diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
index f5adb6aecd..31a4bdd75b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ fn complete_rec(
 
         for entry in result.filter_map(|e| e.ok()) {
             let entry_name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned();
-            let entry_isdir = entry.path().is_dir() && !entry.path().is_symlink();
+            let entry_isdir = entry.path().is_dir();
             let mut built = built.clone();
             built.parts.push(entry_name.clone());
-            built.isdir = entry_isdir;
+            // Symlinks to directories shouldn't have a trailing slash (#13275)
+            built.isdir = entry_isdir && !entry.path().is_symlink();
 
             if !want_directory || entry_isdir {
                 matcher.add(entry_name.clone(), (entry_name, built));
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
index 8c29c83ebc..5890aa21da 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
@@ -307,7 +307,12 @@ fn custom_arguments_and_subcommands() {
     let completion_str = "foo test";
     let suggestions = completer.complete(completion_str, completion_str.len());
     // including both subcommand and directory completions
-    let expected = ["foo test bar".into(), folder("test_a"), folder("test_b")];
+    let expected = [
+        "foo test bar".into(),
+        folder("test_a"),
+        file("test_a_symlink"),
+        folder("test_b"),
+    ];
     match_suggestions_by_string(&expected, &suggestions);
 }
 
@@ -1492,6 +1497,7 @@ fn folder_with_directorycompletions() {
         folder(dir.join("another")),
         folder(dir.join("directory_completion")),
         folder(dir.join("test_a")),
+        file(dir.join("test_a_symlink")),
         folder(dir.join("test_b")),
         folder(dir.join(".hidden_folder")),
     ];
@@ -1594,6 +1600,12 @@ fn folder_with_directorycompletions_with_three_trailing_dots() {
                 .join("...")
                 .join("test_a"),
         ),
+        file(
+            dir.join("directory_completion")
+                .join("folder_inside_folder")
+                .join("...")
+                .join("test_a_symlink"),
+        ),
         folder(
             dir.join("directory_completion")
                 .join("folder_inside_folder")
@@ -1666,6 +1678,13 @@ fn folder_with_directorycompletions_do_not_collapse_dots() {
                 .join("..")
                 .join("test_a"),
         ),
+        file(
+            dir.join("directory_completion")
+                .join("folder_inside_folder")
+                .join("..")
+                .join("..")
+                .join("test_a_symlink"),
+        ),
         folder(
             dir.join("directory_completion")
                 .join("folder_inside_folder")