diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
index 4e70f3e2..b4e632b5 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
@@ -203,16 +203,16 @@ def dosym(sourceFile, destinationFile):
     except OSError:
         error(_('ActionsAPI [dosym]: File exists: %s') % (sourceFile))
 
-def insinto(destinationDirectory, sourceFile,  destinationFile = ''):
+def insinto(destinationDirectory, sourceFile,  destinationFile = '', sym = True):
     '''insert a sourceFile into destinationDirectory as a destinationFile with same uid/guid/permissions'''
     makedirs(join_path(get.installDIR(), destinationDirectory))
 
     if not destinationFile:
         for filePath in glob.glob(sourceFile):
             if can_access_file(filePath):
-                copy(filePath, join_path(get.installDIR(), join_path(destinationDirectory, os.path.basename(filePath))))
+                copy(filePath, join_path(get.installDIR(), join_path(destinationDirectory, os.path.basename(filePath))), sym)
     else:
-        copy(sourceFile, join_path(get.installDIR(), join_path(destinationDirectory, destinationFile)))
+        copy(sourceFile, join_path(get.installDIR(), join_path(destinationDirectory, destinationFile)), sym)
 
 def newdoc(sourceFile, destinationFile):
     '''inserts a sourceFile into /usr/share/doc/PACKAGE/ directory as a destinationFile'''
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py
index 45e42ba3..7411c0da 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def move(source, destination):
         else:
             error(_('ActionsAPI [move]: File %s doesn\'t exists.') % (filePath))
 
-def copy(source, destination):
+def copy(source, destination, sym = True):
     '''recursively copy a "source" file or directory to "destination"'''
     for filePath in glob.glob(source):
         if isFile(filePath) and not isLink(filePath):
@@ -130,15 +130,17 @@ def copy(source, destination):
                 shutil.copy(filePath, destination)
             except IOError:
                 error(_('ActionsAPI [copy]: Permission denied: %s to %s') % (filePath, destination))
-        elif isLink(filePath):
+        elif isLink(filePath) and sym:
             if isDirectory(destination):
                 os.symlink(os.readlink(filePath), join_path(destination, os.path.basename(filePath)))
             else:
                 if isFile(destination):
                     os.remove(destination)
                 os.symlink(os.readlink(filePath), destination)
+        elif isLink(filePath) and not sym:
+            shutil.copy(os.readlink(filePath), destination)
         elif isDirectory(filePath):
-            copytree(filePath, destination)
+            copytree(filePath, destination, sym)
         else:
             error(_('ActionsAPI [copy]: File %s does not exist.') % filePath)