diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index 80540d222..3ccff0303 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -1498,6 +1498,7 @@ fn copy_file(
                 options.overwrite,
                 OverwriteMode::Clobber(ClobberMode::RemoveDestination)
             )
+            && std::env::var_os("POSIXLY_CORRECT").is_none()
         {
             return Err(Error::Error(format!(
                 "not writing through dangling symlink '{}'",
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index 7a0743bd1..b77ad474e 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -1903,6 +1903,17 @@ fn test_copy_through_dangling_symlink() {
         .stderr_only("cp: not writing through dangling symlink 'target'\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_copy_through_dangling_symlink_posixly_correct() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("file");
+    at.symlink_file("nonexistent", "target");
+    ucmd.arg("file")
+        .arg("target")
+        .env("POSIXLY_CORRECT", "1")
+        .succeeds();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_copy_through_dangling_symlink_no_dereference() {
     let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();