diff --git a/CHANGED b/CHANGED
index 5867650a8..1ac532c88 100644
--- a/CHANGED
+++ b/CHANGED
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   - change:  Makefile support for for the new www/pgm2 directroy and new targets
              backup and uninstall added. More verbose output. (M. Fischer)
   - feature: new command backup added (M. Fischer)
+  - feature: new global attribute <backupsymlink> added
 
 - 2011-12-31 (5.2)
   - bugfix:  applying smallscreen attributes to firefox/opera
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 27f388178..d5083957f 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -500,3 +500,5 @@
 - Sa May 26 2012 (M. Fischer)
   - Added new command backup to separate this feature from updatefhem.
 
+- Thu May 31 2012 (M. Fischer)
+  - Added new global attribute <backupsymlink>
diff --git a/fhem.pl b/fhem.pl
index b7121688e..c79cca734 100755
--- a/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem.pl
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ $modules{Global}{AttrList} =
         "archivecmd allowfrom apiversion archivedir configfile lastinclude logfile " .
         "modpath nrarchive pidfilename port statefile title userattr " .
         "verbose:1,2,3,4,5 mseclog version nofork logdir holiday2we " .
-        "autoload_undefined_devices dupTimeout latitude longitude backupdir";
+        "autoload_undefined_devices dupTimeout latitude longitude backupdir backupsymlink";
 $modules{Global}{AttrFn} = "GlobalAttr";