diff --git a/src/output/file_name.rs b/src/output/file_name.rs
index 627467c..b6a38c0 100644
--- a/src/output/file_name.rs
+++ b/src/output/file_name.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl<'a, 'dir, C: Colours> FileName<'a, 'dir, C> {
                             show_icons: ShowIcons::Off,
                         };
 
-                        let target = FileName {
+                        let target_name = FileName {
                             file: target,
                             colours: self.colours,
                             target: None,
@@ -181,9 +181,15 @@ impl<'a, 'dir, C: Colours> FileName<'a, 'dir, C> {
                             options: target_options,
                         };
 
-                        for bit in target.coloured_file_name() {
+                        for bit in target_name.coloured_file_name() {
                             bits.push(bit);
                         }
+
+                        if let Classify::AddFileIndicators = self.options.classify {
+                            if let Some(class) = self.classify_char(target) {
+                                bits.push(Style::default().paint(class));
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -206,7 +212,7 @@ impl<'a, 'dir, C: Colours> FileName<'a, 'dir, C> {
             }
         }
         else if let Classify::AddFileIndicators = self.options.classify {
-            if let Some(class) = self.classify_char() {
+            if let Some(class) = self.classify_char(self.file) {
                 bits.push(Style::default().paint(class));
             }
         }
@@ -235,20 +241,20 @@ impl<'a, 'dir, C: Colours> FileName<'a, 'dir, C> {
 
     /// The character to be displayed after a file when classifying is on, if
     /// the file’s type has one associated with it.
-    fn classify_char(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
-        if self.file.is_executable_file() {
+    fn classify_char(&self, file: &File<'_>) -> Option<&'static str> {
+        if file.is_executable_file() {
             Some("*")
         }
-        else if self.file.is_directory() {
+        else if file.is_directory() {
             Some("/")
         }
-        else if self.file.is_pipe() {
+        else if file.is_pipe() {
             Some("|")
         }
-        else if self.file.is_link() {
+        else if file.is_link() {
             Some("@")
         }
-        else if self.file.is_socket() {
+        else if file.is_socket() {
             Some("=")
         }
         else {
diff --git a/xtests/details-view.toml b/xtests/details-view.toml
index 331fa58..73874df 100644
--- a/xtests/details-view.toml
+++ b/xtests/details-view.toml
@@ -43,3 +43,11 @@ stdout = { file = "outputs/specials_long_classify.ansitxt" }
 stderr = { empty = true }
 status = 0
 tags = [ 'long', 'classify' ]
+
+[[cmd]]
+name = "‘exa -lF’ handles and classifies symlink kinds"
+shell = "exa -lF --no-time /testcases/links"
+stdout = { file = "outputs/links_long_classify.ansitxt" }
+stderr = { empty = true }
+status = 0
+tags = [ 'long', 'classify' ]
diff --git a/xtests/outputs/links_long_classify.ansitxt b/xtests/outputs/links_long_classify.ansitxt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9747e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtests/outputs/links_long_classify.ansitxt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+lrwxrwxrwx  7 vagrant broken -> nowhere
+lrwxrwxrwx  1 vagrant current_dir -> ./
+lrwxrwxrwx 12 vagrant forbidden -> /proc/1/root
+lrwxrwxrwx  6 vagrant itself -> itself
+lrwxrwxrwx  2 vagrant parent_dir -> ../
+lrwxrwxrwx  1 vagrant root -> //
+.rw-rw-r--  0 vagrant some_file
+lrwxrwxrwx 26 vagrant some_file_absolute -> /testcases/links/some_file
+lrwxrwxrwx  9 vagrant some_file_relative -> some_file
+lrwxrwxrwx  4 vagrant usr -> /usr/