diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
index 76118ed3751..c8c1cf4bae1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/copy.py
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: "no"
     version_added: "2.0"
+  follow:
+    required: false
+    default: "no"
+    choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+    version_added: "1.8"
+    description:
+      - 'This flag indicates that filesystem links, if they exist, should be followed.'
 extends_documentation_fragment:
     - files
     - validate
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
index 4d047302399..edc3bb9a443 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/file.py
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ options:
       - 'force the creation of the symlinks in two cases: the source file does 
         not exist (but will appear later); the destination exists and is a file (so, we need to unlink the
         "path" file and create symlink to the "src" file in place of it).'
+  follow:
+    required: false
+    default: "no"
+    choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+    version_added: "1.8"
+    description:
+      - 'This flag indicates that filesystem links, if they exist, should be followed.'
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py b/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
index dea2c32a54f..634e492953b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/files/replace.py
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ options:
     description:
       - All arguments accepted by the M(file) module also work here.
     required: false
+  follow:
+    required: false
+    default: "no"
+    choices: [ "yes", "no" ]
+    version_added: "1.9"
+    description:
+      - 'This flag indicates that filesystem links, if they exist, should be followed.'
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = r"""