diff --git a/.ssh/rc b/.ssh/rc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c38d56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ssh/rc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Create symlink to current ssh socket, if a symlink to an active socket
+# does not exist
+if [ ! -S ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock ] && [ -S "$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" ]; then
+    ln -sf $SSH_AUTH_SOCK ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock
+fi
diff --git a/.tmux.conf b/.tmux.conf
index df296a5..5d28d79 100644
--- a/.tmux.conf
+++ b/.tmux.conf
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ set -g mouse on
 # pane movement
 bind-key j command-prompt -p "join pane from:"  "join-pane -s '%%'"
 bind-key s command-prompt -p "send pane to:"  "join-pane -t '%%'"
+
+# ssh socket, important to create symlink in ~/.ssh/rc
+set-environment -g 'SSH_AUTH_SOCK' ~/.ssh/ssh_auth_sock