diff --git a/convert.go b/convert.go
index 8489f62..bcccbcc 100644
--- a/convert.go
+++ b/convert.go
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ func Translate(c *Config) error {
 	}
 
 	var knownFuncs = make(map[string]int)
+	var visitedPaths = make(map[string]bool)
 	// Locate all the assets.
 	for _, input := range c.Input {
-		err = findFiles(input.Path, c.Prefix, input.Recursive, &toc, c.Ignore, knownFuncs)
+		err = findFiles(input.Path, c.Prefix, input.Recursive, &toc, c.Ignore, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (v ByName) Less(i, j int) bool { return v[i].Name() < v[j].Name() }
 // findFiles recursively finds all the file paths in the given directory tree.
 // They are added to the given map as keys. Values will be safe function names
 // for each file, which will be used when generating the output code.
-func findFiles(dir, prefix string, recursive bool, toc *[]Asset, ignore []*regexp.Regexp, knownFuncs map[string]int) error {
+func findFiles(dir, prefix string, recursive bool, toc *[]Asset, ignore []*regexp.Regexp, knownFuncs map[string]int, visitedPaths map[string]bool) error {
 	if len(prefix) > 0 {
 		dir, _ = filepath.Abs(dir)
 		prefix, _ = filepath.Abs(prefix)
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func findFiles(dir, prefix string, recursive bool, toc *[]Asset, ignore []*regex
 		dir = ""
 		list = []os.FileInfo{fi}
 	} else {
+		visitedPaths[dir] = true
 		fd, err := os.Open(dir)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -148,7 +150,23 @@ func findFiles(dir, prefix string, recursive bool, toc *[]Asset, ignore []*regex
 
 		if file.IsDir() {
 			if recursive {
-				findFiles(asset.Path, prefix, recursive, toc, ignore, knownFuncs)
+				visitedPaths[asset.Path] = true
+				findFiles(asset.Path, prefix, recursive, toc, ignore, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
+			}
+			continue
+		} else if file.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink {
+			var linkPath string
+			if linkPath, err = os.Readlink(asset.Path); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if !filepath.IsAbs(linkPath) {
+				if linkPath, err = filepath.Abs(dir + "/" + linkPath); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			if _, ok := visitedPaths[linkPath]; !ok {
+				visitedPaths[linkPath] = true
+				findFiles(asset.Path, prefix, recursive, toc, ignore, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
 			}
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/convert_test.go b/convert_test.go
index 4bfa9db..5908adc 100644
--- a/convert_test.go
+++ b/convert_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package bindata
 
 import (
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -17,7 +18,8 @@ func TestSafeFunctionName(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFindFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	var toc []Asset
 	var knownFuncs = make(map[string]int)
-	err := findFiles("testdata/dupname", "testdata/dupname", true, &toc, []*regexp.Regexp{}, knownFuncs)
+	var visitedPaths = make(map[string]bool)
+	err := findFiles("testdata/dupname", "testdata/dupname", true, &toc, []*regexp.Regexp{}, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("expected to be no error: %+v", err)
 	}
@@ -25,3 +27,63 @@ func TestFindFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("name collision")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFindFilesWithSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
+	var tocSrc []Asset
+	var tocTarget []Asset
+
+	var knownFuncs = make(map[string]int)
+	var visitedPaths = make(map[string]bool)
+	err := findFiles("testdata/symlinkSrc", "testdata/symlinkSrc", true, &tocSrc, []*regexp.Regexp{}, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected to be no error: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	knownFuncs = make(map[string]int)
+	visitedPaths = make(map[string]bool)
+	err = findFiles("testdata/symlinkParent", "testdata/symlinkParent", true, &tocTarget, []*regexp.Regexp{}, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected to be no error: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(tocSrc) != len(tocTarget) {
+		t.Errorf("Symlink source and target should have the same number of assets.  Expected %d got %d", len(tocTarget), len(tocSrc))
+	} else {
+		for i, _ := range tocSrc {
+			targetFunc := strings.TrimPrefix(tocTarget[i].Func, "symlinktarget_")
+			if tocSrc[i].Func != targetFunc {
+				t.Errorf("Symlink source and target produced different function lists.  Expected %s to be %s", targetFunc, tocSrc[i].Func)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindFilesWithRecursiveSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
+	var toc []Asset
+
+	var knownFuncs = make(map[string]int)
+	var visitedPaths = make(map[string]bool)
+	err := findFiles("testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent", "testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent", true, &toc, []*regexp.Regexp{}, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected to be no error: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(toc) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Only one asset should have been found.  Got %d: %v", len(toc), toc)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindFilesWithSymlinkedFile(t *testing.T) {
+	var toc []Asset
+
+	var knownFuncs = make(map[string]int)
+	var visitedPaths = make(map[string]bool)
+	err := findFiles("testdata/symlinkFile", "testdata/symlinkFile", true, &toc, []*regexp.Regexp{}, knownFuncs, visitedPaths)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected to be no error: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(toc) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Only one asset should have been found.  Got %d: %v", len(toc), toc)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkFile/file1 b/testdata/symlinkFile/file1
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..6e09272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkFile/file1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../symlinkSrc/file1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkParent/symlinkTarget b/testdata/symlinkParent/symlinkTarget
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..ccb1f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkParent/symlinkTarget
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../symlinkSrc/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent/file1 b/testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent/file1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91ea38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent/file1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// test file 1
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent/symlinkTarget b/testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent/symlinkTarget
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..2ee9371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkRecursiveParent/symlinkTarget
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../symlinkRecursiveParent/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkSrc/file1 b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5161fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// symlink file 1
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkSrc/file2 b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfa589a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// symlink file 2
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkSrc/file3 b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9096fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file3
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// symlink file 3
diff --git a/testdata/symlinkSrc/file4 b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49e0302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/symlinkSrc/file4
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// symlink file 4