diff --git a/archives.go b/archives.go
index 790ccab..db59eee 100644
--- a/archives.go
+++ b/archives.go
@@ -100,10 +100,20 @@ func FilesFromDisk(ctx context.Context, options *FromDiskOptions, filenames map[
 			var linkTarget string
 			if isSymlink(info) {
 				if options != nil && options.FollowSymlinks {
+					originalFilename := filename
 					filename, info, err = followSymlink(filename)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
+					if info.IsDir() {
+						symlinkDirFiles, err := FilesFromDisk(ctx, options, map[string]string{filename: nameInArchive})
+						if err != nil {
+							return fmt.Errorf("getting files from symlink directory %s dereferenced to %s: %w", originalFilename, linkTarget, err)
+						}
+
+						files = append(files, symlinkDirFiles...)
+						return nil
+					}
 				} else {
 					// preserve symlinks
 					linkTarget, err = os.Readlink(filename)
@@ -128,6 +138,7 @@ func FilesFromDisk(ctx context.Context, options *FromDiskOptions, filenames map[
 			}
 
 			files = append(files, file)
+
 			return nil
 		})
 		if walkErr != nil {
diff --git a/archives_test.go b/archives_test.go
index 623bf0c..b2058e1 100644
--- a/archives_test.go
+++ b/archives_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package archives
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -266,6 +268,13 @@ func TestNameOnDiskToNameInArchive(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func fixSeparators(path string) string {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		return strings.ReplaceAll(path, "/", "\\")
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
 func TestFollowSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create temp directory for tests
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
@@ -510,3 +519,46 @@ func TestFollowSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestFilesFromDisk_SymlinkOutsideFileNamesMap(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	otherTmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	testDirName := "test_dir"
+	testDir := filepath.Join(otherTmpDir, testDirName)
+	if err := os.Mkdir(testDir, 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	testFileName := "test.txt"
+	testFile := filepath.Join(testDir, testFileName)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(testFile, []byte("test content"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	symlinkDirName := "symlink_dir"
+	symlinkDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, symlinkDirName)
+	if err := os.Symlink(testDir, symlinkDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	files, err := FilesFromDisk(context.Background(), &FromDiskOptions{
+		FollowSymlinks: true,
+	}, map[string]string{symlinkDir: ""})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(files, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return files[i].NameInArchive < files[j].NameInArchive
+	})
+
+	if files[0].NameInArchive != symlinkDirName {
+		t.Fatalf("expected file name '%s', got '%s'", symlinkDirName, files[0].NameInArchive)
+	}
+
+	testFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", symlinkDirName, testFileName)
+	if files[1].NameInArchive != testFilePath {
+		t.Fatalf("expected file name '%s', got '%s'", testFilePath, files[1].NameInArchive)
+	}
+}