diff --git a/lib/libarchive/Makefile b/lib/libarchive/Makefile
index 00acf1fd68b3..cbc9a3c6c578 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libarchive/Makefile
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_fflags_text_w.3
 MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_gname.3
 MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_gname_w.3
 MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_hardlink_w.3
+MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_link.3
+MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_link_w.3
 MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_pathname_w.3
 MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_stat.3
 MLINKS+=	archive_entry.3 archive_entry_copy_symlink_w.3
diff --git a/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.3 b/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.3
index 556cf18af6e2..ba9fd6c2ed83 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.3
+++ b/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.3
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 .Nm archive_entry_copy_gname_w ,
 .Nm archive_entry_copy_hardlink ,
 .Nm archive_entry_copy_hardlink_w ,
+.Nm archive_entry_copy_link ,
+.Nm archive_entry_copy_link_w ,
 .Nm archive_entry_copy_pathname_w ,
 .Nm archive_entry_copy_stat ,
 .Nm archive_entry_copy_symlink ,
diff --git a/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.c b/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.c
index ccb7854f5593..8fbc0ac9d1ee 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.c
+++ b/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.c
@@ -754,6 +754,28 @@ archive_entry_set_link(struct archive_entry *entry, const char *target)
 		aes_set_mbs(&entry->ae_hardlink, target);
 }
 
+/* Set symlink if symlink is already set, else set hardlink. */
+void
+archive_entry_copy_link(struct archive_entry *entry, const char *target)
+{
+	if (entry->ae_symlink.aes_mbs != NULL ||
+	    entry->ae_symlink.aes_wcs != NULL)
+		aes_copy_mbs(&entry->ae_symlink, target);
+	else
+		aes_copy_mbs(&entry->ae_hardlink, target);
+}
+
+/* Set symlink if symlink is already set, else set hardlink. */
+void
+archive_entry_copy_link_w(struct archive_entry *entry, const wchar_t *target)
+{
+	if (entry->ae_symlink.aes_mbs != NULL ||
+	    entry->ae_symlink.aes_wcs != NULL)
+		aes_copy_wcs(&entry->ae_symlink, target);
+	else
+		aes_copy_wcs(&entry->ae_hardlink, target);
+}
+
 void
 archive_entry_set_mode(struct archive_entry *entry, mode_t m)
 {
diff --git a/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.h b/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.h
index cc2bed2996ab..8c61b9553b63 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.h
+++ b/lib/libarchive/archive_entry.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ void	archive_entry_copy_hardlink(struct archive_entry *, const char *);
 void	archive_entry_copy_hardlink_w(struct archive_entry *, const wchar_t *);
 void	archive_entry_set_ino(struct archive_entry *, unsigned long);
 void	archive_entry_set_link(struct archive_entry *, const char *);
+void	archive_entry_copy_link(struct archive_entry *, const char *);
+void	archive_entry_copy_link_w(struct archive_entry *, const wchar_t *);
 void	archive_entry_set_mode(struct archive_entry *, mode_t);
 void	archive_entry_set_mtime(struct archive_entry *, time_t, long);
 void	archive_entry_set_nlink(struct archive_entry *, unsigned int);
diff --git a/lib/libarchive/test/test_entry.c b/lib/libarchive/test/test_entry.c
index 3841ce4094d9..3fd1d06d5990 100644
--- a/lib/libarchive/test/test_entry.c
+++ b/lib/libarchive/test/test_entry.c
@@ -120,8 +120,37 @@ DEFINE_TEST(test_entry)
 #else
 	skipping("archive_entry_ino()");
 #endif
+
 	/* link */
-	/* TODO: implement these tests. */
+	archive_entry_set_hardlink(e, "hardlinkname");
+	archive_entry_set_symlink(e, NULL);
+	archive_entry_set_link(e, "link");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), "link");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), NULL);
+	archive_entry_copy_link(e, "link2");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), "link2");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), NULL);
+	archive_entry_copy_link_w(e, L"link3");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), "link3");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), NULL);
+	archive_entry_set_hardlink(e, NULL);
+	archive_entry_set_symlink(e, "symlink");
+	archive_entry_set_link(e, "link");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), NULL);
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), "link");
+	archive_entry_copy_link(e, "link2");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), NULL);
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), "link2");
+	archive_entry_copy_link_w(e, L"link3");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), NULL);
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), "link3");
+	/* Arbitrarily override hardlink if both hardlink and symlink set. */
+	archive_entry_set_hardlink(e, "hardlink");
+	archive_entry_set_symlink(e, "symlink");
+	archive_entry_set_link(e, "link");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_hardlink(e), "hardlink");
+	assertEqualString(archive_entry_symlink(e), "link");
+
 	/* mode */
 	archive_entry_set_mode(e, 0123456);
 	assertEqualInt(archive_entry_mode(e), 0123456);