diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cpplib.cpp b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cpplib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c337a5270ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cpplib.cpp	
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#define BUILDING_DLL
+#include "cpplib.h"
+
+int DLL_PUBLIC cppfunc(void) {
+    return 42;
+}
+
+int DLL_PUBLIC cppfunc_sym(void) {
+    return 43;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cpplib.h b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cpplib.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b000780b7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cpplib.h	
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* See http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/Visibility#How_to_use_the_new_C.2B-.2B-_visibility_support */
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+  #ifdef BUILDING_DLL
+    #define DLL_PUBLIC __declspec(dllexport)
+  #else
+    #define DLL_PUBLIC __declspec(dllimport)
+  #endif
+#else
+    #define DLL_PUBLIC __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#endif
+
+int DLL_PUBLIC cppfunc_sym(void);
+int DLL_PUBLIC cppfunc(void);
diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cppmain.cpp b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cppmain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..602b66231c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/cppmain.cpp	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "cpplib.h"
+
+int main(void) {
+    return cppfunc_sym() != 42;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/libfile.c b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/libfile.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91489b287928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/libfile.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#if defined _WIN32 || defined __CYGWIN__
+  #define DLL_PUBLIC __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+  #if defined __GNUC__
+    #define DLL_PUBLIC __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+  #else
+    #pragma message ("Compiler does not support symbol visibility.")
+    #define DLL_PUBLIC
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+int DLL_PUBLIC func(void) {
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/main.c b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90f6e9decc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/main.c	
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#if defined _WIN32 || defined __CYGWIN__
+  #define DLL_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#else
+  #define DLL_IMPORT
+#endif
+
+int DLL_IMPORT func_sym(void);
+int DLL_IMPORT func(void);
+
+int main(void) {
+    return func_sym();
+}
diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/meson.build b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..63db21e6f3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+project('link_syms linking test', ['c', 'cpp'])
+
+if build_machine.system() == 'linux'
+  c_link_syms = '-Wl,--defsym=func_sym=func'
+  cpp_link_syms = '-Wl,--defsym=_Z11cppfunc_symv=_Z7cppfuncv'
+else
+  message('unsupported on ' + build_machine.system())
+  c_link_syms = ''
+  cpp_link_syms = ''
+endif
+
+if c_link_syms != ''
+  lib = static_library('mylib', 'libfile.c', install : false)
+  exe = executable('prog', 'main.c',
+                   link_syms : c_link_syms,
+                   link_with : lib)
+
+  test('runtest', exe)
+
+  cpplib = static_library('mycpplib', 'cpplib.cpp')
+  cppexe = executable('cppprog', 'cppmain.cpp',
+                      link_syms : cpp_link_syms,
+                      link_with : cpplib)
+  test('cpptest', cppexe)
+endif
diff --git a/test cases/common/281 link-syms/test.json b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c63c0851048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/common/281 link-syms/test.json	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}