diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4106a4c9f..77e07fb7c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed bugs
 
+* Fixed snapshots of symlinks in `gitignore`-d directory.
+  [#2878](https://github.com/martinvonz/jj/issues/2878)
+
 
 ## [0.13.0] - 2024-01-03
 
diff --git a/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs b/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs
index 5045dc318..3e351f4cf 100644
--- a/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs
+++ b/lib/src/local_working_copy.rs
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ impl TreeState {
                                 continue;
                             }
                             let disk_path = tracked_path.to_fs_path(&self.working_copy_path);
-                            let metadata = match disk_path.metadata() {
+                            let metadata = match disk_path.symlink_metadata() {
                                 Ok(metadata) => metadata,
                                 Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
                                     continue;
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_local_working_copy.rs b/lib/tests/test_local_working_copy.rs
index 6566ee3b7..fb8253cf6 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_local_working_copy.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_local_working_copy.rs
@@ -836,9 +836,7 @@ fn test_gitignores_ignored_directory_already_tracked() {
         (modified_normal_path, Kind::Normal, "modified"),
         (unchanged_executable_path, Kind::Executable, "contents"),
         (modified_executable_path, Kind::Executable, "modified"),
-        #[cfg(not(unix))] // TODO
         (unchanged_symlink_path, Kind::Symlink, "contents"),
-        #[cfg(not(unix))] // TODO
         (modified_symlink_path, Kind::Symlink, "modified"),
     ]);
     assert_eq!(