diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Api.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Api.elm
index e51c15b4..a9da28dd 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Api.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Api.elm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Api exposing
     , addDashboard
     , addMember
     , addRelatedItems
+    , addRelatedItemsTask
     , addShare
     , addTag
     , addTagsMultiple
@@ -3044,6 +3045,25 @@ addRelatedItems flags data receive =
         }
 
 
+addRelatedItemsTask : Flags -> List String -> Task.Task Http.Error BasicResult
+addRelatedItemsTask flags ids =
+    let
+        itemData =
+            { item = List.head ids |> Maybe.withDefault ""
+            , related = List.tail ids |> Maybe.withDefault []
+            }
+    in
+    Http2.authTask
+        { url = flags.config.baseUrl ++ "/api/v1/sec/itemlink/addAll"
+        , account = getAccount flags
+        , body = Http.jsonBody (Api.Model.ItemLinkData.encode itemData)
+        , method = "POST"
+        , headers = []
+        , resolver = Http2.jsonResolver Api.Model.BasicResult.decoder
+        , timeout = Nothing
+        }
+
+
 removeRelatedItems : Flags -> ItemLinkData -> (Result Http.Error BasicResult -> msg) -> Cmd msg
 removeRelatedItems flags data receive =
     Http2.authPost
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm
index 924867da..bc525ddb 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+{-
+   Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+
+   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-}
+
+
 module Comp.ItemLinkForm exposing (Model, Msg, emptyModel, init, update, view)
 
 import Api
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
index 52241a1e..55e823d7 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
@@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ flatten list =
 
 
 type alias ViewConfig =
-    { infoMessage : String
+    { title : String
+    , infoMessage : String
     , warnMessage : String
     , actionButton : String
+    , actionIcon : String
     , actionTitle : String
     , cancelTitle : String
     , actionSuccessful : String
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ view : Texts -> ViewConfig -> UiSettings -> Model -> Html Msg
 view texts cfg settings model =
     div [ class "px-2 mb-4" ]
         [ h1 [ class S.header1 ]
-            [ text texts.title
+            [ text cfg.title
             , a
                 [ class "ml-2"
                 , class S.link
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ view texts cfg settings model =
                 [ MB.PrimaryButton
                     { tagger = SubmitAction
                     , title = cfg.actionTitle
-                    , icon = Just "fa fa-less-than"
+                    , icon = Just cfg.actionIcon
                     , label = cfg.actionButton
                     }
                 , MB.SecondaryButton
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm
index 4777d3f4..6fe83107 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+{-
+   Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+
+   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-}
+
+
 module Comp.ItemSearchInput exposing (Config, Model, Msg, defaultConfig, hasFocus, init, isSearching, update, view)
 
 import Api
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/Icons.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/Icons.elm
index 2a769a37..236390a7 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/Icons.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Data/Icons.elm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ module Data.Icons exposing
     , folderIcon
     , gotifyIcon
     , itemDatesIcon
+    , linkItems
     , matrixIcon
     , metadata
     , metadataIcon
@@ -150,6 +151,11 @@ share =
     "fa fa-share-alt"
 
 
+linkItems : String
+linkItems =
+    "fa fa-link"
+
+
 shareIcon : String -> Html msg
 shareIcon classes =
     i [ class (classes ++ " " ++ share) ] []
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm
index b460252e..640fae9e 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemLinkForm.elm
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+{-
+   Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+
+   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-}
+
+
 module Messages.Comp.ItemLinkForm exposing (Texts, de, fr, gb)
 
