diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/local.py b/fsspec/implementations/local.py
index e2131ec8f..216c83f63 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/local.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/local.py
@@ -59,21 +59,23 @@ def glob(self, path, **kwargs):
     def info(self, path, **kwargs):
         path = self._strip_protocol(path)
         out = os.stat(path, follow_symlinks=False)
-        dest = False
-        if os.path.islink(path):
-            t = "link"
-            dest = os.readlink(path)
-        elif os.path.isdir(path):
+        if os.path.isdir(path):
             t = "directory"
         elif os.path.isfile(path):
             t = "file"
         else:
             t = "other"
-        result = {"name": path, "size": out.st_size, "type": t, "created": out.st_ctime}
+        result = {
+            "name": path,
+            "size": out.st_size,
+            "type": t,
+            "created": out.st_ctime,
+            "islink": os.path.islink(path),
+        }
         for field in ["mode", "uid", "gid", "mtime"]:
             result[field] = getattr(out, "st_" + field)
-        if dest:
-            result["destination"] = dest
+        if result["islink"]:
+            result["destination"] = os.readlink(path)
             try:
                 out2 = os.stat(path, follow_symlinks=True)
                 result["size"] = out2.st_size
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_local.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_local.py
index 7e576657d..981205996 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_local.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_local.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def test_make_path_posix():
     assert "/" in make_path_posix("rel\\path", sep="\\")
 
 
-def test_links(tmpdir):
+def test_linked_files(tmpdir):
     tmpdir = str(tmpdir)
     fn0 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "target")
     fn1 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "link1")
@@ -469,8 +469,12 @@ def test_links(tmpdir):
 
     fs = LocalFileSystem()
     assert fs.info(fn0)["type"] == "file"
-    assert fs.info(fn1)["type"] == "link"
-    assert fs.info(fn2)["type"] == "link"
+    assert fs.info(fn1)["type"] == "file"
+    assert fs.info(fn2)["type"] == "file"
+
+    assert not fs.info(fn0)["islink"]
+    assert fs.info(fn1)["islink"]
+    assert fs.info(fn2)["islink"]
 
     assert fs.info(fn0)["size"] == len(data)
     assert fs.info(fn1)["size"] == len(data)
@@ -485,6 +489,34 @@ def test_links(tmpdir):
         assert f.read() == data
 
 
+def test_linked_directories(tmpdir):
+    tmpdir = str(tmpdir)
+
+    subdir0 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "target")
+    subdir1 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "link1")
+    subdir2 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "link2")
+
+    os.makedirs(subdir0)
+
+    try:
+        os.symlink(subdir0, subdir1)
+        os.symlink(subdir0, subdir2)
+    except OSError:
+        if WIN:
+            pytest.xfail("Ran on win without admin permissions")
+        else:
+            raise
+
+    fs = LocalFileSystem()
+    assert fs.info(subdir0)["type"] == "directory"
+    assert fs.info(subdir1)["type"] == "directory"
+    assert fs.info(subdir2)["type"] == "directory"
+
+    assert not fs.info(subdir0)["islink"]
+    assert fs.info(subdir1)["islink"]
+    assert fs.info(subdir2)["islink"]
+
+
 def test_isfilestore():
     fs = LocalFileSystem(auto_mkdir=False)
     assert fs._isfilestore()