diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/LinkedResourceDecorator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/LinkedResourceDecorator.java
index f4dd754bd00..47c3c879ecf 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/LinkedResourceDecorator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/LinkedResourceDecorator.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.EFS;
 import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileInfo;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourceAttributes;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ResourceLocator;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IDecoration;
@@ -108,8 +110,20 @@ public void decorate(Object element, IDecoration decoration) {
 			} else {
 				LINK_WARNING.ifPresent(decoration::addOverlay);
 			}
+		} else {
+			// broken filesystem symlinks (not Eclipse-linked, but a symlink with missing
+			// target)
+			ResourceAttributes attrs = resource.getResourceAttributes();
+			if (attrs == null) {
+				URI location = resource.getLocationURI();
+				if (location != null) {
+					IFileInfo fileInfo = IDEResourceInfoUtils.getFileInfo(location);
+					if (fileInfo != null && fileInfo.getAttribute(EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK)) {
+						LINK_WARNING.ifPresent(decoration::addOverlay);
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
-
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/SymlinkDecorator.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/SymlinkDecorator.java
index cd82135a07d..3647f8a50f7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/SymlinkDecorator.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/SymlinkDecorator.java
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide;
 
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.EFS;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileInfo;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourceAttributes;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.mapping.ResourceMapping;
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IDecoration;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ILabelProviderListener;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ILightweightLabelDecorator;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.dialogs.IDEResourceInfoUtils;
 
 /**
  * Decorate symbolic links
@@ -68,8 +72,18 @@ public void decorate(Object element, IDecoration decoration) {
 		IResource resource = Adapters.adapt(element, IResource.class);
 		if (resource != null) {
 			ResourceAttributes resourceAttributes = resource.getResourceAttributes();
-			if (resourceAttributes != null && resourceAttributes.isSymbolicLink()) {
-				SYMLINK.ifPresent(decoration::addOverlay);
+			if (resourceAttributes != null) {
+				if (resourceAttributes.isSymbolicLink()) {
+					SYMLINK.ifPresent(decoration::addOverlay);
+				}
+			} else {
+				URI location = resource.getLocationURI();
+				if (location != null) {
+					IFileInfo fileInfo = IDEResourceInfoUtils.getFileInfo(location);
+					if (fileInfo != null && fileInfo.getAttribute(EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK)) {
+						SYMLINK.ifPresent(decoration::addOverlay);
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}