diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4 b/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4
index d996477254c..7b6b807114a 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4
@@ -4735,6 +4735,18 @@ dnl
   if test $glibcxx_cv_truncate = yes; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_TRUNCATE, 1, [Define if truncate is available in <unistd.h>.])
   fi
+dnl
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for fdopendir],
+    glibcxx_cv_fdopendir, [dnl
+    GCC_TRY_COMPILE_OR_LINK(
+      [#include <dirent.h>],
+      [::fdopendir(1);],
+      [glibcxx_cv_fdopendir=yes],
+      [glibcxx_cv_fdopendir=no])
+  ])
+  if test $glibcxx_cv_truncate = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FDOPENDIR, 1, [Define if fdopendir is available in <dirent.h>.])
+  fi
 dnl
   CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
   AC_LANG_RESTORE
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config.h.in b/libstdc++-v3/config.h.in
index 235d256a1cc..e25b7de318f 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/config.h.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/config.h.in
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <fcntl.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_FCNTL_H
 
+/* Define if fdopendir is available in <dirent.h>. */
+#undef HAVE_FDOPENDIR
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <fenv.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_FENV_H
 
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/configure b/libstdc++-v3/configure
index 4c20c669144..5c6e51f5c11 100755
--- a/libstdc++-v3/configure
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/configure
@@ -77029,6 +77029,61 @@ $as_echo "$glibcxx_cv_truncate" >&6; }
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_TRUNCATE 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+  fi
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for fdopendir" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for fdopendir... " >&6; }
+if ${glibcxx_cv_fdopendir+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+      if test x$gcc_no_link = xyes; then
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <dirent.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+::fdopendir(1);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  glibcxx_cv_fdopendir=yes
+else
+  glibcxx_cv_fdopendir=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+else
+  if test x$gcc_no_link = xyes; then
+  as_fn_error $? "Link tests are not allowed after GCC_NO_EXECUTABLES." "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <dirent.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+::fdopendir(1);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  glibcxx_cv_fdopendir=yes
+else
+  glibcxx_cv_fdopendir=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $glibcxx_cv_fdopendir" >&5
+$as_echo "$glibcxx_cv_fdopendir" >&6; }
+  if test $glibcxx_cv_truncate = yes; then
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_FDOPENDIR 1" >>confdefs.h
+
   fi
   CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"
   ac_ext=c
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_dir.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_dir.cc
index eaa9cd73d11..e050304c19a 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_dir.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_dir.cc
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ template class std::__shared_ptr<fs::recursive_directory_iterator::_Dir_stack>;
 
 struct fs::_Dir : _Dir_base
 {
-  _Dir(const fs::path& p, bool skip_permission_denied, error_code& ec)
-  : _Dir_base(p.c_str(), skip_permission_denied, ec)
+  _Dir(const fs::path& p, bool skip_permission_denied, bool nofollow,
+       error_code& ec)
+  : _Dir_base(p.c_str(), skip_permission_denied, nofollow, ec)
   {
     if (!ec)
       path = p;
@@ -128,11 +129,15 @@ namespace
 fs::directory_iterator::
 directory_iterator(const path& p, directory_options options, error_code* ecptr)
 {
+  // Do not report an error for permission denied errors.
   const bool skip_permission_denied
     = is_set(options, directory_options::skip_permission_denied);
+  // Do not allow opening a symlink (used by filesystem::remove_all)
+  const bool nofollow
+     = is_set(options, __directory_iterator_nofollow);
 
   error_code ec;
-  _Dir dir(p, skip_permission_denied, ec);
+  _Dir dir(p, skip_permission_denied, nofollow, ec);
 
   if (dir.dirp)
     {
@@ -287,7 +292,7 @@ fs::recursive_directory_iterator::increment(error_code& ec)
 
   if (std::exchange(_M_dirs->pending, true) && top.should_recurse(follow, ec))
     {
-      _Dir dir(top.entry.path(), skip_permission_denied, ec);
+      _Dir dir(top.entry.path(), skip_permission_denied, !follow, ec);
       if (ec)
 	{
 	  _M_dirs.reset();
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc
index cf780fc0d36..1d3693af06c 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/c++17/fs_ops.cc
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ namespace
     uintmax_t count = 0;
     if (s.type() == file_type::directory)
       {
-	directory_iterator d(p, ec), end;
+	directory_iterator d(p, directory_options{99}, ec), end;
 	while (d != end)
 	  {
 	    const auto removed = fs::do_remove_all(d->path(), err);
@@ -1341,11 +1341,11 @@ namespace
 	    count += removed;
 
 	    d.increment(ec);
-	    if (ec)
-	      {
-		err.report(ec, p);
-		return -1;
-	      }
+	  }
+	if (ec)
+	  {
+	    err.report(ec, p);
+	    return -1;
 	  }
       }
 
