diff -aur src/cmd.c newsrc/cmd.c
--- src/cmd.c	2010-02-01 10:17:32.000000000 +0100
+++ newsrc/cmd.c	2010-02-20 11:05:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -931,7 +931,8 @@
 	char *s;
 	char *d;
 
-	/* suggest the full path for symlink */
+	/* suggest the full path for symlink, and either the full or 
+	   relative path to the file it points to */
 	s = concat_dir_and_file (current_panel->cwd, fname);
 
 	if (get_other_type () == view_listing) {
@@ -940,6 +941,10 @@
 	    d = g_strdup (fname);
 	}
 
+	if ( 2 == symbolic_link) {
+	    s = diff_two_paths ((other_panel->cwd),s);
+	}
+	
 	symlink_dialog (s, d, &dest, &src);
 	g_free (d);
 	g_free (s);
@@ -974,6 +979,19 @@
     }
 }
 
+
+void relative_symlink_cmd (void)
+{
+    char *filename = NULL;
+    filename = selection (current_panel)->fname;
+
+    if (filename) {
+	do_link (2, filename);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
 void edit_symlink_cmd (void)
 {
     if (S_ISLNK (selection (current_panel)->st.st_mode)) {
diff -aur src/cmddef.h newsrc/cmddef.h
--- src/cmddef.h	2010-02-02 10:07:24.000000000 +0100
+++ newsrc/cmddef.h	2010-02-20 11:01:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@
 #define CK_ViewFileCmd                  7071
 #define CK_HelpCmd                      7072
 #define CK_MenuCmd                      7073
+#define CK_RSymlinkCmd                  7074
 
 /* panels */
 #define CK_PanelChdirOtherPanel         8001
diff -aur src/cmd.h newsrc/cmd.h
--- src/cmd.h	2010-01-29 09:09:28.000000000 +0100
+++ newsrc/cmd.h	2010-02-20 10:56:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 void tree_cmd (void);
 void link_cmd (void);
 void symlink_cmd (void);
+void relative_symlink_cmd (void);
 void edit_symlink_cmd (void);
 void reverse_selection_cmd (void);
 void unselect_cmd (void);
diff -aur src/keybind.c newsrc/keybind.c
--- src/keybind.c	2010-02-02 15:22:26.000000000 +0100
+++ newsrc/keybind.c	2010-02-20 11:23:39.154257870 +0100
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@
 #endif /* USE_NETCODE || ENABLE_VFS_SMB */
     { "CmdSwapPanel",                    CK_SwapCmd },
     { "CmdSymlink",                      CK_SymlinkCmd },
+    { "CmdRSymlink",                     CK_RSymlinkCmd },
     { "CmdTree",                         CK_TreeCmd },
     { "CmdTreeBox",                      CK_TreeBoxCmd },
 #ifdef USE_EXT2FSLIB
@@ -852,6 +853,7 @@
     { XCTRL ('r'), CK_CopyOtherReadlink,   "C-r" },
     { 'l',         CK_LinkCmd,             "l" },
     { 's',         CK_SymlinkCmd,          "s" },
+    { 'v',         CK_RSymlinkCmd,         "v" },
     { XCTRL ('s'), CK_EditSymlinkCmd,      "C-s" },
     { 'i',         CK_InfoCmd,             "i" },
     { 'q',         CK_QuickViewCmd,        "q" },
diff -aur src/main.c newsrc/main.c
--- src/main.c	2010-02-02 15:22:26.000000000 +0100
+++ newsrc/main.c	2010-02-20 11:00:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@
     entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("C&hmod"),             CK_ChmodCmd));
     entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("&Link"),              CK_LinkCmd));
     entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("&SymLink"),           CK_SymlinkCmd));
+    entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("Relative symLin&k"),  CK_RSymlinkCmd));
     entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("Edit s&ymlink"),      CK_EditSymlinkCmd));
     entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("Ch&own"),             CK_ChownCmd));
     entries = g_list_append (entries, menu_entry_create (_("&Advanced chown"),    CK_ChownAdvancedCmd));
@@ -1342,6 +1343,9 @@
     case CK_SymlinkCmd:
         symlink_cmd ();
         break;
+    case CK_RSymlinkCmd:
+        relative_symlink_cmd ();
+        break;
     case CK_ToggleListingCmd:
         toggle_listing_cmd ();
         break;