diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0eb1f2cc..75c20463 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Fixed
 - fixed issue with auto updater not offering version updates
+- fixed issue with new symlink handling code [#3340](https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie/issues/3340)
 
 
 
diff --git a/Sandboxie/core/dll/file_link.c b/Sandboxie/core/dll/file_link.c
index 775e606c..0a5e92e2 100644
--- a/Sandboxie/core/dll/file_link.c
+++ b/Sandboxie/core/dll/file_link.c
@@ -999,7 +999,11 @@ _FX FILE_LINK *File_AddTempLink(WCHAR *path)
 
                 if (input_str) {
 
-                    newpath = File_TranslateTempLinks_2(input_str, wcslen(input_str));
+                    ULONG input_len = wcslen(input_str);
+                    while (input_len > 0 && input_str[input_len - 1] == L'\\')
+                        input_len -= 1; // remove tailing back slash
+                        
+                    newpath = File_TranslateTempLinks_2(input_str, input_len);
 
                     if (input_str != reparseDataBuffer->MountPointReparseBuffer.PathBuffer)
                         Dll_Free(input_str);