diff --git a/caddy/caddy_test.go b/caddy/caddy_test.go
index e359e3d4bc..4233fc3111 100644
--- a/caddy/caddy_test.go
+++ b/caddy/caddy_test.go
@@ -1500,3 +1500,253 @@ func TestLog(t *testing.T) {
 		"",
 	)
 }
+
+// TestSymlinkWorkerPaths tests different ways to reference worker scripts in symlinked directories
+func TestSymlinkWorkerPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	publicDir := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "testdata", "symlinks", "public")
+
+	t.Run("NeighboringWorkerScript", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Scenario: neighboring worker script
+		// Given frankenphp located in the test folder
+		// When I execute `frankenphp php-server --listen localhost:8080 -w index.php` from `public`
+		// Then I expect to see the worker script executed successfully
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+
+				frankenphp {
+					worker `+publicDir+`/index.php 1
+				}
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/index.php", http.StatusOK, "Request: 0\n")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("NestedWorkerScript", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Scenario: nested worker script
+		// Given frankenphp located in the test folder
+		// When I execute `frankenphp --listen localhost:8080 -w nested/index.php` from `public`
+		// Then I expect to see the worker script executed successfully
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+
+				frankenphp {
+					worker `+publicDir+`/nested/index.php 1
+				}
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/nested/index.php", http.StatusOK, "Nested request: 0\n")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("OutsideSymlinkedFolder", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Scenario: outside the symlinked folder
+		// Given frankenphp located in the root folder
+		// When I execute `frankenphp --listen localhost:8080 -w public/index.php` from the root folder
+		// Then I expect to see the worker script executed successfully
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+
+				frankenphp {
+					worker {
+						name outside_worker
+						file `+publicDir+`/index.php
+						num 1
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/index.php", http.StatusOK, "Request: 0\n")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SpecifiedRootDirectory", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Scenario: specified root directory
+		// Given frankenphp located in the root folder
+		// When I execute `frankenphp --listen localhost:8080 -w public/index.php -r public` from the root folder
+		// Then I expect to see the worker script executed successfully
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+
+				frankenphp {
+					worker {
+						name specified_root_worker
+						file `+publicDir+`/index.php
+						num 1
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/index.php", http.StatusOK, "Request: 0\n")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestSymlinkResolveRoot tests the resolve_root_symlink directive behavior
+func TestSymlinkResolveRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	testDir := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "testdata", "symlinks", "test")
+	publicDir := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "testdata", "symlinks", "public")
+
+	t.Run("ResolveRootSymlink", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Tests that resolve_root_symlink directive works correctly
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+
+				frankenphp {
+					worker `+publicDir+`/document-root.php 1
+				}
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		// DOCUMENT_ROOT should be the resolved path (testDir)
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/document-root.php", http.StatusOK, "DOCUMENT_ROOT="+testDir+"\n")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("NoResolveRootSymlink", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Tests that symlinks are preserved when resolve_root_symlink is false (non-worker mode)
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink false
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		// DOCUMENT_ROOT should be the symlink path (publicDir) when resolve_root_symlink is false
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/document-root.php", http.StatusOK, "DOCUMENT_ROOT="+publicDir+"\n")
+	})
+}
+
+// TestSymlinkWorkerBehavior tests worker behavior with symlinked directories
+func TestSymlinkWorkerBehavior(t *testing.T) {
+	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+	publicDir := filepath.Join(cwd, "..", "testdata", "symlinks", "public")
+
+	t.Run("WorkerScriptFailsWithoutWorkerMode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Tests that accessing a worker-only script without configuring it as a worker actually results in an error
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		// Accessing the worker script without worker configuration MUST fail
+		// The script checks $_SERVER['FRANKENPHP_WORKER'] and dies if not set
+		tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/index.php", http.StatusOK, "Error: This script must be run in worker mode (FRANKENPHP_WORKER not set to '1')\n")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("MultipleRequests", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Tests that symlinked workers handle multiple requests correctly
+		tester := caddytest.NewTester(t)
+		tester.InitServer(`
+			{
+				skip_install_trust
+				admin localhost:2999
+				http_port `+testPort+`
+			}
+
+			localhost:`+testPort+` {
+				route {
+					php {
+						root `+publicDir+`
+						resolve_root_symlink true
+						worker index.php 1
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			`, "caddyfile")
+
+		// Make multiple requests - each should increment the counter
+		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+			tester.AssertGetResponse("http://localhost:"+testPort+"/index.php", http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf("Request: %d\n", i))
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/caddy/module.go b/caddy/module.go
index b116a5e1ac..6416362694 100644
--- a/caddy/module.go
+++ b/caddy/module.go
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ func (f *FrankenPHPModule) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 			}
 
 			f.resolvedDocumentRoot = root
+
+			// Also resolve symlinks in worker file paths when resolve_root_symlink is true
+			for i, wc := range f.Workers {
+				if !filepath.IsAbs(wc.FileName) {
+					continue
+				}
+				resolvedPath, _ := filepath.EvalSymlinks(wc.FileName)
+				f.Workers[i].FileName = resolvedPath
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -181,7 +190,10 @@ func (f *FrankenPHPModule) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, _ c
 		if documentRoot == "" && frankenphp.EmbeddedAppPath != "" {
 			documentRoot = frankenphp.EmbeddedAppPath
 		}
-		documentRootOption = frankenphp.WithRequestDocumentRoot(documentRoot, *f.ResolveRootSymlink)
+		// If we do not have a resolved document root, then we cannot resolve the symlink of our cwd because it may
+		// resolve to a different directory than the one we are currently in.
