diff --git a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
index f3853c55..f6fc2b45 100644
--- a/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/test/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.12.16.103456"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2007.12.16.122626"
diff --git a/test/xorrisoburn.c b/test/xorrisoburn.c
index ced3f5d5..4fcc5ced 100644
--- a/test/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/test/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -721,6 +721,19 @@ int Xorriso_get_node_by_path(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
 }
 
 
+int Xorriso_transfer_properties(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct stat *stbuf,
+                                struct iso_tree_node *node, int flag)
+{
+ iso_tree_node_set_permissions(node, stbuf->st_mode & 07777);
+ iso_tree_node_set_uid(node, stbuf->st_uid);
+ iso_tree_node_set_gid(node, stbuf->st_gid);
+ iso_tree_node_set_atime(node, stbuf->st_atime);
+ iso_tree_node_set_mtime(node, stbuf->st_mtime);
+ iso_tree_node_set_ctime(node, stbuf->st_ctime);
+ return(1);
+}
+
+
 /* @param flag bit0= recursion is active */
 int Xorriso_add_tree(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct iso_tree_node_dir *dir,
                      char *img_dir_path, char *disk_dir_path,
@@ -880,9 +893,9 @@ cannot_lstat:;
 
        node= iso_tree_add_symlink(dir, img_name, link_target);
        if(node!=NULL) {
-
-         /* >>> copy all file properties from disk_link to node */;
-
+         ret= Xorriso_transfer_properties(xorriso, &stbuf, node, 0);
+         if(ret<=0)
+           goto was_problem;
        }
      } else
        node= iso_tree_add_node(dir, srcpt);