diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream.java b/core/src/main/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream.java
index 5f059cf1..41dacb97 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.roastedroot.zerofs;
 
+import static java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.channels.SeekableByteChannel;
 import java.nio.file.ClosedDirectoryStreamException;
@@ -177,21 +179,14 @@ public void move(Path srcPath, SecureDirectoryStream<Path> targetDir, Path targe
             throws IOException {
         checkOpen();
         ZeroFsPath checkedSrcPath = checkPath(srcPath);
-        ZeroFsPath checkedTargetPath = checkPath(targetPath);
-
-        if (!(targetDir instanceof ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream)) {
-            throw new ProviderMismatchException(
-                    "targetDir isn't a secure directory stream associated with this file system");
-        }
 
-        ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream checkedTargetDir = (ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream) targetDir;
+        ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream checkedTargetDir = checkDirectoryStream(targetDir);
+        ZeroFsPath checkedTargetPath = checkedTargetDir.checkPath(targetPath);
 
-        view.copy(
-                checkedSrcPath,
-                checkedTargetDir.view,
-                checkedTargetPath,
-                Set.<CopyOption>of(),
-                true);
+        // like Files.move with ATOMIC_MOVE: same file system only, and links are not followed
+        Set<CopyOption> options =
+                Options.getMoveOptions(checkedSrcPath, checkedTargetPath, ATOMIC_MOVE);
+        view.copy(checkedSrcPath, checkedTargetDir.view, checkedTargetPath, options, true);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -219,11 +214,28 @@ public File lookup() throws IOException {
                 type);
     }
 
