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diff --git a/home-manager/tests/modules/files/out-of-store-symlink.nix b/home-manager/tests/modules/files/out-of-store-symlink.nix
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+{ config, lib, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+
+  filePath = ./. + "/source with spaces!";
+
+in {
+  config = {
+    home.file."oos".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink filePath;
+
+    nmt.script = ''
+      assertLinkExists "home-files/oos"
+
+      storePath="$(readlink $TESTED/home-files/oos)"
+
+      if [[ ! -L $storePath ]]; then
+        fail "Expected $storePath to be a symbolic link, but it was not."
+      fi
+
+      actual="$(readlink "$storePath")"
+      expected="${toString filePath}"
+      if [[ $actual != $expected ]]; then
+        fail "Symlink home-files/oos should point to $expected via the Nix store, but it actually points to $actual."
+      fi
+    '';
+  };
+}