diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
index 523a5766..cb24fcdd 100644
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -221,6 +221,35 @@ static int readlink_stat(const char *path, STRUCT_STAT *stp, char *linkbuf)
 #endif
 }
 
+static int readlink_stat_realinfo(const char *path, STRUCT_STAT *stp, char *linkbuf)
+{
+	int ret = readlink_stat(path, stp, linkbuf);
+	if(ret != 0){
+		return ret;
+	}
+	if( S_ISREG(stp->st_mode) && am_daemon && am_sender && lp_real_file_prefix(module_id) ){
+		int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+		if(fd < 0){
+			return -1;
+		}
+		unsigned char buf[8];
+		uint64_t file_size = 0;
+		ret = read(fd, buf, 8);
+		close(fd);
+		if(ret < 0){
+			return -1;
+		} else if(ret != 8){
+			errno = EINVAL;
+			return -1;
+		}
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+			file_size += buf[i] * ((uint64_t) 1 << i * 8);
+		}
+		stp->st_size = file_size;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int link_stat(const char *path, STRUCT_STAT *stp, int follow_dirlinks)
 {
 #ifdef SUPPORT_LINKS
@@ -1173,7 +1202,7 @@ struct file_struct *make_file(const char *fname, struct file_list *flist,
 		 * dir, or a request to delete a specific file. */
 		st = *stp;
 		*linkname = '\0'; /* make IBM code checker happy */
-	} else if (readlink_stat(thisname, &st, linkname) != 0) {
+	} else if (readlink_stat_realinfo(thisname, &st, linkname) != 0) {
 		int save_errno = errno;
 		/* See if file is excluded before reporting an error. */
 		if (filter_level != NO_FILTERS
@@ -1309,7 +1338,7 @@ struct file_struct *make_file(const char *fname, struct file_list *flist,
 	if (st.ST_MTIME_NSEC && protocol_version >= 31)
 		extra_len += EXTRA_LEN;
 #endif
-  if(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) && am_sender && only_send_attrs){
+	if(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) && am_sender && only_send_attrs){
 		st.st_size = 8;
 	}
 #if SIZEOF_CAPITAL_OFF_T >= 8
diff --git a/loadparm.c b/loadparm.c
index 6d75b4dd..930ec3e3 100644
--- a/loadparm.c
+++ b/loadparm.c
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ typedef struct {
 	char *secrets_file;
 	char *temp_dir;
 	char *uid;
+	char *real_file_prefix;
 /* NOTE: update this macro if the last char* variable changes! */
-#define LOCAL_STRING_COUNT() (offsetof(local_vars, uid) / sizeof (char*) + 1)
+#define LOCAL_STRING_COUNT() (offsetof(local_vars, real_file_prefix) / sizeof (char*) + 1)
 
 	int max_connections;
 	int max_verbosity;
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ static const all_vars Defaults = {
  /* secrets_file; */		NULL,
  /* temp_dir; */ 		NULL,
  /* uid; */			NULL,
+ /* real_file_prefix; */			NULL,
 
  /* max_connections; */		0,
  /* max_verbosity; */		1,
@@ -361,6 +363,7 @@ static struct parm_struct parm_table[] =
  {"timeout",           P_INTEGER,P_LOCAL, &Vars.l.timeout,             NULL,0},
  {"transfer logging",  P_BOOL,   P_LOCAL, &Vars.l.transfer_logging,    NULL,0},
  {"uid",               P_STRING, P_LOCAL, &Vars.l.uid,                 NULL,0},
+ {"real file prefix", P_STRING, P_LOCAL, &Vars.l.real_file_prefix,   NULL,0},
  {"use chroot",        P_BOOL,   P_LOCAL, &Vars.l.use_chroot,          NULL,0},
  {"write only",        P_BOOL,   P_LOCAL, &Vars.l.write_only,          NULL,0},
  {NULL,                P_BOOL,   P_NONE,  NULL,                        NULL,0}
@@ -476,6 +479,7 @@ FN_LOCAL_STRING(lp_refuse_options, refuse_options)
 FN_LOCAL_STRING(lp_secrets_file, secrets_file)
 FN_LOCAL_STRING(lp_temp_dir, temp_dir)
 FN_LOCAL_STRING(lp_uid, uid)
+FN_LOCAL_STRING(lp_real_file_prefix, real_file_prefix)
 
 FN_LOCAL_INTEGER(lp_max_connections, max_connections)
 FN_LOCAL_INTEGER(lp_max_verbosity, max_verbosity)
diff --git a/sender.c b/sender.c
index e257f62d..9f405549 100644
--- a/sender.c
+++ b/sender.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 extern int do_xfers;
 extern int am_server;
 extern int am_daemon;
+extern int am_sender;
 extern int inc_recurse;
 extern int log_before_transfer;
 extern int stdout_format_has_i;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ extern struct stats stats;
 extern struct file_list *cur_flist, *first_flist, *dir_flist;
 extern int only_send_attrs;
 
+extern int module_id;
+
 BOOL extra_flist_sending_enabled;
 
 /**
@@ -335,8 +338,31 @@ void send_files(int f_in, int f_out)
 			rprintf(FERROR_XFER, "receive_sums failed\n");
 			exit_cleanup(RERR_PROTOCOL);
 		}
-
-		fd = do_open(fname, O_RDONLY, 0);
+		char (*ptr_real_fname)[] = &fname;
+		if(am_daemon && am_sender){
+			const char *real_path_prefix = lp_real_file_prefix(module_id);
+			if(real_path_prefix){
+				int real_path_prefix_length = strlen(real_path_prefix);
+				char now_cwd[MAXPATHLEN];
+				getcwd(now_cwd, MAXPATHLEN);
+				int cwd_length = strlen(now_cwd);
+				if(real_path_prefix_length + cwd_length + strlen(fname) + 1 >= MAXPATHLEN - 1){
+					io_error |= IOERR_GENERAL;
+					rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, ENOENT,
+						"send_files_real failed to open %s",
+						full_fname(fname));
+					goto file_open_error;
+				}else{
+					char real_fname[MAXPATHLEN+10];
+					strncpy(real_fname, real_path_prefix, MAXPATHLEN);
+					strncat(real_fname, now_cwd, MAXPATHLEN - real_path_prefix_length);
+					strncat(real_fname, "/", 1);
+					strncat(real_fname, fname, MAXPATHLEN - real_path_prefix_length - cwd_length);
+					ptr_real_fname = &real_fname;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		fd = do_open(*ptr_real_fname, O_RDONLY, 0);
 		if (fd == -1) {
 			if (errno == ENOENT) {
 				enum logcode c = am_daemon
@@ -351,6 +377,7 @@ void send_files(int f_in, int f_out)
 					"send_files failed to open %s",
 					full_fname(fname));
 			}
+file_open_error:
 			free_sums(s);
 			if (protocol_version >= 30)
 				send_msg_int(MSG_NO_SEND, ndx);