diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -1243,6 +1243,43 @@
         self.assertEqual(os.stat(link), os.stat(target))
         self.assertNotEqual(os.lstat(link), os.stat(link))
 
+    @support.skip_unless_symlink
+    def test_12084(self):
+        level1 = support.TESTFN
+        level2 = os.path.join(level1, "level2")
+        try:
+            os.mkdir(level1)
+            os.mkdir(level2)
+    
+            file1 = os.path.join(level1, "file1")
+            file2 = os.path.join(level2, "file2")
+
+            with open(file1, "w") as f:
+                f.write("file1")
+    
+            orig_dir = os.getcwd()
+            try:
+                link1 = os.path.join(level1, "link1")
+                os.symlink(file1, link1)
+                self.assertIn("link1", os.listdir(level1))
+
+                # Check os.stat calls from outside (below) the source and link
+                self.assertEqual(os.stat(file1), os.stat(link1))
+
+                # Check os.stat calls from the same dir as source and link
+                os.chdir(level1)
+                self.assertEqual(os.stat(file1), os.stat(link1))
+    
+                # Check os.stat calls from the same dir as source and link
+                os.chdir(level2)
+                self.assertEqual(os.stat(file1), os.stat(link1))
+            finally:
+                os.chdir(orig_dir)
+        except OSError as err:
+            self.fail(err)
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(level1)
+
 
 class FSEncodingTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_nop(self):