diff --git a/src/os/os_test.go b/src/os/os_test.go
index f1755dfa91..24a1d84b16 100644
--- a/src/os/os_test.go
+++ b/src/os/os_test.go
@@ -2174,6 +2174,24 @@ func TestAppend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOpenFileCreateExclDanglingSymlink(t *testing.T) {
+	defer chtmpdir(t)()
+	const link = "link"
+	if err := Symlink("does_not_exist", link); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	f, err := OpenFile(link, O_WRONLY|O_CREATE|O_EXCL, 0o666)
+	if err == nil {
+		f.Close()
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrExist) {
+		t.Errorf("OpenFile of a dangling symlink with O_CREATE|O_EXCL = %v, want ErrExist", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := Stat(link); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("OpenFile of a dangling symlink with O_CREATE|O_EXCL created a file")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStatDirWithTrailingSlash(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go b/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
index d49ee522c4..bbc1a11784 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_windows.go
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ func Open(path string, mode int, perm uint32) (fd Handle, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if createmode == CREATE_NEW {
+		attrs |= FILE_FLAG_OPEN_REPARSE_POINT // don't follow symlinks
+	}
 	if createmode == OPEN_EXISTING && access == GENERIC_READ {
 		// Necessary for opening directory handles.
 		attrs |= FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS