diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
index a05668a439..17ecb65787 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/rm.rs
@@ -381,11 +381,23 @@ fn rm(
                         {
                             unreachable!()
                         }
-                    } else if metadata.is_file()
-                        || is_socket
-                        || is_fifo
-                        || metadata.file_type().is_symlink()
-                    {
+                    } else if metadata.is_symlink() {
+                        // In Windows, symlink pointing to a directory can be removed using
+                        // std::fs::remove_dir instead of std::fs::remove_file.
+                        #[cfg(windows)]
+                        {
+                            f.metadata().and_then(|metadata| {
+                                if metadata.is_dir() {
+                                    std::fs::remove_dir(&f)
+                                } else {
+                                    std::fs::remove_file(&f)
+                                }
+                            })
+                        }
+
+                        #[cfg(not(windows))]
+                        std::fs::remove_file(&f)
+                    } else if metadata.is_file() || is_socket || is_fifo {
                         std::fs::remove_file(&f)
                     } else {
                         std::fs::remove_dir_all(&f)
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs
index 90e697c313..2b9345e2f8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/rm.rs
@@ -375,6 +375,19 @@ fn removes_symlink() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn removes_symlink_pointing_to_directory() {
+    Playground::setup("rm_symlink_to_directory", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox.mkdir("test").symlink("test", "test_link");
+
+        nu!(cwd: sandbox.cwd(), "rm test_link");
+
+        assert!(!dirs.test().join("test_link").exists());
+        // The pointed directory should not be deleted.
+        assert!(dirs.test().join("test").exists());
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn removes_file_after_cd() {
     Playground::setup("rm_after_cd", |dirs, sandbox| {