diff --git a/scrapy/link.py b/scrapy/link.py
index 371a987cb..e4a25784a 100644
--- a/scrapy/link.py
+++ b/scrapy/link.py
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ class Link(object):
     At the moment, it contains just the url and link text.
     """
 
-    __slots__ = ['url', 'text']
+    __slots__ = ['url', 'text', 'nofollow']
 
-    def __init__(self, url, text=''):
+    def __init__(self, url, text='', nofollow=False):
         self.url = url
         self.text = text
+        self.nofollow = nofollow
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
-        return self.url == other.url and self.text == other.text
-    
+        return self.url == other.url and self.text == other.text and self.nofollow == other.nofollow
+   
     def __hash__(self):
-        return hash(self.url) ^ hash(self.text)
+        return hash(self.url) ^ hash(self.text) ^ hash(self.nofollow)
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return '<Link url=%r text=%r >' % (self.url, self.text)
+        return 'Link(url=%r, text=%r, nofollow=%r)' % (self.url, self.text, self.nofollow)