diff --git a/cs3/gateway/v1beta1/gateway_api.proto b/cs3/gateway/v1beta1/gateway_api.proto
index 0e486338..51e162ca 100644
--- a/cs3/gateway/v1beta1/gateway_api.proto
+++ b/cs3/gateway/v1beta1/gateway_api.proto
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ service GatewayAPI {
   // Returns the resource information at the provided reference.
   // MUST return CODE_NOT_FOUND if the reference does not exist.
   rpc Stat(cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.StatRequest) returns (cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.StatResponse);
+  // Creates a symlink to another resource.
+  rpc CreateSymlink(cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.CreateSymlinkRequest) returns (cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.CreateSymlinkResponse);
   // Sets arbitrary metadata into a storage resource.
   // Arbitrary metadata is returned in a cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.ResourceInfo.
   rpc SetArbitraryMetadata(cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.SetArbitraryMetadataRequest) returns (cs3.storage.provider.v1beta1.SetArbitraryMetadataResponse);
diff --git a/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1/provider_api.proto b/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1/provider_api.proto
index 436b4c21..0302bd31 100644
--- a/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1/provider_api.proto
+++ b/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1/provider_api.proto
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ service ProviderAPI {
   // MUST return CODE_NOT_FOUND if the reference does not exist.
   // MUST return CODE_PRECONDITION_FAILED if the acl does not exist.
   rpc UpdateGrant(UpdateGrantRequest) returns (UpdateGrantResponse);
+  // Creates a symlink to another resource.
+  rpc CreateSymlink(CreateSymlinkRequest) returns (CreateSymlinkResponse);
   // Creates a reference to another resource in the same cluster or another domain (OCM shares).
   // The references resource can be accessed by the protocol specificied in the request message.
   rpc CreateReference(CreateReferenceRequest) returns (CreateReferenceResponse);
@@ -623,6 +625,27 @@ message UpdateGrantResponse {
   cs3.types.v1beta1.Opaque opaque = 2;
 }
 
+message CreateSymlinkRequest {
+  // OPTIONAL.
+  // Opaque information.
+  cs3.types.v1beta1.Opaque opaque = 1;
+  // REQUIRED.
+  // The location where to store the symlink.
+  string path = 2;
+  // REQUIRED.
+  // The link target can hold arbitrary text; if later resolved,
+  // a relative link is interpreted in relation to its parent directory
+  string target = 3;
+}
+
+message CreateSymlinkResponse {
+  // REQUIRED.
+  // The response status.
+  cs3.rpc.v1beta1.Status status = 1;
+  // OPTIONAL.
+  // Opaque information.
+  cs3.types.v1beta1.Opaque opaque = 2;
+}
 message CreateReferenceRequest {
   // OPTIONAL.
   // Opaque information.