diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index adf12e7..6785b8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ The installation provides a new `siz` executable on your system PATH.  `siz` acc
 
 ### Default file filtering behavior
 
-- Ignore all dotfiles (toggleable as of v0.1.0)
-- Ignore all recursive traversal paths under dot directories (toggleable as of v0.1.0)
+- Ignore all dotfiles (option available to toggle as of v0.1.0)
+- Ignore all recursive traversal paths under dot directories (option available to toggle as of v0.1.0)
 - Use .gitignore file glob pattern definitions to filter output *when executed on a git repository path*. By default, the tool respects .gitignore files in the parent directories of each file path.
 - Respect a local .ignore file. This file supports the same glob syntax as the .gitignore file. It allows you to define different sets of includes/excludes than those defined in .gitignore, and use this file-based ignore syntax outside of a git repository.
-- Will not follow symbolic links ([#17](https://github.com/chrissimpkins/siz/issues/17))
+- Will not follow symbolic links (option available to toggle as of v0.4.0)
 
 ## Changes
 
diff --git a/src/lib/args.rs b/src/lib/args.rs
index b358299..086f9d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/args.rs
+++ b/src/lib/args.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ fn styles() -> Styles {
 ///
 /// * `depth`: An optional `usize` that represents the maximum directory traversal depth.
 ///
+/// * `follow`: A boolean that indicates whether to follow symbolic links.
+///
 /// * `glob`: An optional vector of `String` that represents path glob patterns to filter the output.
 ///
 /// * `hidden`: A boolean that indicates whether to show hidden dot files and dot directories.
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ pub struct Args {
     #[arg(short, long, help_heading = "Filters")]
     pub depth: Option<usize>,
 
+    /// Follow symbolic links
+    #[arg(short = 'L', long, default_value_t = false, help_heading = "Filters")]
+    pub follow: bool,
+
     /// Filter the output by gitignore syntax glob patterns
     #[arg(
         short,
@@ -162,6 +168,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(args.binary_units, false);
         assert_eq!(args.color, false);
         assert_eq!(args.depth, None);
+        assert_eq!(args.follow, false);
         assert_eq!(args.glob, None);
         assert_eq!(args.hidden, false);
         assert_eq!(args.highlow, false);
@@ -182,6 +189,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(args.binary_units, true);
         assert_eq!(args.color, true);
         assert_eq!(args.depth, None);
+        assert_eq!(args.follow, false);
         assert_eq!(args.glob, None);
         assert_eq!(args.hidden, false);
         assert_eq!(args.highlow, false);
diff --git a/src/lib/walk.rs b/src/lib/walk.rs
index 3ccaf8a..93cc947 100644
--- a/src/lib/walk.rs
+++ b/src/lib/walk.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl Walker {
             .max_depth(args.depth)
             .git_global(false)
             .git_exclude(false)
-            .follow_links(false);
+            .follow_links(args.follow);
 
         // sort by file path string
         if args.name {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ impl ParallelWalker {
             .max_depth(args.depth)
             .git_global(false)
             .git_exclude(false)
-            .follow_links(false);
+            .follow_links(args.follow);
 
         // filter files on user-defined default types
         // Note: This is not compatible with the glob option defined below.
@@ -975,4 +975,35 @@ mod tests {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_walker_symbolic_links() -> Result<()> {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
+
+        let td = tmpdir();
+        let td_path = td.path().to_str().unwrap();
+
+        mkdir_on_path(td.path().join("x/y"));
+        symlink(td.path().join("x/y"), td.path().join("z"))?;
+        write_file(td.path().join("x/y/test.txt"), "");
+
+        let args_no_sym = Args::parse_from(vec!["siz", td_path]);
+        let args_sym = Args::parse_from(vec!["siz", "--follow", td_path]);
+
+        // test sequential without symbolic link follow
+        assert_file_paths_sequential_sorted(td.path(), &args_no_sym, &["x/y/test.txt"])?;
+        // test sequential with symbolic link follow
+        assert_file_paths_sequential_sorted(td.path(), &args_sym, &["x/y/test.txt", "z/test.txt"])?;
+        // test parallel without symbolic link follow
+        assert_paths_parallel_sorted(td.path(), &args_no_sym, &["x", "x/y", "x/y/test.txt", "z"])?;
+        // test parallel with symbolic link follow
+        assert_paths_parallel_sorted(
+            td.path(),
+            &args_sym,
+            &["x", "x/y", "x/y/test.txt", "z", "z/test.txt"],
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }