diff --git a/filesystem/squashfs/directoryentry.go b/filesystem/squashfs/directoryentry.go
index b39385f1..760bcf0a 100644
--- a/filesystem/squashfs/directoryentry.go
+++ b/filesystem/squashfs/directoryentry.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package squashfs
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -129,3 +131,30 @@ func (d *directoryEntry) GID() uint32 {
 func (d *directoryEntry) Xattrs() map[string]string {
 	return d.xattrs
 }
+
+// Readlink returns the destination of the symbolic link if this entry
+// is a symbolic link.
+//
+// If this entry is not a symbolic link then it will return fs.ErrNotExist
+func (d *directoryEntry) Readlink() (string, error) {
+	var target string
+	body := d.inode.getBody()
+	//nolint:exhaustive // all other cases fall under default
+	switch d.inode.inodeType() {
+	case inodeBasicSymlink:
+		link, ok := body.(*basicSymlink)
+		if !ok {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("internal error: inode wasn't basic symlink: %T", body)
+		}
+		target = link.target
+	case inodeExtendedSymlink:
+		link, ok := body.(*extendedSymlink)
+		if !ok {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("internal error: inode wasn't extended symlink: %T", body)
+		}
+		target = link.target
+	default:
+		return "", fs.ErrNotExist
+	}
+	return target, nil
+}
diff --git a/filesystem/squashfs/squashfs_test.go b/filesystem/squashfs/squashfs_test.go
index 4d53c754..75c82099 100644
--- a/filesystem/squashfs/squashfs_test.go
+++ b/filesystem/squashfs/squashfs_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	stdfs "io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
@@ -357,14 +358,36 @@ func TestSquashfsCheckListing(t *testing.T) {
 			if fi.IsDir() {
 				wantMode |= os.ModeDir
 			}
+			var wantTarget string
 			switch p {
-			case "/symlink", "/goodlink", "/emptylink":
+			case "/goodlink":
+				wantTarget = "README.md"
+				wantMode |= os.ModeSymlink
+			case "/emptylink":
+				wantTarget = "/a/b/c/d/ef/g/h"
 				wantMode |= os.ModeSymlink
 			}
 			gotMode := fi.Mode()
 			if (gotMode & os.ModeType) != wantMode {
 				t.Errorf("%s: want mode 0o%o got mode 0o%o", p, wantMode, gotMode&os.ModeType)
 			}
+			fix, ok := fi.Sys().(squashfs.FileStat)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatal("Wrong type")
+			}
+			gotTarget, err := fix.Readlink()
+			if wantTarget == "" {
+				if err != stdfs.ErrNotExist {
+					t.Errorf("%s: ReadLink want error %q got error %q", p, stdfs.ErrNotExist, err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("%s: ReadLink returned error: %v", p, err)
+				}
+				if wantTarget != gotTarget {
+					t.Errorf("%s: ReadLink want target %q got target %q", p, wantTarget, gotTarget)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}