diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/query-selector-all.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/query-selector-all.js
index b20b0ebee6936..96c52144060b8 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/query-selector-all.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/query-selector-all.js
@@ -695,7 +695,11 @@ const depTypes = {
 // the compare nodes array
 const hasParent = (node, compareNodes) => {
   // All it takes is one so we loop and return on the first hit
-  for (const compareNode of compareNodes) {
+  for (let compareNode of compareNodes) {
+    if (compareNode.isLink) {
+      compareNode = compareNode.target
+    }
+
     // follows logical parent for link anscestors
     if (node.isTop && (node.resolveParent === compareNode)) {
       return true
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/query-selector-all.js b/workspaces/arborist/test/query-selector-all.js
index 10a670a31f1fb..08d62034479ea 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/query-selector-all.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/query-selector-all.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     │ └── bar@2.0.0 (production dep of b, deduped)
     ├─┬ bar@2.0.0 (production dep of query-selector-all-tests)
     │ └── moo@3.0.0 (production dep of bar)
+    |-┬ c@1.0.0 -> ./c (workspace)
+    │ └── b@1.0.0 (production dep of c, deduped)
     ├─┬ foo@2.2.2 (dev dep of query-selector-all-tests)
     │ ├─┬ bar@1.4.0 (production dep of foo, deduped)
     │ │ └── dasher@2.0.0 (overridden peer dep of bar)
@@ -65,6 +67,9 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       '1.0.0': undefined,
       '1.0.1': yesterday,
     },
+    c: {
+      '1.0.0': today,
+    },
     'dash-separated-pkg': {
       '1.0.0': dayBeforeYesterday,
       '2.0.0': yesterday,
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
           },
         }),
       },
+      c: t.fixture('symlink', '../c'),
       foo: {
         node_modules: {
           bar: {
@@ -275,10 +281,19 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
         bar: '^2.0.0',
       },
     }) },
+    c: {
+      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+        name: 'c',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+        dependencies: {
+          b: '^1.0.0',
+        },
+      }),
+    },
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({
       name: 'query-selector-all-tests',
       version: '1.0.0',
-      workspaces: ['a', 'b'],
+      workspaces: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
       dependencies: {
         a: '^1.0.0',
         abbrev: '^1.1.1',
@@ -387,6 +402,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       '@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -404,6 +420,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     ['* > *', [
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
@@ -425,6 +442,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     [':root > *', [
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'foo@2.2.2',
@@ -432,11 +450,11 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'moo@3.0.0',
       'recur@1.0.0',
     ]],
-    [':root > .workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
-    [':root > *.workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
+    [':root > .workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
+    [':root > *.workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
     [':root > .workspace[name=a]', ['a@1.0.0']],
     [':root > [name=bar]', ['bar@2.0.0']],
-    [':root > .workspace[version=1.0.0]', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
+    [':root > .workspace[version=1.0.0]', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
     [':root > .workspace[name=a][version=1.0.0]', ['a@1.0.0']],
     [':root > :root', []],
     ['* > :root', []],
@@ -452,6 +470,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'a@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
       'dasher@2.0.0',
       'lorem@1.0.0',
@@ -461,12 +480,12 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'a@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'moo@3.0.0',
     ]],
     [':extraneous', ['@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45']],
     [':invalid', ['lorem@1.0.0']],
-    [':link', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
-    [':link', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
+    [':link', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
     [':deduped', [
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'moo@3.0.0',
@@ -481,6 +500,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       '@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -494,8 +514,8 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'recur@1.0.0',
       'sive@1.0.0',
     ]],
-    [':root > .workspace:not(#b)', ['a@1.0.0']],
-    [':root > .workspace > *:not(#bar)', ['a@1.0.0', 'baz@1.0.0']],
+    [':root > .workspace:not(#b)', ['a@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
+    [':root > .workspace > *:not(#bar)', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'baz@1.0.0']],
     ['.bundled ~ :not(.workspace)', [
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'foo@2.2.2',
@@ -503,10 +523,11 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'moo@3.0.0',
       'recur@1.0.0',
     ]],
-    ['*:root > *:empty:not(*[name^=a], #b)', ['moo@3.0.0']],
+    ['*:root > *:empty:not(*[name^=a], #b, #c)', ['moo@3.0.0']],
     [':not(:not(:link))', [
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
     ]],
 
     // has pseudo
@@ -514,7 +535,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     ['*:has(* > #bar:semver(1.4.0))', ['foo@2.2.2']],
     ['*:has(> #bar:semver(1.4.0))', ['foo@2.2.2']],
     ['.workspace:has(> * > #lorem)', ['a@1.0.0']],
-    ['.workspace:has(* #lorem, ~ #b)', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
+    ['.workspace:has(* #lorem, ~ #b)', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
 
     // is pseudo
     [':is(#a, #b) > *', ['a@1.0.0', 'bar@2.0.0', 'baz@1.0.0']],
@@ -522,6 +543,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     // result here
     [':root > *:is(.prod:not(:empty), .dev > [name=bar]) > *', [
       'a@1.0.0',
+      'b@1.0.0',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
       'dasher@2.0.0',
@@ -538,6 +560,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       '@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -557,6 +580,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     [':type(range)', [
       'a@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
+      'b@1.0.0',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
@@ -584,11 +608,12 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     [':path(./node_modules/bar)', ['bar@2.0.0']],
     [':path(node_modules/foo/node_modules/bar)', ['bar@1.4.0']],
     [':path(**/bar)', ['bar@2.0.0', 'bar@1.4.0']],
-    [':path(*)', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
+    [':path(*)', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
     [':path()', [
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       '@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -609,6 +634,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       '@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -627,6 +653,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
@@ -690,6 +717,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
       'ipsum@npm:sit@1.0.0',
@@ -702,6 +730,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'baz@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
@@ -720,6 +749,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
       'ipsum@npm:sit@1.0.0',
@@ -731,6 +761,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
       'ipsum@npm:sit@1.0.0',
@@ -832,6 +863,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       '@npmcli/abbrev@2.0.0-beta.45',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -882,6 +914,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'query-selector-all-tests@1.0.0',
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'baz@1.0.0',
@@ -889,8 +922,10 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'lorem@1.0.0',
       'moo@3.0.0',
     ]],
-    ['.workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
-    ['.workspace > *', ['a@1.0.0', 'bar@2.0.0', 'baz@1.0.0']],
+    ['.workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'c@1.0.0']],
+    ['.workspace > *', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0', 'bar@2.0.0', 'baz@1.0.0']],
+    ['.workspace .workspace', ['a@1.0.0', 'b@1.0.0']],
+    ['.workspace .workspace .workspace', ['a@1.0.0']],
     ['.workspace ~ *', [
       'abbrev@1.1.1',
       'bar@2.0.0',
@@ -911,9 +946,11 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
       'sive@1.0.0',
     ]],
     ['.dev *', [
+      'baz@1.0.0',
       'dash-separated-pkg@1.0.0',
       'dasher@2.0.0',
       'bar@1.4.0',
+      'lorem@1.0.0',
       'recur@1.0.0',
       'sive@1.0.0',
     ]],
@@ -923,6 +960,7 @@ t.test('query-selector-all', async t => {
     ['.bundled ~ *', [
       'a@1.0.0',
       'b@1.0.0',
+      'c@1.0.0',
       'bar@2.0.0',
       'foo@2.2.2',
       'ipsum@npm:sit@1.0.0',