diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index ffe4815d66..c77f398af2 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -7255,6 +7255,8 @@ os_symlink_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *src, path_t *dst,
     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
     /* if src is a directory, ensure target_is_directory==1 */
     target_is_directory |= _check_dirW(src->wide, dst->wide);
+    // Allow non-admin symlinks if system allows it:
+    target_is_directory |= SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE;
     result = Py_CreateSymbolicLinkW(dst->wide, src->wide,
                                     target_is_directory);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
@@ -12342,6 +12344,9 @@ enable_symlink()
     HANDLE tok;
     TOKEN_PRIVILEGES tok_priv;
     LUID luid;
+    HKEY hKey;
+    DWORD dwSize = sizeof(DWORD);
+    DWORD devMode = 0;
 
     if (!OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess(), TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS, &tok))
         return 0;
@@ -12359,7 +12364,19 @@ enable_symlink()
         return 0;
 
     /* ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED returned when the privilege can't be assigned. */
-    return GetLastError() == ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED ? 0 : 1;
+    if (GetLastError() == ERROR_NOT_ALL_ASSIGNED)
+    {
+        // Check if in developer mode, as privelege is then not required
+        // https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/12/02/symlinks-windows-10/
+
+        auto err = RegOpenKeyExW(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, L"SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\AppModelUnlock", 0, KEY_READ, &hKey);
+        if (err != ERROR_SUCCESS)
+            return 0;
+        err = RegQueryValueExW(hKey, L"AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense", NULL, NULL, (LPBYTE) &devMode, &dwSize);
+        RegCloseKey(hKey);
+        return (err == ERROR_SUCCESS && devMode != 0) ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
 }
 #endif /* defined(HAVE_SYMLINK) && defined(MS_WINDOWS) */
 
diff --git a/Modules/winreparse.h b/Modules/winreparse.h
index 28049c9af9..a33f717752 100644
--- a/Modules/winreparse.h
+++ b/Modules/winreparse.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ typedef struct {
     FIELD_OFFSET(_Py_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER, GenericReparseBuffer)
 #define _Py_MAXIMUM_REPARSE_DATA_BUFFER_SIZE  ( 16 * 1024 )
 
+// According to https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/12/02/symlinks-windows-10/ :
+#define SYMBOLIC_LINK_FLAG_ALLOW_UNPRIVILEGED_CREATE 0x2
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif