diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/files.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/files.lib.php
index 3d3f38eca2c..744a1326e69 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/files.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/files.lib.php
@@ -454,6 +454,18 @@ function dol_is_file($pathoffile)
 	return is_file($newpathoffile);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return if path is a symbolic link
+ *
+ * @param   string		$pathoffile		Path of file
+ * @return  boolean     			    True or false
+ */
+function dol_is_link($pathoffile)
+{
+	$newpathoffile=dol_osencode($pathoffile);
+	return is_link($newpathoffile);
+}
+
 /**
  * Return if path is an URL
  *