diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4f4c7f..88b514d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ For assistance with breaking changes, see [MIGRATION.md](docs/MIGRATION.md).
     # Optional. Default is 'warn'
     if-no-files-found:
 
+    # If true, symlink directories will be used to search files.
+    # If false, symlink directories will be ignored to search files.
+    # Optional. Default is 'true'
+    follow-symbolic-links:
+
     # Duration after which artifact will expire in days. 0 means using default retention.
     # Minimum 1 day.
     # Maximum 90 days unless changed from the repository settings page.
diff --git a/__tests__/search.test.ts b/__tests__/search.test.ts
index e0ab26d..9e44351 100644
--- a/__tests__/search.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/search.test.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ const lonelyFilePath = path.join(
   'lonely-file.txt'
 )
 
+const symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem4Path = path.join(
+  root,
+  'folder-l',
+  'extraSearch-item4.txt'
+)
+
+const symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem5Path = path.join(
+  root,
+  'folder-l',
+  'extraSearch-item5.txt'
+)
+
 describe('Search', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     // mock all output so that there is less noise when running tests
@@ -110,6 +122,12 @@ describe('Search', () => {
     await fs.writeFile(amazingFileInFolderHPath, 'amazing file')
 
     await fs.writeFile(lonelyFilePath, 'all by itself')
+
+    await fs.symlink(
+      path.join(root, 'folder-h', 'folder-i'),
+      path.join(root, 'folder-l'),
+      'dir'
+    )
     /*
       Directory structure of files that get created:
       root/
@@ -136,6 +154,7 @@ describe('Search', () => {
               folder-j/
                   folder-k/
                       lonely-file.txt
+          folder-l/ (symbolic link to folder-i)
           search-item5.txt
     */
   })
@@ -168,9 +187,36 @@ describe('Search', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('Single file search - Symbolic Link', async () => {
+    const relativePath = path.join(
+      '__tests__',
+      '_temp',
+      'search',
+      'folder-l',
+      'extraSearch-item4.txt'
+    )
+
+    const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(relativePath)
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(1)
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload[0]).toEqual(
+      symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem4Path
+    )
+    expect(searchResult.rootDirectory).toEqual(path.join(root, 'folder-l'))
+  })
+
+  it('Single file search - Symbolic Link - Ignore symbolic links', async () => {
+    const relativePath = path.join('__tests__', '_temp', 'search', 'folder-l')
+
+    const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(relativePath, {
+      followSymbolicLinks: false
+    })
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(0)
+  })
+
   it('Single file using wildcard', async () => {
     const expectedRoot = path.join(root, 'folder-h')
     const searchPath = path.join(root, 'folder-h', '**/*lonely*')
+
     const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(searchPath)
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(1)
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload[0]).toEqual(lonelyFilePath)
@@ -224,10 +270,33 @@ describe('Search', () => {
     expect(searchResult.rootDirectory).toEqual(expectedRootDirectory)
   })
 
+  it('Directory search - Absolute Path - Symbolic Link', async () => {
+    const relativePath = path.join('__tests__', '_temp', 'search', 'folder-l')
+
+    const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(relativePath)
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(2)
+
+    expect(
+      searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem4Path)
+    ).toEqual(true)
+    expect(
+      searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem5Path)
+    ).toEqual(true)
+  })
+
+  it('Directory search - Absolute Path - Symbolic Link - Ignore symbolic links', async () => {
+    const relativePath = path.join('__tests__', '_temp', 'search', 'folder-l')
+
+    const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(relativePath, {
+      followSymbolicLinks: false
+    })
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(0)
+  })
+
   it('Wildcard search - Absolute Path', async () => {
     const searchPath = path.join(root, '**/*[Ss]earch*')
     const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(searchPath)
-    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(10)
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(12)
 
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(searchItem1Path)).toEqual(true)
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(searchItem2Path)).toEqual(true)
@@ -249,6 +318,12 @@ describe('Search', () => {
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(extraSearchItem5Path)).toEqual(
       true
     )
+    expect(
+      searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem4Path)
+    ).toEqual(true)
+    expect(
+      searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem5Path)
+    ).toEqual(true)
 
     expect(searchResult.rootDirectory).toEqual(root)
   })
@@ -261,7 +336,7 @@ describe('Search', () => {
       '**/*[Ss]earch*'
     )
     const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(searchPath)
-    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(10)
+    expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.length).toEqual(12)
 
