diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
index 41f48e92d1..486f6acfd5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
@@ -393,7 +393,11 @@ fn rm(
                             trash::delete(&f).map_err(|e: trash::Error| {
                                 Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, format!("{e:?}\nTry '--trash' flag"))
                             })
-                        } else if metadata.is_file() || is_socket || is_fifo {
+                        } else if metadata.is_file()
+                            || is_socket
+                            || is_fifo
+                            || metadata.file_type().is_symlink()
+                        {
                             std::fs::remove_file(&f)
                         } else {
                             std::fs::remove_dir_all(&f)
@@ -411,7 +415,11 @@ fn rm(
                             Err(e)
                         } else if interactive && !confirmed {
                             Ok(())
-                        } else if metadata.is_file() || is_socket || is_fifo {
+                        } else if metadata.is_file()
+                            || is_socket
+                            || is_fifo
+                            || metadata.file_type().is_symlink()
+                        {
                             std::fs::remove_file(&f)
                         } else {
                             std::fs::remove_dir_all(&f)
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs
index 978a803250..ac79561421 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs
@@ -352,6 +352,29 @@ fn remove_ignores_ansi() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn removes_symlink() {
+    let symlink_target = "symlink_target";
+    let symlink = "symlink";
+    Playground::setup("rm_test_symlink", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox.with_files(vec![EmptyFile(symlink_target)]);
+
+        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+        std::os::unix::fs::symlink(dirs.test().join(symlink_target), dirs.test().join(symlink))
+            .unwrap();
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(
+            dirs.test().join(symlink_target),
+            dirs.test().join(symlink),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let _ = nu!(cwd: sandbox.cwd(), "rm symlink");
+
+        assert!(!dirs.test().join(symlink).exists());
+    });
+}
+
 struct Cleanup<'a> {
     dir_to_clean: &'a PathBuf,
 }