diff --git a/cylc/flow/etc/job.sh b/cylc/flow/etc/job.sh
index 1a20a88071f..2355edd2677 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/etc/job.sh
+++ b/cylc/flow/etc/job.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ cylc__job__main() {
     export CYLC_WORKFLOW_LOG_DIR="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/log/scheduler"
     export CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/share"
     export CYLC_WORKFLOW_WORK_DIR="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/work"
+    # Make sure the 'raw' version of SHARE and WORK are defined.
+    # Default to the ones defined above.
+    export CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR_RAW="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR_RAW:-"${CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR}"}"
+    export CYLC_WORKFLOW_WORK_DIR_RAW="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_WORK_DIR_RAW:-"${CYLC_WORKFLOW_WORK_DIR}"}"
     export CYLC_TASK_CYCLE_POINT="${CYLC_TASK_JOB%%/*}"
     export CYLC_TASK_NAME="${CYLC_TASK_JOB#*/}"
     CYLC_TASK_NAME="${CYLC_TASK_NAME%/*}"
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ cylc__job__main() {
         CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR_BASE="${CYLC_TASK_CYCLE_POINT}/${CYLC_TASK_NAME}"
     fi
     export CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_WORK_DIR}/${CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR_BASE}"
+    export CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR_RAW="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_WORK_DIR_RAW}/${CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR_BASE}"
     typeset contact="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/.service/contact"
     if [[ -f "${contact}" ]]; then
         # (contact file not present for polled platforms)
@@ -134,9 +139,8 @@ cylc__job__main() {
     export PATH="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/share/bin:${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/bin:${PATH}"
     export PYTHONPATH="${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/share/lib/python:${CYLC_WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR}/lib/python:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
     # Create share and work directories
-    mkdir -p "${CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR}" || true
-    mkdir -p "$(dirname "${CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR}")" || true
-    mkdir -p "${CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR}"
+    mkdir -p "${CYLC_WORKFLOW_SHARE_DIR_RAW}" || true
+    mkdir -p "${CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR_RAW}"
     cd "${CYLC_TASK_WORK_DIR}"
     # Env-Script, User Environment, Pre-Script, Script and Post-Script
     # Run user scripts in subshell to protect cylc job script from interference.
diff --git a/cylc/flow/job_file.py b/cylc/flow/job_file.py
index 930331dc5a4..ac194acd47d 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/job_file.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/job_file.py
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ def _write_workflow_environment(self, handle, job_conf):
             if var not in ('CYLC_DEBUG', 'CYLC_VERBOSE', 'CYLC_WORKFLOW_ID'):
                 handle.write('\n    export %s="%s"' % (var, val))
 
+        for dir_ in ("share", "work"):
+            val = job_conf["symlink_dirs"].get(dir_, None)
+            if val is not None:
+                handle.write(
+                    '\n    '
+                    f'export CYLC_WORKFLOW_{dir_.upper()}_DIR_RAW="{val}"'
+                )
+
         if str(self.workflow_env.get('CYLC_UTC')) == 'True':
             handle.write('\n    export TZ="UTC"')
 
diff --git a/cylc/flow/task_job_mgr.py b/cylc/flow/task_job_mgr.py
index 6651488b4b9..40e00ed2d85 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/task_job_mgr.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/task_job_mgr.py
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@
     pdeepcopy,
     poverride
 )
-from cylc.flow.pathutil import get_remote_workflow_run_job_dir
+from cylc.flow.pathutil import (
+    get_dirs_to_symlink,
+    get_remote_workflow_run_job_dir,
+)
 from cylc.flow.platforms import (
     get_host_from_platform,
     get_install_target_from_platform,
@@ -1345,6 +1348,9 @@ def get_job_conf(
             'pre-script': rtconfig['pre-script'],
             'script': rtconfig['script'],
             'submit_num': itask.submit_num,
+            'symlink_dirs': get_dirs_to_symlink(
+                itask.platform['install target'], workflow
+            ),
             'flow_nums': itask.flow_nums,
             'workflow_name': workflow,
             'task_id': itask.identity,