diff --git a/apps/server/src/wsServer.test.ts b/apps/server/src/wsServer.test.ts
index f12792a31..6c4d653fd 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/wsServer.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/wsServer.test.ts
@@ -1621,6 +1621,32 @@ describe("WebSocket Server", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(workspace, "..", "escape.md"))).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("rejects projects.writeFile paths that escape through a symlinked directory", async () => {
+    const workspace = makeTempDir("t3code-ws-write-file-symlink-workspace-");
+    const outsideDir = makeTempDir("t3code-ws-write-file-symlink-outside-");
+    const symlinkPath = path.join(workspace, "linked-outside");
+    fs.symlinkSync(outsideDir, symlinkPath, process.platform === "win32" ? "junction" : "dir");
+
+    server = await createTestServer({ cwd: "/test" });
+    const addr = server.address();
+    const port = typeof addr === "object" && addr !== null ? addr.port : 0;
+
+    const [ws] = await connectAndAwaitWelcome(port);
+    connections.push(ws);
+
+    const response = await sendRequest(ws, WS_METHODS.projectsWriteFile, {
+      cwd: workspace,
+      relativePath: "linked-outside/escape.md",
+      contents: "# owned\n",
+    });
+
+    expect(response.result).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(response.error?.message).toContain(
+      "Workspace file path must stay within the project root.",
+    );
+    expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(outsideDir, "escape.md"))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("routes git core methods over websocket", async () => {
     const listBranches = vi.fn(() =>
       Effect.succeed({
diff --git a/apps/server/src/wsServer.ts b/apps/server/src/wsServer.ts
index 2e6ac51b7..04a0b6e10 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/wsServer.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/wsServer.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * @module Server
  */
 import http from "node:http";
+import { existsSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import type { Duplex } from "node:stream";
 
 import Mime from "@effect/platform-node/Mime";
@@ -157,41 +158,104 @@ function toPosixRelativePath(input: string): string {
   return input.replaceAll("\\", "/");
 }
 
-function resolveWorkspaceWritePath(params: {
-  workspaceRoot: string;
-  relativePath: string;
+function isPathWithinRoot(params: {
+  rootPath: string;
+  candidatePath: string;
   path: Path.Path;
-}): Effect.Effect<{ absolutePath: string; relativePath: string }, RouteRequestError> {
-  const normalizedInputPath = params.relativePath.trim();
-  if (params.path.isAbsolute(normalizedInputPath)) {
-    return Effect.fail(
-      new RouteRequestError({
-        message: "Workspace file path must be relative to the project root.",
-      }),
-    );
-  }
-
-  const absolutePath = params.path.resolve(params.workspaceRoot, normalizedInputPath);
+}): boolean {
   const relativeToRoot = toPosixRelativePath(
-    params.path.relative(params.workspaceRoot, absolutePath),
+    params.path.relative(params.rootPath, params.candidatePath),
   );
-  if (
-    relativeToRoot.length === 0 ||
-    relativeToRoot === "." ||
+  return !(
     relativeToRoot.startsWith("../") ||
     relativeToRoot === ".." ||
     params.path.isAbsolute(relativeToRoot)
-  ) {
-    return Effect.fail(
+  );
+}
+
+function resolveCanonicalPath(params: {
+  inputPath: string;
+  path: Path.Path;
+}): Effect.Effect<string, RouteRequestError> {
+  return Effect.try({
+    try: () => {
+      const unresolvedSegments: string[] = [];
+      let existingPath = params.inputPath;
+      while (!existsSync(existingPath)) {
+        const parentPath = params.path.dirname(existingPath);
+        if (parentPath === existingPath) {
+          throw new Error(`No existing ancestor found for path: ${params.inputPath}`);
+        }
+        unresolvedSegments.unshift(params.path.basename(existingPath));
+        existingPath = parentPath;
+      }
+
+      const canonicalExistingPath = realpathSync.native(existingPath);
+      return unresolvedSegments.reduce(
+        (currentPath, segment) => params.path.join(currentPath, segment),
+        canonicalExistingPath,
+      );
+    },
+    catch: () =>
       new RouteRequestError({
         message: "Workspace file path must stay within the project root.",
       }),
+  });
+}
+
+function resolveWorkspaceWritePath(params: {
+  workspaceRoot: string;
+  relativePath: string;
+  path: Path.Path;
+}): Effect.Effect<{ absolutePath: string; relativePath: string }, RouteRequestError> {
+  return Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const normalizedInputPath = params.relativePath.trim();
+    if (params.path.isAbsolute(normalizedInputPath)) {
+      return yield* new RouteRequestError({
+        message: "Workspace file path must be relative to the project root.",
+      });
+    }
+
+    const absolutePath = params.path.resolve(params.workspaceRoot, normalizedInputPath);
+    const relativeToRoot = toPosixRelativePath(
+      params.path.relative(params.workspaceRoot, absolutePath),
     );
-  }
+    if (
+      relativeToRoot.length === 0 ||
+      relativeToRoot === "." ||
+      relativeToRoot.startsWith("../") ||
+      relativeToRoot === ".." ||
+      params.path.isAbsolute(relativeToRoot)
+    ) {
+      return yield* new RouteRequestError({
+        message: "Workspace file path must stay within the project root.",
+      });
+    }
+
+    const canonicalWorkspaceRoot = yield* resolveCanonicalPath({
+      inputPath: params.workspaceRoot,
+      path: params.path,
+    });
+    const canonicalTargetPath = yield* resolveCanonicalPath({
+      inputPath: absolutePath,
+      path: params.path,
+    });
+    if (
+      !isPathWithinRoot({
+        rootPath: canonicalWorkspaceRoot,
+        candidatePath: canonicalTargetPath,
+        path: params.path,
+      })
+    ) {
+      return yield* new RouteRequestError({
+        message: "Workspace file path must stay within the project root.",
+      });
+    }
 
-  return Effect.succeed({
-    absolutePath,
-    relativePath: relativeToRoot,
+    return {
+      absolutePath: canonicalTargetPath,
+      relativePath: relativeToRoot,
+    };
   });
 }