+		// This is especially important if there are workers running.
+		documentRootOption = frankenphp.WithRequestDocumentRoot(documentRoot, false)
 	} else {
 		documentRoot = f.resolvedDocumentRoot
 		documentRootOption = frankenphp.WithRequestResolvedDocumentRoot(documentRoot)
diff --git a/internal/testext/exttest.go b/internal/testext/exttest.go
index abebee4c1d..1a8477d4a8 100644
--- a/internal/testext/exttest.go
+++ b/internal/testext/exttest.go
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ package testext
 // #include "extension.h"
 import "C"
 import (
-	"github.com/dunglas/frankenphp"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"io"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/dunglas/frankenphp"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func testRegisterExtension(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/testdata/symlinks/public b/testdata/symlinks/public
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..30d74d2584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinks/public
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/symlinks/test/document-root.php b/testdata/symlinks/test/document-root.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c21b2fc7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinks/test/document-root.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+if (isset($_SERVER['FRANKENPHP_WORKER'])) {
+    $i = 0;
+    do {
+        $ok = frankenphp_handle_request(function () use ($i): void {
+            echo "DOCUMENT_ROOT=" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "\n";
+        });
+        $i++;
+    } while ($ok);
+} else {
+    echo "DOCUMENT_ROOT=" . $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "\n";
+}
diff --git a/testdata/symlinks/test/index.php b/testdata/symlinks/test/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15aa1a9cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinks/test/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+if (!isset($_SERVER['FRANKENPHP_WORKER'])) {
+    die("Error: This script must be run in worker mode (FRANKENPHP_WORKER not set to '1')\n");
+}
+
+$i = 0;
+do {
+    $ok = frankenphp_handle_request(function () use ($i): void {
+        echo sprintf("Request: %d\n", $i);
+    });
+    $i++;
+} while ($ok);
diff --git a/testdata/symlinks/test/nested/index.php b/testdata/symlinks/test/nested/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d07bc8d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinks/test/nested/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+if (!isset($_SERVER['FRANKENPHP_WORKER'])) {
+    die("Error: This script must be run in worker mode (FRANKENPHP_WORKER not set to '1')\n");
+}
+
+$i = 0;
+do {
+    $ok = frankenphp_handle_request(function () use ($i): void {
+        echo sprintf("Nested request: %d\n", $i);
+    });
+    $i++;
+} while ($ok);
diff --git a/worker.go b/worker.go
index e2c5453638..35deec2be2 100644
--- a/worker.go
+++ b/worker.go
@@ -111,7 +111,14 @@ func getWorkerByPath(path string) *worker {
 }
 
 func newWorker(o workerOpt) (*worker, error) {
-	absFileName, err := fastabs.FastAbs(o.fileName)
+	// Order is important!
+	// This order ensures that FrankenPHP started from inside a symlinked directory will properly resolve any paths.
+	// If it is started from outside a symlinked directory, it is resolved to the same path that we use in the Caddy module.
+	absFileName, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(o.fileName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("worker filename is invalid %q: %w", o.fileName, err)
+	}
+	absFileName, err = fastabs.FastAbs(absFileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("worker filename is invalid %q: %w", o.fileName, err)
 	}