diff --git a/jetty-deploy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/WebAppProviderTest.java b/jetty-deploy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/WebAppProviderTest.java
index 7eedb809a76..5184598d62b 100644
--- a/jetty-deploy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/WebAppProviderTest.java
+++ b/jetty-deploy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/providers/WebAppProviderTest.java
@@ -18,23 +18,33 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.providers;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
+
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.FileSystemException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.deploy.test.XmlConfiguredJetty;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.MavenTestingUtils;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.TestingDir;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore("See issue #1200")
 public class WebAppProviderTest
 {
     @Rule
     public TestingDir testdir = new TestingDir();
     private static XmlConfiguredJetty jetty;
-
+    private boolean symlinkSupported = false;
+    
     @Before
     public void setupEnvironment() throws Exception
     {
@@ -45,6 +55,20 @@ public class WebAppProviderTest
 
         // Setup initial context
         jetty.copyWebapp("foo-webapp-1.war","foo.war");
+        
+        // Make symlink
+        Path pathWar3 = MavenTestingUtils.getTestResourcePathFile("webapps/foo-webapp-3.war");
+        Path pathBar = jetty.getJettyDir("webapps/bar.war").toPath();
+        try
+        {
+            Files.createSymbolicLink(pathBar, pathWar3);
+            symlinkSupported = true;
+        } catch (UnsupportedOperationException | FileSystemException e)
+        {
+            // if unable to create symlink, no point testing that feature
+            // this is the path that Microsoft Windows takes.
+            symlinkSupported = false;
+        }
 
         // Should not throw an Exception
         jetty.load();
@@ -64,18 +88,34 @@ public class WebAppProviderTest
     public void testStartupContext()
     {
         // Check Server for Handlers
-        jetty.assertWebAppContextsExists("/foo");
+        jetty.assertWebAppContextsExists("/bar", "/foo");
 
         File workDir = jetty.getJettyDir("workish");
 
-        System.err.println("workDir="+workDir);
-
         // Test for regressions
         assertDirNotExists("root of work directory",workDir,"webinf");
         assertDirNotExists("root of work directory",workDir,"jsp");
 
         // Test for correct behaviour
-        Assert.assertTrue("Should have generated directory in work directory: " + workDir,hasJettyGeneratedPath(workDir,"foo.war"));
+        assertTrue("Should have generated directory in work directory: " + workDir,hasJettyGeneratedPath(workDir,"foo.war"));
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testStartupSymlinkContext()
+    {
+        assumeTrue(symlinkSupported);
+        
+        // Check for path
+        File barLink = jetty.getJettyDir("webapps/bar.war");
+        assertTrue("bar.war link exists: " + barLink.toString(), barLink.exists());
+        assertTrue("bar.war link isFile: " + barLink.toString(), barLink.isFile());
+        
+        // Check Server for expected Handlers
+        jetty.assertWebAppContextsExists("/bar", "/foo");
+        
+        // Test for expected work/temp directory behaviour
+        File workDir = jetty.getJettyDir("workish");
+        assertTrue("Should have generated directory in work directory: " + workDir,hasJettyGeneratedPath(workDir,"bar.war"));
     }
 
     private static boolean hasJettyGeneratedPath(File basedir, String expectedWarFilename)