diff --git a/src/core/ngx_core.h b/src/core/ngx_core.h
index 1ae5516..435ce64 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_core.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_core.h
@@ -91,5 +91,10 @@
 
 void ngx_cpuinfo(void);
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+#define NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_OFF        0
+#define NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_ON         1
+#define NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_NOTOWNER   2
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _NGX_CORE_H_INCLUDED_ */
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
index 9154e08..d66783b 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.c
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
 
 
 static void ngx_open_file_cache_cleanup(void *data);
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+static ngx_fd_t ngx_openat_file_owner(ngx_fd_t at_fd, const u_char *name,
+    ngx_int_t mode, ngx_int_t create, ngx_int_t access);
+#endif
+static ngx_fd_t ngx_open_file_wrapper(ngx_str_t *name,
+    ngx_open_file_info_t *of, ngx_int_t mode, ngx_int_t create,
+    ngx_int_t access);
+static ngx_int_t ngx_file_info_wrapper(ngx_str_t *name,
+    ngx_open_file_info_t *of, ngx_file_info_t *fi);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_open_and_stat_file(ngx_str_t *name,
     ngx_open_file_info_t *of, ngx_log_t *log);
 static void ngx_open_file_add_event(ngx_open_file_cache_t *cache,
@@ -147,9 +156,7 @@
 
         if (of->test_only) {
 
-            if (ngx_file_info(name->data, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
-                of->err = ngx_errno;
-                of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
+            if (ngx_file_info_wrapper(name, of, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
                 return NGX_ERROR;
             }
 
@@ -217,7 +224,11 @@
         if (file->use_event
             || (file->event == NULL
                 && (of->uniq == 0 || of->uniq == file->uniq)
-                && now - file->created < of->valid))
+                && now - file->created < of->valid
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+                && of->disable_symlinks == file->disable_symlinks
+#endif
+            ))
         {
             if (file->err == 0) {
 
@@ -239,7 +250,12 @@
 
             } else {
                 of->err = file->err;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+                of->failed = file->disable_symlinks ? ngx_openat_file_n
+                                                    : ngx_open_file_n;
+#else
                 of->failed = ngx_open_file_n;
+#endif
             }
 
             goto found;
@@ -375,6 +391,9 @@
 
     file->fd = of->fd;
     file->err = of->err;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    file->disable_symlinks = of->disable_symlinks;
+#endif
 
