diff --git a/boost-base.jam b/boost-base.jam
index 0b8f1bf20..0a16b498f 100644
--- a/boost-base.jam
+++ b/boost-base.jam
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ rule Link-DLL
         gRUN_LD_LIBRARY_PATH($(<)) += $(gLOCATE($(<[1]))) ;
     }
     Link-action $(<) : $(>) : DLL ;
+    if $(DLLVERSION)
+    {
+        local f = $(<).$(DLLVERSION) ;
+        MakeLocate $(f) : $(LOCATE_TARGET) ;
+        Clean clean : $(f) ;
+        MODE on $(f) = $($(3)MODE) ;
+        DEPENDS $(f) : $(<) ;
+        HardLink $(f) : $(<) ;
+    }
 }
 
 # store the shell's PATH again, just in case someone uses PATH.
diff --git a/v1/boost-base.jam b/v1/boost-base.jam
index 0b8f1bf20..0a16b498f 100644
--- a/v1/boost-base.jam
+++ b/v1/boost-base.jam
@@ -193,6 +193,15 @@ rule Link-DLL
         gRUN_LD_LIBRARY_PATH($(<)) += $(gLOCATE($(<[1]))) ;
     }
     Link-action $(<) : $(>) : DLL ;
+    if $(DLLVERSION)
+    {
+        local f = $(<).$(DLLVERSION) ;
+        MakeLocate $(f) : $(LOCATE_TARGET) ;
+        Clean clean : $(f) ;
+        MODE on $(f) = $($(3)MODE) ;
+        DEPENDS $(f) : $(<) ;
+        HardLink $(f) : $(<) ;
+    }
 }
 
 # store the shell's PATH again, just in case someone uses PATH.