diff --git a/indefero/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php b/indefero/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php
index 52046a7..ab0ac98 100644
--- a/indefero/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php
+++ b/indefero/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ class IDF_Form_Upload extends Pluf_Form
                     'size' => 67,
                 ),
             ));
+        $this->fields['ext_file_name'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
+            array('required' => false,
+                'label' => __('External File Name'),
+                'initial' => '',
+                'widget_attrs' => array(
+                    'maxlength' => 200,
+                    'size' => 67,
+                ),
+            ));
         $this->fields['changelog'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
                                       array('required' => false,
                                             'label' => __('Description'),
@@ -133,9 +142,15 @@ class IDF_Form_Upload extends Pluf_Form
                 throw new Pluf_Form_Invalid(__('You provided an invalid label.'));
             }
         }
-        if (empty($this->cleaned_data["file"]) && empty($this->cleaned_data["ext_file"])) {
+        if (empty($this->cleaned_data["file"]) && empty($this->cleaned_data["ext_file"]) && empty($this->cleaned_data["ext_file_name"])) {
             throw new Pluf_Form_Invalid(__("Must upload a file or specify an external file"));
         }
+
+        foreach(explode(".", $this->cleaned_data["ext_file_name"]) as $section) {
+            if (!ctype_alpha($section)) {
+                throw new Pluf_Form_Invalid(__("External file name must not contain characters other than a-zA-Z and ."));
+            }
+        }
         return $this->cleaned_data;
     }
 
@@ -188,7 +203,7 @@ class IDF_Form_Upload extends Pluf_Form
             $upload->file = $this->cleaned_data['file'];
             $upload->filesize = filesize(Pluf::f('upload_path').'/'.$this->project->shortname.'/files/'.$this->cleaned_data['file']);
         } else {
-            $upload->file = end(explode("/", $this->cleaned_data["ext_file"]));
+            $upload->file = $this->cleaned_data["ext_file_name"];
             $upload->ext_file = $this->cleaned_data['ext_file'];
         }
 
diff --git a/indefero/src/IDF/Upload.php b/indefero/src/IDF/Upload.php
index fa49d9a..caf5290 100644
--- a/indefero/src/IDF/Upload.php
+++ b/indefero/src/IDF/Upload.php
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ class IDF_Upload extends Pluf_Model
                                     'size' => 250,
                                     'verbose' => __('External File URL'),
                                 ),
+                            'ext_file_name' =>
+                                array(
+                                    'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Varchar',
+                                    'blank' => false,
+                                    'size' => 250,
+                                    'verbose' => __('External File Name'),
+                                ),
                             'changelog' =>
                             array(
                                   'type' => 'Pluf_DB_Field_Text',
diff --git a/indefero/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/create.html b/indefero/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/create.html
index b42e577..3844ccb 100644
--- a/indefero/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/create.html
+++ b/indefero/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/create.html
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
         {$form.f.ext_file|unsafe}
     </td>
 </tr>
+<tr>
+    <th><strong>{$form.f.ext_file_name.labelTag}:</strong></th>
+    <td>{if $form.f.ext_file_name.errors}{$form.f.ext_file_name.fieldErrors}{/if}
+        {$form.f.ext_file_name|unsafe}
+    </td>
+</tr>
+
 <tr>
 <th>{$form.f.changelog.labelTag}:</th>
 <td>{if $form.f.changelog.errors}{$form.f.changelog.fieldErrors}{/if}