diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libc/src/Directory.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libc/src/Directory.cpp
index 69d3670e80..3f84ac2eb3 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libc/src/Directory.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libc/src/Directory.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,16 @@ int NativeOpenError(DWORD error) {
 NativeDirectory* OpenNative(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     const DWORD attributes = GetFileAttributesW(path.c_str());
     if (attributes == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) { errno = NativeOpenError(GetLastError()); return nullptr; }
-    if ((attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) == 0) { errno = ENOTDIR; return nullptr; }
+    if ((attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY) == 0) {
+        errno = ENOTDIR;
+        if ((attributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT) != 0) {
+            const HANDLE followed = CreateFileW(path.c_str(), FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
+                nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, nullptr);
+            if (followed != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) CloseHandle(followed);
+            else if (GetLastError() == ERROR_CANT_RESOLVE_FILENAME) errno = ELOOP;
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     auto native = std::make_unique_for_overwrite<NativeDirectory>();
     native->handle = CreateFileW(path.c_str(), FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY | SYNCHRONIZE, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE | FILE_SHARE_DELETE,
         nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, nullptr);
diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestDirectory.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestDirectory.cpp
index f5646097dc..5f6096246e 100644
--- a/core/libs/tests/GuestDirectory.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestDirectory.cpp
@@ -173,8 +173,20 @@ int main() {
     Require(closedir_nid_postfix(directory) == 0);
     Require(opendir_nid_postfix((root / "missing").string().c_str()) == nullptr);
     Require(*__error_nid_postfix() == 2);
-#ifndef _WIN32
     const auto symlinkLoop = root / "symlink-loop";
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    if (links) {
+        Require(CreateSymbolicLinkW(symlinkLoop.c_str(), L"symlink-loop", SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE) != 0);
+        Require(opendir_nid_postfix(symlinkLoop.string().c_str()) == nullptr);
+        Require(*__error_nid_postfix() == 62);
+        Require(DeleteFileW(symlinkLoop.c_str()) != 0);
+        const auto directoryLoop = root / "directory-loop";
+        Require(CreateSymbolicLinkW(directoryLoop.c_str(), L"directory-loop", SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_DIRECTORY | SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE) != 0);
+        Require(opendir_nid_postfix(directoryLoop.string().c_str()) == nullptr);
+        Require(*__error_nid_postfix() == 62);
+        Require(RemoveDirectoryW(directoryLoop.c_str()) != 0);
+    }
+#else
     std::filesystem::create_symlink("symlink-loop", symlinkLoop);
     Require(opendir_nid_postfix(symlinkLoop.string().c_str()) == nullptr);
     Require(*__error_nid_postfix() == 62);