diff --git a/komodo/lint_symlink_config.py b/komodo/lint_symlink_config.py
index f7b853d8..4dabf8f4 100644
--- a/komodo/lint_symlink_config.py
+++ b/komodo/lint_symlink_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import json
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Mapping, Union
@@ -22,6 +23,18 @@ def parse_args():
 
 def lint_symlink_config(link_dict: Mapping[str, Union[Mapping, str]]):
     assert_root_nodes(link_dict)
+
+    links = link_dict["links"]
+    komodo_release_regex = r"^\d{4}\.\d{2}\..*-py\d+$"
+
+    for dest in links.values():
+        if (
+            dest not in links
+            and "bleeding-py" not in dest
+            and not re.search(komodo_release_regex, dest)
+        ):
+            raise SystemExit(f"Missing symlink {dest}")
+
     print("Symlink configuration file is valid!")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sanity_check.py b/tests/test_sanity_check.py
index 2baf1904..bf446706 100644
--- a/tests/test_sanity_check.py
+++ b/tests/test_sanity_check.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
 
+from komodo.lint_symlink_config import lint_symlink_config
 from komodo.symlink.sanity_check import assert_root_nodes
 
 
@@ -37,3 +38,22 @@ def test_assert_root_nodes_error_message_incorrectly_added_roots():
         match=r"Incorrectly added root\(s\): \['testing'\]",
     ):
         assert_root_nodes(link_dict)
+
+
+def test_symlink_config_detect_missing_intermediate_link():
+    link_dict = {
+        "links": {
+            "stable": "2012.01",
+            "2012.01": "2012.01.04-py38",
+            "testing": "2012.03",
+            "2012.03": "2012.03.rc4-py38",
+            "deprecated": "testing",
+            "testing-py311": "2024.05-py311",
+        },
+        "root_links": ["deprecated", "stable", "testing-py311"],
+    }
+    with pytest.raises(
+        SystemExit,
+        match=r"Missing symlink 2024.05-py311",
+    ):
+        lint_symlink_config(link_dict)