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir-common.h b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir-common.h
index d266d1e6290..4bfdae4e5a2 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir-common.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir-common.h
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 # endif
 # include <dirent.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef _GLIBCXX_HAVE_FCNTL_H
+# include <fcntl.h> // O_NOFOLLOW, O_DIRECTORY
+# include <unistd.h> // close
+#endif
 
 namespace std _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(default)
 {
@@ -76,21 +80,40 @@ struct _Dir_base
   _Dir_base(posix::DIR* dirp = nullptr) : dirp(dirp) { }
 
   // If no error occurs then dirp is non-null,
-  // otherwise null (whether error ignored or not).
+  // otherwise null (even if an EACCES error is ignored).
   _Dir_base(const posix::char_type* pathname, bool skip_permission_denied,
-	    error_code& ec) noexcept
-  : dirp(posix::opendir(pathname))
+	    [[maybe_unused]] bool nofollow, error_code& ec) noexcept
+  : dirp(nullptr)
   {
-    if (dirp)
+#if defined O_RDONLY && O_NOFOLLOW && defined O_DIRECTORY && defined O_CLOEXEC \
+    && defined _GLIBCXX_HAVE_FDOPENDIR && !_GLIBCXX_FILESYSTEM_IS_WINDOWS
+    if (nofollow)
+      {
+	// Do not allow opening a symlink (used by filesystem::remove_all)
+	const int flags = O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW | O_DIRECTORY | O_CLOEXEC;
+	int fd = ::open(pathname, flags);
+	if (fd != -1)
+	  {
+	    if ((dirp = ::fdopendir(fd)))
+	      {
+		ec.clear();
+		return;
+	      }
+	  }
+	if (errno == EACCES && skip_permission_denied)
+	  ec.clear();
+	else
+	  ec.assign(errno, std::generic_category());
+	return;
+      }
+#endif
+
+    if ((dirp = posix::opendir(pathname)))
+      ec.clear();
+    else if (errno == EACCES && skip_permission_denied)
       ec.clear();
     else
-    {
-      const int err = errno;
-      if (err == EACCES && skip_permission_denied)
-	ec.clear();
-      else
-	ec.assign(err, std::generic_category());
-    }
+      ec.assign(errno, std::generic_category());
   }
 
   _Dir_base(_Dir_base&& d) : dirp(std::exchange(d.dirp, nullptr)) { }
@@ -187,6 +210,9 @@ get_file_type(const std::filesystem::__gnu_posix::dirent& d [[gnu::unused]])
   return file_type::none;
 #endif
 }
+
+constexpr directory_options __directory_iterator_nofollow{99};
+
 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_FILESYSTEM
 
 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_VERSION
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir.cc
index 10a764a965e..f1bf96aab50 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/dir.cc
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ namespace posix = std::filesystem::__gnu_posix;
 
 struct fs::_Dir : std::filesystem::_Dir_base
 {
-  _Dir(const fs::path& p, bool skip_permission_denied, error_code& ec)
-  : _Dir_base(p.c_str(), skip_permission_denied, ec)
+  _Dir(const fs::path& p, bool skip_permission_denied, bool nofollow,
+       error_code& ec)
+  : _Dir_base(p.c_str(), skip_permission_denied, nofollow, ec)
   {
     if (!ec)
       path = p;
@@ -126,11 +127,15 @@ namespace
 fs::directory_iterator::
 directory_iterator(const path& p, directory_options options, error_code* ecptr)
 {
+  // Do not report an error for permission denied errors.
   const bool skip_permission_denied
     = is_set(options, directory_options::skip_permission_denied);
+  // Do not allow opening a symlink (used by filesystem::remove_all)
+  const bool nofollow
+     = is_set(options, __directory_iterator_nofollow);
 
   error_code ec;
-  _Dir dir(p, skip_permission_denied, ec);
+  _Dir dir(p, skip_permission_denied, nofollow, ec);
 
   if (dir.dirp)
     {
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ fs::recursive_directory_iterator::increment(error_code& ec) noexcept
 
   if (std::exchange(_M_pending, true) && top.should_recurse(follow, ec))
     {
-      _Dir dir(top.entry.path(), skip_permission_denied, ec);
+      _Dir dir(top.entry.path(), skip_permission_denied, !follow, ec);
       if (ec)
 	{
 	  _M_dirs.reset();
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc
index c0e25c50a85..324c6afc7a9 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/filesystem/ops.cc
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ fs::remove_all(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept
   uintmax_t count = 0;
   if (s.type() == file_type::directory)
     {
-      directory_iterator d(p, ec), end;
+      directory_iterator d(p, directory_options{99}, ec), end;
       while (!ec && d != end)
 	{
 	  const auto removed = fs::remove_all(d->path(), ec);
@@ -1113,9 +1113,9 @@ fs::remove_all(const path& p, error_code& ec) noexcept
 	    return -1;
 	  count += removed;
 	  d.increment(ec);
-	  if (ec)
-	    return -1;
 	}
+      if (ec)
+	return -1;
     }
 
   if (fs::remove(p, ec))