diff --git a/scripts/ps/build.ps1 b/scripts/ps/build.ps1
index 99a188f97a..ab2f2b89e8 100644
--- a/scripts/ps/build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ps/build.ps1
@@ -28,9 +28,24 @@ $openrct2Path = Join-Path $binPath "openrct2.exe"
 
 function Build-Data()
 {
-    Write-Host "Copying data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
-    New-Item -Force -ItemType Directory $binPath > $null
-    Copy-Item -Force -Recurse "$rootPath\data" $binPath
+	if(Test-Path "$binPath\data")
+	{
+		$object = Get-Item "$binPath\data"
+		
+		if(-not ([bool]($object.Attributes -band [IO.FileAttributes]::ReparsePoint)))
+		{
+			Write-Host "Copying data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+			New-Item -Force -ItemType Directory $binPath > $null
+			Copy-Item -Force -Recurse "$rootPath\data" $binPath
+		}
+		else{
+			Write-Host "Symlink already in place" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+		}
+	}
+	else {
+		Write-Host "Symlink data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+		New-Item -force -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name bin\data -Target data
+	}
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/ps/install.ps1 b/scripts/ps/install.ps1
index 016e181e65..12c6248022 100644
--- a/scripts/ps/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/ps/install.ps1
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ if ($currentLibsVersion -ge $libsVersion)
     $updateLibs = $false
 }
 
+#symlink data to bin\data
+Write-Host "Symlink data to bin..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+New-Item -force -ItemType SymbolicLink -Name bin\data -Target data
+
 # Check if user needs to download dependencies
 $libsPathExists = Test-Path $libsPath
 if ($libsPathExists -and -not $updateLibs -and -not $Force)