diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
index 56eea910ad..786137b35c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ucp.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ impl Command for UCp {
             )
             .switch("progress", "display a progress bar", Some('p'))
             .switch("no-clobber", "do not overwrite an existing file", Some('n'))
+            .switch("link", "hard-link files instead of copying", Some('l'))
+            .switch("symbolic-link", "make symbolic links instead of copying", Some('s'))
             .named(
                 "preserve",
                 SyntaxShape::List(Box::new(SyntaxShape::String)),
@@ -89,6 +91,21 @@ impl Command for UCp {
                 example: "cp -u myfile newfile",
                 result: None,
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "",
+                example: "cp -s a b",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "",
+                example: "cp -l a b",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "",
+                example: "cp -r -l a b",
+                result: None,
+            },
             Example {
                 description: "Copy file preserving mode and timestamps attributes",
                 example: "cp --preserve [ mode timestamps ] myfile newfile",
@@ -115,10 +132,19 @@ impl Command for UCp {
         _input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let interactive = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "interactive")?;
-        let (update, copy_mode) = if call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "update")? {
-            (UpdateMode::ReplaceIfOlder, CopyMode::Update)
+        let update = if call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "update")? {
+            UpdateMode::ReplaceIfOlder
         } else {
-            (UpdateMode::ReplaceAll, CopyMode::Copy)
+            UpdateMode::ReplaceAll
+        };
+        let copy_mode = if call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "link")? {
+            CopyMode::Link
+        } else if call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "symbolic-link")? {
+            CopyMode::SymLink
+        } else if call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "update")? {
+            CopyMode::Update
+        } else {
+            CopyMode::Copy
         };
 
         let force = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "force")?;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ucp.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ucp.rs
index 9b4cdce889..972141d4cf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ucp.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/ucp.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,48 @@ fn copies_a_file_impl(progress: bool) {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn copies_a_file_with_hardlink() {
+    copies_a_file_with_hardlink_impl(false);
+    copies_a_file_with_hardlink_impl(true);
+}
+
+fn copies_a_file_with_hardlink_impl(progress: bool) {
+    Playground::setup("ucp_test_1-hardlink", |dirs, _| {
+        let test_file = dirs.formats().join("sample.ini");
+        let progress_flag = if progress { "-p" } else { "" };
+
+        // Get the hash of the file content to check integrity after copy.
+        let first_hash = get_file_hash(test_file.display());
+
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.root(),
+            "cp -l {} `{}` ucp_test_1-hardlink/sample.ini",
+            progress_flag,
+            test_file.display()
+        );
+
+        assert!(dirs.test().join("sample.ini").exists());
+
+        // Get the hash of the copied file content to check against first_hash.
+        let after_cp_hash = get_file_hash(dirs.test().join("sample.ini").display());
+        assert_eq!(first_hash, after_cp_hash);
+
+        // Modify file 1 by appending a line
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.root(),
+            "echo 'new line' | save `{}` --append",
+            test_file.display()
+        );
+        // We will compare the contents of file 1 and file 2.
+        // Since we're using a hardlink, the updated hashes should be the same.
+        let first_hash_modified = get_file_hash(test_file.display());
+        assert_ne!(first_hash, first_hash_modified);
+        let after_cp_hash_modified = get_file_hash(dirs.test().join("sample.ini").display());
+        assert_eq!(first_hash_modified, after_cp_hash_modified);
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn copies_the_file_inside_directory_if_path_to_copy_is_directory() {
     copies_the_file_inside_directory_if_path_to_copy_is_directory_impl(false);
@@ -729,6 +771,45 @@ fn test_cp_recurse() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_cp_recurse_with_hardlink_flag() {
+    Playground::setup("ucp_test_22-hardlink", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        // Create the relevant target directories
+        sandbox.mkdir(TEST_COPY_FROM_FOLDER);
+        sandbox.mkdir(TEST_COPY_TO_FOLDER_NEW);
+        let src = dirs
+            .fixtures
+            .join("cp")
+            .join(TEST_COPY_FROM_FOLDER)
+            .join(TEST_COPY_FROM_FOLDER_FILE);
+
+        let src_hash = get_file_hash(src.display());
+        // Start test
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.root(),
+            "cp -r -l {} ucp_test_22-hardlink/{}",
+            TEST_COPY_FROM_FOLDER,
+            TEST_COPY_TO_FOLDER_NEW,
+        );
+        let after_cp_hash = get_file_hash(dirs.test().join(TEST_COPY_TO_FOLDER_NEW_FILE).display());
+        assert_eq!(src_hash, after_cp_hash);
+
+        // Modify file 1 by appending a line
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.root(),
+            "echo 'new line' | save `{}` --append",
+            src.display()
+        );
+        // We will compare the contents of file 1 and file 2.
+        // Since we're using a hardlink, the updated hashes should be the same.
+        let src_hash_modified = get_file_hash(src.display());
+        assert_ne!(src_hash, src_hash_modified);
+        let after_cp_hash_modified =
+            get_file_hash(dirs.test().join(TEST_COPY_TO_FOLDER_NEW_FILE).display());
+        assert_eq!(src_hash_modified, after_cp_hash_modified);
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_cp_with_dirs() {
     Playground::setup("ucp_test_23", |dirs, sandbox| {