diff --git a/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/localstore/UnifiedTreeNode.java b/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/localstore/UnifiedTreeNode.java
index 5c6de678e21..8c0b434317f 100644
--- a/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/localstore/UnifiedTreeNode.java
+++ b/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/localstore/UnifiedTreeNode.java
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 package org.eclipse.core.internal.localstore;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.*;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.EFS;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileInfo;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileStore;
 import org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Resource;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ public UnifiedTreeNode(UnifiedTree tree, IResource resource, IFileStore store, I
 	}
 
 	public boolean existsInFileSystem() {
-		return fileInfo != null && fileInfo.exists();
+		return fileInfo != null && (fileInfo.exists() || fileInfo.getAttribute(EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/resources/ResourceTree.java b/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/resources/ResourceTree.java
index cac927a0644..7b95c9374ca 100644
--- a/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/resources/ResourceTree.java
+++ b/resources/bundles/org.eclipse.core.resources/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/resources/ResourceTree.java
@@ -15,14 +15,35 @@
 package org.eclipse.core.internal.resources;
 
 import java.net.URI;
-import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.*;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.EFS;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileInfo;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileStore;
+import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.IFileSystem;
 import org.eclipse.core.filesystem.URIUtil;
 import org.eclipse.core.internal.localstore.FileSystemResourceManager;
 import org.eclipse.core.internal.properties.IPropertyManager;
-import org.eclipse.core.internal.utils.*;
-import org.eclipse.core.resources.*;
+import org.eclipse.core.internal.utils.BitMask;
+import org.eclipse.core.internal.utils.Messages;
+import org.eclipse.core.internal.utils.Policy;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IContainer;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFolder;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProjectDescription;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResourceStatus;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResourceVisitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.team.IResourceTree;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.MultiStatus;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.OperationCanceledException;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.SubMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs.ILock;
 import org.eclipse.osgi.util.NLS;
 
@@ -289,7 +310,8 @@ private boolean internalDeleteFile(IFile file, int flags, IProgressMonitor monit
 			// If the file doesn't exist on disk then signal to the workspace to delete the
 			// file and return.
 			IFileStore fileStore = localManager.getStore(file);
-			boolean localExists = fileStore.fetchInfo().exists();
+			IFileInfo localFileInfo = fileStore.fetchInfo();
+			boolean localExists = localFileInfo.exists() || localFileInfo.getAttribute(EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK);
 			if (!localExists) {
 				deletedFile(file);
 				// Indicate that the delete was successful.