diff --git a/crates/fs-operation/src/glob.rs b/crates/fs-operation/src/glob.rs
index fe5791a3e..2ade239b6 100644
--- a/crates/fs-operation/src/glob.rs
+++ b/crates/fs-operation/src/glob.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ pub fn run_glob(
     let mut walker = WalkBuilder::new(walker_root);
     walker.hidden(false).follow_links(false);
     if traversal.is_some() {
+        // Descriptor providers must never let WalkBuilder open pathname-based
+        // ignore files, which may be symlinked outside the pinned root. Glob's
+        // explicit pattern remains the complete selection contract.
+        walker
+            .git_ignore(false)
+            .git_global(false)
+            .git_exclude(false)
+            .ignore(false)
+            .parents(false);
         let search_relative = base.strip_prefix(root).map_err(|_| {
             FsError::InvalidArgument("glob base is outside its provider root".to_string())
         })?;
diff --git a/crates/workdir/src/external_local_tests.rs b/crates/workdir/src/external_local_tests.rs
index 3fe822993..cf4694f7a 100644
--- a/crates/workdir/src/external_local_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/workdir/src/external_local_tests.rs
@@ -290,6 +290,22 @@ async fn external_grep_honors_gitignore_above_a_nested_search_root() {
         root.path().join(".gitignore"),
     )
     .unwrap();
+    let glob_with_symlinked_ignore = WorkdirSession::glob(
+        &session,
+        GlobRequest {
+            pattern: "*.txt".to_string(),
+            path: WorkdirPath::new("").unwrap(),
+            limit: 10,
+        },
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        glob_with_symlinked_ignore
+            .paths
+            .iter()
+            .any(|path| path.as_str() == "nested/visible.txt")
+    );
     let symlink_error = WorkdirSession::grep(
         &session,
         GrepRequest {