diff --git a/lib/paths.js b/lib/paths.js
index dbde6b8..04ea228 100644
--- a/lib/paths.js
+++ b/lib/paths.js
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ exports.files = function files(dir, type, callback, /* used internally */ ignore
         }
     };
 
-    var getStatHandler = function(statPath) {
+    var getStatHandler = function(statPath, lstatCalled) {
         return function(err, stat) {
-            if (err) return callback(err);
+            if (err) {
+                if (!lstatCalled) {
+                    return fs.lstat(statPath, getStatHandler(statPath, true));
+                }
+                return callback(err);
+            }
             if (stat && stat.isDirectory() && stat.mode !== 17115) {
                 if (type !== 'file') {
                     results.dirs.push(statPath);
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ exports.files = function files(dir, type, callback, /* used internally */ ignore
         type = 'file';
     }
 
-    fs.lstat(dir, function(err, stat) {
+    fs.stat(dir, function(err, stat) {
         if (err) return callback(err);
         if(stat && stat.mode === 17115) return done();
 
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ exports.files = function files(dir, type, callback, /* used internally */ ignore
             if (!pending) return done();
             for (var file, i = 0, l = list.length; i < l; i++) {
                 file = path.join(dir, list[i]);
-                fs.lstat(file, getStatHandler(file));
+                fs.stat(file, getStatHandler(file));
             }
         });
     });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/testdir4/testdir b/test/fixtures/testdir4/testdir
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..32709ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/testdir4/testdir
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../testdir
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index a4e9f6c..7ed76b9 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     fixturesDir = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures'),
     tdir = path.join(fixturesDir, 'testdir'),
     tdir2 = path.join(fixturesDir, 'testdir2'),
-    tdir3 = path.join(fixturesDir, 'testdir3');
+    tdir3 = path.join(fixturesDir, 'testdir3'),
+    tdir4 = path.join(fixturesDir, 'testdir4');
 
 describe('readfiles method', function() {
 
@@ -1139,6 +1140,36 @@ describe("files method", function() {
         });
     });
 
+    it("should return broken symlinks as files", function(done) {
+        dir.files(tdir3, function(err, files) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            var relFiles = files.map(function(curPath) {
+                return path.relative(fixturesDir, curPath);
+            });
+            relFiles.sort().should.eql([
+                'testdir3/broken_link.txt',
+                'testdir3/file1.txt'
+            ]);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("should iterate files of symlinked directories (recursively)", function(done) {
+        dir.files(tdir4, function(err, files) {
+            should.not.exist(err);
+            var relFiles = files.map(function(curPath) {
+                return path.relative(fixturesDir, curPath);
+            });
+            relFiles.sort().should.eql([
+                'testdir4/testdir/file1.txt',
+                'testdir4/testdir/file2.text',
+                'testdir4/testdir/subdir/file3.txt',
+                'testdir4/testdir/subdir/file4.text'
+            ]);
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+
 });