1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/file.rb b/lib/chef/resource/file.rb
index 879d5f0c86..15adb9dae8 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/file.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Chef
         @provider = Chef::Provider::File
         @atomic_update = Chef::Config[:file_atomic_update]
         @force_unlink = false
+        @manage_symlink_source = nil
         @diff = nil
       end
 
@@ -108,6 +109,14 @@ class Chef
         )
       end
 
+      def manage_symlink_source(arg=nil)
+        set_or_return(
+          :manage_symlink_source,
+          arg,
+          :kind_of => [ TrueClass, FalseClass ]
+        )
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end