diff --git a/mmengine/hooks/checkpoint_hook.py b/mmengine/hooks/checkpoint_hook.py
index 92a4867bb9..210ba20ec7 100644
--- a/mmengine/hooks/checkpoint_hook.py
+++ b/mmengine/hooks/checkpoint_hook.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
+from mmengine import symlink
 from mmengine.dist import is_main_process, master_only
 from mmengine.fileio import FileClient, get_file_backend
 from mmengine.logging import print_log
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ class CheckpointHook(Hook):
             at which checkpoint saving begins. Defaults to 0, which means
             saving at the beginning.
             `New in version 0.8.3.`
+        create_symlink (bool, optional): Whether to create a symbolic
+            link pointing to the latest checkpoint named 'latest.pth'.
+            Defaults to False. `New in version 0.8.5.`
 
     Examples:
         >>> # Save best based on single metric
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  backend_args: Optional[dict] = None,
                  published_keys: Union[str, List[str], None] = None,
                  save_begin: int = 0,
+                 creat_symlink: Optional[bool] = False,
                  **kwargs) -> None:
         self.interval = interval
         self.by_epoch = by_epoch
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.out_dir = out_dir  # type: ignore
         self.max_keep_ckpts = max_keep_ckpts
         self.save_last = save_last
+        self.creat_symlink = creat_symlink
         self.args = kwargs
 
         if file_client_args is not None:
@@ -460,6 +466,18 @@ def _save_checkpoint_with_step(self, runner, step, meta):
         with open(save_file, 'w') as f:
             f.write(self.last_ckpt)  # type: ignore
 
+        # in some environments, `os.symlink` is not supported, then set
+        # 'create_symlink' to False.
+        if self.create_symlink:
+            dst_file = osp.join(runner.work_dir, 'latest.pth')
+            try:
+                symlink(ckpt_filename, dst_file)
+            except SystemError as err:
+                print_log(
+                    'create_symlink is set as False because failed to create a symbolic '
+                    f'link for {err}', logger='current', level=logging.WARNING)
+                self.create_symlink = False
+
     def _save_checkpoint(self, runner) -> None:
         """Save the current checkpoint and delete outdated checkpoint.