diff --git a/pkgs/io/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/io/CHANGELOG.md
index e0631fa..8c0057f 100644
--- a/pkgs/io/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/io/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.1.0-wip
+
+* Add a `deepCopyLinks` argument to `copyPath` and `copyPathSync`.
+
 ## 1.0.5
 
 * Require Dart 3.4.
diff --git a/pkgs/io/lib/src/copy_path.dart b/pkgs/io/lib/src/copy_path.dart
index 3a999b6..8a1c3ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/io/lib/src/copy_path.dart
+++ b/pkgs/io/lib/src/copy_path.dart
@@ -19,18 +19,23 @@
 /// Copies all of the files in the [from] directory to [to].
 ///
 /// This is similar to `cp -R <from> <to>`:
-/// * Symlinks are supported.
 /// * Existing files are over-written, if any.
 /// * If [to] is within [from], throws [ArgumentError] (an infinite operation).
 /// * If [from] and [to] are canonically the same, no operation occurs.
+/// * If [deepCopyLinks] is `true` (the default) then links are followed and
+///   the content of linked directories and files are copied entirely. If
+///   `false` then new [Link] file system entities are created linking to the
+///   same target the links under [from].
 ///
 /// Returns a future that completes when complete.
-Future<void> copyPath(String from, String to) async {
+Future<void> copyPath(String from, String to,
+    {bool deepCopyLinks = true}) async {
   if (_doNothing(from, to)) {
     return;
   }
   await Directory(to).create(recursive: true);
-  await for (final file in Directory(from).list(recursive: true)) {
+  await for (final file
+      in Directory(from).list(recursive: true, followLinks: deepCopyLinks)) {
     final copyTo = p.join(to, p.relative(file.path, from: from));
     if (file is Directory) {
       await Directory(copyTo).create(recursive: true);
@@ -45,18 +50,22 @@
 /// Copies all of the files in the [from] directory to [to].
 ///
 /// This is similar to `cp -R <from> <to>`:
-/// * Symlinks are supported.
 /// * Existing files are over-written, if any.
 /// * If [to] is within [from], throws [ArgumentError] (an infinite operation).
 /// * If [from] and [to] are canonically the same, no operation occurs.
+/// * If [deepCopyLinks] is `true` (the default) then links are followed and
+///   the content of linked directories and files are copied entirely. If
+///   `false` then new [Link] file system entities are created linking to the
+///   same target the links under [from].
 ///
 /// This action is performed synchronously (blocking I/O).
-void copyPathSync(String from, String to) {
+void copyPathSync(String from, String to, {bool deepCopyLinks = true}) {
   if (_doNothing(from, to)) {
     return;
   }
   Directory(to).createSync(recursive: true);
-  for (final file in Directory(from).listSync(recursive: true)) {
+  for (final file in Directory(from)
+      .listSync(recursive: true, followLinks: deepCopyLinks)) {
     final copyTo = p.join(to, p.relative(file.path, from: from));
     if (file is Directory) {
       Directory(copyTo).createSync(recursive: true);
diff --git a/pkgs/io/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/io/pubspec.yaml
index 7e00d99..46b76b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/io/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/io/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 description: >-
   Utilities for the Dart VM Runtime including support for ANSI colors, file
   copying, and standard exit code values.
-version: 1.0.5
+version: 1.1.0-wip
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/tools/tree/main/pkgs/io
 
 environment:
diff --git a/pkgs/io/test/copy_path_test.dart b/pkgs/io/test/copy_path_test.dart
index 0c72a0b..df10395 100644
--- a/pkgs/io/test/copy_path_test.dart
+++ b/pkgs/io/test/copy_path_test.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 @TestOn('vm')
 library;
 
+import 'dart:io';
+
 import 'package:io/io.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
@@ -33,6 +35,82 @@
       throwsArgumentError,
     );
   });
+
+  group('links', () {
+    const linkTarget = 'link_target';
+    const linkSource = 'link_source';
+    const linkContent = 'link_content.txt';
+    late String targetPath;
+    setUp(() async {
+      await _create();
+      await d
+          .dir(linkTarget, [d.file(linkContent, 'original content')]).create();
+      targetPath = p.join(d.sandbox, linkTarget);
+      await Link(p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir, linkSource)).create(targetPath);
+    });
+
+    test('are shallow copied with deepCopyLinks: false in copyPath', () async {
+      await copyPath(
+          deepCopyLinks: false,
+          p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir),
+          p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir));
+
+      final expectedLink = Link(p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir, linkSource));
+      expect(await expectedLink.exists(), isTrue);
+      expect(await expectedLink.target(), targetPath);
+    });
+
+    test('are shallow copied with deepCopyLinks: false in copyPathSync',
+        () async {
+      copyPathSync(
+          deepCopyLinks: false,
+          p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir),
+          p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir));
+
+      final expectedLink = Link(p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir, linkSource));
+      expect(await expectedLink.exists(), isTrue);
+      expect(await expectedLink.target(), targetPath);
+    });
+
+    test('are deep copied by default in copyPath', () async {
+      await copyPath(
+          p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir), p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir));
+
+      final expectedDir = Directory(p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir, linkSource));
+      final expectedFile =
+          File(p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir, linkSource, linkContent));
+      expect(await expectedDir.exists(), isTrue);
+      expect(await expectedFile.exists(), isTrue);
+
+      expect(await expectedFile.readAsString(), 'original content',
+          reason: 'The file behind the link was copied with invalid content');
+
+      await expectedFile.writeAsString('new content');
+      final originalFile =
+          File(p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir, linkSource, linkContent));
+      expect(await originalFile.readAsString(), 'original content',
+          reason: 'The file behind the link should not change');
+    });
+
+    test('are deep copied by default in copyPathSync', () async {
+      copyPathSync(p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir), p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir));
+
+      final expectedDir = Directory(p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir, linkSource));
+      final expectedFile =
+          File(p.join(d.sandbox, _copyDir, linkSource, linkContent));
+      expect(await expectedDir.exists(), isTrue);
+      expect(await expectedFile.exists(), isTrue);
+
+      expect(await expectedFile.readAsString(), 'original content',
+          reason: 'The file behind the link was copied with invalid content');
+
+      await expectedFile.writeAsString('new content');
+      final originalFile =
+          File(p.join(d.sandbox, _parentDir, linkSource, linkContent));
+      expect(await originalFile.readAsString(), 'original content',
+          reason: 'The file behind the link should not change');
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 const _parentDir = 'parent';