diff --git a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
index 540e05b..e1ff409 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/main-highlighter.zsh
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ _zsh_highlight_main_highlighter_check_path()
   REPLY=path
 
   [[ -z $expanded_path ]] && return 1
+  [[ -L $expanded_path ]] && return 0
   [[ -e $expanded_path ]] && return 0
 
   # Search the path in CDPATH
diff --git a/highlighters/main/test-data/path-broken-symlink.zsh b/highlighters/main/test-data/path-broken-symlink.zsh
index 79a790e..84c7d59 100644
--- a/highlighters/main/test-data/path-broken-symlink.zsh
+++ b/highlighters/main/test-data/path-broken-symlink.zsh
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ BUFFER=': broken-symlink'
 CURSOR=5 # to make path_prefix ineligible
 
 expected_region_highlight=(
-  "3 16 path 'issue #342'" # broken-symlink
+  "3 16 path" # broken-symlink
 )