diff --git a/sigal/__init__.py b/sigal/__init__.py
index 500456c..f233a30 100644
--- a/sigal/__init__.py
+++ b/sigal/__init__.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def build(source, destination, debug, verbose, force, config, theme, title,
         src = os.path.join(settings['source'], src)
         dst = os.path.join(settings['destination'], dst)
         logger.debug('Copy %s to %s', src, dst)
-        copy(src, dst, symlink=settings['orig_link'])
+        copy(src, dst, symlink=settings['orig_link'], rellink=settings['rel_link'])
 
     stats = gal.stats
 
diff --git a/sigal/gallery.py b/sigal/gallery.py
index 9dc96df..424bd5d 100644
--- a/sigal/gallery.py
+++ b/sigal/gallery.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Media:
             check_or_create_dir(orig_path)
             big_path = join(orig_path, self.src_filename)
             if not isfile(big_path):
-                copy(self.src_path, big_path, symlink=s['orig_link'])
+                copy(self.src_path, big_path, symlink=s['orig_link'], rellink=['rel_link'])
             return join(s['orig_dir'], self.src_filename)
 
     @property
diff --git a/sigal/settings.py b/sigal/settings.py
index 58b12be..8110d30 100644
--- a/sigal/settings.py
+++ b/sigal/settings.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ _DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     'mp4_options': ['-crf', '23', '-strict', '-2'],
     'orig_dir': 'original',
     'orig_link': False,
+    'rel_link': False,
     'output_filename': 'index.html',
     'piwik': {'tracker_url': '', 'site_id': 0},
     'plugin_paths': [],
diff --git a/sigal/utils.py b/sigal/utils.py
index 05cad01..1b48192 100644
--- a/sigal/utils.py
+++ b/sigal/utils.py
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ class Devnull(object):
         pass
 
 
-def copy(src, dst, symlink=False):
+def copy(src, dst, symlink=False, rellink=False):
     """Copy or symlink the file."""
     func = os.symlink if symlink else shutil.copy2
     if symlink and os.path.lexists(dst):
         os.remove(dst)
-    func(src, dst)
+    if rellink:  # relative symlink from dst
+        func(os.path.relpath(src, os.path.dirname(dst)), dst)
+    else:
+        func(src, dst)
 
 
 def check_or_create_dir(path):