3 files changed, 56 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c b/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c
index 33fe30cd5a..f8c470f213 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_cmds2.c
@@ -2498,6 +2498,7 @@ static int APP_BOTH;
 static void add_pack_plugin(char_u *fname, void *cookie)
 {
   char_u *p4, *p3, *p2, *p1, *p;
+  char_u *buf = NULL;
 
   char *const ffname = fix_fname((char *)fname);
 
@@ -2525,26 +2526,30 @@ static void add_pack_plugin(char_u *fname, void *cookie)
     // Find "ffname" in "p_rtp", ignoring '/' vs '\' differences
     size_t fname_len = strlen(ffname);
     const char *insp = (const char *)p_rtp;
-    for (;;) {
-      if (path_fnamencmp(insp, ffname, fname_len) == 0) {
-        break;
+    buf = try_malloc(MAXPATHL);
+    if (buf == NULL) {
+      goto theend;
+    }
+    while (*insp != NUL) {
+      copy_option_part((char_u **)&insp, buf, MAXPATHL, ",");
+      add_pathsep((char *)buf);
+      char *const rtp_ffname = fix_fname((char *)buf);
+      if (rtp_ffname == NULL) {
+        goto theend;
       }
-      insp = strchr(insp, ',');
-      if (insp == NULL) {
+      bool match = path_fnamencmp(rtp_ffname, ffname, fname_len) == 0;
+      xfree(rtp_ffname);
+      if (match) {
         break;
       }
-      insp++;
     }
 
-    if (insp == NULL) {
+    if (*insp == NUL) {
       // not found, append at the end
       insp = (const char *)p_rtp + STRLEN(p_rtp);
     } else {
       // append after the matching directory.
-      insp += strlen(ffname);
-      while (*insp != NUL && *insp != ',') {
-        insp++;
-      }
+      insp--;
     }
     *p4 = c;
 
@@ -2614,6 +2619,7 @@ static void add_pack_plugin(char_u *fname, void *cookie)
   }
 
 theend:
+  xfree(buf);
   xfree(ffname);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index 2a3fdbd70d..a190293d8e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static const int included_patches[] = {
   311,
   // 310,
   // 309,
-  // 308,
+  308,
   307,
   // 306,
   // 305,
diff --git a/test/functional/legacy/packadd_spec.lua b/test/functional/legacy/packadd_spec.lua
index c280888dda..366a154f89 100644
--- a/test/functional/legacy/packadd_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/legacy/packadd_spec.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,39 @@ describe('packadd', function()
         call assert_equal(new_rtp, &rtp)
       endfunc
 
+      func Test_packadd_symlink_dir()
+        if !has('unix')
+          return
+        endif
+        let top2_dir = s:topdir . '/Xdir2'
+        let real_dir = s:topdir . '/Xsym'
+        silent !ln -s real_dir top2_dir
+        let &rtp = top2_dir . ',' . top2_dir . '/after'
+        let &packpath = &rtp
+
+        let s:plugdir = top2_dir . '/pack/mine/opt/mytest'
+        call mkdir(s:plugdir . '/plugin', 'p')
+
+        exe 'split ' . s:plugdir . '/plugin/test.vim'
+        call setline(1, 'let g:plugin_works = 44')
+        wq
+        let g:plugin_works = 0
+
+        packadd mytest
+
+        " Must have been inserted in the middle, not at the end
+        call assert_true(&rtp =~ '/pack/mine/opt/mytest,')
+        call assert_equal(44, g:plugin_works)
+
+        " No change when doing it again.
+        let rtp_before = &rtp
+        packadd mytest
+        call assert_equal(rtp_before, &rtp)
+
+        set rtp&
+        let rtp = &rtp
+      endfunc
+
       func Test_packloadall()
         " plugin foo with an autoload directory
         let fooplugindir = &packpath . '/pack/mine/start/foo/plugin'
@@ -227,6 +260,11 @@ describe('packadd', function()
     expected_empty()
   end)
 
+  it('works with symlinks', function()
+    call('Test_packadd_symlink_dir')
+    expected_empty()
+  end)
+
   it('works with :packloadall', function()
     call('Test_packloadall')
     expected_empty()