diff --git a/etc/internal-client.conf-sample b/etc/internal-client.conf-sample
index aed3c9a63c..a3be2eaa41 100644
--- a/etc/internal-client.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/internal-client.conf-sample
@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@
 # log_statsd_metric_prefix =
 
 [pipeline:main]
-pipeline = catch_errors proxy-logging cache proxy-server
+pipeline = catch_errors proxy-logging cache symlink proxy-server
 
 [app:proxy-server]
 use = egg:swift#proxy
 account_autocreate = true
 # See proxy-server.conf-sample for options
 
+[filter:symlink]
+use = egg:swift#symlink
+# See proxy-server.conf-sample for options
+
 [filter:cache]
 use = egg:swift#memcache
 # See proxy-server.conf-sample for options
diff --git a/swift/container/sync.py b/swift/container/sync.py
index 2d2d65d08a..0f96c496a1 100644
--- a/swift/container/sync.py
+++ b/swift/container/sync.py
@@ -73,13 +73,17 @@ ic_conf_body = """
 # log_statsd_metric_prefix =
 
 [pipeline:main]
-pipeline = catch_errors proxy-logging cache proxy-server
+pipeline = catch_errors proxy-logging cache symlink proxy-server
 
 [app:proxy-server]
 use = egg:swift#proxy
 account_autocreate = true
 # See proxy-server.conf-sample for options
 
+[filter:symlink]
+use = egg:swift#symlink
+# See proxy-server.conf-sample for options
+
 [filter:cache]
 use = egg:swift#memcache
 # See proxy-server.conf-sample for options