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(searchItem1Path)).toEqual(true)
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(searchItem2Path)).toEqual(true)
@@ -283,6 +358,12 @@ describe('Search', () => {
     expect(searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(extraSearchItem5Path)).toEqual(
       true
     )
+    expect(
+      searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem4Path)
+    ).toEqual(true)
+    expect(
+      searchResult.filesToUpload.includes(symbolicLinkExtraSearchItem5Path)
+    ).toEqual(true)
 
     expect(searchResult.rootDirectory).toEqual(root)
   })
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 38d4fdc..9372e25 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ inputs:
         error: Fail the action with an error message
         ignore: Do not output any warnings or errors, the action does not fail
     default: 'warn'
+  follow-symbolic-links:
+    description: >
+      If true, symlink directories will be used to search files.
+      If false, symlink directories will be ignored to search files.
+    default: 'true'
   retention-days:
     description: >
       Duration after which artifact will expire in days. 0 means using default retention.
diff --git a/dist/merge/index.js b/dist/merge/index.js
index b3c69c9..b2ca93f 100644
--- a/dist/merge/index.js
+++ b/dist/merge/index.js
@@ -141018,7 +141018,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.findFilesToUpload = void 0;
+exports.findFilesToUpload = exports.getGlobOptions = void 0;
 const glob = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(28090));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(71017));
 const core_1 = __nccwpck_require__(42186);
@@ -141033,6 +141033,10 @@ function getDefaultGlobOptions() {
         omitBrokenSymbolicLinks: true
     };
 }
+function getGlobOptions(followSymbolicLinks) {
+    return Object.assign({ followSymbolicLinks }, getDefaultGlobOptions());
+}
+exports.getGlobOptions = getGlobOptions;
 /**
  * If multiple paths are specific, the least common ancestor (LCA) of the search paths is used as
  * the delimiter to control the directory structure for the artifact. This function returns the LCA
@@ -141089,6 +141093,7 @@ function findFilesToUpload(searchPath, globOptions) {
         const searchResults = [];
         const globber = yield glob.create(searchPath, globOptions || getDefaultGlobOptions());
         const rawSearchResults = yield globber.glob();
+        console.log(rawSearchResults);
         /*
           Files are saved with case insensitivity. Uploading both a.txt and A.txt will files to be overwritten
           Detect any files that could be overwritten for user awareness
diff --git a/dist/upload/index.js b/dist/upload/index.js
index 8bf1b35..b29f51b 100644
--- a/dist/upload/index.js
+++ b/dist/upload/index.js
@@ -140566,7 +140566,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.findFilesToUpload = void 0;
+exports.findFilesToUpload = exports.getGlobOptions = void 0;
 const glob = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(28090));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(71017));
 const core_1 = __nccwpck_require__(42186);
@@ -140581,6 +140581,10 @@ function getDefaultGlobOptions() {
         omitBrokenSymbolicLinks: true
     };
 }
+function getGlobOptions(followSymbolicLinks) {
+    return Object.assign({ followSymbolicLinks }, getDefaultGlobOptions());
+}
+exports.getGlobOptions = getGlobOptions;
 /**
  * If multiple paths are specific, the least common ancestor (LCA) of the search paths is used as
  * the delimiter to control the directory structure for the artifact. This function returns the LCA
@@ -140637,6 +140641,7 @@ function findFilesToUpload(searchPath, globOptions) {
         const searchResults = [];
         const globber = yield glob.create(searchPath, globOptions || getDefaultGlobOptions());
         const rawSearchResults = yield globber.glob();
+        console.log(rawSearchResults);
         /*
           Files are saved with case insensitivity. Uploading both a.txt and A.txt will files to be overwritten
           Detect any files that could be overwritten for user awareness
@@ -140770,6 +140775,7 @@ var Inputs;
     Inputs["Name"] = "name";
     Inputs["Path"] = "path";
     Inputs["IfNoFilesFound"] = "if-no-files-found";
+    Inputs["FollowSymbolicLinks"] = "follow-symbolic-links";
     Inputs["RetentionDays"] = "retention-days";
     Inputs["CompressionLevel"] = "compression-level";
     Inputs["Overwrite"] = "overwrite";
@@ -140872,6 +140878,7 @@ function getInputs() {
     const overwrite = core.getBooleanInput(constants_1.Inputs.Overwrite);
     const ifNoFilesFound = core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.IfNoFilesFound);
     const noFileBehavior = constants_1.NoFileOptions[ifNoFilesFound];
+    const followSymbolicLinks = core.getBooleanInput(constants_1.Inputs.FollowSymbolicLinks);
     if (!noFileBehavior) {
         core.setFailed(`Unrecognized ${constants_1.Inputs.IfNoFilesFound} input. Provided: ${ifNoFilesFound}. Available options: ${Object.keys(constants_1.NoFileOptions)}`);
     }
@@ -140879,6 +140886,7 @@ function getInputs() {
         artifactName: name,
         searchPath: path,
         ifNoFilesFound: noFileBehavior,
+        followSymbolicLinks: followSymbolicLinks,
         overwrite: overwrite
     };
     const retentionDaysStr = core.getInput(constants_1.Inputs.RetentionDays);
@@ -140968,7 +140976,7 @@ function deleteArtifactIfExists(artifactName) {
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const inputs = (0, input_helper_1.getInputs)();
-        const searchResult = yield (0, search_1.findFilesToUpload)(inputs.searchPath);
+        const searchResult = yield (0, search_1.findFilesToUpload)(inputs.searchPath, (0, search_1.getGlobOptions)(inputs.followSymbolicLinks));
         if (searchResult.filesToUpload.length === 0) {
             // No files were found, different use cases warrant different types of behavior if nothing is found
             switch (inputs.ifNoFilesFound) {
diff --git a/src/shared/search.ts b/src/shared/search.ts
index bd80164..2ea271d 100644
--- a/src/shared/search.ts
+++ b/src/shared/search.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ function getDefaultGlobOptions(): glob.GlobOptions {
   }
 }
 