     if (of->err == 0) {
         file->uniq = of->uniq;
@@ -459,6 +478,212 @@
 }
 
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+
+static ngx_fd_t
+ngx_openat_file_owner(ngx_fd_t at_fd, const u_char *name,
+    ngx_int_t mode, ngx_int_t create, ngx_int_t access)
+{
+    ngx_fd_t         fd;
+    ngx_file_info_t  fi, atfi;
+
+    /*
+     * To allow symlinks with the same owner, use openat() (followed
+     * by fstat()) and fstatat(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW), and then compare
+     * uids between fstat() and fstatat().
+     *
+     * As there is a race between openat() and fstatat() we don't
+     * know if openat() in fact opened symlink or not.  Therefore,
+     * we have to compare uids even if fstatat() reports the opened
+     * component isn't a symlink (as we don't know whether it was
+     * symlink during openat() or not).
+     */
+
+    fd = ngx_openat_file(at_fd, name, mode, create, access);
+
+    if (fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_file_at_info(at_fd, name, &atfi, AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+        == NGX_FILE_ERROR)
+    {
+        ngx_close_file(fd);
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_fd_info(fd, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        ngx_close_file(fd);
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (fi.st_uid != atfi.st_uid) {
+        ngx_close_file(fd);
+        ngx_set_errno(NGX_ELOOP);
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+static ngx_fd_t
+ngx_open_file_wrapper(ngx_str_t *name, ngx_open_file_info_t *of,
+    ngx_int_t mode, ngx_int_t create, ngx_int_t access)
+{
+    ngx_fd_t  fd;
+
+#if !(NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+
+    fd = ngx_open_file(name->data, mode, create, access);
+
+    if (fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        of->err = ngx_errno;
+        of->failed = ngx_open_file_n;
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return fd;
+
+#else
+
+    u_char    *p, *cp, *end;
+    ngx_fd_t   at_fd;
+
+    if (of->disable_symlinks == NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_OFF) {
+        fd = ngx_open_file(name->data, mode, create, access);
+
+        if (fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+            of->err = ngx_errno;
+            of->failed = ngx_open_file_n;
+            return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        return fd;
+    }
+
+    at_fd = ngx_openat_file(AT_FDCWD, "/", NGX_FILE_RDONLY|NGX_FILE_NONBLOCK,
+                            NGX_FILE_OPEN, 0);
+
+    if (at_fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        of->err = ngx_errno;
+        of->failed = ngx_openat_file_n;
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    end = name->data + name->len;
+    p = name->data + 1;
+
+    for ( ;; ) {
+        cp = ngx_strlchr(p, end, '/');
+        if (cp == NULL) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        *cp = '\0';
+
+        if (of->disable_symlinks == NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_NOTOWNER) {
+            fd = ngx_openat_file_owner(at_fd, p,
+                                       NGX_FILE_RDONLY|NGX_FILE_NONBLOCK,
+                                       NGX_FILE_OPEN, 0);
+
+        } else {
+            fd = ngx_openat_file(at_fd, p,
+                           NGX_FILE_RDONLY|NGX_FILE_NONBLOCK|NGX_FILE_NOFOLLOW,
+                           NGX_FILE_OPEN, 0);
+        }
+
+        *cp = '/';
+
+        ngx_close_file(at_fd);
+
+        if (fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+            of->err = ngx_errno;
+            of->failed = ngx_openat_file_n;
+            return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        p = cp + 1;
+        at_fd = fd;
+    }
+
+    if (of->disable_symlinks == NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_NOTOWNER) {
+        fd = ngx_openat_file_owner(at_fd, p, mode, create, access);
+
+    } else {
+        fd = ngx_openat_file(at_fd, p, mode|NGX_FILE_NOFOLLOW, create, access);
+    }
+
+    if (fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        of->err = ngx_errno;
+        of->failed = ngx_openat_file_n;
+    }
+
+    ngx_close_file(at_fd);
+
+    return fd;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+static ngx_int_t
+ngx_file_info_wrapper(ngx_str_t *name, ngx_open_file_info_t *of,
+    ngx_file_info_t *fi)
+{
+    ngx_int_t  rc;
+
+#if !(NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+
+    rc = ngx_file_info(name->data, fi);
+
+    if (rc == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        of->err = ngx_errno;
+        of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return rc;
+
+#else
+
+    ngx_fd_t  fd;
+
+    if (of->disable_symlinks == NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_OFF) {
+
+        rc = ngx_file_info(name->data, fi);
+
+        if (rc == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+            of->err = ngx_errno;
+            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
+            return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    fd = ngx_open_file_wrapper(name, of, NGX_FILE_RDONLY|NGX_FILE_NONBLOCK,
+                               NGX_FILE_OPEN, 0);
+
+    if (fd == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_fd_info(fd, fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+        of->err = ngx_errno;
+        of->failed = ngx_fd_info_n;
+        ngx_close_file(fd);
+        return NGX_FILE_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    ngx_close_file(fd);
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 static ngx_int_t
 ngx_open_and_stat_file(ngx_str_t *name, ngx_open_file_info_t *of,
     ngx_log_t *log)
@@ -468,9 +693,9 @@
 
     if (of->fd != NGX_INVALID_FILE) {
 
-        if (ngx_file_info(name->data, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
-            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
-            goto failed;
+        if (ngx_file_info_wrapper(name, of, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+            of->fd = NGX_INVALID_FILE;
+            return NGX_ERROR;
         }
 
         if (of->uniq == ngx_file_uniq(&fi)) {
@@ -479,9 +704,9 @@
 
     } else if (of->test_dir) {
 
-        if (ngx_file_info(name->data, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
-            of->failed = ngx_file_info_n;
-            goto failed;
+        if (ngx_file_info_wrapper(name, of, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
+            of->fd = NGX_INVALID_FILE;
+            return NGX_ERROR;
         }
 
         if (ngx_is_dir(&fi)) {
@@ -496,18 +721,18 @@
          * This flag has no effect on a regular files.
          */
 
