diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 4c8fb9e..771b9c6 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ exports.rmdirSyncRecursive = function(path, failSilent) {
     }
 
     /*  Now that we know everything in the sub-tree has been deleted, we can delete the main
-        directory. Huzzah for the shopkeep. */
+     directory. Huzzah for the shopkeep. */
     return fs.rmdirSync(path);
 };
 
@@ -192,16 +192,35 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
         }
 
         var currFile = fs.lstatSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
+
+        var fCopyFile = function(srcFile, destFile) {
+            if (opts.preserveFiles && fs.existsSync(destFile)) return;
+
+            var contents = fs.readFileSync(srcFile);
+            fs.writeFileSync(destFile, contents);
+        };
+
         if(currFile.isDirectory()) {
             /*  recursion this thing right on back. */
             exports.copyDirSyncRecursive(sourceDir + "/" + files[i], newDirLocation + "/" + files[i], opts);
         } else if(currFile.isSymbolicLink()) {
             var symlinkFull = fs.readlinkSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
-            fs.symlinkSync(symlinkFull, newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
+
+            if (!opts.inflateSymlinks) {
+                fs.symlinkSync(symlinkFull, newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var tmpCurrFile = fs.lstatSync(sourceDir + "/" + symlinkFull);
+            if (tmpCurrFile.isDirectory()) {
+                exports.copyDirSyncRecursive(sourceDir + "/" + symlinkFull, newDirLocation + "/" + files[i], opts);
+            } else {
+                /*  At this point, we've hit a file actually worth copying... so copy it on over. */
+                fCopyFile(sourceDir + "/" + symlinkFull, newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
+            }
         } else {
             /*  At this point, we've hit a file actually worth copying... so copy it on over. */
-            var contents = fs.readFileSync(sourceDir + "/" + files[i]);
-            fs.writeFileSync(newDirLocation + "/" + files[i], contents);
+            fCopyFile(sourceDir + "/" + files[i], newDirLocation + "/" + files[i]);
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/copydirsync_unix.js b/tests/copydirsync_unix.js
index 59949a8..ad2a130 100644
--- a/tests/copydirsync_unix.js
+++ b/tests/copydirsync_unix.js
@@ -32,6 +32,50 @@ function checkResultShown(test, files) {
     test.deepEqual(files, check);
 }
 
+function checkResultInflate(test, files) {
+    var check = [
+        '.hidden',
+        'bar.txt',
+        'test',
+        path.join('.hidden', 'dolor.md')
+    ];
+
+    test.deepEqual(files, check);
+
+    test.deepEqual(fs.lstatSync(path.join(__dirname, 'testdir/.hidden')).isSymbolicLink(), false);
+    test.deepEqual(fs.lstatSync(path.join(__dirname, 'testdir/bar.txt')).isSymbolicLink(), false);
+}
+
+function checkResultDontInflate(test, files) {
+    var check = [
+        '.hidden',
+        'bar.txt',
+        'test',
+        path.join('.hidden', 'dolor.md')
+    ];
+
+    test.deepEqual(files, check);
+
+    test.deepEqual(fs.lstatSync(path.join(__dirname, 'testdir/.hidden')).isSymbolicLink(), true);
+    test.deepEqual(fs.lstatSync(path.join(__dirname, 'testdir/bar.txt')).isSymbolicLink(), true);
+}
+
+function checkResultPreserveFiles(test, files) {
+    checkResultHidden(test, files);
+    var contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, path.join('testdir2', '.hidden.txt')), "utf8");
+    test.deepEqual(contents, 'hidden file');
+    contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, path.join('testdir2', 'bar.txt')), "utf8");
+    test.deepEqual(contents, 'shown file');
+}
+
+function checkResultOverwriteFiles(test, files) {
+    checkResultHidden(test, files);
+    var contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, path.join('testdir2', '.hidden.txt')), "utf8");
+    test.deepEqual(contents, 'just some text for .hidden.txt');
+    contents = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, path.join('testdir2', 'bar.txt')), "utf8");
+    test.deepEqual(contents, 'just some text for bar.txt');
+}
+
 module.exports = testCase({
     test_copyDirSyncRecursiveHidden: function(test) {
         var dir = path.join(__dirname, 'shown');
@@ -65,8 +109,93 @@ module.exports = testCase({
 
         wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir);
 
