diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java
index 55ac974611a..6c68b6728de 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResource.java
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public class PathResource extends Resource
     @Override
     public boolean isDirectory()
     {
-        return Files.isDirectory(getPath(), LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS);
+        return Files.isDirectory(getPath());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/Resource.java b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/Resource.java
index c1c6fd7c1ca..cae05a53dfd 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/Resource.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/Resource.java
@@ -405,7 +405,16 @@ public abstract class Resource implements Iterable<Resource>
             boolean noDepth = true;
 
             for (Iterator<Resource> i = children.iterator(); noDepth && i.hasNext(); )
-                noDepth = !i.next().isDirectory();
+            {
+                Resource resource = i.next();
+                if (resource.isDirectory())
+                {
+                    // If the directory is a symlink we do not want to go any deeper.
+                    Path resourcePath = resource.getPath();
+                    if (resourcePath == null || !Files.isSymbolicLink(resourcePath))
+                        noDepth = false;
+                }
+            }
             if (noDepth)
                 return children;
 
diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResourceTest.java b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResourceTest.java
index b3ea77bb4ee..24f85ac3e89 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResourceTest.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/resource/PathResourceTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain.test.FS;
@@ -728,11 +727,6 @@ public class PathResourceTest
                 resource.resolve("foo.txt")
             };
 
-            List<String> actual = allResources.stream()
-                    .map(Resource::getURI)
-                    .map(URI::toASCIIString)
-                    .toList();
-
             assertThat(allResources, containsInAnyOrder(expected));
         }
     }
diff --git a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-tests/jetty-ee10-test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/test/AliasCheckerSymlinkTest.java b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-tests/jetty-ee10-test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/test/AliasCheckerSymlinkTest.java
index 01c40a8b45b..c87274703e6 100644
--- a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-tests/jetty-ee10-test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/test/AliasCheckerSymlinkTest.java
+++ b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-tests/jetty-ee10-test-integration/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/test/AliasCheckerSymlinkTest.java
@@ -253,8 +253,12 @@ public class AliasCheckerSymlinkTest
                 Arguments.of(null, "/symlinkParentDir/webroot/file", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND_404, null),
                 Arguments.of(null, "/symlinkParentDir/webroot/WEB-INF/web.xml", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND_404, null),
                 Arguments.of(null, "/symlinkSiblingDir/file", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND_404, null),
-                Arguments.of(null, "/webInfSymlink/web.xml", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND_404, null)
-        );
+                Arguments.of(null, "/webInfSymlink/web.xml", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND_404, null),
+
+                // We should only be able to list contents of a symlinked directory if the alias checker is installed.
+                Arguments.of(null, "/symlinkDir", HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND_404, null),
+                Arguments.of(allowedResource, "/symlinkDir", HttpStatus.OK_200, null)
+            );
     }
 
     public static Stream<Arguments> combinedResourceTestCases()