-        fd = ngx_open_file(name->data, NGX_FILE_RDONLY|NGX_FILE_NONBLOCK,
-                           NGX_FILE_OPEN, 0);
+        fd = ngx_open_file_wrapper(name, of, NGX_FILE_RDONLY|NGX_FILE_NONBLOCK,
+                                   NGX_FILE_OPEN, 0);
 
     } else {
-        fd = ngx_open_file(name->data, NGX_FILE_APPEND,
-                           NGX_FILE_CREATE_OR_OPEN,
-                           NGX_FILE_DEFAULT_ACCESS);
+        fd = ngx_open_file_wrapper(name, of, NGX_FILE_APPEND,
+                                   NGX_FILE_CREATE_OR_OPEN,
+                                   NGX_FILE_DEFAULT_ACCESS);
     }
 
     if (fd == NGX_INVALID_FILE) {
-        of->failed = ngx_open_file_n;
-        goto failed;
+        of->fd = NGX_INVALID_FILE;
+        return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
     if (ngx_fd_info(fd, &fi) == NGX_FILE_ERROR) {
@@ -565,13 +790,6 @@
     of->is_exec = ngx_is_exec(&fi);
 
     return NGX_OK;
-
-failed:
-
-    of->fd = NGX_INVALID_FILE;
-    of->err = ngx_errno;
-
-    return NGX_ERROR;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.h b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.h
index 436de30..0ff3453 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_open_file_cache.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
     ngx_uint_t               min_uses;
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    unsigned                 disable_symlinks:2;
+#endif
+
     unsigned                 test_dir:1;
     unsigned                 test_only:1;
     unsigned                 log:1;
@@ -64,6 +68,10 @@
 
     uint32_t                 uses;
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    unsigned                 disable_symlinks:2;
+#endif
+
     unsigned                 count:24;
     unsigned                 close:1;
     unsigned                 use_event:1;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index f82897d..35b538b 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -187,6 +187,18 @@
 #endif
 
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+
+static ngx_conf_enum_t  ngx_http_core_disable_symlinks[] = {
+    { ngx_string("off"), NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_OFF },
+    { ngx_string("if_not_owner"), NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_NOTOWNER },
+    { ngx_string("on"), NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_ON },
+    { ngx_null_string, 0 }
+};
+
+#endif
+
+
 static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_core_commands[] = {
 
     { ngx_string("variables_hash_max_size"),
@@ -764,6 +776,17 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+
+    { ngx_string("disable_symlinks"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_enum_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t, disable_symlinks),
+      &ngx_http_core_disable_symlinks },
+
+#endif
+
       ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -1297,6 +1320,9 @@
         of.test_only = 1;
         of.errors = clcf->open_file_cache_errors;
         of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+        of.disable_symlinks = clcf->disable_symlinks;
+#endif
 
         if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &path, &of, r->pool)
             != NGX_OK)
@@ -3344,6 +3370,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    clcf->disable_symlinks = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
+#endif
+
     return clcf;
 }
 
@@ -3623,6 +3653,11 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->disable_symlinks, prev->disable_symlinks,
+                              NGX_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_OFF);
+#endif
+
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
index 38f58df..3d6408a 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
+    ngx_uint_t    disable_symlinks;        /* disable_symlinks */
+#endif
+
     ngx_array_t  *error_pages;             /* error_page */
     ngx_http_try_file_t    *try_files;     /* try_files */