diff --git a/libmount/src/context_mount.c b/libmount/src/context_mount.c
index e0ef550b0..8c394c1ff 100644
--- a/libmount/src/context_mount.c
+++ b/libmount/src/context_mount.c
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@ static int generate_helper_optstr(struct libmnt_context *cxt, char **optstr)
 			mnt_optstr_append_option(optstr, "suid", NULL);
 		if (!(cxt->mountflags & MS_NODEV))
 			mnt_optstr_append_option(optstr, "dev", NULL);
+		if (!(cxt->mountflags & MS_NOSYMFOLLOW))
+			mnt_optstr_append_option(optstr, "symfollow", NULL);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/libmount/src/libmount.h.in b/libmount/src/libmount.h.in
index 321c0540b..e6710ae01 100644
--- a/libmount/src/libmount.h.in
+++ b/libmount/src/libmount.h.in
@@ -941,6 +941,9 @@ extern int mnt_context_set_syscall_status(struct libmnt_context *cxt, int status
 #ifndef MS_DIRSYNC
 #define MS_DIRSYNC	128	/* Directory modifications are synchronous */
 #endif
+#ifndef MS_NOSYMFOLLOW
+#define MS_NOSYMFOLLOW	256	/* Don't follow symlinks */
+#endif
 #ifndef MS_NOATIME
 #define MS_NOATIME	0x400	/* 1024: Do not update access times. */
 #endif
diff --git a/libmount/src/optmap.c b/libmount/src/optmap.c
index a080d8df6..49e8113d2 100644
--- a/libmount/src/optmap.c
+++ b/libmount/src/optmap.c
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ static const struct libmnt_optmap linux_flags_map[] =
    { "rslave",      MS_SLAVE | MS_REC,      MNT_NOHLPS | MNT_NOMTAB },
    { "shared",      MS_SHARED,              MNT_NOHLPS | MNT_NOMTAB }, /* Shared */
    { "rshared",     MS_SHARED | MS_REC,     MNT_NOHLPS | MNT_NOMTAB },
+#endif
+#ifdef MS_NOSYMFOLLOW
+   { "symfollow", MS_NOSYMFOLLOW, MNT_INVERT }, /* Don't follow symlinks */
+   { "nosymfollow", MS_NOSYMFOLLOW },
 #endif
    { NULL, 0, 0 }
 };
diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8
index d633d25a4..d5fa55f43 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mount.8
+++ b/sys-utils/mount.8
@@ -1472,6 +1472,16 @@ specifies the filesystem access mode used for
 in octal notation.  The default mode is 0755.  This functionality is supported
 only for root users or when mount executed without suid permissions.  The option
 is also supported as x-mount.mkdir, this notation is deprecated since v2.30.
+.TP
+.B nosymfollow
+Do not follow symlinks when resolving paths.  Symlinks can still be created,
+and
+.BR readlink (1),
+.BR readlink (2),
+.BR realpath (1)
+and
+.BR realpath (3)
+all still work properly.
 
 .SH FILESYSTEM-SPECIFIC MOUNT OPTIONS
 This section lists options that are specific to particular filesystems.