diff --git a/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/FolderTreeView.tsx b/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/FolderTreeView.tsx
index 2b028ea..b69f2ca 100644
--- a/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/FolderTreeView.tsx
+++ b/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/FolderTreeView.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export default function FolderTreeView() {
           isDir: false,
           size: 0,
           lastModified: 0,
+          isBrokenSymlink: false,
           isLoaded: false,
           loading: false,
           isExpanded: false,
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ export default function FolderTreeView() {
       isDir: node.isDir,
       size: node.size,
       lastModified: node.lastModified,
+      isBrokenSymlink: node.isBrokenSymlink,
+      symlinkTarget: node.symlinkTarget,
       isLoaded: node.isLoaded,
       loading: node.loading,
       isExpanded: node.isExpanded,
diff --git a/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/TreeNodeComponent.tsx b/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/TreeNodeComponent.tsx
index a650c91..53c7608 100644
--- a/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/TreeNodeComponent.tsx
+++ b/smoosense-gui/src/components/folder-browser/TreeNodeComponent.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export interface ArboristNodeData {
   isDir: boolean
   size: number
   lastModified: number
+  isBrokenSymlink: boolean
+  symlinkTarget?: string
   isLoaded: boolean
   loading: boolean
   isExpanded: boolean
@@ -114,6 +116,10 @@ export default function TreeNodeComponent({ node, style }: TreeNodeComponentProp
   }, [nodeData.path, dispatch])
   
   const renderIcon = () => {
+    if (nodeData.isBrokenSymlink) {
+      return ICONS.BROKEN_SYMLINK
+    }
+
     if (nodeData.isDir) {
       return node.isOpen ? ICONS.FOLDER_OPEN : ICONS.FOLDER_CLOSED
     }
@@ -228,8 +234,19 @@ export default function TreeNodeComponent({ node, style }: TreeNodeComponentProp
     >
       {renderExpandIcon()}
       {renderIcon()}
-      <span className="truncate flex-1" title={nodeData.name}>
-        {nodeData.name}
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          "truncate flex-1",
+          nodeData.isBrokenSymlink && "text-red-500",
+          nodeData.symlinkTarget && !nodeData.isBrokenSymlink && "text-blue-500",
+        )}
+        title={nodeData.symlinkTarget
+          ? `${nodeData.name} (→ ${nodeData.symlinkTarget})${nodeData.isBrokenSymlink ? ' (broken symlink)' : ''}`
+          : nodeData.name}
+      >
+        {nodeData.symlinkTarget
+          ? `${nodeData.name} (→ ${nodeData.symlinkTarget})`
+          : nodeData.name}
       </span>
       
       {/* File info display */}
diff --git a/smoosense-gui/src/lib/features/folderTree/folderTreeSlice.ts b/smoosense-gui/src/lib/features/folderTree/folderTreeSlice.ts
index c27acf6..2772966 100644
--- a/smoosense-gui/src/lib/features/folderTree/folderTreeSlice.ts
+++ b/smoosense-gui/src/lib/features/folderTree/folderTreeSlice.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ export interface FSItem {
   size: number
   lastModified: number
   isDir: boolean
+  isBrokenSymlink?: boolean
+  symlinkTarget?: string
 }
 
 export type SortBy = 'name' | 'size' | 'modified'
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ export interface TreeNode {
   isDir: boolean
   size: number
   lastModified: number
+  isBrokenSymlink: boolean
+  symlinkTarget: string
   children?: TreeNode[]
   childrenTotal: number   // 0 = unknown/not loaded yet
   isLoaded: boolean
@@ -107,6 +111,8 @@ function createTreeNode(item: FSItem, parentPath: string): TreeNode {
     isDir: item.isDir,
     size: item.size,
     lastModified: item.lastModified,
+    isBrokenSymlink: item.isBrokenSymlink ?? false,
+    symlinkTarget: item.symlinkTarget ?? '',
     children: item.isDir ? [] : undefined,
     childrenTotal: 0,
     isLoaded: false,
diff --git a/smoosense-gui/src/lib/utils/iconUtils.tsx b/smoosense-gui/src/lib/utils/iconUtils.tsx
index 5d46908..19a1282 100644
--- a/smoosense-gui/src/lib/utils/iconUtils.tsx
+++ b/smoosense-gui/src/lib/utils/iconUtils.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   Folder, 
   FolderOpen, 
   File, 
+  FileX,
   Braces,
   Columns3, 
   Rows3, 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export const ICONS = {
   VIDEO: <Video className={CLS_ICON} />,
   TEXT: <Type className={CLS_ICON} />,
   FILE_DEFAULT: <File className={CLS_ICON} />,
+  BROKEN_SYMLINK: <FileX className={`${CLS_ICON} text-red-500`} />,
   
   // Tree navigation
   CHEVRON_DOWN: <ChevronDown className={CLS_ICON} />,
diff --git a/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/local_fs.py b/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/local_fs.py
index fbc4e2b..90d405f 100644
--- a/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/local_fs.py
+++ b/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/local_fs.py
@@ -30,14 +30,32 @@ def list_one_level(
         for entry in os.scandir(path):
             if entry.name.startswith(".") and not show_hidden:
                 continue
-            all_items.append(
-                FSItem(
-                    name=entry.name,
-                    size=entry.stat().st_size,
-                    lastModified=int(1000 * entry.stat().st_mtime),
-                    isDir=entry.is_dir(),
+            try:
+                stat = entry.stat()
+            except OSError:
+                if entry.is_symlink():
+                    all_items.append(
+                        FSItem(
+                            name=entry.name,
+                            size=0,
+                            lastModified=0,
+                            isDir=False,
+                            isBrokenSymlink=True,
+                            symlinkTarget=os.readlink(entry.path),
+                        )
+                    )
+                else:
+                    logger.exception(f"Failed to stat entry: {entry.path}")
+            else:
+                all_items.append(
+                    FSItem(
+                        name=entry.name,
+                        size=stat.st_size,
+                        lastModified=int(1000 * stat.st_mtime),
+                        isDir=entry.is_dir(),
+                        symlinkTarget=os.readlink(entry.path) if entry.is_symlink() else "",
+                    )
                 )
-            )
 
         if pattern:
             all_items = [
diff --git a/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/models.py b/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/models.py
index c389830..20b5545 100644
--- a/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/models.py
+++ b/smoosense-py/smoosense/utils/models.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class FSItem(ImmutableBaseModel):
     size: int
     lastModified: int
     isDir: bool
+    isBrokenSymlink: bool = False
+    symlinkTarget: str = ""
 
 
 SortBy = Literal["name", "size", "modified"]