+export function getGlobOptions(
+  followSymbolicLinks?: boolean
+): glob.GlobOptions {
+  return {
+    ...getDefaultGlobOptions(),
+    followSymbolicLinks
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * If multiple paths are specific, the least common ancestor (LCA) of the search paths is used as
  * the delimiter to control the directory structure for the artifact. This function returns the LCA
diff --git a/src/upload/constants.ts b/src/upload/constants.ts
index 272f842..6e86565 100644
--- a/src/upload/constants.ts
+++ b/src/upload/constants.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export enum Inputs {
   Name = 'name',
   Path = 'path',
   IfNoFilesFound = 'if-no-files-found',
+  FollowSymbolicLinks = 'follow-symbolic-links',
   RetentionDays = 'retention-days',
   CompressionLevel = 'compression-level',
   Overwrite = 'overwrite'
diff --git a/src/upload/input-helper.ts b/src/upload/input-helper.ts
index 3e24f25..093e0e5 100644
--- a/src/upload/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/upload/input-helper.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export function getInputs(): UploadInputs {
   const ifNoFilesFound = core.getInput(Inputs.IfNoFilesFound)
   const noFileBehavior: NoFileOptions = NoFileOptions[ifNoFilesFound]
 
+  const followSymbolicLinks = core.getBooleanInput(Inputs.FollowSymbolicLinks)
+
   if (!noFileBehavior) {
     core.setFailed(
       `Unrecognized ${
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export function getInputs(): UploadInputs {
     artifactName: name,
     searchPath: path,
     ifNoFilesFound: noFileBehavior,
+    followSymbolicLinks: followSymbolicLinks,
     overwrite: overwrite
   } as UploadInputs
 
diff --git a/src/upload/upload-artifact.ts b/src/upload/upload-artifact.ts
index 8c77543..d193890 100644
--- a/src/upload/upload-artifact.ts
+++ b/src/upload/upload-artifact.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import artifact, {
   UploadArtifactOptions,
   ArtifactNotFoundError
 } from '@actions/artifact'
-import {findFilesToUpload} from '../shared/search'
+import {findFilesToUpload, getGlobOptions} from '../shared/search'
 import {getInputs} from './input-helper'
 import {NoFileOptions} from './constants'
 import {uploadArtifact} from '../shared/upload-artifact'
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ async function deleteArtifactIfExists(artifactName: string): Promise<void> {
 
 export async function run(): Promise<void> {
   const inputs = getInputs()
-  const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(inputs.searchPath)
+  const searchResult = await findFilesToUpload(
+    inputs.searchPath,
+    getGlobOptions(inputs.followSymbolicLinks)
+  )
   if (searchResult.filesToUpload.length === 0) {
     // No files were found, different use cases warrant different types of behavior if nothing is found
     switch (inputs.ifNoFilesFound) {
diff --git a/src/upload/upload-inputs.ts b/src/upload/upload-inputs.ts
index 1e7a46f..2e5f16c 100644
--- a/src/upload/upload-inputs.ts
+++ b/src/upload/upload-inputs.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export interface UploadInputs {
    */
   ifNoFilesFound: NoFileOptions
 
+  /**
+   * Wether or not to follow symbolic links when searching for files to upload
+   */
+  followSymbolicLinks?: boolean
+
   /**
    * Duration after which artifact will expire in days
    */