diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoSymlinkResource.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoSymlinkResource.java
index 9cdf4ed..135ee24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoSymlinkResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoSymlinkResource.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private PlexusIoSymlinkResource( @Nonnull File symlinkfile, String name, @Nonnul
     public String getSymlinkDestination()
         throws IOException
     {
-        return targetResource.getName();
+        return symLinkDestination;
     }
 
     public PlexusIoResource getTarget()
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoPlexusIoFileResourceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoPlexusIoFileResourceTest.java
index 96e9141..4b3ba44 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoPlexusIoFileResourceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/codehaus/plexus/components/io/resources/PlexusIoPlexusIoFileResourceTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.codehaus.plexus.components.io.attributes.PlexusIoResourceAttributes;
 
 import org.codehaus.plexus.components.io.attributes.SymlinkUtils;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.components.io.functions.SymlinkDestinationSupplier;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.Os;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ public void testRealSymlink()
         assertTrue( r.isDirectory() );
         final File target = SymlinkUtils.readSymbolicLink( file );
         assertTrue( target.getName().endsWith( "targetDir" ) );
+        assertTrue( r instanceof SymlinkDestinationSupplier );
+        assertEquals( "targetDir/", ( ( SymlinkDestinationSupplier ) r ).getSymlinkDestination() );
     }
 
     @Test