diff --git a/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml b/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml
index 11f54d08..722ab034 100644
--- a/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml
+++ b/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml
@@ -3528,6 +3528,12 @@ Run slapindex to rebuild the index.
           new value of a modified attribute (e.g. $MOD.telephoneNumber$) for
           modified accounts</para>
         </listitem>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para><emphasis role="bold">$ORIG.&lt;attribute&gt;$:</emphasis> the
+          original value of an attribute (e.g. $ORIG.telephoneNumber$) for
+          modified accounts</para>
+        </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
 
       <para><emphasis role="bold">Output may contain HTML:</emphasis> If your
diff --git a/lam/lib/modules.inc b/lam/lib/modules.inc
index b404e0a2..05d0b366 100644
--- a/lam/lib/modules.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/modules.inc
@@ -1691,9 +1691,15 @@ class accountContainer {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (!$this->isNewAccount) {
+			foreach ($this->attributes_orig as $key => $value) {
+				$prePostModifyAttributes['ORIG.' . $key] = $value;
+			}
+			$prePostModifyAttributes['ORIG.dn'][0] = $this->dn_orig;
+		}
 		$prePostModifyAttributes['dn'][0] = $this->finalDN;
 		if (!$this->isNewAccount && ($this->finalDN != $this->dn_orig)) {
-			$prePostModifyAttributes['MOD.dn'] = $this->finalDN;
+			$prePostModifyAttributes['MOD.dn'][0] = $this->finalDN;
 		}
 		logNewMessage(LOG_DEBUG, 'Edit page pre/postModify attributes: ' . print_r($prePostModifyAttributes, true));
 		$preModifyOk = true;