diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index 0463208..9b7e9a4 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ l () {
     local target="${1:-$(pwd)}"
 
     if [ -f $target ] ; then
+        # Target is not a text file
+        if [ -L $target ] || grep -q -P "[^\x00-\x7F]" $target; then
+            ls -lah $target
+
+            # Target is not a symlink, so it must be binary
+            if [ ! -L $target ]; then
+                echo ""
+                echo -e "\033[96mBinary file. Run 'll $target' to preview anyways.\e[0m"
+            fi
+
+            return
+        fi
+
         less $target
         return
     fi