diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9bd8135..64780a2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Notable changes to this project are documented in this file. The format is based
 Breaking changes:
 
 New features:
+- Add `lstat` (#66 by @artemisSystem)
 
 Bugfixes:
 
diff --git a/src/Node/FS/Async.js b/src/Node/FS/Async.js
index 1ed7423..3248975 100644
--- a/src/Node/FS/Async.js
+++ b/src/Node/FS/Async.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export {
   chown as chownImpl,
   chmod as chmodImpl,
   stat as statImpl,
+  lstat as lstatImpl,
   link as linkImpl,
   symlink as symlinkImpl,
   readlink as readlinkImpl,
diff --git a/src/Node/FS/Async.purs b/src/Node/FS/Async.purs
index cd713c8..ded95f5 100644
--- a/src/Node/FS/Async.purs
+++ b/src/Node/FS/Async.purs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Node.FS.Async
   , truncate
   , chown
   , chmod
+  , lstat
   , stat
   , link
   , symlink
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ foreign import truncateImpl :: Fn3 FilePath Int (JSCallback Unit) Unit
 foreign import chownImpl :: Fn4 FilePath Int Int (JSCallback Unit) Unit
 foreign import chmodImpl :: Fn3 FilePath String (JSCallback Unit) Unit
 foreign import statImpl :: Fn2 FilePath (JSCallback StatsObj) Unit
+foreign import lstatImpl :: Fn2 FilePath (JSCallback StatsObj) Unit
 foreign import linkImpl :: Fn3 FilePath FilePath (JSCallback Unit) Unit
 foreign import symlinkImpl :: Fn4 FilePath FilePath String (JSCallback Unit) Unit
 foreign import readlinkImpl :: Fn2 FilePath (JSCallback FilePath) Unit
@@ -130,7 +132,16 @@ stat :: FilePath
      -> Effect Unit
 
 stat file cb = mkEffect $ \_ -> runFn2
-  statImpl file (handleCallback $ cb <<< (<$>) Stats)
+  statImpl file (handleCallback $ cb <<< map Stats)
+
+-- | Gets file or symlink statistics. `lstat` is identical to `stat`, except
+-- | that if the `FilePath` is a symbolic link, then the link itself is stat-ed,
+-- | not the file that it refers to.
+lstat :: FilePath
+     -> Callback Stats
+     -> Effect Unit
+lstat file cb = mkEffect $ \_ -> runFn2
+  lstatImpl file (handleCallback $ cb <<< map Stats)
 
 -- | Creates a link to an existing file.
 link :: FilePath
diff --git a/src/Node/FS/Sync.js b/src/Node/FS/Sync.js
index bd93b52..43e4d79 100644
--- a/src/Node/FS/Sync.js
+++ b/src/Node/FS/Sync.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export {
   chownSync as chownSyncImpl,
   chmodSync as chmodSyncImpl,
   statSync as statSyncImpl,
+  lstatSync as lstatSyncImpl,
   linkSync as linkSyncImpl,
   symlinkSync as symlinkSyncImpl,
   readlinkSync as readlinkSyncImpl,
diff --git a/src/Node/FS/Sync.purs b/src/Node/FS/Sync.purs
index 66f186a..93b8ffa 100644
--- a/src/Node/FS/Sync.purs
+++ b/src/Node/FS/Sync.purs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Node.FS.Sync
   , chown
   , chmod
   , stat
+  , lstat
   , link
   , symlink
   , readlink
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ foreign import truncateSyncImpl :: Fn2 FilePath Int Unit
 foreign import chownSyncImpl :: Fn3 FilePath Int Int Unit
 foreign import chmodSyncImpl :: Fn2 FilePath String Unit
 foreign import statSyncImpl :: Fn1 FilePath StatsObj
+foreign import lstatSyncImpl :: Fn1 FilePath StatsObj
 foreign import linkSyncImpl :: Fn2 FilePath FilePath Unit
 foreign import symlinkSyncImpl :: Fn3 FilePath FilePath String Unit
 foreign import readlinkSyncImpl :: Fn1 FilePath FilePath
@@ -116,6 +118,15 @@ stat :: FilePath
 stat file = map Stats $ mkEffect $ \_ -> runFn1
   statSyncImpl file
 
+-- | Gets file or symlink statistics. `lstat` is identical to `stat`, except
+-- | that if the `FilePath` is a symbolic link, then the link itself is stat-ed,
+-- | not the file that it refers to.
+lstat :: FilePath
+     -> Effect Stats
+
+lstat file = map Stats $ mkEffect $ \_ -> runFn1
+  lstatSyncImpl file
+
 -- | Creates a link to an existing file.
 link :: FilePath
      -> FilePath
diff --git a/test/Test.purs b/test/Test.purs
index c7eeb36..c58ff50 100644
--- a/test/Test.purs
+++ b/test/Test.purs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Effect.Console (log)
 import Effect.Exception (Error, error, throwException, catchException)
 import Node.Buffer as Buffer
 import Node.Encoding (Encoding(..))
-import Node.FS (FileFlags(..))
+import Node.FS (FileFlags(..), SymlinkType(..))
 import Node.FS.Async as A
 import Node.FS.Stats (statusChangedTime, accessedTime, modifiedTime, isSymbolicLink, isSocket, isFIFO, isCharacterDevice, isBlockDevice, isDirectory, isFile)
 import Node.FS.Sync as S
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ main = do
   log "statusChangedTime:"
   log $ show $ statusChangedTime stats
 
+  S.symlink (fp ["tmp", "Test1.js"]) (fp ["tmp", "TestSymlink.js"]) FileLink
+
+  lstats <- S.lstat (fp ["tmp", "TestSymlink.js"])
+  log "\n\nS.lstat:"
+  log "isSymbolicLink:"
+  log $ show $ isSymbolicLink lstats
+
+  S.unlink (fp ["tmp", "TestSymlink.js"])
+
   A.rename (fp ["tmp", "Test1.js"]) (fp ["tmp", "Test.js"]) $ \x -> do
     log "\n\nrename result:"
     either (log <<< show) (log <<< show) x
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ main = do
     either (log <<< show) log x
 
   A.stat (fp ["test", "Test.purs"]) $ \x -> do
-    log "\n\nstat:"
+    log "\n\nA.stat:"
     case x of
       Left err -> log $ "Error:" <> show err
       Right x' -> do
@@ -117,6 +126,21 @@ main = do
         log "statusChangedTime:"
         log $ show $ statusChangedTime x'
 
+  A.symlink (fp ["tmp", "Test.js"]) (fp ["tmp", "TestSymlink.js"]) FileLink \u ->
+    case u of
+      Left err -> log $ "Error:" <> show err
+      Right _ -> A.lstat (fp ["tmp", "TestSymlink.js"]) \s -> do
+        log "\n\nA.lstat:"
+        case s of
+          Left err -> log $ "Error:" <> show err
+          Right s' -> do
+            log "isSymbolicLink:"
+            log $ show $ isSymbolicLink s'
+
+            A.unlink (fp ["tmp", "TestSymlink.js"]) \result -> do
+              log "\n\nA.unlink result:"
+              either (log <<< show) (\_ -> log "Success") result
+
   let fdFile = fp ["tmp", "FD.json"]
   fd0 <- S.fdOpen fdFile W (Just 420)
   buf0 <- Buffer.fromString "[ 42 ]" UTF8