink_file_system.h
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+ * \brief  Symlink filesystem
+ * \author Norman Feske
+ * \date   2015-08-21
+ *
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _INCLUDE__VFS__SYMLINK_FILE_SYSTEM_H_
+#define _INCLUDE__VFS__SYMLINK_FILE_SYSTEM_H_
+
+#include <vfs/file_system.h>
+
+namespace Vfs { class Symlink_file_system; }
+
+
+class Vfs::Symlink_file_system : public File_system
+{
+	private:
+
+		enum { FILENAME_MAX_LEN = 64 };
+
+		char _target[MAX_PATH_LEN];
+		char _filename[FILENAME_MAX_LEN];
+
+		bool _is_root(const char *path)
+		{
+			return (strcmp(path, "") == 0) || (strcmp(path, "/") == 0);
+		}
+
+		bool _is_single_file(const char *path)
+		{
+			return (strlen(path) == (strlen(_filename) + 1)) &&
+			       (strcmp(&path[1], _filename) == 0);
+		}
+
+	public:
+
+		Symlink_file_system(Xml_node config)
+		{
+			try {
+				config.attribute("name").value(_filename, sizeof(_filename));
+				config.attribute("target").value(_target, sizeof(_target));
+			} catch (...) { }
+
+		}
+
+		static char const *name() { return "symlink"; }
+
+
+		/*********************************
+		 ** Directory-service interface **
+		 *********************************/
+
+		Symlink_result symlink(char const *from, char const *to) override {
+			return SYMLINK_ERR_EXISTS; }
+
+		Readlink_result readlink(char const *path,
+		                         char       *buf,
+		                         file_size   buf_size,
+		                         file_size  &out_len) override
+		{
+			out_len = min(buf_size, file_size(sizeof(_target)));
+			strncpy(buf, _target, out_len);
+			return READLINK_OK;
+		}
+
+		Stat_result stat(char const *path, Stat &out) override
+		{
+			out = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+
+			if (_is_root(path)) {
+				out.mode = STAT_MODE_DIRECTORY;
+
+			} else if (_is_single_file(path)) {
+				out.mode = STAT_MODE_SYMLINK;
+			} else {
+				return STAT_ERR_NO_ENTRY;
+			}
+			return STAT_OK;
+		}
+
+		file_size num_dirent(char const *path) override
+		{
+			if (_is_root(path))
+				return 1;
+			else
+				return 0;
+		}
+
+		bool is_directory(char const *path) override
+		{
+			if (_is_root(path))
+				return true;
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		char const *leaf_path(char const *path) override
+		{
+			return path;
+		}
+
+		Dirent_result dirent(char const *path, file_offset index, Dirent &out) override
+		{
+			if (!_is_root(path))
+				return DIRENT_ERR_INVALID_PATH;
+
+			if (index == 0) {
+				out.type = DIRENT_TYPE_SYMLINK;
+				strncpy(out.name, _filename, sizeof(out.name));
+			} else {
+				out.type = DIRENT_TYPE_END;
+			}
+
+			return DIRENT_OK;
+		}
+
+		Dataspace_capability dataspace(char const *path) override {
+			return Dataspace_capability(); }
+
+		void release(char const *path, Dataspace_capability ds_cap) override { }
+
+		Open_result open(char const *path, unsigned,
+		                 Vfs_handle **out_handle) override {
+			return OPEN_ERR_UNACCESSIBLE; }
+
+		Unlink_result unlink(char const *) override {
+			return UNLINK_ERR_NO_PERM; }
+
+		Rename_result rename(char const *, char const *) override {
+			return RENAME_ERR_NO_PERM; }
+
+		Mkdir_result mkdir(char const *, unsigned) override {
+			return MKDIR_ERR_NO_PERM; }
+
+
+		/********************************
+		 ** File I/O service interface **
+		 ********************************/
+
+		Write_result write(Vfs_handle *handle, char const *, file_size,
+		                   file_size &) override
+		{
+			return WRITE_ERR_INVALID;
+		}
+
+		Read_result read(Vfs_handle *, char *, file_size, file_size &) override
+		{
+			return READ_ERR_INVALID;
+		}
+
+		Ftruncate_result ftruncate(Vfs_handle *, file_size) override
+		{
+			return FTRUNCATE_ERR_NO_PERM;
+		}
+
+};
+
+#endif /* _INCLUDE__VFS__SYMLINK_FILE_SYSTEM_H_ */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/file_system_factory.cc b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/file_system_factory.cc
index 17b9a25aa5..746c065c8a 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/file_system_factory.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/file_system_factory.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <vfs/inline_file_system.h>
 #include <vfs/rtc_file_system.h>
 #include <vfs/ram_file_system.h>
+#include <vfs/symlink_file_system.h>
 
 
 class Default_file_system_factory : public Vfs::Global_file_system_factory
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ class Default_file_system_factory : public Vfs::Global_file_system_factory
 			_add_builtin_fs<Vfs::Inline_file_system>();
 			_add_builtin_fs<Vfs::Rtc_file_system>();
 			_add_builtin_fs<Vfs::Ram_file_system>();
+			_add_builtin_fs<Vfs::Symlink_file_system>();
 		}
 };