Index: conf.c
===================================================================
--- conf.c	(revision 184)
+++ conf.c	(working copy)
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 	vidpipe:               NULL,
 	filepath:              NULL,
 	jpegpath:              DEF_JPEGPATH,
+	last_jpeg_filename:    NULL, 
 	mpegpath:              DEF_MPEGPATH,
 	snappath:              DEF_SNAPPATH,
 	timepath:              DEF_TIMEPATH,
@@ -741,6 +742,15 @@
 	copy_string,
 	print_string
 	},
+	{
+	"last_jpeg_filename",
+	"# File name for the symlink to the last saved image. Example: lastimage\n"
+	"# The (.jpg|.ppm) extension will be added to the filename you specified.\n"
+	"# Default: undefined\n",
+	CONF_OFFSET(last_jpeg_filename),
+	copy_string,
+	print_string
+	},
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
 	{
 	"movie_filename",
Index: conf.h
===================================================================
--- conf.h	(revision 184)
+++ conf.h	(working copy)
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	const char *vidpipe;
 	const char *filepath;
 	const char *jpegpath;
+	const char *last_jpeg_filename;
 	const char *mpegpath;
 	const char *snappath;
 	const char *timepath;
Index: event.c
===================================================================
--- event.c	(revision 184)
+++ event.c	(working copy)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 	char filename[PATH_MAX];
 	char fullfilenamem[PATH_MAX];
 	char filenamem[PATH_MAX];
-
+	
 	if (conf->motion_img || cnt->new_img==NEWIMG_ON || cnt->preview_shot) {
 		const char *jpegpath;
 
@@ -265,6 +265,23 @@
 	if (cnt->new_img==NEWIMG_ON || cnt->preview_shot) {
 		put_picture(cnt, fullfilename, newimg, FTYPE_IMAGE);
 	}
+
+	if (cnt->conf.last_jpeg_filename != NULL){
+		char tmplinkpath[PATH_MAX];
+		char linkpath[PATH_MAX];
+		char linktarget[PATH_MAX];
+
+		snprintf(linktarget, PATH_MAX, "%s.%s", filename, imageext(cnt));
+		snprintf(linkpath, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s.%s", cnt->conf.filepath, cnt->conf.last_jpeg_filename, imageext(cnt));
+		snprintf(tmplinkpath, PATH_MAX, "%s.tmp", linkpath);
+		if (symlink(linktarget, tmplinkpath)) {
+			motion_log(LOG_ERR, 1, "Could not create symbolic link [%s]", linktarget);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (rename(tmplinkpath, linkpath)) {
+			motion_log(LOG_ERR, 1, "Could overwrite old symbolic link [%s]", fullfilename);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void event_image_snapshot(struct context *cnt, int type ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
@@ -277,6 +294,7 @@
 		char filename[PATH_MAX];
 		char filepath[PATH_MAX];
 		char linkpath[PATH_MAX];
+		char tmplinkpath[PATH_MAX];
 		const char *snappath;
 		/* conf.snappath would normally be defined but if someone deleted it by control interface
 		   it is better to revert to the default than fail */
@@ -293,11 +311,14 @@
 		/* Update symbolic link *after* image has been written so that
 		   the link always points to a valid file. */
 		snprintf(linkpath, PATH_MAX, "%s/lastsnap.%s", cnt->conf.filepath, imageext(cnt));
-		remove(linkpath);
-		if (symlink(filename, linkpath)) {
+		snprintf(tmplinkpath, PATH_MAX, "%s.tmp", linkpath);
+		if (symlink(filename, tmplinkpath)) {
 			motion_log(LOG_ERR, 1, "Could not create symbolic link [%s]", filename);
 			return;
 		}
+		if (rename(tmplinkpath, linkpath)) {
+			motion_log(LOG_ERR, 1, "Could overwrite old symbolic link [%s]", filename);
+		}
 	} else {
 		snprintf(fullfilename, PATH_MAX, "%s/lastsnap.%s", cnt->conf.filepath, imageext(cnt));
 		remove(fullfilename);