diff --git a/selftest/knownfail.d/rmdir_dangle_symlink b/selftest/knownfail.d/rmdir_dangle_symlink
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c775dc5fe15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selftest/knownfail.d/rmdir_dangle_symlink
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+^samba3.blackbox.test_dangle_rmdir.rmdir can delete directory containing dangling symlink\(fileserver\)
diff --git a/selftest/target/Samba3.pm b/selftest/target/Samba3.pm
index 2fdab781fda..8ecfc1aaf82 100755
--- a/selftest/target/Samba3.pm
+++ b/selftest/target/Samba3.pm
@@ -1738,6 +1738,10 @@ sub setup_fileserver
 	veto files = /veto_name*/
 	delete veto files = yes
 
+[delete_veto_files_only]
+	path = $veto_sharedir
+	delete veto files = yes
+
 [homes]
 	comment = Home directories
 	browseable = No
diff --git a/source3/script/tests/test_delete_veto_files_only_rmdir.sh b/source3/script/tests/test_delete_veto_files_only_rmdir.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d2c3b2198f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source3/script/tests/test_delete_veto_files_only_rmdir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Check smbclient can (or cannot) delete a directory containing dangling symlinks.
+# BUG: https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14879
+#
+
+if [ $# -lt 6 ]; then
+cat <<EOF
+Usage: $0 SERVER SERVER_IP USERNAME PASSWORD SHAREPATH SMBCLIENT
+EOF
+exit 1;
+fi
+
+SERVER=${1}
+SERVER_IP=${2}
+USERNAME=${3}
+PASSWORD=${4}
+SHAREPATH=${5}
+SMBCLIENT=${6}
+shift 6
+SMBCLIENT="$VALGRIND ${SMBCLIENT}"
+ADDARGS="$@"
+
+incdir=$(dirname "$0")/../../../testprogs/blackbox
+. $incdir/subunit.sh
+
+failed=0
+
+rmdir_path="$SHAREPATH/dir"
+
+#
+# Using the share "[delete_veto_files_only]" we CAN delete
+# a directory containing only a dangling symlink.
+#
+test_dangle_symlink_delete_veto_rmdir()
+{
+    local dangle_symlink_path="$rmdir_path/bad_link"
+    local tmpfile=$PREFIX/smbclient.in.$$
+
+    # Create rmdir directory.
+    mkdir -p "$rmdir_path"
+    # Create dangling symlink underneath.
+    ln -s "nowhere-foo" "$dangle_symlink_path"
+
+    cat > "$tmpfile" <<EOF
+cd dir
+ls
+quit
+EOF
+
+    local cmd='CLI_FORCE_INTERACTIVE=yes $SMBCLIENT //$SERVER/delete_veto_files_only -U$USERNAME%$PASSWORD $ADDARGS < $tmpfile 2>&1'
+    eval echo "$cmd"
+    out=$(eval "$cmd")
+    ret=$?
+
+    # Check for smbclient error.
+    if [ $ret != 0 ] ; then
+        echo "Failed accessing share delete_veto_files_only - $ret"
+        echo "$out"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # We should NOT see the dangling symlink file.
+    echo "$out" | grep bad_link
+    ret=$?
+    if [ $ret -eq 0 ] ; then
+       echo "Saw dangling symlink bad_link in share delete_veto_files_only"
+       echo "$out"
+       return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Try and remove the directory, should succeed.
+    cat > "$tmpfile" <<EOF
+rd dir
+quit
+EOF
+
+    local cmd='CLI_FORCE_INTERACTIVE=yes $SMBCLIENT //$SERVER/delete_veto_files_only -U$USERNAME%$PASSWORD $ADDARGS < $tmpfile 2>&1'
+    eval echo "$cmd"
+    out=$(eval "$cmd")
+    ret=$?
+
+    # Check for smbclient error.
+    if [ $ret != 0 ] ; then
+        echo "Failed accessing share delete_veto_files_only - $ret"
+        echo "$out"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # We should get no NT_STATUS_ errors.
