diff --git a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
index 4e90f690f..6cf00e65d 100644
--- a/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
+++ b/modules/textual_inversion/textual_inversion.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class EmbeddingDatabase:
         if not os.path.isdir(embdir.path):
             return
 
-        for root, dirs, fns in os.walk(embdir.path):
+        for root, dirs, fns in os.walk(embdir.path, followlinks=True):
             for fn in fns:
                 try:
                     fullfn = os.path.join(root, fn)