diff --git a/collects/scribble/manual.ss b/collects/scribble/manual.ss
index 0a2468a4..691f791d 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/manual.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/manual.ss
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@
 (define (procedure . str)
   (make-element "schemeresult" `("#<procedure:" ,@(decode-content str) ">")))
 
-(define (link url 
-              #:underline? [underline? #t] 
+(define (link url
+              #:underline? [underline? #t]
               #:style [style (if underline? #f "plainlink")]
               . str)
   (make-element (make-target-url url style)
diff --git a/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js b/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js
index c1aab351..1aef1c0d 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js
+++ b/collects/scribble/scribble-common.js
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ function SetPLTRoot(ver, relative) {
 }
 
 // adding index.html works because of the above
-function GotoPLTRoot(ver) {
+function GotoPLTRoot(ver, relative) {
   var u = GetCookie("PLT_Root."+ver);
   if (u == null) return true; // no cookie: use plain up link
-  location = u + "index.html";
+  // the relative path is optional, default goes to the toplevel start page
+  if (!relative) relative = "index.html";
+  location = u + relative;
   return false;
 }