 import Data.Direction exposing (Direction)
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemMerge.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
index 20e725bc..935b8202 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import Messages.UiLanguage
 type alias Texts =
     { basics : Messages.Basics.Texts
     , httpError : Http.Error -> String
-    , title : String
     , formatDateLong : Int -> String
     , formatDateShort : Int -> String
     , cancelView : String
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ gb : TimeZone -> Texts
 gb tz =
     { basics = Messages.Basics.gb
     , httpError = Messages.Comp.HttpError.gb
-    , title = "Merge Items"
     , formatDateLong = Messages.DateFormat.formatDateLong Messages.UiLanguage.English tz
     , formatDateShort = Messages.DateFormat.formatDateShort Messages.UiLanguage.English tz
     , cancelView = "Cancel"
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ de : TimeZone -> Texts
 de tz =
     { basics = Messages.Basics.de
     , httpError = Messages.Comp.HttpError.de
-    , title = "Dokumente zusammenführen"
     , formatDateLong = Messages.DateFormat.formatDateLong Messages.UiLanguage.German tz
     , formatDateShort = Messages.DateFormat.formatDateShort Messages.UiLanguage.German tz
     , cancelView = "Abbrechen"
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ fr : TimeZone -> Texts
 fr tz =
     { basics = Messages.Basics.fr
     , httpError = Messages.Comp.HttpError.fr
-    , title = "Fusionner des documents"
     , formatDateLong = Messages.DateFormat.formatDateLong Messages.UiLanguage.French tz
     , formatDateShort = Messages.DateFormat.formatDateShort Messages.UiLanguage.French tz
     , cancelView = "Annuler"
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm
index 2fe5d23f..04bb10e7 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Comp/ItemSearchInput.elm
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+{-
+   Copyright 2020 Eike K. & Contributors
+
+   SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-}
+
+
 module Messages.Comp.ItemSearchInput exposing (Texts, de, fr, gb)
 
 import Http
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Page/Search.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Page/Search.elm
index c1504f03..3997ae99 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Page/Search.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Messages/Page/Search.elm
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ type alias Texts =
     , cancelMergeTitle : String
     , mergeSuccessful : String
     , mergeInProcess : String
+    , mergeHeader : String
+    , linkItemsTitle : Int -> String
+    , linkItemsMessage : String
+    , submitLinkItems : String
+    , submitLinkItemsTitle : String
+    , cancelLinkItemsTitle : String
+    , linkItemsSuccessful : String
+    , linkItemsInProcess : String
+    , linkItemsHeader : String
     }
 
 
@@ -116,6 +125,15 @@ gb tz =
     , cancelMergeTitle = "Back to select view"
     , mergeSuccessful = "Items merged successfully"
     , mergeInProcess = "Items are merged …"
+    , linkItemsTitle = \n -> "Link " ++ String.fromInt n ++ " items"
+    , linkItemsMessage = "There must be at least 2 items in the list. The first is the target item and all remaining are added to its related items list."
+    , submitLinkItems = "Link"
+    , submitLinkItemsTitle = ""
+    , cancelLinkItemsTitle = ""
+    , linkItemsSuccessful = "Linking items successful"
+    , linkItemsInProcess = "Linking items ..."
+    , mergeHeader = "Merge Items"
+    , linkItemsHeader = "Link Items"
     }
 
 
@@ -165,6 +183,15 @@ de tz =
     , cancelMergeTitle = "Zurück zur Auswahl"
     , mergeSuccessful = "Die Dokumente wurden erfolgreich zusammengeführt."
     , mergeInProcess = "Dokumente werden zusammengeführt…"
+    , linkItemsTitle = \n -> String.fromInt n ++ " Dokumente verknüpfen"
+    , linkItemsMessage = "Die Liste muss mindestens 2 Dokumenta haben. Das erste Dokument erhält alle folgenden als verknüpfte Dokumente."
+    , submitLinkItems = "Verknüpfen"
+    , submitLinkItemsTitle = ""
+    , cancelLinkItemsTitle = ""
+    , linkItemsSuccessful = "Das Verknüpfen war erflogreich"
+    , linkItemsInProcess = "Dokumente werden verknüpft ..."
+    , mergeHeader = "Dokumente zusammenführen"
+    , linkItemsHeader = "Dokument verknüpfen"
     }
 
