diff --git a/bin/swoole-server b/bin/swoole-server
index 3fa19c249..ba06651bb 100755
--- a/bin/swoole-server
+++ b/bin/swoole-server
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ use Swoole\Timer;
 
 ini_set('display_errors', 'stderr');
 
-require_once __DIR__.'/../src/Stream.php';
+$binDir = getenv('APP_RELEASE_BIN_DIR') ?: __DIR__;
 
-require __DIR__.'/../fixes/fix-symfony-dd.php';
+require_once $binDir.'/../src/Stream.php';
 
-$bootstrap = fn ($serverState) => require __DIR__.'/bootstrap.php';
+require $binDir.'/../fixes/fix-symfony-dd.php';
+
+$bootstrap = fn ($serverState) => require $binDir.'/bootstrap.php';
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -34,9 +36,9 @@ $serverState = json_decode(file_get_contents(
     $serverStateFile = $_SERVER['argv'][1]
 ), true)['state'];
 
-$server = require __DIR__.'/createSwooleServer.php';
+$server = require $binDir.'/createSwooleServer.php';
 
-$timerTable = require __DIR__.'/createSwooleTimerTable.php';
+$timerTable = require $binDir.'/createSwooleTimerTable.php';
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ $timerTable = require __DIR__.'/createSwooleTimerTable.php';
 |
 */
 
+$server->on('beforereload', function (Server $server) {
+    clearstatcache(true);
+});
+
 $server->on('start', fn (Server $server) => $bootstrap($serverState) && (new OnServerStart(
     new ServerStateFile($serverStateFile),
     new SwooleExtension,
@@ -83,13 +89,13 @@ $server->on('managerstart', function () use ($serverState) {
 |
 */
 
-require_once __DIR__.'/WorkerState.php';
+require_once $binDir.'/WorkerState.php';
 
 $workerState = new WorkerState;
 
-$workerState->cacheTable = require __DIR__.'/createSwooleCacheTable.php';
+$workerState->cacheTable = require $binDir.'/createSwooleCacheTable.php';
 $workerState->timerTable = $timerTable;
-$workerState->tables = require __DIR__.'/createSwooleTables.php';
+$workerState->tables = require $binDir.'/createSwooleTables.php';
 
 $server->on('workerstart', fn (Server $server, $workerId) =>
     (fn ($basePath) => (new OnWorkerStart(
diff --git a/src/Commands/Concerns/ResolvesSymlinks.php b/src/Commands/Concerns/ResolvesSymlinks.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e47de6b5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commands/Concerns/ResolvesSymlinks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Laravel\Octane\Commands\Concerns;
+
+trait ResolvesSymlinks
+{
+    /**
+     * Resolve the application base path, following symlinks to detect
+     * zero-downtime deployment strategies (e.g. Deployer, Envoyer).
+     *
+     * When the application is started via a symlinked path (e.g. /var/www/current -> /var/www/releases/v5),
+     * PHP's realpath() resolves to the target directory (/var/www/releases/v5). This breaks
+     * octane:reload because workers continue loading files from the old resolved path even
+     * after the symlink is atomically switched to a new release.
+     *
+     * This method detects the original symlinked working directory (the path the user actually
+     * invoked artisan from) and returns it so that workers always load files through the
+     * symlink, picking up new releases after a reload.
+     *
+     * @return string The symlink-aware base path, or the real base path if no symlink is detected.
+     */
+    protected function resolveBasePath(): string
+    {
+        $realBasePath = base_path();
+
+        // Detect the working directory the process was actually started from.
+        // This preserves symlinked paths rather than resolving them.
+        $cwd = $this->getSymlinkAwareCwd();
+
+        if ($cwd !== false && $cwd !== $realBasePath) {
+            return $cwd;
+        }
+
+        return $realBasePath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the current working directory without resolving symlinks.
+     *
+     * On Unix-like systems, `pwd` (without -P) returns the logical path
+     * which preserves symlinks. PHP's getcwd() always resolves symlinks.
+     */
+    protected function getSymlinkAwareCwd(): string|false
+    {
+        if (PHP_OS_FAMILY === 'Windows') {
+            return getcwd();
+        }
+
+        $pwd = getenv('PWD');
+
+        if ($pwd !== false && is_dir($pwd) && realpath($pwd) === realpath(getcwd())) {
+            return $pwd;
+        }
+
+        return getcwd();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Commands/ReloadCommand.php b/src/Commands/ReloadCommand.php
index ea7d9f7bf..9be4c3771 100644
--- a/src/Commands/ReloadCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/ReloadCommand.php
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class ReloadCommand extends Command
      */
     public function handle()
     {
+        // Clear PHP stat cache so symlinks are re-resolved after a
+        // zero-downtime deployment (e.g. Deployer, Envoyer) atomically
+        // switches the "current" symlink to a new release directory.
+        clearstatcache(true);
+
         $server = $this->option('server') ?: config('octane.server');
 
