diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 906cf8fa46..bfb70de07d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/import-test-order-redirect-scoped": "file:./tests/files/order-redirect-scoped",
+    "@test-scope/some-module": "file:./tests/files/symlinked-module",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "1.10.3-alpha.13",
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.26.3",
diff --git a/tests/files/symlinked-module/index.js b/tests/files/symlinked-module/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1c6ea436a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/symlinked-module/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default {}
diff --git a/tests/files/symlinked-module/package.json b/tests/files/symlinked-module/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..722be5c3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/symlinked-module/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "name": "@test-scope/some-module",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/core/importType.js b/tests/src/core/importType.js
index f1e951cc47..b3343083c5 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/importType.js
+++ b/tests/src/core/importType.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 
 import importType from 'core/importType'
 
-import { testContext } from '../utils'
+import { testContext, testFilePath } from '../utils'
 
 describe('importType(name)', function () {
   const context = testContext()
@@ -145,4 +145,92 @@ describe('importType(name)', function () {
     const foldersContext = testContext({ 'import/external-module-folders': ['node_modules'] })
     expect(importType('resolve', foldersContext)).to.equal('external')
   })
+
+  it("should return 'external' for a scoped symlinked module", function() {
+    const foldersContext = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'node',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['node_modules'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext)).to.equal('external')
+  })
+
+  // We're using Webpack resolver here since it resolves all symlinks, which means that
+  // directory path will not contain node_modules/<package-name> but will point to the
+  // actual directory inside 'files' instead
+  it("should return 'external' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory which name " +
+     "is contained in 'external-module-folders' (webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['symlinked-module'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext)).to.equal('external')
+  })
+
+  it("should return 'internal' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory which incomplete " +
+     "name is contained in 'external-module-folders' (webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext_1 = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['symlinked-mod'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext_1)).to.equal('internal')
+
+    const foldersContext_2 = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['linked-module'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext_1)).to.equal('internal')
+  })
+
+  it("should return 'external' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory which partial path " +
+     "is contained in 'external-module-folders' (webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['files/symlinked-module'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext)).to.equal('external')
+  })
+
+  it("should return 'internal' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory which partial path " +
+     "w/ incomplete segment is contained in 'external-module-folders' " +
+     "(webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext_1 = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['files/symlinked-mod'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext_1)).to.equal('internal')
+
+    const foldersContext_2 = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['les/symlinked-module'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext_2)).to.equal('internal')
+  })
+
+  it("should return 'external' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory which partial path " +
+     "ending w/ slash is contained in 'external-module-folders' (webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['files/symlinked-module/'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext)).to.equal('external')
+  })
+
+  it("should return 'internal' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory when " +
+     "'external-module-folders' contains an absolute path resembling directory's relative " +
+     "path (webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': ['/files/symlinked-module'],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext)).to.equal('internal')
+  })
+
+  it("should return 'external' for a scoped module from a symlinked directory which absolute " +
+     "path is contained in 'external-module-folders' (webpack resolver)", function() {
+    const foldersContext = testContext({
+      'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+      'import/external-module-folders': [testFilePath('symlinked-module')],
+    })
+    expect(importType('@test-scope/some-module', foldersContext)).to.equal('external')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/tests/src/rules/order.js b/tests/src/rules/order.js
index 8ba8b9f1eb..29ecc28e2d 100644
--- a/tests/src/rules/order.js
+++ b/tests/src/rules/order.js
@@ -298,7 +298,55 @@ ruleTester.run('order', rule, {
         ],
       }],
     }),
+    // Monorepo setup, using Webpack resolver, workspace folder name in external-module-folders
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import m from '@test-scope/some-module';
+
+        import bar from './bar';
+      `,
+      options: [{
+        'newlines-between': 'always',
+      }],
+      settings: {
+        'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+        'import/external-module-folders': ['node_modules', 'symlinked-module'],
+      },
+    }),
+    // Monorepo setup, using Webpack resolver, partial workspace folder path
+    // in external-module-folders
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import m from '@test-scope/some-module';
+
+        import bar from './bar';
+      `,
+      options: [{
+        'newlines-between': 'always',
+      }],
+      settings: {
+        'import/resolver': 'webpack',
+        'import/external-module-folders': ['node_modules', 'files/symlinked-module'],
+      },
+    }),
+    // Monorepo setup, using Node resolver (doesn't resolve symlinks)
+    test({
+      code: `
+        import _ from 'lodash';
+        import m from '@test-scope/some-module';
 
+        import bar from './bar';
+      `,
+      options: [{
+        'newlines-between': 'always',
+      }],
+      settings: {
+        'import/resolver': 'node',
+        'import/external-module-folders': ['node_modules', 'files/symlinked-module'],
+      },
+    }),
     // Option: newlines-between: 'always'
     test({
       code: `