diff --git a/ext/standard/link.c b/ext/standard/link.c
index b6071d4c096..077d63c524b 100644
--- a/ext/standard/link.c
+++ b/ext/standard/link.c
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(symlink)
 	if (PG(safe_mode) && !_php3_checkuid((*topath)->value.str.val, 2)) {
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}
+	if (!strncasecmp((*topath)->value.str.val,"http://",7) || !strncasecmp((*topath)->value.str.val,"ftp://",6)) {
+		php_error(E_WARNING, "Unable to symlink to a URL");
+		RETURN_FALSE;
+	}
 
 	ret = symlink((*topath)->value.str.val, (*frompath)->value.str.val);
 	if (ret == -1) {