diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb
index b0ca3d55a8..48228e1e9a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require "cask/cask"
 require "uri"
 require "utils/curl"
 require "utils/output"
+require "utils/path"
 require "extend/hash/keys"
 require "api"
 
@@ -112,9 +113,7 @@ module Cask
 
         return unless path.expand_path.exist?
         return if invalid_path?(path)
-
-        return if Homebrew::EnvConfig.forbid_packages_from_paths? &&
-                  !path.realpath.to_s.start_with?("#{Caskroom.path}/", "#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY}/Taps/")
+        return unless ::Utils::Path.loadable_package_path?(path, :cask)
 
         new(path)
       end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
index dcf95aecee..b9bad8ecf3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require "tab"
 require "utils"
 require "utils/bottles"
 require "utils/output"
+require "utils/path"
 require "service"
 require "utils/curl"
 require "deprecate_disable"
@@ -727,29 +728,7 @@ module Formulary
       end
 
       return unless path.expand_path.exist?
-
-      if Homebrew::EnvConfig.forbid_packages_from_paths?
-        path_realpath = path.realpath.to_s
-        path_string = path.to_s
-        if (path_realpath.end_with?(".rb") || path_string.end_with?(".rb")) &&
-           !path_realpath.start_with?("#{HOMEBREW_CELLAR}/", "#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY}/Taps/") &&
-           !path_string.start_with?("#{HOMEBREW_CELLAR}/", "#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY}/Taps/")
-          if path_string.include?("./") || path_string.end_with?(".rb") || path_string.count("/") != 2
-            raise <<~WARNING
-              Homebrew requires formulae to be in a tap, rejecting:
-                #{path_string} (#{path_realpath})
-
-              To create a tap, run e.g.
-                brew tap-new <user|org>/<repository>
-              To create a formula in a tap run e.g.
-                brew create <url> --tap=<user|org>/<repository>
-            WARNING
-          elsif path_string.count("/") == 2
-            # Looks like a tap, let's quietly return but not error.
-            return
-          end
-        end
-      end
+      return unless ::Utils::Path.loadable_package_path?(path, :formula)
 
       if (tap = Tap.from_path(path))
         # Only treat symlinks in taps as aliases.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_loader_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_loader_spec.rb
index e2671408fa..d311449ff0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/cask_loader_spec.rb
@@ -236,4 +236,73 @@ RSpec.describe Cask::CaskLoader, :cask do
       expect(described_class.load_prefer_installed("test-cask").tap).to eq(foo_tap)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "FromPathLoader with symlinked taps" do
+    let(:cask_token) { "testcask" }
+    let(:tmpdir) { mktmpdir }
+    let(:real_tap_path) { tmpdir / "real_tap" }
+    let(:homebrew_prefix) { tmpdir / "homebrew" }
+    let(:taps_dir) { homebrew_prefix / "Library" / "Taps" / "testuser" }
+    let(:symlinked_tap_path) { taps_dir / "homebrew-testtap" }
+    let(:cask_file_path) { symlinked_tap_path / "Casks" / "#{cask_token}.rb" }
+    let(:cask_content) do
+      <<~RUBY
+        cask "#{cask_token}" do
+          version "1.0.0"
+          sha256 "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"
+
+          url "https://example.com/#{cask_token}-\#{version}.dmg"
+          name "Test Cask"
+          desc "A test cask for symlink testing"
+          homepage "https://example.com"
+
+          app "TestCask.app"
+        end
+      RUBY
+    end
+
+    after do
+      tmpdir.rmtree if tmpdir.exist?
+    end
+
+    before do
+      # Create real tap directory structure
+      (real_tap_path / "Casks").mkpath
+      (real_tap_path / "Casks" / "#{cask_token}.rb").write(cask_content)
+
+      # Create homebrew prefix structure
+      taps_dir.mkpath
+
+      # Create symlink to the tap (this simulates what setup-homebrew does)
+      symlinked_tap_path.make_symlink(real_tap_path)
+
+      # Set HOMEBREW_LIBRARY to our test prefix for the security check
+      stub_const("HOMEBREW_LIBRARY", homebrew_prefix / "Library")
+      allow(Homebrew::EnvConfig).to receive(:forbid_packages_from_paths?).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    context "when HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS is enabled" do
+      it "allows loading casks from symlinked taps" do
+        loader = Cask::CaskLoader::FromPathLoader.try_new(cask_file_path)
+        expect(loader).not_to be_nil
+        expect(loader).to be_a(Cask::CaskLoader::FromPathLoader)
+
+        cask = loader.load(config: nil)
+        expect(cask.token).to eq(cask_token)
+        expect(cask.version).to eq(Version.new("1.0.0"))
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS is disabled" do
+      before do
+        allow(Homebrew::EnvConfig).to receive(:forbid_packages_from_paths?).and_return(false)
+      end
+
+      it "allows loading casks from symlinked taps" do
+        loader = Cask::CaskLoader::FromPathLoader.try_new(cask_file_path)
+        expect(loader).not_to be_nil
+        expect(loader).to be_a(Cask::CaskLoader::FromPathLoader)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb
index b2f69504f6..5a7cec21f6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/path.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,44 @@ module Utils
       child_pathname.ascend { |p| return true if p == parent_pathname }
       false
     end
+
+    sig { params(path: Pathname, package_type: Symbol).returns(T::Boolean) }
+    def self.loadable_package_path?(path, package_type)
+      return true unless Homebrew::EnvConfig.forbid_packages_from_paths?
+
+      path_realpath = path.realpath.to_s
+      path_string = path.to_s
+
+      allowed_paths = ["#{HOMEBREW_LIBRARY}/Taps/"]
+      allowed_paths << if package_type == :formula
+        "#{HOMEBREW_CELLAR}/"
+      else
+        "#{Cask::Caskroom.path}/"
+      end
+
+      return true if !path_realpath.end_with?(".rb") && !path_string.end_with?(".rb")
+      return true if allowed_paths.any? { |path| path_realpath.start_with?(path) }
+      return true if allowed_paths.any? { |path| path_string.start_with?(path) }
+
+      # Looks like a local path, Ruby file and not a tap.
+      if path_string.include?("./") || path_string.end_with?(".rb") || path_string.count("/") != 2
+        package_type_plural = Utils.pluralize(package_type.to_s, 2)
+        path_realpath_if_different = " (#{path_realpath})" if path_realpath != path_string
+        create_flag = " --cask" if package_type == :cask
+
+        raise <<~WARNING
+          Homebrew requires #{package_type_plural} to be in a tap, rejecting:
+            #{path_string}#{path_realpath_if_different}
+
+          To create a tap, run e.g.
+            brew tap-new <user|org>/<repository>
+          To create a #{package_type} in a tap run e.g.
+            brew create#{create_flag} <url> --tap=<user|org>/<repository>
+        WARNING
+      else
+        # Looks like a tap, let's quietly reject but not error.
+        path_string.count("/") != 2
+      end
+    end
   end
 end