diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
index 7654989376..978331d3d5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                     self._remove_tmp_path(tmp)
                     continue
 
+                # Fix for https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/1568.
+                # If checksums match, and follow = True, find out if 'dest' is a link. If so,
+                # change it to point to the source of the link.
+                if follow:
+                    dest_status_nofollow = self._execute_remote_stat(dest_file, all_vars=task_vars, follow=False)
+                    if dest_status_nofollow['islnk'] and 'lnk_source' in dest_status_nofollow.keys():
+                        dest = dest_status_nofollow['lnk_source']
+
                 # Build temporary module_args.
                 new_module_args = self._task.args.copy()
                 new_module_args.update(