diff --git a/include/nfsc/libnfs.h b/include/nfsc/libnfs.h
index ff7350e..49acc4e 100644
--- a/include/nfsc/libnfs.h
+++ b/include/nfsc/libnfs.h
@@ -1091,6 +1091,16 @@ EXTERN int nfs_readlink_async(struct nfs_context *nfs, const char *path, nfs_cb
  */
 EXTERN int nfs_readlink(struct nfs_context *nfs, const char *path, char *buf, int bufsize);
 
+/*
+ * Sync readlink2(<name>)
+ * Function returns
+ *   NULL : The command failed.
+ *    buf : The content of the link. The returned buffer must be freed
+ *          by the caller.
+ */
+EXTERN char *nfs_readlink2(struct nfs_context *nfs, const char *path);
+
+
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/libnfs-sync.c b/lib/libnfs-sync.c
index 2adc8d6..7bca2d3 100644
--- a/lib/libnfs-sync.c
+++ b/lib/libnfs-sync.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,46 @@ int nfs_readlink(struct nfs_context *nfs, const char *path, char *buf, int bufsi
 	return cb_data.status;
 }
 
+static void readlink2_cb(int status, struct nfs_context *nfs, void *data, void *private_data)
+{
+	struct sync_cb_data *cb_data = private_data;
+	char **bufptr;
+	char *buf;
+
+	cb_data->is_finished = 1;
+
+	if (status < 0) {
+		nfs_set_error(nfs, "readlink call failed with \"%s\"", (char *)data);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	buf = strdup(data);
+	if (buf == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	bufptr = cb_data->return_data;
+	*bufptr = buf;
+}
+
+char *nfs_readlink2(struct nfs_context *nfs, const char *path)
+{
+	char *buf;
+	struct sync_cb_data cb_data;
+
+	buf = NULL;
+	cb_data.is_finished = 0;
+	cb_data.return_data = &buf;
+
+	if (nfs_readlink_async(nfs, path, readlink2_cb, &cb_data) != 0) {
+		nfs_set_error(nfs, "nfs_readlink_async failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	wait_for_nfs_reply(nfs, &cb_data);
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
 
 
 /*