diff --git a/colorbox.admin.inc b/colorbox.admin.inc
index 002c50b..a5d0733 100644
--- a/colorbox.admin.inc
+++ b/colorbox.admin.inc
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ function colorbox_admin_settings() {
     '#default_value' => variable_get('colorbox_scrolling', 1),
     '#description' => t('If false, Colorbox will hide scrollbars for overflowing content. This could be used on conjunction with the resize method for a smoother transition if you are appending content to an already open instance of Colorbox.'),
   );
+  $form['colorbox_custom_settings']['colorbox_original_image'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Add original image link'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('colorbox_original_image', 0),
+    '#description' => t('If this is checked, a icon will be added to the colorbox, that will link the user to the original image in a new tab.CAUTION: This only works with the default drupal colorbox theme.'),
+  );
 
   $js_hide = variable_get('colorbox_slideshow', 0) ? '' : ' js-hide';
   $form['colorbox_custom_settings']['colorbox_slideshow_settings']['wrapper_start'] = array(
diff --git a/colorbox.module b/colorbox.module
index da22f8a..e99c1cb 100644
--- a/colorbox.module
+++ b/colorbox.module
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ function _colorbox_doheader() {
       drupal_add_css($style . '/colorbox.css');
   }
 
+  // Add the original image variable to the js
+  $colorbox_original_image = variable_get('colorbox_original_image');
+  drupal_add_js(array('colorbox' => array ('colorbox_original_image' => $colorbox_original_image)), 'setting');
+
   if (variable_get('colorbox_load', 0)) {
     drupal_add_js($path . '/js/colorbox_load.js');
   }
diff --git a/styles/default/colorbox_style.css b/styles/default/colorbox_style.css
index 2517c7f..22beac5 100644
--- a/styles/default/colorbox_style.css
+++ b/styles/default/colorbox_style.css
@@ -214,3 +214,17 @@
       #cboxClose:hover {
         background-position: -25px -25px;
       }
+      #cboxDownload {
+        display: block;
+        width: 23px;
+        height: 23px;
+        background: url(images/full_screen.png) no-repeat;
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 0;
+        right: 27px;
+      }
+      #cboxDownload a {
+        height: 23px;
+        width: 23px;
+        display: block;
+      }
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diff --git a/styles/default/colorbox_style.js b/styles/default/colorbox_style.js
index 47875ff..6468ded 100644
--- a/styles/default/colorbox_style.js
+++ b/styles/default/colorbox_style.js
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ Drupal.behaviors.initColorboxDefaultStyle = {
       else {
         $('#cboxTitle', context).hide();
       }
+
+      var colorbox_original_image = Drupal.settings.colorbox.colorbox_original_image;
+      if(colorbox_original_image == '1') {
+        if ($('#cboxLoadedContent > img').attr('src')) {
+            var fullHref = $('#cboxLoadedContent > img').attr('src').replace(/styles\/large\/public\//,'');
+            var fullLink = $('<a/>');
+            fullLink.attr('href', fullHref);
+            fullLink.attr('target', 'new');
+            fullLink.attr('title', 'Right click to download');
+            fullLink.addClass("download_link");
+            $('#cboxClose').once('cboxClose').before(fullLink);
+            $('.download_link').once('download_link').wrap('<div id="cboxDownload"></div>')
+        }
+      }
     });
   }
 };
diff --git a/styles/default/images/full_screen.png b/styles/default/images/full_screen.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c9914b
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