diff --git a/lib/commands/link.js b/lib/commands/link.js
index e166a0051299a..df54cb1fcfa08 100644
--- a/lib/commands/link.js
+++ b/lib/commands/link.js
@@ -110,24 +110,28 @@ class Link extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
         this.npm.config.get('save-dev') ||
         this.npm.config.get('save-prod')
       )
-    // create a new arborist instance for the local prefix and
-    // reify all the pending names as symlinks there
-    const localArb = new Arborist({
-      ...this.npm.flatOptions,
-      prune: false,
-      path: this.npm.prefix,
-      save,
-    })
-    await localArb.reify({
-      ...this.npm.flatOptions,
-      prune: false,
-      path: this.npm.prefix,
-      add: names.map(l => `file:${resolve(globalTop, 'node_modules', l)}`),
-      save,
-      workspaces: this.workspaceNames,
-    })
+    const add = names.map(l => `file:${resolve(globalTop, 'node_modules', l)}`)
+    const paths = this.workspacePaths?.length ? this.workspacePaths : [this.npm.prefix]
+
+    // Workspace-targeted npm link should create the symlink inside each selected
+    // workspace rather than reifying at the project root and relying on hoisting.
+    for (const path of paths) {
+      const localArb = new Arborist({
+        ...this.npm.flatOptions,
+        prune: false,
+        path,
+        save,
+      })
+      await localArb.reify({
+        ...this.npm.flatOptions,
+        prune: false,
+        path,
+        add,
+        save,
+      })
 
-    await reifyFinish(this.npm, localArb)
+      await reifyFinish(this.npm, localArb)
+    }
   }
 
   async linkPkg () {
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/link.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/link.js.test.cjs
index c26e30da1ef62..c79d8b7ff21f2 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/link.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/link.js.test.cjs
@@ -20,12 +20,11 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/link.js TAP link global linked pkg to local nm when u
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/link.js TAP link global linked pkg to local workspace using args > should create a local symlink to global pkg 1`] = `
-{CWD}/prefix/node_modules/@myscope/bar -> {CWD}/global/node_modules/@myscope/bar
-{CWD}/prefix/node_modules/@myscope/linked -> {CWD}/other/scoped-linked
-{CWD}/prefix/node_modules/a -> {CWD}/global/node_modules/a
-{CWD}/prefix/node_modules/link-me-too -> {CWD}/other/link-me-too
-{CWD}/prefix/node_modules/test-pkg-link -> {CWD}/other/test-pkg-link
-{CWD}/prefix/node_modules/x -> {CWD}/prefix/packages/x
+{CWD}/prefix/packages/x/node_modules/@myscope/bar -> {CWD}/global/node_modules/@myscope/bar
+{CWD}/prefix/packages/x/node_modules/@myscope/linked -> {CWD}/other/scoped-linked
+{CWD}/prefix/packages/x/node_modules/a -> {CWD}/global/node_modules/a
+{CWD}/prefix/packages/x/node_modules/link-me-too -> {CWD}/other/link-me-too
+{CWD}/prefix/packages/x/node_modules/test-pkg-link -> {CWD}/other/test-pkg-link
 
 `
 
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/link.js b/test/lib/commands/link.js
index 184f7d6420339..d72c42a39d84d 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/link.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/link.js
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ const mockLink = async (t, { globalPrefixDir, ...opts } = {}) => {
     },
   })
 
-  const printLinks = async ({ global = false } = {}) => {
+  const printLinks = async ({ global = false, path } = {}) => {
     let res = ''
     const arb = new Arborist(global ? {
       path: resolve(mock.npm.globalDir, '..'),
       global: true,
-    } : { path: mock.prefix })
+    } : { path: path || mock.prefix })
     const tree = await arb.loadActual()
     const linkedItems = [...tree.inventory.values()]
       .sort((a, b) => a.pkgid.localeCompare(b.pkgid, 'en'))
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ t.test('link global linked pkg to local nm when using args', async t => {
 })
 
 t.test('link global linked pkg to local workspace using args', async t => {
-  const { link, printLinks } = await mockLink(t, {
+  const { link, printLinks, prefix } = await mockLink(t, {
     globalPrefixDir: {
       node_modules: {
         '@myscope': {
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ t.test('link global linked pkg to local workspace using args', async t => {
     'file:../other/link-me-too',
   ])
 
-  t.matchSnapshot(await printLinks(), 'should create a local symlink to global pkg')
+  t.matchSnapshot(await printLinks({
+    path: resolve(prefix, 'packages/x'),
+  }), 'should create a local symlink to global pkg')
 })
 
 t.test('link pkg already in global space', async t => {