diff --git a/busybox.def.h b/busybox.def.h
index 9d046ab73..42ec9064e 100644
--- a/busybox.def.h
+++ b/busybox.def.h
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
 // enable ls -R
 #define BB_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE
 //
+// enable ls -L
+#define BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+//
 // Change ping implementation -- simplified, featureless, but really small.
 //#define BB_FEATURE_SIMPLE_PING
 //
diff --git a/coreutils/ls.c b/coreutils/ls.c
index b818003a8..0e08f7683 100644
--- a/coreutils/ls.c
+++ b/coreutils/ls.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ static unsigned int sort_order=	SORT_FORWARD;
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
 static unsigned int time_fmt=	TIME_MOD;
 #endif
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+static unsigned int follow_links=FALSE;
+#endif
 
 static unsigned short column = 0;
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
@@ -474,6 +477,16 @@ struct dnode **list_dir(char *path)
 		cur= (struct dnode *)xmalloc(sizeof(struct dnode));
 		cur->fullname= xstrdup(fullname);
 		cur->name= cur->fullname + (int)(fnend - fullname) ;
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+		if (follow_links == TRUE) {
+			if (stat(fullname, &cur->dstat)) {
+				errorMsg("%s: %s\n", fullname, strerror(errno));
+				free(cur->fullname);
+				free(cur);
+				continue;
+			}
+		} else
+#endif
 		if (lstat(fullname, &cur->dstat)) {   /* get file stat info into node */
 			errorMsg("%s: %s\n", fullname, strerror(errno));
 			free(cur->fullname);
@@ -681,6 +694,9 @@ extern int ls_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
 "cetu"
+#endif
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+"L"
 #endif
 	)) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
@@ -714,6 +730,9 @@ extern int ls_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 't': sort_opts= SORT_MTIME; break;
 			case 'u': time_fmt = TIME_ACCESS; sort_opts= SORT_ATIME; break;
 #endif
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+			case 'L': follow_links= TRUE; break;
+#endif
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
 			case 'T': tabstops= atoi(optarg); break;
 			case 'w': terminal_width= atoi(optarg); break;
diff --git a/ls.c b/ls.c
index b818003a8..0e08f7683 100644
--- a/ls.c
+++ b/ls.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ static unsigned int sort_order=	SORT_FORWARD;
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
 static unsigned int time_fmt=	TIME_MOD;
 #endif
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+static unsigned int follow_links=FALSE;
+#endif
 
 static unsigned short column = 0;
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
@@ -474,6 +477,16 @@ struct dnode **list_dir(char *path)
 		cur= (struct dnode *)xmalloc(sizeof(struct dnode));
 		cur->fullname= xstrdup(fullname);
 		cur->name= cur->fullname + (int)(fnend - fullname) ;
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+		if (follow_links == TRUE) {
+			if (stat(fullname, &cur->dstat)) {
+				errorMsg("%s: %s\n", fullname, strerror(errno));
+				free(cur->fullname);
+				free(cur);
+				continue;
+			}
+		} else
+#endif
 		if (lstat(fullname, &cur->dstat)) {   /* get file stat info into node */
 			errorMsg("%s: %s\n", fullname, strerror(errno));
 			free(cur->fullname);
@@ -681,6 +694,9 @@ extern int ls_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
 "cetu"
+#endif
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+"L"
 #endif
 	)) > 0) {
 		switch (opt) {
@@ -714,6 +730,9 @@ extern int ls_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			case 't': sort_opts= SORT_MTIME; break;
 			case 'u': time_fmt = TIME_ACCESS; sort_opts= SORT_ATIME; break;
 #endif
+#ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
+			case 'L': follow_links= TRUE; break;
+#endif
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
 			case 'T': tabstops= atoi(optarg); break;
 			case 'w': terminal_width= atoi(optarg); break;