diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 04a380e99376b3f405fdd7c08c772015b0ca0cc5_TkVXUy5yc3Q=..9fec47b0c5b26333bb33681c7a5f96cc39093340_TkVXUy5yc3Q= 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 do_tests.py: Do not crash when super project has an hyphen in its name.
 
+import_* follow symlinks.
+
 7.0.5
 -----
 
diff --git a/odoo_scripts/importing.py b/odoo_scripts/importing.py
index 04a380e99376b3f405fdd7c08c772015b0ca0cc5_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2ltcG9ydGluZy5weQ==..9fec47b0c5b26333bb33681c7a5f96cc39093340_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2ltcG9ydGluZy5weQ== 100644
--- a/odoo_scripts/importing.py
+++ b/odoo_scripts/importing.py
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@
         file_list.extend(files)
     if directories:
         for directory in directories:
-            for root, subdirectories, files in os.walk(directory):
+            for root, subdirectories, files in os.walk(
+                directory, followlinks=True
+            ):
                 file_list.extend(os.path.join(root, f) for f in sorted(files))
 
     for filename in file_list: