diff --git a/hugofs/decorators.go b/hugofs/decorators.go
index 405c81ce4..a0f81160e 100644
--- a/hugofs/decorators.go
+++ b/hugofs/decorators.go
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ func (fs *baseFileDecoratorFs) Stat(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return fim.(os.FileInfo), nil
 }
 
+func (fs *baseFileDecoratorFs) LstatIfPossible(name string) (os.FileInfo, bool, error) {
+	if lstater, ok := fs.Fs.(afero.Lstater); ok {
+		fi, ok, err := lstater.LstatIfPossible(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, false, err
+		}
+		fim, err := fs.decorate(fi, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, false, err
+		}
+		return fim.(os.FileInfo), ok, nil
+	}
+	fi, err := fs.Stat(name)
+	return fi, false, err
+}
+
 func (fs *baseFileDecoratorFs) Open(name string) (afero.File, error) {
 	return fs.open(name)
 }
diff --git a/hugofs/fs.go b/hugofs/fs.go
index ecc62470e..734521c17 100644
--- a/hugofs/fs.go
+++ b/hugofs/fs.go
@@ -267,3 +267,13 @@ func ReadDirWithContext(ctx context.Context, f DirOnlyOps, count int) ([]iofs.Di
 	}
 	return v, ctx, nil
 }
+
+// LstatIfPossible tries to use LstatIfPossible if the filesystem supports it, otherwise it falls back to Stat.
+func LstatIfPossible(fs afero.Fs, name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
+	if lstater, ok := fs.(afero.Lstater); ok {
+		fi, _, err := lstater.LstatIfPossible(name)
+		return fi, err
+	}
+	fi, err := fs.Stat(name)
+	return fi, err
+}
diff --git a/hugofs/rootmapping_fs.go b/hugofs/rootmapping_fs.go
index 99c0b4cdc..f9c9c133e 100644
--- a/hugofs/rootmapping_fs.go
+++ b/hugofs/rootmapping_fs.go
@@ -724,11 +724,16 @@ func (fs *RootMappingFs) statRoot(root *RootMapping, filename string) (FileMetaI
 	}
 
 	filename = root.filename(filename)
-	fi, err := fs.Fs.Stat(filename)
+	fi, err := LstatIfPossible(fs.Fs, filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Don't allow symlinks to escape the mount.
+	if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+	}
+
 	var opener func() (afero.File, error)
 	if !fi.IsDir() {
 		// Open the file directly.
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 36a28debc..12e708dc0 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -237,6 +237,21 @@ var commonTestScriptsParam = testscript.Params{
 				ts.Fatalf("failed to write file: %v", err)
 			}
 		},
+		// ln creates a symlink, but throws an error on Windows.
+		"ln": func(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+				ts.Fatalf("ln is not supported on Windows")
+			}
+			if len(args) != 2 {
+				ts.Fatalf("usage: ln TARGET LINKNAME")
+			}
+			target := ts.MkAbs(args[0])
+			linkname := ts.MkAbs(args[1])
+			err := os.Symlink(target, linkname)
+			if err != nil {
+				ts.Fatalf("failed to create symlink: %v", err)
+			}
+		},
 
 		// httpget checks that a HTTP resource's body matches (if it compiles as a regexp) or contains all of the strings given as arguments.
 		"httpget": func(ts *testscript.TestScript, neg bool, args []string) {
@@ -314,6 +329,10 @@ var commonTestScriptsParam = testscript.Params{
 				if !ok {
 					ts.Fatalf("stat %s: %v", filename, err)
 				}
+				if ok && neg {
+					// OK.
+					continue
+				}
 				if fi.Size() == 0 {
 					ts.Fatalf("%s is empty", filename)
 				}
diff --git a/testscripts/commands/no_symlinks.txt b/testscripts/commands/no_symlinks.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a706f996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testscripts/commands/no_symlinks.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[windows] skip
+
+ln ./rootfile.txt ./themes/mytheme/assets/modassetsymlink.txt
+ln ./rootfile.txt ./themes/mytheme/static/modstaticsymlink.txt
+ln ./README.md ./content/pagesymlink.md
+
+hugo
+
+grep 'OK' public/index.html
+! grep 'FAIL' public/index.html
+
+tree public
+
+stdout modassetok
+! stdout modassetsymlink
+stdout 'modstatictok'
+! stdout 'modstaticsymlink'
+stdout pageok
+! stdout pagesymlink
+
+-- hugo.toml --
+disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "term", "rss"]
+[[module.imports]]
+path = 'mytheme'
+-- README.md --
+Read me.
+-- layouts/all.html --
+{{ with resources.Get "modassetok.txt"}}OK {{ .Publish }}{{ else }}FAIL{{ end }}
+{{ with resources.Get "modassetsymlink.txt"}}FAIL {{ .Publish }}{{ else }}OK{{ end }}
+Page: {{ .RelPermalink }}|{{ .Content }}|
+-- content/pageok.md --
+-- themes/mytheme/assets/modassetok.txt --
+Content.
+-- themes/mytheme/static/modstatictok.txt --
+Content.
+-- rootfile.txt --
+Roo Content.
+
+