diff -r da2c96cf2ce6 Lib/test/test_os.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py	Sun Sep 25 20:39:29 2016 +0300
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py	Sun Sep 25 14:31:53 2016 -0400
@@ -2095,9 +2095,13 @@
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.junction))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(self.junction))
 
-        # Junctions are not recognized as links.
-        self.assertFalse(os.path.islink(self.junction))
-
+        # Junctions are recognized as links.
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.junction))
+        
+        # os.readlink supports junctions.
+        real_junction_target = os.readlink(self.junction)
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.samefile(real_junction_target, self.junction_target))
+    
     def test_unlink_removes_junction(self):
         _winapi.CreateJunction(self.junction_target, self.junction)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(self.junction))
diff -r da2c96cf2ce6 Modules/posixmodule.c
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c	Sun Sep 25 20:39:29 2016 +0300
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c	Sun Sep 25 14:31:53 2016 -0400
@@ -6997,6 +6997,7 @@
     char target_buffer[_Py_MAXIMUM_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER_SIZE];
     _Py_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER *rdb = (_Py_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER *)target_buffer;
     const wchar_t *print_name;
+    USHORT print_name_length;
 
     static char *keywords[] = {"path", "dir_fd", NULL};
 
@@ -7041,17 +7042,27 @@
     if (io_result==0)
         return win32_error_object("readlink", po);
 
-    if (rdb->ReparseTag != IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK)
-    {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                "not a symbolic link");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    print_name = rdb->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.PathBuffer +
-                 rdb->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.PrintNameOffset;
+	if(rdb->ReparseTag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK)
+	{
+		print_name = rdb->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.PathBuffer +
+			(rdb->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.PrintNameOffset / 2);
+		print_name_length = rdb->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.PrintNameLength / 2;
+	}
+	else if(rdb->ReparseTag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_MOUNT_POINT)
+	{
+		print_name = rdb->MountPointReparseBuffer.PathBuffer +
+			(rdb->MountPointReparseBuffer.PrintNameOffset / 2);
+		print_name_length = rdb->MountPointReparseBuffer.PrintNameLength / 2;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+			"not a symbolic link");
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
     result = PyUnicode_FromWideChar(print_name,
-                    rdb->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.PrintNameLength/2);
+					print_name_length);
     return result;
 }
 
diff -r da2c96cf2ce6 Python/fileutils.c
--- a/Python/fileutils.c	Sun Sep 25 20:39:29 2016 +0300
+++ b/Python/fileutils.c	Sun Sep 25 14:31:53 2016 -0400
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
     FILE_TIME_to_time_t_nsec(&info->ftLastAccessTime, &result->st_atime, &result->st_atime_nsec);
     result->st_nlink = info->nNumberOfLinks;
     result->st_ino = (((__int64)info->nFileIndexHigh)<<32) + info->nFileIndexLow;
-    if (reparse_tag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK) {
+    if (reparse_tag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK || reparse_tag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_MOUNT_POINT) {
         /* first clear the S_IFMT bits */
         result->st_mode ^= (result->st_mode & S_IFMT);
         /* now set the bits that make this a symlink */