-    private static ZeroFsPath checkPath(Path path) {
-        if (path instanceof ZeroFsPath) {
-            return (ZeroFsPath) path;
+    private ZeroFsPath checkPath(Path path) {
+        if (!(path instanceof ZeroFsPath)) {
+            throw new ProviderMismatchException(
+                    "path " + path + " is not associated with a ZeroFs file system");
+        }
+        if (!path().getFileSystem().equals(path.getFileSystem())) {
+            throw new ProviderMismatchException(
+                    "path "
+                            + path
+                            + " is associated with a different ZeroFs file system than this "
+                            + "SecureDirectoryStream");
+        }
+        return (ZeroFsPath) path;
+    }
+
+    // the target stream's file system is checked by the atomic move requirement
+    private static ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream checkDirectoryStream(
+            SecureDirectoryStream<Path> stream) {
+        if (!(stream instanceof ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream)) {
+            throw new ProviderMismatchException(
+                    stream + " isn't a secure directory stream associated with this file system");
         }
-        throw new ProviderMismatchException(
-                "path " + path + " is not associated with a ZeroFs file system");
+        return (ZeroFsSecureDirectoryStream) stream;
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsUnixLikeFileSystemTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsUnixLikeFileSystemTest.java
index 172cb535..d4c72ccf 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsUnixLikeFileSystemTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/roastedroot/zerofs/ZeroFsUnixLikeFileSystemTest.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.NotLinkException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.nio.file.ProviderMismatchException;
 import java.nio.file.SecureDirectoryStream;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributeView;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
@@ -2153,6 +2154,114 @@ public void testSecureDirectoryStream() throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSecureDirectoryStream_differentFileSystems() throws IOException {
+        Path fs1DirPath = path("foo");
+        Files.createDirectories(fs1DirPath);
+        Path fs1File = path("a");
+        Files.createFile(fs1DirPath.resolve(fs1File));
+
+        try (FileSystem fs2 = ZeroFs.newFileSystem("fs2", UNIX_CONFIGURATION)) {
+            Path fs2DirPath = fs2.getPath("foo");
+            Files.createDirectories(fs2DirPath);
+            Path fs2File = fs2.getPath("a");
+            Files.createFile(fs2DirPath.resolve(fs2File));
+
+            try (SecureDirectoryStream<Path> fs1Dir = newDirStream(fs1DirPath)) {
+                assertThrows(
+                        ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                        () -> fs1Dir.newDirectoryStream(fs2DirPath));
+                assertThrows(
+                        ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                        () -> fs1Dir.newByteChannel(fs2File, Set.of(READ)));
+                assertThrows(
+                        ProviderMismatchException.class, () -> fs1Dir.deleteDirectory(fs2DirPath));
+                assertThrows(ProviderMismatchException.class, () -> fs1Dir.deleteFile(fs2File));
+                assertThrows(
+                        ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                        () -> fs1Dir.getFileAttributeView(fs2File, BasicFileAttributeView.class));
+                Path otherFs1File = path("b");
+                assertThrows(
+                        ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                        () -> fs1Dir.move(fs2File, fs1Dir, otherFs1File));
+                assertThrows(
+                        ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                        () -> fs1Dir.move(fs1File, fs1Dir, fs2File));
+
+                try (SecureDirectoryStream<Path> fs2Dir = newDirStream(fs2DirPath)) {
+                    assertThrows(
+                            AtomicMoveNotSupportedException.class,
+                            () -> fs1Dir.move(fs1File, fs2Dir, fs2File));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSecureDirectoryStream_differentFileSystemProviders() throws IOException {
+        Path fs1DirPath = path("foo");
+        Files.createDirectories(fs1DirPath);
+        Path fs1File = path("a");
+        Files.createFile(fs1DirPath.resolve(fs1File));
+
+        Path fs2Path = Paths.get(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"));
+
+        try (SecureDirectoryStream<Path> fs1Dir = newDirStream(fs1DirPath)) {
+            assertThrows(ProviderMismatchException.class, () -> fs1Dir.newDirectoryStream(fs2Path));
+            assertThrows(
+                    ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                    () -> fs1Dir.newByteChannel(fs2Path, Set.of(READ)));
+            assertThrows(ProviderMismatchException.class, () -> fs1Dir.deleteDirectory(fs2Path));
+            assertThrows(ProviderMismatchException.class, () -> fs1Dir.deleteFile(fs2Path));
+            assertThrows(
+                    ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                    () -> fs1Dir.getFileAttributeView(fs2Path, BasicFileAttributeView.class));
+            Path otherFs1File = path("b");
+            assertThrows(
+                    ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                    () -> fs1Dir.move(fs2Path, fs1Dir, otherFs1File));
+            assertThrows(
+                    ProviderMismatchException.class, () -> fs1Dir.move(fs1File, fs1Dir, fs2Path));
+
+            try (DirectoryStream<Path> fs2DirStream = Files.newDirectoryStream(fs2Path)) {
+                // the default file system only offers SecureDirectoryStream on some platforms
+                if (fs2DirStream instanceof SecureDirectoryStream<?>) {
+                    SecureDirectoryStream<Path> fs2Dir = (SecureDirectoryStream<Path>) fs2DirStream;
+                    assertThrows(
+                            ProviderMismatchException.class,
+                            () -> fs1Dir.move(fs1File, fs2Dir, fs2Path));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSecureDirectoryStream_move_doesNotFollowLinks() throws IOException {
+        Path dir = path("dir");
+        Path fileName = path("file");
+        Path file = dir.resolve(fileName);
+        Path linkName = path("link");
+
+        Files.createDirectories(dir);
+        Files.createFile(file);
+        Files.createSymbolicLink(dir.resolve(linkName), fileName);
+
+        try (SecureDirectoryStream<Path> stream = newDirStream(dir)) {
+            Path movedLinkName = path("link2");
+            stream.move(linkName, stream, movedLinkName);
+
+            Path dirRelativeLink = dir.resolve(movedLinkName);
+            assertThatPath(dirRelativeLink).noFollowLinks().isSymbolicLink();
+            assertThatPath(dirRelativeLink).isSameFileAs(file);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static SecureDirectoryStream<Path> newDirStream(Path path) throws IOException {
+        DirectoryStream<Path> stream = Files.newDirectoryStream(path);
+        assertInstanceOf(SecureDirectoryStream.class, stream);
+        return (SecureDirectoryStream<Path>) stream;
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSecureDirectoryStreamBasedOnRelativePath() throws IOException {
         Files.createDirectories(path("foo"));