diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 186b8832db98fa..297ec7e8bf8760 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3457,6 +3457,13 @@ static int remove_dir_recurse(struct strbuf *path, int flag, int *kept_up)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (is_mount_point(path)) {
+		/* Do not descend and nuke a mount point or junction. */
+		if (kept_up)
+			*kept_up = 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	flag &= ~REMOVE_DIR_KEEP_TOPLEVEL;
 	dir = opendir(path->buf);
 	if (!dir) {
diff --git a/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh b/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
index 0bb33e8b1b90fb..56faef26aa3bb1 100755
--- a/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
+++ b/t/t2403-worktree-move.sh
@@ -271,4 +271,13 @@ test_expect_success 'move worktree with relative path to absolute path' '
 	test_cmp expect .git/worktrees/absolute/gitdir
 '
 
+test_expect_success MINGW 'worktree remove does not traverse mount points' '
+	mkdir target &&
+	>target/dont-remove-me &&
+	git worktree add --detach wt-junction &&
+	cmd //c "mklink /j wt-junction\\mnt target" &&
+	git worktree remove --force wt-junction &&
+	test_path_is_file target/dont-remove-me
+'
+
 test_done