 
@@ -214,4 +241,13 @@ fr tz =
     , cancelMergeTitle = "Annuler la fusion"
     , mergeSuccessful = "Documents fusionnés avec succès"
     , mergeInProcess = "Fusion en cours ..."
+    , linkItemsTitle = \n -> String.fromInt n ++ " Lier des documents"
+    , linkItemsMessage = "La liste doit comporter au moins deux documents. Le premier document reçoit tous les documents suivants en tant que documents liés."
+    , submitLinkItems = "Relier"
+    , submitLinkItemsTitle = ""
+    , cancelLinkItemsTitle = ""
+    , linkItemsSuccessful = "L'association a été un succès"
+    , linkItemsInProcess = "Relier en cours ..."
+    , mergeHeader = "Fusionner des documents"
+    , linkItemsHeader = "Lier des documents"
     }
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm
index 6679ea77..9ae4d838 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Data.elm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 module Page.Search.Data exposing
     ( ConfirmModalValue(..)
+    , ItemMergeModel(..)
     , Model
     , Msg(..)
     , SearchParam
@@ -88,19 +89,24 @@ type alias SelectViewModel =
     { action : SelectActionMode
     , confirmModal : Maybe ConfirmModalValue
     , editModel : Comp.ItemDetail.MultiEditMenu.Model
-    , mergeModel : Comp.ItemMerge.Model
+    , mergeModel : ItemMergeModel
     , publishModel : Comp.PublishItems.Model
     , saveNameState : SaveNameState
     , saveCustomFieldState : Set String
     }
 
 
+type ItemMergeModel
+    = MergeItems Comp.ItemMerge.Model
+    | LinkItems Comp.ItemMerge.Model
+
+
 initSelectViewModel : Flags -> SelectViewModel
 initSelectViewModel flags =
     { action = NoneAction
     , confirmModal = Nothing
     , editModel = Comp.ItemDetail.MultiEditMenu.init
-    , mergeModel = Comp.ItemMerge.init []
+    , mergeModel = MergeItems (Comp.ItemMerge.init [])
     , publishModel = Tuple.first (Comp.PublishItems.init flags)
     , saveNameState = SaveSuccess
     , saveCustomFieldState = Set.empty
@@ -221,7 +227,7 @@ type Msg
     | ReprocessSelectedConfirmed
     | ClientSettingsSaveResp (Result Http.Error BasicResult)
     | RemoveItem String
-    | MergeSelectedItems
+    | MergeSelectedItems (Comp.ItemMerge.Model -> ItemMergeModel)
     | MergeItemsMsg Comp.ItemMerge.Msg
     | PublishSelectedItems
     | PublishItemsMsg Comp.PublishItems.Msg
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm
index 3895d359..c8f53d60 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/Update.elm
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ update texts bookmarkId lastViewedItemId env msg model =
                 _ ->
                     resultModelCmd env.selectedItems ( model, Cmd.none )
 
-        MergeSelectedItems ->
+        MergeSelectedItems createModel ->
             case model.viewMode of
                 SelectView svm ->
                     if svm.action == MergeSelected then
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ update texts bookmarkId lastViewedItemId env msg model =
                                     SelectView
                                         { svm
                                             | action = NoneAction
-                                            , mergeModel = Comp.ItemMerge.init []
+                                            , mergeModel = createModel <| Comp.ItemMerge.init []
                                         }
                               }
                             , Cmd.none
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ update texts bookmarkId lastViewedItemId env msg model =
                                             SelectView
                                                 { svm
                                                     | action = MergeSelected
-                                                    , mergeModel = mm
+                                                    , mergeModel = createModel mm
                                                 }
                                       }
                                     , Cmd.map MergeItemsMsg mc
@@ -600,11 +600,16 @@ update texts bookmarkId lastViewedItemId env msg model =
             case model.viewMode of
                 SelectView svm ->
                     let
-                        action =
-                            Api.mergeItemsTask env.flags
+                        ( mergeModel, createModel, action ) =
+                            case svm.mergeModel of
+                                MergeItems a ->
+                                    ( a, MergeItems, Api.mergeItemsTask env.flags )
+
+                                LinkItems a ->
+                                    ( a, LinkItems, Api.addRelatedItemsTask env.flags )
 
