diff --git a/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py
index 2ec991750f..9a937006ce 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/frontend/__init__.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
 
     local = hass.config.path("www")
     if os.path.isdir(local):
-        hass.http.register_static_path("/local", local, not is_dev)
+        hass.http.register_static_path("/local", local, not is_dev, follow_symlinks=True)
 
     # Can be removed in 2023
     hass.http.register_redirect("/config/server_control", "/developer-tools/yaml")
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
index 122b7b79ce..3cf2b7e0db 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py
@@ -411,16 +411,16 @@ class HomeAssistantHTTP:
         )
 
     def register_static_path(
-        self, url_path: str, path: str, cache_headers: bool = True
+        self, url_path: str, path: str, cache_headers: bool = True, follow_symlinks: bool = False
     ) -> None:
         """Register a folder or file to serve as a static path."""
         if os.path.isdir(path):
             if cache_headers:
                 resource: CachingStaticResource | web.StaticResource = (
-                    CachingStaticResource(url_path, path)
+                    CachingStaticResource(url_path, path, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
                 )
             else:
-                resource = web.StaticResource(url_path, path)
+                resource = web.StaticResource(url_path, path, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
             self.app.router.register_resource(resource)
             self.app["allow_configured_cors"](resource)
             return