         return match ($server) {
diff --git a/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php b/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php
index e4abbfad4..5bf99add7 100644
--- a/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/StartFrankenPhpCommand.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class StartFrankenPhpCommand extends Command implements SignalableCommandInterfa
 {
     use Concerns\InstallsFrankenPhpDependencies,
         Concerns\InteractsWithEnvironmentVariables,
-        Concerns\InteractsWithServers {
+        Concerns\InteractsWithServers,
+        Concerns\ResolvesSymlinks {
             Concerns\InteractsWithServers::writeServerRunningMessage as baseWriteServerRunningMessage;
         }
 
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ public function handle(ServerProcessInspector $inspector, ServerStateFile $serve
 
         $this->forgetEnvironmentVariables();
 
+        $basePath = $this->resolveBasePath();
+
         $host = $this->getHost();
         $port = $this->getPort();
 
@@ -89,10 +92,10 @@ public function handle(ServerProcessInspector $inspector, ServerStateFile $serve
             $frankenphpBinary,
             'run',
             '-c', $this->configPath(),
-        ], base_path(), [
+        ], $basePath, [
             'APP_ENV' => app()->environment(),
-            'APP_BASE_PATH' => base_path(),
-            'APP_PUBLIC_PATH' => public_path(),
+            'APP_BASE_PATH' => $basePath,
+            'APP_PUBLIC_PATH' => $basePath.'/public',
             'LARAVEL_OCTANE' => 1,
             'MAX_REQUESTS' => $this->option('max-requests'),
             'REQUEST_MAX_EXECUTION_TIME' => $this->maxExecutionTime(),
@@ -224,7 +227,9 @@ protected function buildWatchConfig()
             return "\t\twatch";
         }
 
-        return collect($paths)->map(fn ($path) => "\t\twatch ".base_path($path))->join("\n");
+        $basePath = $this->resolveBasePath();
+
+        return collect($paths)->map(fn ($path) => "\t\twatch ".$basePath.'/'.$path)->join("\n");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php b/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php
index 8f7567904..97022b108 100644
--- a/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/StartRoadRunnerCommand.php
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ class StartRoadRunnerCommand extends Command implements SignalableCommandInterfa
 {
     use Concerns\InstallsRoadRunnerDependencies,
         Concerns\InteractsWithEnvironmentVariables,
-        Concerns\InteractsWithServers;
+        Concerns\InteractsWithServers,
+        Concerns\ResolvesSymlinks;
 
     /**
      * The command's signature.
@@ -78,12 +79,14 @@ public function handle(ServerProcessInspector $inspector, ServerStateFile $serve
 
         $this->forgetEnvironmentVariables();
 
