diff --git a/tests/standalone/io/resolve_symbolic_links_test.dart b/tests/standalone/io/resolve_symbolic_links_test.dart
index cab5684ab22..07e49d0da86 100644
--- a/tests/standalone/io/resolve_symbolic_links_test.dart
+++ b/tests/standalone/io/resolve_symbolic_links_test.dart
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ main() {
         });
       }));
 
+  asyncTest(testNonExistantPath);
   asyncTest(testLinkTargetTypeChangedAfterCreation);
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ Future testLink(String name) {
   });
 }
 
+Future testNonExistantPath() async {
+  try {
+    await File('/tmp/foo/doesnotexist').resolveSymbolicLinks();
+    Expect.fail("expected FileSystemException");
+  } on FileSystemException {}
+}
+
 Future testLinkTargetTypeChangedAfterCreation() async {
   // Test the following scenario:
   // 1. create a file