diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
index b14149993a..efc1081524 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxInstaller.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.termux.shared.android.PackageUtils;
 import com.termux.shared.termux.TermuxConstants;
 import com.termux.shared.termux.TermuxUtils;
+import com.termux.shared.termux.settings.properties.TermuxAppSharedProperties;
 import com.termux.shared.termux.shell.command.environment.TermuxShellEnvironment;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
@@ -281,6 +282,9 @@ static void setupStorageSymlinks(final Context context) {
         Logger.logInfo(LOG_TAG, "Setting up storage symlinks.");
 
         new Thread() {
+
+            private static final char ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE = '\u200b';
+
             public void run() {
                 try {
                     Error error;
@@ -300,7 +304,7 @@ public void run() {
 
                     // Get primary storage root "/storage/emulated/0" symlink
                     File sharedDir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
-                    Os.symlink(sharedDir.getAbsolutePath(), new File(storageDir, "shared").getAbsolutePath());
+                    Os.symlink(sharedDir.getAbsolutePath() + (TermuxAppSharedProperties.getProperties().isAppendZeroWidthSpaceToSymlinkShared() ? String.valueOf(ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE) : ""), new File(storageDir, "shared").getAbsolutePath());
 
                     File documentsDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS);
                     Os.symlink(documentsDir.getAbsolutePath(), new File(storageDir, "documents").getAbsolutePath());
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java
index dd935f3ab5..f54f0769a4 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxPropertyConstants.java
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ public final class TermuxPropertyConstants {
 
 
 
+    /** Defines the key for whether to append 'Zero Width Space' to symlink shared
+     * Allows to access the “Android/data” or “Android/obb” folders in Android 11+ without root privileges.
+     */
+    public static final String KEY_APPEND_ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE_TO_SYMLINK_SHARED =  "append-zero-width-space-to-symlink-shared"; // Default: "default-working-directory"
+
+
+
     /** Defines the key for whether to use fullscreen */
     public static final String KEY_USE_FULLSCREEN =  "fullscreen"; // Default: "fullscreen"
 
@@ -401,6 +408,7 @@ public final class TermuxPropertyConstants {
         KEY_RUN_TERMUX_AM_SOCKET_SERVER,
         KEY_TERMINAL_ONCLICK_URL_OPEN,
         KEY_USE_CTRL_SPACE_WORKAROUND,
+        KEY_APPEND_ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE_TO_SYMLINK_SHARED,
         KEY_USE_FULLSCREEN,
         KEY_USE_FULLSCREEN_WORKAROUND,
         TermuxConstants.PROP_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_APPS,
@@ -447,6 +455,7 @@ public final class TermuxPropertyConstants {
         KEY_HIDE_SOFT_KEYBOARD_ON_STARTUP,
         KEY_TERMINAL_ONCLICK_URL_OPEN,
         KEY_USE_CTRL_SPACE_WORKAROUND,
+        KEY_APPEND_ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE_TO_SYMLINK_SHARED,
         KEY_USE_FULLSCREEN,
         KEY_USE_FULLSCREEN_WORKAROUND,
         TermuxConstants.PROP_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_APPS
diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java
index e277f4506a..db5cad640f 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/termux/settings/properties/TermuxSharedProperties.java
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ public boolean isUsingCtrlSpaceWorkaround() {
         return (boolean) getInternalPropertyValue(TermuxPropertyConstants.KEY_USE_CTRL_SPACE_WORKAROUND, true);
     }
 
+    public boolean isAppendZeroWidthSpaceToSymlinkShared() {
+        return (boolean) getInternalPropertyValue(TermuxPropertyConstants.KEY_APPEND_ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE_TO_SYMLINK_SHARED, true);
+    }
+
     public boolean isUsingFullScreen() {
         return (boolean) getInternalPropertyValue(TermuxPropertyConstants.KEY_USE_FULLSCREEN, true);
     }