diff --git a/pkg/runner/action.go b/pkg/runner/action.go
index b46a4d03a75..9d4b46827ad 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/action.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/action.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func runActionImpl(step actionStep, actionDir string, remoteAction *remoteAction
 		}
 
 		actionLocation := path.Join(actionDir, actionPath)
-		actionName, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(stepModel, actionLocation, rc)
+		actionName, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(ctx, stepModel, actionLocation, rc)
 
 		logger.Debugf("type=%v actionDir=%s actionPath=%s workdir=%s actionCacheDir=%s actionName=%s containerActionDir=%s", stepModel.Type(), actionDir, actionPath, rc.Config.Workdir, rc.ActionCacheDir(), actionName, containerActionDir)
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func populateEnvsFromInput(ctx context.Context, env *map[string]string, action *
 	}
 }
 
-func getContainerActionPaths(step *model.Step, actionDir string, rc *RunContext) (string, string) {
+func getContainerActionPaths(ctx context.Context, step *model.Step, actionDir string, rc *RunContext) (string, string) {
 	actionName := ""
 	containerActionDir := "."
 	if step.Type() != model.StepTypeUsesActionRemote {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func getContainerActionPaths(step *model.Step, actionDir string, rc *RunContext)
 			actionName = strings.ReplaceAll(actionName, "\\", "/")
 		}
 	}
-	return actionName, containerActionDir
+	return actionName, rc.GetCanonicalActionPath(ctx, containerActionDir)
 }
 
 func getOsSafeRelativePath(s, prefix string) string {
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ func runPreStep(step actionStep) common.Executor {
 			actionLocation = actionDir
 		}
 
-		actionName, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(stepModel, actionLocation, rc)
+		actionName, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(ctx, stepModel, actionLocation, rc)
 
 		x := action.Runs.Using
 		switch {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ func runPostStep(step actionStep) common.Executor {
 			actionLocation = actionDir
 		}
 
-		actionName, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(stepModel, actionLocation, rc)
+		actionName, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(ctx, stepModel, actionLocation, rc)
 
 		x := action.Runs.Using
 		switch {
diff --git a/pkg/runner/run_context.go b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
index 5d4277123ed..001983f854f 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
@@ -451,6 +451,37 @@ func (rc *RunContext) InitializeNodeTool() common.Executor {
 	}
 }
 
+func (rc *RunContext) GetCanonicalActionPath(ctx context.Context, actionPath string) string {
+	timeed, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+	path := rc.JobContainer.GetPathVariableName()
+	cenv := map[string]string{}
+	var cpath string
+	if err := rc.JobContainer.UpdateFromImageEnv(&cenv)(ctx); err == nil {
+		if p, ok := cenv[path]; ok {
+			cpath = p
+		}
+	}
+	if len(cpath) == 0 {
+		cpath = rc.JobContainer.DefaultPathVariable()
+	}
+	cenv[path] = cpath
+	hout := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	herr := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	stdout, stderr := rc.JobContainer.ReplaceLogWriter(hout, herr)
+	err := rc.execJobContainer([]string{"readlink", "-f", actionPath},
+		cenv, "", "").
+		Finally(func(context.Context) error {
+			rc.JobContainer.ReplaceLogWriter(stdout, stderr)
+			return nil
+		})(timeed)
+	rawStr := strings.Trim(hout.String(), "\r\n")
+	if err == nil && !strings.ContainsAny(rawStr, "\r\n") {
+		return rawStr
+	}
+	return actionPath
+}
+
 func (rc *RunContext) GetNodeToolFullPath(ctx context.Context) string {
 	if rc.nodeToolFullPath == "" {
 		timeed, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute)
diff --git a/pkg/runner/step_action_local.go b/pkg/runner/step_action_local.go
index 4bb85bf7d64..c5e481487c1 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/step_action_local.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/step_action_local.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (sal *stepActionLocal) main() common.Executor {
 		actionDir := filepath.Join(sal.getRunContext().Config.Workdir, sal.Step.Uses)
 
 		localReader := func(ctx context.Context) actionYamlReader {
-			_, cpath := getContainerActionPaths(sal.Step, path.Join(actionDir, ""), sal.RunContext)
+			_, cpath := getContainerActionPaths(ctx, sal.Step, path.Join(actionDir, ""), sal.RunContext)
 			return func(filename string) (io.Reader, io.Closer, error) {
 				spath := path.Join(cpath, filename)
 				for i := 0; i < maxSymlinkDepth; i++ {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (sal *stepActionLocal) getActionModel() *model.Action {
 func (sal *stepActionLocal) getCompositeRunContext(ctx context.Context) *RunContext {
 	if sal.compositeRunContext == nil {
 		actionDir := filepath.Join(sal.RunContext.Config.Workdir, sal.Step.Uses)
-		_, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(sal.getStepModel(), actionDir, sal.RunContext)
+		_, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(ctx, sal.getStepModel(), actionDir, sal.RunContext)
 
 		sal.compositeRunContext = newCompositeRunContext(ctx, sal.RunContext, sal, containerActionDir)
 		sal.compositeSteps = sal.compositeRunContext.compositeExecutor(sal.action)
diff --git a/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go b/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go
index 4c1ef353278..fb8f50b5c90 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (sar *stepActionRemote) getCompositeRunContext(ctx context.Context) *RunCon
 	if sar.compositeRunContext == nil {
 		actionDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", sar.RunContext.ActionCacheDir(), safeFilename(sar.Step.Uses))
 		actionLocation := path.Join(actionDir, sar.remoteAction.Path)
-		_, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(sar.getStepModel(), actionLocation, sar.RunContext)
+		_, containerActionDir := getContainerActionPaths(ctx, sar.getStepModel(), actionLocation, sar.RunContext)
 
 		sar.compositeRunContext = newCompositeRunContext(ctx, sar.RunContext, sar, containerActionDir)
 		sar.compositeSteps = sar.compositeRunContext.compositeExecutor(sar.action)