diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
index a4b94245311..72f59687471 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * Javier Montalvo Orus (Symbian) - Fixing 161238 - [ftp] connections to VMS servers are not usable
  * Javier Montalvo Orus (Symbian) - Fixing 176216 - [api] FTP sould provide API to allow clients register their own FTPListingParser
  * Javier Montalvo Orus (Symbian) - [197758] Unix symbolic links are not classified as file vs. folder   
+ * Javier Montalvo Orus (Symbian) - [198272] FTP should return classification for symbolic links so they show a link overlay
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.services.files.ftp;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ public class FTPHostFile implements IHostFile
 		return !(_isDirectory || _isRoot);
 	}
 	
-	public boolean isSymbolicLink()
+	public boolean isLink()
 	{
 		return _isLink;
 	}
@@ -247,4 +248,33 @@ public class FTPHostFile implements IHostFile
 		_isDirectory = isDirectory;
 	}
 	
+	public String getClassification() {
+		String result;
+		String linkTarget;
+		
+		if (isLink()) {
+			result = "symbolic link"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			if ((linkTarget = _ftpFile.getLink()) !=null) {
+				if(isDirectory()) {
+					result += "(directory):" + linkTarget; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				} else if((getUserPermissions() & 0x01) == 0x01) {
+					result += "(executable):" +  linkTarget; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				} else {
+					result += "(file):" +  linkTarget; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				}
+			}
+		} else if (isFile()) {
+			if ((getUserPermissions() & 0x01) == 0x01) {
+				result = "executable"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			} else {
+				result = "file"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			}
+		} else if (isDirectory()) {
+			result = "directory"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+		} else {
+			result = "unknown"; //default-fallback //$NON-NLS-1$
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+	
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
index 35662337031..57a944270ae 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class FTPService extends AbstractFileService implements IFileService, IFT
 					FTPHostFile f = new FTPHostFile(parentPath, _ftpFiles[i]);
 					String name = f.getName();
 					
-					if(f.isSymbolicLink()) {
+					if(f.isLink()) {
 						if(name.indexOf('.')==-1) {
 							//modify FTPHostFile to be shown as a folder
 							f.setIsDirectory(true);
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/ftp/model/FTPRemoteFile.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/ftp/model/FTPRemoteFile.java
index 560c05dc76b..dac6fd0239d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/ftp/model/FTPRemoteFile.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/subsystems/files/ftp/model/FTPRemoteFile.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Emily Bruner, Mazen Faraj, Adrian Storisteanu, Li Ding, and Kent Hawley.
  * 
  * Contributors:
- * {Name} (company) - description of contribution.
+ * Javier Montalvo Orus (Symbian) - [198272] FTP should return classification for symbolic links so they show a link overlay
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.rse.internal.subsystems.files.ftp.model;
@@ -48,14 +48,7 @@ public class FTPRemoteFile extends AbstractRemoteFile
 
 	public String getClassification()
 	{
-		if (isFile())
-		{
-			return "file"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return "directory"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-		}
+		return _ftpHostFile.getClassification();
 	}