diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-validation.yml
index 6890d07bc..cba2c8c4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-validation.yml
@@ -105,10 +105,32 @@ jobs:
           fi
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: 'Drive D: should not have Go installation, cache: ${{ matrix.cache}}'
+      - name: 'Drive D: should not have Go installation, cache: ${{ matrix.cache }}'
         run: |
           if [ -e 'D:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ needs.find-default-go.outputs.version }}\x64' ];then
             echo 'D:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ needs.find-default-go.outputs.version }}\x64 should not exist for hosted version of go';
             exit 1
           fi
         shell: bash
+
+  hostedtoolcache:
+    name: 'Validate if hostedtoolcache works as expected'
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        cache: [false]
+        go: [1.20.1]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: 'Setup ${{ matrix.go }}, cache: ${{ matrix.cache }}'
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
+          cache: ${{ matrix.cache }}
+
+      - name: 'Setup ${{ matrix.go }}, cache: ${{ matrix.cache }} (from hostedtoolcache)'
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
+          cache: ${{ matrix.cache }}
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index b0a3f4e6b..25798ccb6 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -61514,6 +61514,10 @@ function cacheWindowsDir(extPath, tool, version, arch) {
         fs_1.default.mkdirSync(path.dirname(defaultToolCacheDir), { recursive: true });
         fs_1.default.symlinkSync(actualToolCacheDir, defaultToolCacheDir, 'junction');
         core.info(`Created link ${defaultToolCacheDir} => ${actualToolCacheDir}`);
+        const actualToolCacheCompleteFile = `${actualToolCacheDir}.complete`;
+        const defaultToolCacheCompleteFile = `${defaultToolCacheDir}.complete`;
+        fs_1.default.symlinkSync(actualToolCacheCompleteFile, defaultToolCacheCompleteFile, 'file');
+        core.info(`Created link ${defaultToolCacheCompleteFile} => ${actualToolCacheCompleteFile}`);
         // make outer code to continue using toolcache as if it were installed on c:
         // restore toolcache root to default drive c:
         process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] = defaultToolCacheRoot;
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index be90e101a..d8ac3a125 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@ async function cacheWindowsDir(
   fs.symlinkSync(actualToolCacheDir, defaultToolCacheDir, 'junction');
   core.info(`Created link ${defaultToolCacheDir} => ${actualToolCacheDir}`);
 
+  const actualToolCacheCompleteFile = `${actualToolCacheDir}.complete`;
+  const defaultToolCacheCompleteFile = `${defaultToolCacheDir}.complete`;
+  fs.symlinkSync(
+    actualToolCacheCompleteFile,
+    defaultToolCacheCompleteFile,
+    'file'
+  );
+  core.info(
+    `Created link ${defaultToolCacheCompleteFile} => ${actualToolCacheCompleteFile}`
+  );
+
   // make outer code to continue using toolcache as if it were installed on c:
   // restore toolcache root to default drive c:
   process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] = defaultToolCacheRoot;