diff --git a/Backupper.py b/Backupper.py
index 767f7c8..511b826 100644
--- a/Backupper.py
+++ b/Backupper.py
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ def _generate_tree(
                     directories_to_parse_queue,
                     parsed_queue,
                     skipped_entries_abs,
+                    self._config_manager.get_config("follow_symlinks"),
                     self._stats_tree_parsed_dirs,
                     self._stats_tree_parsed_files,
                     control_value,
diff --git a/ConfigManager.py b/ConfigManager.py
index bcd2473..bbb252f 100644
--- a/ConfigManager.py
+++ b/ConfigManager.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "version": __version__,
     "input_paths": [],
     "save_to": "",
+    "follow_symlinks": False,
     "delete_data": True,
     "delete_skipped": False,
     "create_empty_dirs": True,
diff --git a/GUIHandler.py b/GUIHandler.py
index 9984492..4c58075 100644
--- a/GUIHandler.py
+++ b/GUIHandler.py
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.cb_delete_data.setChecked(self._config_manager.get_config("delete_data"))
         self.cb_delete_skipped.setChecked(self._config_manager.get_config("delete_skipped"))
         self.cb_delete_skipped.setEnabled(self._config_manager.get_config("delete_data"))
+        self.cb_follow_symlinks.setChecked(self._config_manager.get_config("follow_symlinks"))
         self.cb_create_empty_dirs.setChecked(self._config_manager.get_config("create_empty_dirs"))
         self.cb_generate_tree.setChecked(self._config_manager.get_config("generate_tree"))
         self.cob_checksum_alg.setCurrentText(self._config_manager.get_config("checksum_alg"))
@@ -162,6 +163,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         # Connect updaters
         self.le_save_to.textChanged.connect(lambda: self._config_manager.set_config("save_to", self.le_save_to.text()))
+        self.cb_follow_symlinks.clicked.connect(
+            lambda: self._config_manager.set_config("follow_symlinks", self.cb_follow_symlinks.isChecked())
+        )
         self.cb_delete_data.clicked.connect(
             lambda: self._config_manager.set_config("delete_data", self.cb_delete_data.isChecked())
         )
diff --git a/gui.ui b/gui.ui
index 1bc7d14..675439a 100644
--- a/gui.ui
+++ b/gui.ui
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>502</width>
-    <height>608</height>
+    <width>474</width>
+    <height>757</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="font">
@@ -28,17 +28,20 @@
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+    <property name="spacing">
+     <number>9</number>
+    </property>
     <property name="leftMargin">
-     <number>12</number>
+     <number>9</number>
     </property>
     <property name="topMargin">
-     <number>12</number>
+     <number>9</number>
     </property>
     <property name="rightMargin">
-     <number>12</number>
+     <number>9</number>
     </property>
     <property name="bottomMargin">
-     <number>6</number>
+     <number>9</number>
     </property>
     <item>
      <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
@@ -74,8 +77,8 @@
            <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>474</width>
-            <height>137</height>
+            <width>448</width>
+            <height>112</height>
            </rect>
           </property>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
@@ -140,6 +143,33 @@
       </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
+    <item>
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_8">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_follow_symlinks">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Follow symbolic links when parsing files</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Follow symlinks</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_9">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </item>
     <item>
      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
       <item>
diff --git a/tree_parser.py b/tree_parser.py
index 9f48ba1..bd6fe5e 100644
--- a/tree_parser.py
+++ b/tree_parser.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def tree_parser(
     directories_to_parse_queue: multiprocessing.Queue,
     parsed_queue: multiprocessing.Queue,
     skipped_entries_abs: List[str],
+    follow_symlinks: bool,
     stats_tree_parsed_dirs: multiprocessing.Value,
     stats_tree_parsed_files: multiprocessing.Value,
     control_value: multiprocessing.Value or None = None,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ def tree_parser(
         parsed_queue (multiprocessing.Queue): parsing results as tuples
         (relative path, root dir path, PATH_..., is empty directory)
         skipped_entries_abs (List[str]): list of normalized absolute paths to skip,
+        follow_symlinks (bool): True to follow symlinks, false to ignore them
         stats_tree_parsed_dirs (multiprocessing.Value): counter of total successfully parsed directories
         stats_tree_parsed_files (multiprocessing.Value): counter of total successfully parsed files
         control_value (multiprocessing.Value or None, optional): value (int) to pause / cancel process
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ def tree_parser(
         while True:
             # Try to get next path
             try:
-                dir_or_file = next(parent_dir_abs_generator)
+                dir_or_file = next(parent_dir_abs_generator).is_symlink
 
             # No more paths -> exit
             except StopIteration:
@@ -149,6 +151,10 @@ def tree_parser(
 
             # Parse it
             try:
+                # Ignore symlinks
+                if dir_or_file.is_symlink() and not follow_symlinks:
+                    continue
+
                 # Ignore if found in skipped paths
                 if os.path.normpath(str(dir_or_file)) in skipped_entries_abs:
                     continue