diff --git a/doc/NERDTree.txt b/doc/NERDTree.txt
index 161d71d8..2855d5c0 100644
--- a/doc/NERDTree.txt
+++ b/doc/NERDTree.txt
@@ -722,6 +722,9 @@ the NERDTree. These settings should be set in your vimrc, using `:let`.
 |NERDTreeShowLineNumbers|     Tells the NERDTree whether to display line
                             numbers in the tree window.
 
+|NERDTreeShowSymlinkDest|     Tells the NERDTree whether to display symlinks
+                            destination path or display it as a normal node
+
 |NERDTreeSortOrder|           Tell the NERDTree how to sort the nodes in the
                             tree.
 
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/path.vim b/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
index 2165c57a..7b300c53 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ function! s:Path.cacheDisplayString() abort
         let self.cachedDisplayString = self.addDelimiter(self.cachedDisplayString) . ' {' . join(self._bookmarkNames) . '}'
     endif
 
-    if self.isSymLink
+    " Show symlink destination if instructed to
+    if self.isSymLink && g:NERDTreeShowSymlinkDest
         let self.cachedDisplayString = self.addDelimiter(self.cachedDisplayString) . ' -> ' . self.symLinkDest
     endif
 
diff --git a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
index c26842a0..0368bb4d 100644
--- a/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
+++ b/plugin/NERD_tree.vim
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ let g:NERDTreeShowFiles             = get(g:, 'NERDTreeShowFiles',             1
 let g:NERDTreeShowHidden            = get(g:, 'NERDTreeShowHidden',            0)
 let g:NERDTreeShowLineNumbers       = get(g:, 'NERDTreeShowLineNumbers',       0)
 let g:NERDTreeSortDirs              = get(g:, 'NERDTreeSortDirs',              1)
+let g:NERDTreeShowSymlinkDest       = get(g:, 'NERDTreeShowSymlinkDest',       1)
 
 
 if !nerdtree#runningWindows() && !nerdtree#runningCygwin()