diff --git a/.changes/fs-read-dir-broken-symlink.md b/.changes/fs-read-dir-broken-symlink.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1aa3d015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fs-read-dir-broken-symlink.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"fs": "patch"
+"fs-js": "patch"
+---
+
+Fix `readDir` function failing to read directories that contain broken symlinks.
+
diff --git a/examples/api/package.json b/examples/api/package.json
index 693588b30..e0cd66ca8 100644
--- a/examples/api/package.json
+++ b/examples/api/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "name": "svelte-app",
+  "name": "api",
   "private": true,
   "version": "2.0.2",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite --clearScreen false",
     "build": "vite build",
-    "serve": "vite preview"
+    "serve": "vite preview",
+    "tauri": "tauri"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tauri-apps/api": "2.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02d2bd0a9..14b1d776c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "build": "pnpm run -r --parallel --filter !plugins-workspace --filter !\"./plugins/*/examples/**\" --filter !\"./examples/*\" build",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
-    "format:check": "prettier --check ."
+    "format:check": "prettier --check .",
+    "example:api:dev": "pnpm run --filter \"api\" tauri dev"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "9.14.0",
diff --git a/plugins/fs/src/commands.rs b/plugins/fs/src/commands.rs
index 99eb5aa09..3b5cc44e5 100644
--- a/plugins/fs/src/commands.rs
+++ b/plugins/fs/src/commands.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     fs::File,
     io::{BufReader, Lines, Read, Write},
-    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    path::PathBuf,
     str::FromStr,
     sync::Mutex,
     time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
@@ -245,32 +245,12 @@ pub fn mkdir<R: Runtime>(
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct DirEntry {
-    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub name: String,
     pub is_directory: bool,
     pub is_file: bool,
     pub is_symlink: bool,
 }
 
-fn read_dir_inner<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> crate::Result<Vec<DirEntry>> {
-    let mut files_and_dirs: Vec<DirEntry> = vec![];
-    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(path)? {
-        let path = entry?.path();
-        let file_type = path.metadata()?.file_type();
-        files_and_dirs.push(DirEntry {
-            is_directory: file_type.is_dir(),
-            is_file: file_type.is_file(),
-            is_symlink: std::fs::symlink_metadata(&path)
-                .map(|md| md.file_type().is_symlink())
-                .unwrap_or(false),
-            name: path
-                .file_name()
-                .map(|name| name.to_string_lossy())
-                .map(|name| name.to_string()),
-        });
-    }
-    Result::Ok(files_and_dirs)
-}
-
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn read_dir<R: Runtime>(
     webview: Webview<R>,
@@ -287,14 +267,37 @@ pub async fn read_dir<R: Runtime>(
         options.as_ref().and_then(|o| o.base_dir),
     )?;
 
-    read_dir_inner(&resolved_path)
-        .map_err(|e| {
-            format!(
-                "failed to read directory at path: {} with error: {e}",
-                resolved_path.display()
-            )
+    let entries = std::fs::read_dir(&resolved_path).map_err(|e| {
+        format!(
+            "failed to read directory at path: {} with error: {e}",
+            resolved_path.display()
+        )
+    })?;
+
+    let entries = entries
+        .filter_map(|entry| {
+            let entry = entry.ok()?;
+            let name = entry.file_name().into_string().ok()?;
+            let metadata = entry.file_type();
+            macro_rules! method_or_false {
+                ($method:ident) => {
+                    if let Ok(metadata) = &metadata {
+                        metadata.$method()
+                    } else {
+                        false
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+            Some(DirEntry {
+                name,
+                is_file: method_or_false!(is_file),
+                is_directory: method_or_false!(is_dir),
+                is_symlink: method_or_false!(is_symlink),
+            })
         })
-        .map_err(Into::into)
+        .collect();
+
+    Ok(entries)
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]