diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/search.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/search.go
index c34f745a24..658fc6f55a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/search.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modload/search.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func matchPackages(ctx context.Context, m *search.Match, tags map[string]bool, f
 			}
 
 			if !fi.IsDir() {
-				if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 && want {
+				if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 && want && strings.Contains(m.Pattern(), "...") {
 					if target, err := fsys.Stat(path); err == nil && target.IsDir() {
 						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "warning: ignoring symlink %s\n", path)
 					}
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/search/search.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/search/search.go
index faf3a321dd..f1152080a7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/search/search.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/search/search.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (m *Match) MatchPackages() {
 			}
 
 			if !fi.IsDir() {
-				if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 && want {
+				if fi.Mode()&fs.ModeSymlink != 0 && want && strings.Contains(m.pattern, "...") {
 					if target, err := fsys.Stat(path); err == nil && target.IsDir() {
 						fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "warning: ignoring symlink %s\n", path)
 					}
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/list_symlink_issue35941.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/list_symlink_issue35941.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb12bde6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/list_symlink_issue35941.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[!symlink] skip
+env GO111MODULE=off
+
+# Issue 35941: suppress symlink warnings when running 'go list all'.
+symlink goproj/css -> $GOPATH/src/css
+
+go list all
+! stderr 'warning: ignoring symlink'
+
+# Show symlink warnings when patterns contain '...'.
+go list goproj/...
+stderr 'warning: ignoring symlink'
+
+-- goproj/a.go --
+package a
+
+-- css/index.css --
+body {}
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_tidy_symlink_issue35941.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_tidy_symlink_issue35941.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4658c65d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_tidy_symlink_issue35941.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+env GO111MODULE=on
+[!symlink] skip
+
+cd m
+symlink symlink -> ../outside
+
+cp go.mod go.mod.orig
+
+# Issue 35941: suppress symlink warnings when running 'go mod tidy'.
+# 'go mod tidy' should not scan packages in symlinked subdirectories.
+go mod tidy
+! stderr 'warning: ignoring symlink'
+cmp go.mod go.mod.orig
+
+! go build ./symlink
+stderr '^symlink[\\/]symlink.go:3:8: module example.net/unresolved provides package example.net/unresolved and is replaced but not required; to add it:\n\tgo get example.net/unresolved@v0.1.0$'
+
+-- m/go.mod --
+module example.net/m
+
+go 1.16
+
+replace example.net/unresolved v0.1.0 => ../unresolved
+-- m/a.go --
+package a
+-- outside/symlink.go --
+package symlink
+
+import _ "example.net/unresolved"
+-- unresolved/go.mod --
+module example.net/unresolved
+
+go 1.16
+-- unresolved/unresolved.go --
+// Package unresolved exists, but 'go mod tidy' won't add it.
+package unresolved