+        test.done();
+    },
+    test_copyDirSyncRecursiveInflate: function(test) {
+        var dir = path.join(__dirname, 'withsymlinks');
+        var testdir = path.join(__dirname, 'testdir');
+
+        test.ok(path.existsSync(dir), 'Folders should exist');
+
+        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(testdir, 0777);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(dir, testdir, { excludeHiddenUnix: false, inflateSymlinks: true });
+
+        var files = wrench.readdirSyncRecursive(testdir);
+
+        checkResultInflate(test, files);
+
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir);
+
+        test.done();
+    },
+    test_copyDirSyncRecursiveDontInflate: function(test) {
+        var dir = path.join(__dirname, 'withsymlinks');
+        var testdir = path.join(__dirname, 'testdir');
+
+        test.ok(path.existsSync(dir), 'Folders should exist');
+
+        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(testdir, 0777);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(dir, testdir, { excludeHiddenUnix: false, inflateSymlinks: false });
+
+        var files = wrench.readdirSyncRecursive(testdir);
+
+        checkResultDontInflate(test, files);
+
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir);
+
+        test.done();
+    },
+    test_copyDirSyncRecursivePreserveFiles: function(test) {
+        var dir = path.join(__dirname, 'shown'),
+            testdir1 = path.join(__dirname, 'testdir1'),
+            testdir2 = path.join(__dirname, 'testdir2');
+
+        test.ok(path.existsSync(dir), 'Folders should exist');
+
+        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(testdir1, 0777);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(dir, testdir1, { excludeHiddenUnix: false });
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(dir, testdir2, { excludeHiddenUnix: false });
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(testdir1, ".hidden.txt"), 'just some text for .hidden.txt');
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(testdir1, "bar.txt"), 'just some text for bar.txt');
+
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(testdir1, testdir2, { preserve: true, excludeHiddenUnix: false, preserveFiles: true });
+
+        var files = wrench.readdirSyncRecursive(testdir2);
+
+        checkResultPreserveFiles(test, files);
+
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir1);
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir2);
+
+        test.done();
+    },
+    test_copyDirSyncRecursiveOverwriteFiles: function(test) {
+        var dir = path.join(__dirname, 'shown'),
+            testdir1 = path.join(__dirname, 'testdir1'),
+            testdir2 = path.join(__dirname, 'testdir2');
+
+        test.ok(path.existsSync(dir), 'Folders should exist');
+
+        wrench.mkdirSyncRecursive(testdir1, 0777);
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(dir, testdir1, { excludeHiddenUnix: false });
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(dir, testdir2, { excludeHiddenUnix: false });
+
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(testdir1, ".hidden.txt"), 'just some text for .hidden.txt');
+        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(testdir1, "bar.txt"), 'just some text for bar.txt');
+
+        wrench.copyDirSyncRecursive(testdir1, testdir2, { preserve: true, excludeHiddenUnix: false, preserveFiles: false });
+
+        var files = wrench.readdirSyncRecursive(testdir2);
+
+        checkResultOverwriteFiles(test, files);
+
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir1);
+        wrench.rmdirSyncRecursive(testdir2);
+
         test.done();
     }
+
 });
 
 // vim: et ts=4 sw=4
diff --git a/tests/shown/.hidden.txt b/tests/shown/.hidden.txt
index e69de29..b96b725 100644
--- a/tests/shown/.hidden.txt
+++ b/tests/shown/.hidden.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hidden file
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/shown/bar.txt b/tests/shown/bar.txt
index e69de29..3d36c5c 100644
--- a/tests/shown/bar.txt
+++ b/tests/shown/bar.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shown file
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/withsymlinks/.hidden b/tests/withsymlinks/.hidden
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..5f2d9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withsymlinks/.hidden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../shown/.hidden
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/withsymlinks/bar.txt b/tests/withsymlinks/bar.txt
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..383a7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withsymlinks/bar.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../shown/bar.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/withsymlinks/test b/tests/withsymlinks/test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dba6882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/withsymlinks/test
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aaa bbb ccc ddd
\ No newline at end of file