diff --git a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/list.rs b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/list.rs
index f06804b2..fbdaada5 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/list.rs
+++ b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/list.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const LS_SUPPORTED_IDS: &[&str] = &[
     "t",              // -t
     "classify",       // -F / --classify
     "C",              // -C
+    "directory",      // -d / --directory
     // Non-flag positional + always-supported infrastructure.
     "paths",
     "help",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ pub(super) struct LsOptions {
     pub(super) sort_by_time: bool,
     pub(super) classify: bool,
     pub(super) columns: bool,
+    pub(super) directory: bool,
 }
 
 /// The ls builtin - list directory contents.
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ pub(super) struct LsOptions {
 ///   -t   Sort by modification time, newest first
 ///   -F   Append indicator (/ for dirs, * for executables, @ for symlinks, | for FIFOs)
 ///   -C   List entries in columns (multi-column output)
+///   -d   List directories themselves, not their contents
 pub struct Ls;
 
 #[async_trait]
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ impl Builtin for Ls {
             sort_by_time: matches.get_flag("t"),
             classify,
             columns: matches.get_flag("C"),
+            directory: matches.get_flag("directory"),
         };
 
         // PATHS holds OsString values; convert to owned strings for the
@@ -172,7 +176,10 @@ impl Builtin for Ls {
 
             let metadata = ctx.fs.stat(&path).await?;
 
-            if metadata.file_type.is_file() {
+            // With -d, a directory operand is listed as itself (like a file
+            // argument) rather than being descended into. POSIX: enables the
+            // common `ls -d */` idiom to enumerate subdirectories.
+            if metadata.file_type.is_file() || opts.directory {
                 file_args.push((path_str, metadata));
             } else {
                 dir_args.push((i, path_str, path));
diff --git a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/tests.rs b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/tests.rs
index b6772143..c50176b7 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/ls/tests.rs
@@ -310,6 +310,103 @@ async fn test_ls_file() {
     assert!(result.stdout.contains("test.txt"));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_ls_directory_flag_lists_dir_itself() {
+    // `ls -d DIR` prints the directory operand, not its contents (issue #2127).
+    let (fs, mut cwd, mut variables) = create_test_ctx().await;
+    let env = HashMap::new();
+
+    fs.mkdir(&cwd.join("sub"), false).await.unwrap();
+    fs.write_file(&cwd.join("sub/inside.txt"), b"x")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let args = vec!["-d".to_string(), "sub".to_string()];
+    let ctx = Context {
+        args: &args,
+        env: &env,
+        variables: &mut variables,
+        cwd: &mut cwd,
+        fs: fs.clone(),
+        stdin: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "http_client")]
+        http_client: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "git")]
+        git_client: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "ssh")]
+        ssh_client: None,
+        shell: None,
+    };
+
+    let result = Ls.execute(ctx).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(result.exit_code, 0);
+    assert_eq!(result.stdout, "sub\n");
+    assert!(!result.stdout.contains("inside.txt"));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_ls_directory_flag_long_format() {
+    // `ls -ld DIR` shows the directory's own long entry (type 'd').
+    let (fs, mut cwd, mut variables) = create_test_ctx().await;
+    let env = HashMap::new();
+
+    fs.mkdir(&cwd.join("sub"), false).await.unwrap();
+
+    let args = vec!["-ld".to_string(), "sub".to_string()];
+    let ctx = Context {
+        args: &args,
+        env: &env,
+        variables: &mut variables,
+        cwd: &mut cwd,
+        fs: fs.clone(),
+        stdin: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "http_client")]
+        http_client: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "git")]
+        git_client: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "ssh")]
+        ssh_client: None,
+        shell: None,
+    };
+
+    let result = Ls.execute(ctx).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(result.exit_code, 0);
+    assert!(result.stdout.starts_with('d'), "got: {:?}", result.stdout); // debug-ok: test-only assertion message, not builtin stderr
+    assert!(result.stdout.trim_end().ends_with("sub"));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_ls_directory_flag_multiple_dirs() {
+    // The `ls -d a/ b/` idiom: each directory operand printed as-is.
+    let (fs, mut cwd, mut variables) = create_test_ctx().await;
+    let env = HashMap::new();
+
+    fs.mkdir(&cwd.join("alpha"), false).await.unwrap();
+    fs.mkdir(&cwd.join("beta"), false).await.unwrap();
+
+    let args = vec!["-d".to_string(), "alpha".to_string(), "beta".to_string()];
+    let ctx = Context {
+        args: &args,
+        env: &env,
+        variables: &mut variables,
+        cwd: &mut cwd,
+        fs: fs.clone(),
+        stdin: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "http_client")]
+        http_client: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "git")]
+        git_client: None,
+        #[cfg(feature = "ssh")]
+        ssh_client: None,
+        shell: None,
+    };
+
+    let result = Ls.execute(ctx).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(result.exit_code, 0);
+    assert!(result.stdout.contains("alpha"));
+    assert!(result.stdout.contains("beta"));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_ls_recursive() {
     let (fs, mut cwd, mut variables) = create_test_ctx().await;