                         result =
-                            Comp.ItemMerge.update env.flags action lmsg svm.mergeModel
+                            Comp.ItemMerge.update env.flags action lmsg mergeModel
 
                         nextView =
                             case result.outcome of
@@ -612,7 +617,7 @@ update texts bookmarkId lastViewedItemId env msg model =
                                     SelectView { svm | action = NoneAction }
 
                                 Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeNotYet ->
-                                    SelectView { svm | mergeModel = result.model }
+                                    SelectView { svm | mergeModel = createModel result.model }
 
                                 Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeActionDone ->
                                     SearchView
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm
index aa5d6ee9..4bdfe151 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Search/View2.elm
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ itemPublishView texts settings flags svm =
 itemMergeView : Texts -> UiSettings -> SelectViewModel -> List (Html Msg)
 itemMergeView texts settings svm =
     let
-        cfg =
+        cfgMerge =
             { infoMessage = texts.mergeInfoText
             , warnMessage = texts.mergeDeleteWarn
             , actionButton = texts.submitMerge
@@ -138,10 +138,32 @@ itemMergeView texts settings svm =
             , cancelTitle = texts.cancelMergeTitle
             , actionSuccessful = texts.mergeSuccessful
             , actionInProcess = texts.mergeInProcess
+            , title = texts.mergeHeader
+            , actionIcon = "fa fa-less-than"
             }
+
+        cfgLink =
+            { infoMessage = ""
+            , warnMessage = texts.linkItemsMessage
+            , actionButton = texts.submitLinkItems
+            , actionTitle = texts.submitLinkItemsTitle
+            , cancelTitle = texts.cancelLinkItemsTitle
+            , actionSuccessful = texts.linkItemsSuccessful
+            , actionInProcess = texts.linkItemsInProcess
+            , title = texts.linkItemsHeader
+            , actionIcon = "fa fa-link"
+            }
+
+        ( mergeModel, cfg ) =
+            case svm.mergeModel of
+                MergeItems a ->
+                    ( a, cfgMerge )
+
+                LinkItems a ->
+                    ( a, cfgLink )
     in
     [ Html.map MergeItemsMsg
-        (Comp.ItemMerge.view texts.itemMerge cfg settings svm.mergeModel)
+        (Comp.ItemMerge.view texts.itemMerge cfg settings mergeModel)
     ]
 
 
@@ -496,7 +518,7 @@ editMenuBar texts model selectedItems svm =
                     ]
                 }
             , MB.CustomButton
-                { tagger = MergeSelectedItems
+                { tagger = MergeSelectedItems MergeItems
                 , label = ""
                 , icon = Just "fa fa-less-than"
                 , title = texts.mergeItemsTitle selectCount
@@ -517,6 +539,17 @@ editMenuBar texts model selectedItems svm =
                     , ( "hidden", model.searchMenuModel.searchMode == Data.SearchMode.Trashed )
                     ]
                 }
+            , MB.CustomButton
+                { tagger = MergeSelectedItems LinkItems
+                , label = ""
+                , icon = Just Icons.linkItems
+                , title = texts.linkItemsTitle selectCount
+                , inputClass =
+                    [ ( btnStyle, True )
+                    , ( "bg-gray-200 dark:bg-slate-600", svm.action == PublishSelected )
+                    , ( "hidden", model.searchMenuModel.searchMode == Data.SearchMode.Trashed )
+                    ]
+                }
             ]
         , end =
             [ MB.CustomButton