diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index f7898c968..f8e105bf9 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
 * ftp did not set the ascii mode explicity, causing problems with ftp servers
   having binary as default
 
+* ftp was not able to download files when they were pointed to by symbolic links
+  Bugzilla Report 14063.
+
 * replace would change \r\n into \r\r\n under Windows.
 
 * junitreport with frames did not display a link for classes without a package
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTest.java
index e6eda0e97..4b1b47f24 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/net/FTPTest.java
@@ -241,7 +241,24 @@ public class FTPTest extends BuildFileTest{
         ds.scan();
         compareFiles(ds, new String[] {}, new String[] {});
     }
-
+    public void testFileSymlink() {
+        if (!supportsSymlinks) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!loginSuceeded) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!changeRemoteDir(remoteTmpDir)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        getProject().executeTarget("symlink-file-setup");
+        FTP.FTPDirectoryScanner ds = myFTPTask.newScanner(ftp);
+        ds.setBasedir(new File(getProject().getBaseDir(), "tmp"));
+        ds.setIncludes(new String[] {"alpha/beta/gamma/"});
+        ds.scan();
+        compareFiles(ds, new String[] {"alpha/beta/gamma/gamma.xml"},
+                     new String[] {"alpha/beta/gamma"});
+    }
     // father and child pattern test
     public void testOrderOfIncludePatternsIrrelevant() {
         if (!loginSuceeded) {