diff --git a/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheFlusher.php b/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheFlusher.php
index 04a4b0c13ac..e263967f402 100644
--- a/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheFlusher.php
+++ b/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheFlusher.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 use Neos\Flow\Cache\CacheManager;
+use Neos\Flow\Monitor\ChangeDetectionStrategy\ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface;
 
 /**
  * Helper around the ParsePartials Cache.
@@ -50,10 +51,21 @@ public function flushPartialCacheOnFileChanges($fileMonitorIdentifier, array $ch
 
         $identifiersToFlush = [];
         foreach ($changedFiles as $changedFile => $status) {
-            // flow already returns absolute file paths from the file monitor, so we don't have to call realpath.
-            // attempting to use realpath can even result in an error as the file might be removed and thus no realpath can be resolved via file system.
-            // https://github.com/neos/neos-development-collection/pull/4509
-            $identifiersToFlush[] = $this->getCacheIdentifierForAbsoluteUnixStyleFilePathWithoutDirectoryTraversal($changedFile);
+            // flow returns linux style file paths without directory traversal from the file monitor.
+            // As discovered via https://github.com/neos/neos-development-collection/issues/4915 the paths will point to symlinks instead of the actual file.
+            // Thus, we still need to invoke `realpath` as the cache invalidation otherwise would not work (due to a different hash)
+            // But attempting to use realpath on removed/moved files fails because it surely cannot be resolved via file system.
+            if ($status === ChangeDetectionStrategyInterface::STATUS_DELETED) {
+                // Ignoring removed files means we cannot flush removed files, but this is a compromise for now.
+                // See https://github.com/neos/neos-development-collection/issues/4415 as reminder that flushing is disabled for deleted files
+                continue;
+            }
+            $fusionFileRealPath = realpath($changedFile);
+            if ($fusionFileRealPath === false) {
+                // should not happen as we ignored deleted files beforehand.
+                throw new \RuntimeException("Couldn't resolve realpath for: '$changedFile'", 1709122619);
+            }
+            $identifiersToFlush[] = $this->getCacheIdentifierForAbsoluteUnixStyleFilePathWithoutDirectoryTraversal($fusionFileRealPath);
         }
 
         if ($identifiersToFlush !== []) {
diff --git a/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheIdentifierTrait.php b/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheIdentifierTrait.php
index 23fd8a76b36..241bbcb3ca8 100644
--- a/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheIdentifierTrait.php
+++ b/Neos.Fusion/Classes/Core/Cache/ParserCacheIdentifierTrait.php
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ private function getCacheIdentifierForDslCode(string $identifier, string $code):
      *  - /Users/marc/Code/neos-project/Packages/Neos
      *
      * its crucial that the path
-     *  - is absolute
+     *  - is absolute (starting with /)
      *  - the path separator is in unix style: forward-slash /
      *  - doesn't contain directory traversal /../ or /./
+     *  - is not a symlink
      *
      * to be absolutely sure the path matches the criteria, {@see realpath} can be used.
      *