diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3e99d8ef5..5cf2521c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ install:
   - go get -u -v sourcegraph.com/sqs/goreturns
   - go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename
   - go get -u -v github.com/tpng/gopkgs
-  - go get -u -v github.com/newhook/go-symbols
+  - go get -u -v github.com/acroca/go-symbols
   - go get -u -v github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter
   - go get -u -v github.com/cweill/gotests/...
   - GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6884f7d3..a485d0b6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ If you wish to have the extension use a separate GOPATH for its tools, provide t
 - goreturns: `go get -u -v sourcegraph.com/sqs/goreturns`
 - gorename: `go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename`
 - gopkgs: `go get -u -v github.com/tpng/gopkgs`
-- go-symbols: `go get -u -v github.com/newhook/go-symbols`
+- go-symbols: `go get -u -v github.com/acroca/go-symbols`
 - guru: `go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru`
 - gotests: `go get -u -v github.com/cweill/gotests/...`
 - godoc: `go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc`
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ go get -u -v github.com/lukehoban/go-outline
 go get -u -v sourcegraph.com/sqs/goreturns
 go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename
 go get -u -v github.com/tpng/gopkgs
-go get -u -v github.com/newhook/go-symbols
+go get -u -v github.com/acroca/go-symbols
 go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru
 go get -u -v github.com/cweill/gotests/...
 go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6cca4e88..13b1a34e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -596,6 +596,14 @@
             "testCoverage": false
           },
           "description": "Enable/Disable entries from the context menu in the editor."
+        },
+        "go.gotoSymbol.ignoreFolders": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "default": [],
+          "description": "Folder names (not paths) to ignore while using Go to Symbol in Workspace feature"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -637,7 +645,7 @@
           "when": "editorTextFocus && config.go.editorContextMenuCommands.generateTestForPackage && resourceLangId == go",
           "command": "go.test.generate.package"
         },
-         {
+        {
           "when": "editorTextFocus && config.go.editorContextMenuCommands.addImport && resourceLangId == go",
           "command": "go.import.add"
         },
diff --git a/src/goInstallTools.ts b/src/goInstallTools.ts
index 40f78f869..08fd23fce 100644
--- a/src/goInstallTools.ts
+++ b/src/goInstallTools.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function getTools(goVersion: SemVersion): { [key: string]: string } {
 		'gocode': 'github.com/nsf/gocode',
 		'gopkgs': 'github.com/tpng/gopkgs',
 		'go-outline': 'github.com/lukehoban/go-outline',
-		'go-symbols': 'github.com/newhook/go-symbols',
+		'go-symbols': 'github.com/acroca/go-symbols',
 		'guru': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru',
 		'gorename': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename',
 		'gomodifytags': 'github.com/fatih/gomodifytags'
diff --git a/src/goSymbol.ts b/src/goSymbol.ts
index e979b5812..3af2e3205 100644
--- a/src/goSymbol.ts
+++ b/src/goSymbol.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 import vscode = require('vscode');
 import cp = require('child_process');
 import { getBinPath } from './util';
-import { promptForMissingTool } from './goInstallTools';
+import { promptForMissingTool, promptForUpdatingTool } from './goInstallTools';
 
-// Keep in sync with github.com/newhook/go-symbols'
+// Keep in sync with github.com/acroca/go-symbols'
 interface GoSymbolDeclaration {
 	name: string;
 	kind: string;
@@ -47,11 +47,24 @@ export class GoWorkspaceSymbolProvider implements vscode.WorkspaceSymbolProvider
 				symbols.push(symbolInfo);
 			});
 		};
-		let symArgs = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go')['symbols'];
-		let args = [vscode.workspace.rootPath, query];
-		if (symArgs !== undefined && symArgs !== '') {
-			args.unshift(symArgs);
+
+		return getWorkspaceSymbols(vscode.workspace.rootPath, query).then(results => {
