diff --git a/README b/README
index 066c093..d909b23 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ Available configuration variables:
              for newly added files which should not automatically have the
              svn:executable property added for them even if the files are
              executable. The default value is ['.c', '.cc', '.h', '.txt'].
+  ignore_symlinks: True or False to hide unversioned symlinks from appearing
+             in status output (default: False)
   stash_externals: True or False to enable/disable whether '-e' is implicitly
              on for 'stash' subcommand. Defaults to False.
 
diff --git a/jsvn b/jsvn
index c259962..4d105b3 100755
--- a/jsvn
+++ b/jsvn
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def get_config(svn):
             'pager': '',
             'use_pager': True,
             'use_color': True,
+            'ignore_symlinks': False,
             'aliases': {
                 # default jsvn aliases
                 'tags': 'tag',
@@ -1184,12 +1185,15 @@ def status_h(argv, svn, out, config):
             continue
 
         # look for lines that should be ignored
-        if re.match(STATUS_LINE_REGEX, line):
+        m = re.match(STATUS_LINE_REGEX, line)
+        if m is not None:
             action = line[0]
             if action == 'X':
                 continue            # don't print directory externals
             elif line.startswith('    X  '):
                 continue            # don't print unmodified file externals
+            elif action == '?' and config['ignore_symlinks'] and os.path.islink(m.group(1)):
+                    continue
 
         # anything not matched yet will cause an external to be shown
         if not external_printed: