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diff --git a/tests/cp/cp-mv-enotsup-xattr.sh b/tests/cp/cp-mv-enotsup-xattr.sh
index f8cdd4551..11809892a 100755
--- a/tests/cp/cp-mv-enotsup-xattr.sh
+++ b/tests/cp/cp-mv-enotsup-xattr.sh
@@ -106,4 +106,24 @@ mv xattr/a noxattr/ 2>err || fail=1
test -s noxattr/a || fail=1 # destination file must not be empty
test -s err && fail=1 # there must be no stderr output
+# This should pass and copy xattrs of the symlink
+# since the xattrs used here are not in the 'user.' namespace.
+# Up to and including coreutils-8.22 xattrs of symlinks
+# were not copied across file systems.
+ln -s 'foo' xattr/symlink || framework_failure_
+# Note 'user.' namespace is only supported on regular files/dirs
+# so use the 'trusted.' namespace here
+txattr='trusted.overlay.whiteout'
+if setfattr -hn "$txattr" -v y xattr/symlink; then
+ # Note only root can read the 'trusted.' namespace
+ if getfattr -h -m- -d xattr/symlink | grep -F "$txattr"; then
+ mv xattr/symlink noxattr/ || fail=1
+ getfattr -h -m- -d noxattr/symlink | grep -F "$txattr" || fail=1
+ else
+ echo "failed to get '$txattr' xattr. skipping symlink check" >&2
+ fi
+else
+ echo "failed to set '$txattr' xattr. skipping symlink check" >&2
+fi
+
Exit $fail