+			let symbols: vscode.SymbolInformation[] = [];
+			convertToCodeSymbols(results, symbols);
+			return symbols;
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+export function getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath: string, query: string, goConfig?: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration, ignoreFolderFeatureOn: boolean = true): Thenable<GoSymbolDeclaration[]> {
+		if (!goConfig) {
+			goConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go');
 		}
+		let gotoSymbolConfig = goConfig['gotoSymbol'];
+		let ignoreFolders: string[] = gotoSymbolConfig ? gotoSymbolConfig['ignoreFolders'] : [];
+		let args = (ignoreFolderFeatureOn && ignoreFolders && ignoreFolders.length > 0) ? ['-ignore', ignoreFolders.join(',')] : [];
+		args.push(workspacePath);
+		args.push(query);
 		let gosyms = getBinPath('go-symbols');
 		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 			let p = cp.execFile(gosyms, args, { maxBuffer: 1024 * 1024 }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
@@ -59,16 +72,19 @@ export class GoWorkspaceSymbolProvider implements vscode.WorkspaceSymbolProvider
 					if (err && (<any>err).code === 'ENOENT') {
 						promptForMissingTool('go-symbols');
 					}
+					if (err && stderr && stderr.startsWith('flag provided but not defined: -ignore')) {
+						promptForUpdatingTool('go-symbols');
+						return getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, query, goConfig, false).then(results => {
+							return resolve(results);
+						});
+					}
 					if (err) return resolve(null);
 					let result = stdout.toString();
 					let decls = <GoSymbolDeclaration[]>JSON.parse(result);
-					let symbols: vscode.SymbolInformation[] = [];
-					convertToCodeSymbols(decls, symbols);
-					return resolve(symbols);
+					return resolve(decls);
 				} catch (e) {
 					reject(e);
 				}
 			});
 		});
 	}
-}
diff --git a/test/go.test.ts b/test/go.test.ts
index 800d1a29a..e4dc5741f 100644
--- a/test/go.test.ts
+++ b/test/go.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { GoHoverProvider } from '../src/goExtraInfo';
 import { GoCompletionItemProvider } from '../src/goSuggest';
 import { GoSignatureHelpProvider } from '../src/goSignature';
 import { GoDefinitionProvider } from '../src/goDeclaration';
+import { getWorkspaceSymbols } from '../src/goSymbol';
 import { check } from '../src/goCheck';
 import cp = require('child_process');
 import { getEditsFromUnifiedDiffStr, getEdits } from '../src/diffUtils';
@@ -709,4 +710,36 @@ It returns the number of bytes written and any write error encountered.
 			return Promise.all<void>([gopkgsPromise, listPkgPromise]);
 		}).then(() => done(), done);
 	});
+
+	test('Workspace Symbols', (done) => {
+		// This test needs a go project that has vendor folder and vendor packages
+		// Since the Go extension takes a dependency on the godef tool at github.com/rogpeppe/godef
+		// which has vendor packages, we are using it here to test the "replace vendor packages with relative path" feature.
+		// If the extension ever stops depending on godef tool or if godef ever stops having vendor packages, then this test
+		// will fail and will have to be replaced with any other go project with vendor packages
+
+		let workspacePath = path.join(process.env['GOPATH'], 'src', 'github.com', 'rogpeppe', 'godef');
+		let configWithoutIgnoringFolders = Object.create(vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go'), {
+			'gotoSymbol': {
+				value: {
+					'ignoreFolders': []
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		let configWithIgnoringFolders = Object.create(vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go'), {
+			'gotoSymbol': {
+				value: {
+					'ignoreFolders': ['vendor']
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		let withoutIgnoringFolders = getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, 'WinInfo', configWithoutIgnoringFolders).then(results => {
+			assert.equal(results[0].name, 'WinInfo');
+			assert.equal(results[0].path, path.join(workspacePath, 'vendor/9fans.net/go/acme/acme.go'));
+		});
+		let withIgnoringFolders = getWorkspaceSymbols(workspacePath, 'WinInfo', configWithIgnoringFolders).then(results => {
+			assert.equal(results.length, 0);
+		});
+		Promise.all([withIgnoringFolders, withoutIgnoringFolders]).then(() => done(), done);
+	});
 });