diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index b428bee57..3520c3927 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ Unreleased
 
 :Released: Unreleased
 
+Improvements
+............
+
+- 👌 Allow link fields in :ref:`needservice` directive options, so needs
+  created via a custom service can declare links to other needs (:pr:`1632`)
+
 Bug fixes
 .........
 
diff --git a/sphinx_needs/directives/needservice.py b/sphinx_needs/directives/needservice.py
index 720fd8948..de1c46e0a 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/directives/needservice.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/directives/needservice.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ def run(self) -> Sequence[nodes.Node]:
                 "constraints",
                 "content",
                 *needs_schema.iter_extra_field_names(),
+                *needs_schema.iter_link_field_names(),
             }
             for datum in service_data:
                 options = {}
diff --git a/tests/test_open_needs_service.py b/tests/test_open_needs_service.py
index 211eff3ea..0998e4d49 100644
--- a/tests/test_open_needs_service.py
+++ b/tests/test_open_needs_service.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ def test_ons_service(test_app):
     assert "Test rocket power" in html
     assert "ONS_TEST_NEP_004" in html
     assert "NEP_003" in html
+    assert "links outgoing" in html
+    assert "ONS_TEST_NEP_001" in html
+    assert "ONS_TEST_NEP_002" in html
 
     assert "open" in html
     assert "Debug data" in html