diff --git a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/paste.rs b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/paste.rs
index 88c9fe9a..f1f11637 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/paste.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/manager/commands/paste.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ use yazi_shared::event::Exec;
 use crate::{manager::Manager, tasks::Tasks};
 
 pub struct Opt {
-	force: bool,
+	force:  bool,
+	follow: bool,
 }
 
 impl From<&Exec> for Opt {
-	fn from(e: &Exec) -> Self { Self { force: e.named.contains_key("force") } }
+	fn from(e: &Exec) -> Self {
+		Self { force: e.named.contains_key("force"), follow: e.named.contains_key("follow") }
+	}
 }
 
 impl Manager {
@@ -16,6 +19,10 @@ impl Manager {
 		let (cut, ref src) = self.yanked;
 
 		let opt = opt.into() as Opt;
-		if cut { tasks.file_cut(src, dest, opt.force) } else { tasks.file_copy(src, dest, opt.force) }
+		if cut {
+			tasks.file_cut(src, dest, opt.force)
+		} else {
+			tasks.file_copy(src, dest, opt.force, opt.follow)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs b/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs
index 40bcfb90..e60afd4a 100644
--- a/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs
+++ b/yazi-core/src/tasks/tasks.rs
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ impl Tasks {
 		false
 	}
 
-	pub fn file_copy(&self, src: &HashSet<Url>, dest: &Url, force: bool) -> bool {
+	pub fn file_copy(&self, src: &HashSet<Url>, dest: &Url, force: bool, follow: bool) -> bool {
 		for u in src {
 			let to = dest.join(u.file_name().unwrap());
 			if force && u == &to {
 				debug!("file_copy: same file, skipping {:?}", to);
 			} else {
-				self.scheduler.file_copy(u.clone(), to, force);
+				self.scheduler.file_copy(u.clone(), to, force, follow);
 			}
 		}
 		false
diff --git a/yazi-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs b/yazi-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs
index ad0111f9..c4000409 100644
--- a/yazi-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/yazi-scheduler/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
 		);
 	}
 
-	pub fn file_copy(&self, from: Url, mut to: Url, force: bool) {
+	pub fn file_copy(&self, from: Url, mut to: Url, force: bool, follow: bool) {
 		let name = format!("Copy {:?} to {:?}", from, to);
 		let id = self.running.write().add(TaskKind::User, name);
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl Scheduler {
 				if !force {
 					to = unique_path(to).await;
 				}
-				file.paste(FileOpPaste { id, from, to, cut: false, follow: true, retry: 0 }).await.ok();
+				file.paste(FileOpPaste { id, from, to, cut: false, follow, retry: 0 }).await.ok();
 			}
 			.boxed(),
 			LOW,