diff --git a/tests/fs/test_system.py b/tests/fs/test_system.py
index b6d4c6e..8b8bd0f 100644
--- a/tests/fs/test_system.py
+++ b/tests/fs/test_system.py
@@ -1,9 +1,47 @@
+import os
 from os import fspath
 
-from dvc_objects.fs.system import inode
+from dvc_objects.fs.system import (
+    hardlink,
+    inode,
+    is_hardlink,
+    is_symlink,
+    symlink,
+)
 
 
 def test_inode(tmp_path):
     file = tmp_path / "foo"
     file.write_text("foo content", encoding="utf8")
     assert inode(fspath(file)) == inode(fspath(file))
+
+
+def test_symlink(tmp_path):
+    (tmp_path / "source").write_bytes(b"source")
+    symlink(fspath(tmp_path / "source"), fspath(tmp_path / "dest"))
+
+    assert os.path.islink(tmp_path / "dest")
+    assert is_symlink(fspath(tmp_path / "dest"))
+
+
+def test_hardlink(tmp_path):
+    src = tmp_path / "source"
+    dest = tmp_path / "dest"
+    src.write_bytes(b"source")
+
+    hardlink(fspath(src), fspath(dest))
+    assert inode(fspath(src)) == inode(fspath(dest))
+    assert is_hardlink(fspath(dest))
+
+
+def test_hardlink_follows_symlink(tmp_path):
+    src = tmp_path / "source"
+    inter = tmp_path / "inter"
+    dest = tmp_path / "dest"
+    src.write_bytes(b"source")
+
+    symlink(fspath(src), fspath(inter))
+    hardlink(fspath(inter), fspath(dest))
+
+    assert inode(fspath(src)) == inode(fspath(dest))
+    assert is_hardlink(fspath(dest))