diff --git a/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/.gitignore b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba2db8253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a-build-tool.js
diff --git a/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/lerna.json b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/lerna.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1587a66968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/lerna.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/package.json b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b59021096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic",
+  "version": "monorepo",
+  "private": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/packages/build-tool/package.json b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/packages/build-tool/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f8710f055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/packages/build-tool/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "@test/build-tool",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "bin": {
+    "a-build-tool": "a-build-tool.js"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "echo \"#!/usr/bin/env node\nconsole.log('build tool executed')\" > a-build-tool.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/packages/buildable/package.json b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/packages/buildable/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2de1dc04d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/__fixtures__/lerna-generated-build-tool/packages/buildable/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "@test/buildable",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@test/build-tool": "*"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "a-build-tool"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/integration/lerna-link-sibling-bins.test.js b/integration/lerna-link-sibling-bins.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20e6c86e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/lerna-link-sibling-bins.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const cliRunner = require("@lerna-test/cli-runner");
+const initFixture = require("@lerna-test/init-fixture")(__dirname);
+
+test("lerna link symlinks generated binaries of sibling packages", async () => {
+  const cwd = await initFixture("lerna-generated-build-tool");
+  const lerna = cliRunner(cwd);
+
+  // First bootstrap, I expect this to succeed but don't are about the output
+  await lerna("bootstrap");
+
+  const { stdout } = await lerna("run", "build");
+
+  expect(stdout).toMatch("build tool executed");
+});
diff --git a/utils/create-symlink/__tests__/create-symlink.test.js b/utils/create-symlink/__tests__/create-symlink.test.js
index ab6f1bfe0c..79663ad327 100644
--- a/utils/create-symlink/__tests__/create-symlink.test.js
+++ b/utils/create-symlink/__tests__/create-symlink.test.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe("create-symlink", () => {
   fs.lstat.mockImplementation(() => Promise.reject(new Error("MOCK")));
   fs.unlink.mockResolvedValue();
   fs.symlink.mockResolvedValue();
+  fs.pathExists.mockResolvedValue(true);
   // cmdShim is a traditional errback
   cmdShim.mockImplementation(callsBack());
 
diff --git a/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js b/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js
index 11659c88b7..77ff2fe8cf 100644
--- a/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js
+++ b/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js
@@ -31,9 +31,20 @@ function createSymbolicLink(src, dest, type) {
 
 function createPosixSymlink(origin, dest, _type) {
   const type = _type === "exec" ? "file" : _type;
-  const src = path.relative(path.dirname(dest), origin);
+  const relativeSymlink = path.relative(path.dirname(dest), origin);
 
-  return createSymbolicLink(src, dest, type);
+  if (_type === "exec") {
+    // If the target exists, create real symlink. If the target doesn't exist yet,
+    // create a shim shell script.
+    return fs.pathExists(origin).then(exists => {
+      if (exists) {
+        return createSymbolicLink(relativeSymlink, dest, type).then(() => fs.chmod(origin, "755"));
+      }
+      return shShim(origin, dest, type).then(() => fs.chmod(dest, "755"));
+    });
+  }
+
+  return createSymbolicLink(relativeSymlink, dest, type);
 }
 
 function createWindowsSymlink(src, dest, type) {
@@ -51,3 +62,13 @@ function createWindowsSymlink(src, dest, type) {
 
   return createSymbolicLink(src, dest, type);
 }
+
+function shShim(target, script, type) {
+  log.silly("shShim", [target, script, type]);
+
+  const absTarget = path.resolve(path.dirname(script), target);
+
+  const scriptLines = ["#!/bin/sh", `chmod +x ${absTarget} && exec ${absTarget} "$@"`];
+
+  return fs.writeFile(script, scriptLines.join("\n"));
+}
diff --git a/utils/symlink-binary/__tests__/symlink-binary.test.js b/utils/symlink-binary/__tests__/symlink-binary.test.js
index 7e7cc1144a..252ee75e65 100644
--- a/utils/symlink-binary/__tests__/symlink-binary.test.js
+++ b/utils/symlink-binary/__tests__/symlink-binary.test.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe("symlink-binary", () => {
     expect(dstPath).not.toHaveBinaryLinks();
   });
 
-  it("should skip missing bin files", async () => {
+  it("should create shims for all declared binaries", async () => {
     const testDir = await initFixture("links");
     const srcPath = path.join(testDir, "packages/package-3");
     const dstPath = path.join(testDir, "packages/package-4");
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe("symlink-binary", () => {
     await symlinkBinary(srcPath, dstPath);
 
     expect(srcPath).toHaveExecutables("cli1.js", "cli2.js");
-    expect(dstPath).toHaveBinaryLinks("links3cli1", "links3cli2");
+    expect(dstPath).toHaveBinaryLinks("links3cli1", "links3cli2", "links3cli3");
   });
 
   it("should preserve previous bin entries", async () => {
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ describe("symlink-binary", () => {
     await symlinkBinary(pkg2Path, destPath);
     await symlinkBinary(pkg3Path, destPath);
 
-    expect(destPath).toHaveBinaryLinks("links-2", "links3cli1", "links3cli2");
+    expect(destPath).toHaveBinaryLinks("links-2", "links3cli1", "links3cli2", "links3cli3");
   });
 });
diff --git a/utils/symlink-binary/symlink-binary.js b/utils/symlink-binary/symlink-binary.js
index 31a1633ef4..d6b12bd6e2 100644
--- a/utils/symlink-binary/symlink-binary.js
+++ b/utils/symlink-binary/symlink-binary.js
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ function symlinkBinary(srcPackageRef, destPackageRef) {
         const src = path.join(srcPackage.location, srcPackage.bin[name]);
         const dst = path.join(destPackage.binLocation, name);
 
-        return fs.pathExists(src).then(exists => {
-          if (exists) {
-            return { src, dst };
-          }
-        });
+        // Symlink all declared binaries, even if they don't exist (yet). We will
+        // assume the package author knows what they're doing and that the binaries
+        // will be generated during a later build phase (potentially source compiled from
+        // another language).
+        return { src, dst };
       });
 
       if (actions.length === 0) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function symlinkBinary(srcPackageRef, destPackageRef) {
       return fs.mkdirp(destPackage.binLocation).then(() =>
         pMap(actions, meta => {
           if (meta) {
-            return createSymlink(meta.src, meta.dst, "exec").then(() => fs.chmod(meta.src, "755"));
+            return createSymlink(meta.src, meta.dst, "exec");
           }
         })
       );