+        $basePath = $this->resolveBasePath();
+
         $server = tap(new Process(array_filter([
             $roadRunnerBinary,
             '-c', $this->configPath(),
             '-o', 'version=3',
             '-o', 'http.address='.$this->getHost().':'.$this->getPort(),
-            '-o', 'server.command='.(new PhpExecutableFinder)->find().','.base_path(config('octane.roadrunner.command', 'vendor/bin/roadrunner-worker')),
+            '-o', 'server.command='.(new PhpExecutableFinder)->find().','.$basePath.'/'.config('octane.roadrunner.command', 'vendor/bin/roadrunner-worker'),
             '-o', 'http.pool.num_workers='.$this->workerCount(),
             '-o', 'http.pool.max_jobs='.$this->option('max-requests'),
             '-o', 'rpc.listen=tcp://'.$this->rpcHost().':'.$this->rpcPort(),
@@ -95,9 +98,9 @@ public function handle(ServerProcessInspector $inspector, ServerStateFile $serve
             '-o', 'logs.output=stdout',
             '-o', 'logs.encoding=json',
             'serve',
-        ]), base_path(), [
+        ]), $basePath, [
             'APP_ENV' => app()->environment(),
-            'APP_BASE_PATH' => base_path(),
+            'APP_BASE_PATH' => $basePath,
             'LARAVEL_OCTANE' => 1,
         ]))->start();
 
diff --git a/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php b/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php
index 4d31dbc3a..587b62d19 100644
--- a/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/StartSwooleCommand.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #[AsCommand(name: 'octane:swoole')]
 class StartSwooleCommand extends Command implements SignalableCommandInterface
 {
-    use Concerns\InteractsWithEnvironmentVariables, Concerns\InteractsWithServers;
+    use Concerns\InteractsWithEnvironmentVariables, Concerns\InteractsWithServers, Concerns\ResolvesSymlinks;
 
     /**
      * The command's signature.
@@ -78,14 +78,26 @@ public function handle(
 
         $this->forgetEnvironmentVariables();
 
+        $basePath = $this->resolveBasePath();
+
+        $binDir = realpath(__DIR__.'/../../bin');
+
+        // When running inside a symlinked directory, remap the bin directory
+        // so that file paths go through the symlink rather than the resolved
+        // real path. This ensures workers reload from the correct release.
+        if ($basePath !== base_path()) {
+            $binDir = str_replace(base_path(), $basePath, $binDir);
+        }
+
         $server = tap(new Process([
             (new PhpExecutableFinder)->find(),
             ...config('octane.swoole.php_options', []),
             config('octane.swoole.command', 'swoole-server'),
             $serverStateFile->path(),
-        ], realpath(__DIR__.'/../../bin'), [
+        ], $binDir, [
             'APP_ENV' => app()->environment(),
-            'APP_BASE_PATH' => base_path(),
+            'APP_BASE_PATH' => $basePath,
+            'APP_RELEASE_BIN_DIR' => $binDir,
             'LARAVEL_OCTANE' => 1,
         ]))->start();
 
diff --git a/tests/ResolvesSymlinksTest.php b/tests/ResolvesSymlinksTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27293d12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ResolvesSymlinksTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Laravel\Octane\Tests;
+
+use Laravel\Octane\Commands\Concerns\ResolvesSymlinks;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class ResolvesSymlinksTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_get_symlink_aware_cwd_returns_pwd_env_when_set()
+    {
+        $trait = $this->createTraitInstance();
+
+        $cwd = $trait->callGetSymlinkAwareCwd();
+
+        // Should return a string (either the PWD env var or getcwd())
+        $this->assertIsString($cwd);
+    }
+
+    public function test_get_symlink_aware_cwd_returns_string()
+    {
+        $trait = $this->createTraitInstance();
+
+        $result = $trait->callGetSymlinkAwareCwd();
+
+        $this->assertNotFalse($result);
+        $this->assertIsString($result);
+    }
+
+    public function test_resolve_base_path_returns_string()
+    {
+        // This test verifies the trait method returns a valid path.
+        // In a non-symlinked environment, it should return base_path().
+        $trait = $this->createTraitInstance();
+
+        $result = $trait->callGetSymlinkAwareCwd();
+
+        $this->assertDirectoryExists($result);
+    }
+
+    protected function createTraitInstance()
+    {
+        return new class
+        {
+            use ResolvesSymlinks;
+
+            public function callGetSymlinkAwareCwd(): string|false
+            {
+                return $this->getSymlinkAwareCwd();
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}