diff --git a/packages/web/server/lib/git/DOCUMENTATION.md b/packages/web/server/lib/git/DOCUMENTATION.md
index 2af4f877..746ecb88 100644
--- a/packages/web/server/lib/git/DOCUMENTATION.md
+++ b/packages/web/server/lib/git/DOCUMENTATION.md
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ The following functions are exported and used by the web server:
 
 ### Status and Diff Operations
 - `getStatus(directory)`: Get comprehensive Git status including current branch, tracking, ahead/behind, file changes, diff stats, merge/rebase state.
-- `getDiff(directory, { path, staged, contextLines })`: Get diff output for files or entire working tree.
+- `getDiff(directory, { path, staged, contextLines })`: Get diff output for files or entire working tree. Untracked symbolic links are represented as link entries without following their targets.
 - `getRangeDiff(directory, { base, head, path, contextLines })`: Get diff between two refs.
 - `getRangeFiles(directory, { base, head })`: Get list of changed files between two refs.
-- `getFileDiff(directory, { path, staged })`: Get original and modified file contents for a single file (handles images as data URLs).
+- `getFileDiff(directory, { path, staged })`: Get original and modified file contents for a single file (handles images as data URLs and symbolic links as their link-target text).
 - `collectDiffs(directory, files)`: Collect diff output for multiple files.
 - `revertFile(directory, filePath, options)`: Revert a file. Default scope `all` discards staged and working-tree changes; scope `working` discards only unstaged/working-tree changes.
 - `stageFile(directory, filePath)`: Add one file path to the index.
diff --git a/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.js b/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.js
index a23f0cea..a70b7a47 100644
--- a/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.js
+++ b/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.js
@@ -493,7 +493,9 @@ const resolveGitFileContext = async (directoryPath, git, filePath, repoRootOverr
     }
 
     const repoPath = toGitPath(path.relative(repoRoot, absolutePath));
-    const existsInWorktree = await fsp.stat(absolutePath).then((stat) => stat.isFile()).catch(() => false);
+    const worktreeEntry = await fsp.lstat(absolutePath).catch(() => null);
+    const isSymbolicLink = worktreeEntry?.isSymbolicLink() ?? false;
+    const existsInWorktree = worktreeEntry?.isFile() || isSymbolicLink;
     const existsInIndex = await git.raw(['cat-file', '-e', `:${repoPath}`]).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
     const existsInHead = await git.raw(['cat-file', '-e', `HEAD:${repoPath}`]).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
 
@@ -502,6 +504,7 @@ const resolveGitFileContext = async (directoryPath, git, filePath, repoRootOverr
         absolutePath,
         repoPath,
         repoRoot,
+        isSymbolicLink,
       };
     }
   }
@@ -2358,6 +2361,20 @@ export async function getDiff(directory, { path: filePath, staged = false, conte
       await git.raw(['ls-files', '--error-unmatch', '--', fileContext.repoPath]);
       return diff;
     } catch {
+      if (fileContext.isSymbolicLink) {
+        const target = await fsp.readlink(fileContext.absolutePath);
+        return [
+          `diff --git a/${fileContext.repoPath} b/${fileContext.repoPath}`,
+          'new file mode 120000',
+          '--- /dev/null',
+          `+++ b/${fileContext.repoPath}`,
+          '@@ -0,0 +1 @@',
+          `+${target}`,
+          '\\ No newline at end of file',
+          '',
+        ].join('\n');
+      }
+
       const noIndexArgs = ['diff', '--no-color'];
       if (typeof contextLines === 'number' && !Number.isNaN(contextLines)) {
         noIndexArgs.push(`-U${Math.max(0, contextLines)}`);
@@ -2555,9 +2572,9 @@ export async function getFileDiff(directory, { path: filePath, staged = false }
   const { directoryPath, directoryGit, repoRoot, git } = await createRepositoryGitContext(directory);
   const isImage = isImageFile(filePath);
   const mimeType = isImage ? getImageMimeType(filePath) : null;
-  const { absolutePath, repoPath } = await resolveGitFileContext(directoryPath, directoryGit, filePath, repoRoot);
+  const { absolutePath, repoPath, isSymbolicLink } = await resolveGitFileContext(directoryPath, directoryGit, filePath, repoRoot);
 
-  if (!isImage) {
+  if (!isImage && !isSymbolicLink) {
     const isBinaryBySniff = await looksBinaryBySniff(absolutePath);
     const isBinary = isBinaryBySniff || (await isBinaryDiff(repoRoot, repoPath, staged));
     if (isBinary) {
@@ -2611,8 +2628,18 @@ export async function getFileDiff(directory, { path: filePath, staged = false }
         modified = await git.show([`:${repoPath}`]);
       }
     } else {
-      const stat = await fsp.stat(absolutePath);
-      if (stat.isFile()) {
+      if (isSymbolicLink) {
+        modified = await fsp.readlink(absolutePath);
+      } else {
+        const stat = await fsp.stat(absolutePath);
+        if (!stat.isFile()) {
+          return {
+            original: typeof original === 'string' ? original.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n') : original,
+            modified: '',
+            path: filePath,
+            isBinary: false,
+          };
+        }
         if (isImage) {
           // For images, read as binary and convert to data URL
           const buffer = await fsp.readFile(absolutePath);
diff --git a/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.test.js b/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.test.js
index 0e480b8e..9afe758f 100644
--- a/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.test.js
+++ b/packages/web/server/lib/git/service.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   unstageFiles,
   applyHunk,
   getDiff,
+  getFileDiff,
 } from './service.js';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -264,6 +265,26 @@ describe('applyHunk', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('symlink diffs', () => {
+  it('treats an untracked directory symlink as a link in patch and split diffs', async () => {
+    if (!canRunGit() || process.platform === 'win32') return;
+    const { tmpDir } = await createTempRepo();
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(tmpDir, 'source'));
+    fs.symlinkSync('source', path.join(tmpDir, 'linked-source'));
+
+    const patch = await getDiff(tmpDir, { path: 'linked-source' });
+    const split = await getFileDiff(tmpDir, { path: 'linked-source' });
+
+    expect(patch).toContain('new file mode 120000');
+    expect(patch).toContain('+source');
+    expect(split).toMatchObject({
+      original: '',
+      modified: 'source',
+      isBinary: false,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // getStatus
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------