+    echo "$out" | grep NT_STATUS_
+    ret=$?
+    if [ $ret -eq 0 ] ; then
+       echo "Got error NT_STATUS_ in share delete_veto_files_only"
+       echo "$out"
+       return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+#
+# Using the share "[veto_files_nodelete]" we CANNOT delete
+# a directory containing only a dangling symlink.
+#
+test_dangle_symlink_veto_files_nodelete()
+{
+    local dangle_symlink_path="$rmdir_path/bad_link"
+    local tmpfile=$PREFIX/smbclient.in.$$
+
+    # Create rmdir directory.
+    mkdir -p "$rmdir_path"
+    # Create dangling symlink underneath.
+    ln -s "nowhere-foo" "$dangle_symlink_path"
+
+    cat > "$tmpfile" <<EOF
+cd dir
+ls
+quit
+EOF
+
+    local cmd='CLI_FORCE_INTERACTIVE=yes $SMBCLIENT //$SERVER/veto_files_nodelete -U$USERNAME%$PASSWORD $ADDARGS < $tmpfile 2>&1'
+    eval echo "$cmd"
+    out=$(eval "$cmd")
+    ret=$?
+
+    # Check for smbclient error.
+    if [ $ret != 0 ] ; then
+        echo "Failed accessing share veto_files_nodelete - $ret"
+        echo "$out"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # We should NOT see the dangling symlink file.
+    echo "$out" | grep bad_link
+    ret=$?
+    if [ $ret -eq 0 ] ; then
+       echo "Saw dangling symlink bad_link in share veto_files_nodelete"
+       echo "$out"
+       return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Try and remove the directory, should fail with DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY.
+    cat > "$tmpfile" <<EOF
+rd dir
+quit
+EOF
+
+    local cmd='CLI_FORCE_INTERACTIVE=yes $SMBCLIENT //$SERVER/veto_files_nodelete -U$USERNAME%$PASSWORD $ADDARGS < $tmpfile 2>&1'
+    eval echo "$cmd"
+    out=$(eval "$cmd")
+    ret=$?
+
+    # Check for smbclient error.
+    if [ $ret != 0 ] ; then
+        echo "Failed accessing share veto_files_nodelete - $ret"
+        echo "$out"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # We should get NT_STATUS_DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY errors.
+    echo "$out" | grep NT_STATUS_DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY
+    ret=$?
+    if [ $ret -ne 0 ] ; then
+       echo "Should get NT_STATUS_DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY in share veto_files_nodelete"
+       echo "$out"
+       return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+
+testit "rmdir can delete directory containing dangling symlink" \
+   test_dangle_symlink_delete_veto_rmdir || failed=$(expr "$failed" + 1)
+
+rm -rf "$rmdir_path"
+
+testit "rmdir cannot delete directory delete_veto_files_no containing dangling symlink" \
+   test_dangle_symlink_veto_files_nodelete || failed=$(expr "$failed" + 1)
+
+rm -rf "$rmdir_path"
+exit "$failed"
diff --git a/source3/selftest/tests.py b/source3/selftest/tests.py
index b8dbd2c5666..5aba11c11b1 100755
--- a/source3/selftest/tests.py
+++ b/source3/selftest/tests.py
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ for env in ["fileserver"]:
     plantestsuite("samba3.blackbox.test_veto_rmdir", env,
                   [os.path.join(samba3srcdir, "script/tests/test_veto_rmdir.sh"),
                   '$SERVER', '$SERVER_IP', '$USERNAME', '$PASSWORD', '$LOCAL_PATH/veto', smbclient3])
+    plantestsuite("samba3.blackbox.test_dangle_rmdir", env,
+                  [os.path.join(samba3srcdir, "script/tests/test_delete_veto_files_only_rmdir.sh"),
+                  '$SERVER', '$SERVER_IP', '$USERNAME', '$PASSWORD', '$LOCAL_PATH/veto', smbclient3])
 
     #
     # tar command tests