diff --git a/Lib/test/test_os.py b/Lib/test/test_os.py
index 02611d2..77e4a00 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_os.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_os.py
@@ -2165,6 +2165,21 @@
         finally:
             os.chdir(orig_dir)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(os.path.lexists(r'C:\Users\All Users')
+                            and os.path.exists(r'C:\ProgramData'),
+                            'Test directories not found')
+    def test_29248(self):
+        # os.symlink() calls CreateSymbolicLink, which creates
+        # the reparse data buffer with the print name stored
+        # first, so the offset is always 0. CreateSymbolicLink
+        # stores the "PrintName" DOS path (e.g. "C:\") first,
+        # with an offset of 0, followed by the "SubstituteName"
+        # NT path (e.g. "\??\C:\"). The "All Users" link, on
+        # the other hand, seems to have been created manually
+        # with an inverted order.
+        target = os.readlink(r'C:\Users\All Users')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.samefile(target, r'C:\ProgramData'))
+
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == "win32", "Win32 specific tests")
 class Win32JunctionTests(unittest.TestCase):