diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/GPM.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/GPM.php
index 1f72cd03b..98cee2dae 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/GPM.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/GPM.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class GPM extends Iterator
         }
 
         foreach ($this->installed['plugins'] as $slug => $plugin) {
-            if (!isset($repository[$slug])) {
+            if (!isset($repository[$slug]) || $plugin->symlink) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class GPM extends Iterator
         }
 
         foreach ($this->installed['themes'] as $slug => $plugin) {
-            if (!isset($repository[$slug])) {
+            if (!isset($repository[$slug]) || $plugin->symlink) {
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php
index 062b73755..a4152b070 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/GPM/Local/Package.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Package
             $this->blueprints->set('package_type', $package_type);
             $this->blueprints->set('description_html', $html_description);
             $this->blueprints->set('description_plain', strip_tags($html_description));
+            $this->blueprints->set('symlink', is_link(USER_DIR . $package_type . DS . $this->blueprints->name));
         }
     }