diff --git a/Glamourer/Automation/AutoDesignApplier.cs b/Glamourer/Automation/AutoDesignApplier.cs
index f8ca397..55359ca 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Automation/AutoDesignApplier.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Automation/AutoDesignApplier.cs
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ public sealed class AutoDesignApplier : IDisposable
         if (!_humans.IsHuman((uint)actor.AsCharacter->CharacterData.ModelCharaId))
             return;
 
-        var mergedDesign = _designMerger.Merge(set.Designs.Where(d => d.IsActive(actor)).Select(d => ((DesignBase?)d.Design, d.Type)),
+        var mergedDesign = _designMerger.Merge(
+            set.Designs.Where(d => d.IsActive(actor)).SelectMany(d => d.Design?.AllLinks ?? [(d.Design, d.Type)]),
             state.ModelData, true, false);
         _state.ApplyDesign(state, mergedDesign, new ApplySettings(0, StateSource.Fixed, respectManual, fromJobChange, false));
     }
diff --git a/Glamourer/Designs/Design.cs b/Glamourer/Designs/Design.cs
index 9f74af0..89dd62f 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Designs/Design.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Designs/Design.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public sealed class Design : DesignBase, ISavable
     public string Incognito
         => Identifier.ToString()[..8];
 
+    public IEnumerable<(DesignBase? Design, ApplicationType Flags)> AllLinks
+        => LinkContainer.GetAllLinks(this).Select(t => ((DesignBase?)t.Link.Link, t.Link.Type));
+
     #endregion
 
     #region Serialization
diff --git a/Glamourer/Designs/IDesignEditor.cs b/Glamourer/Designs/IDesignEditor.cs
index a4da53c..b655327 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Designs/IDesignEditor.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Designs/IDesignEditor.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ public readonly record struct ApplySettings(
     StateSource Source = StateSource.Manual,
     bool RespectManual = false,
     bool FromJobChange = false,
-    bool UseSingleSource = false)
+    bool UseSingleSource = false,
+    bool MergeLinks = false)
 {
     public static readonly ApplySettings Manual = new()
     {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public readonly record struct ApplySettings(
         FromJobChange   = false,
         RespectManual   = false,
         UseSingleSource = false,
+        MergeLinks      = false,
     };
 
     public static readonly ApplySettings Game = new()
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ public readonly record struct ApplySettings(
         FromJobChange   = false,
         RespectManual   = false,
         UseSingleSource = false,
+        MergeLinks      = false,
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/Glamourer/Designs/Links/DesignMerger.cs b/Glamourer/Designs/Links/DesignMerger.cs
index 7670498..438c0f4 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Designs/Links/DesignMerger.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Designs/Links/DesignMerger.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public class DesignMerger(
     ItemUnlockManager _itemUnlocks,
     CustomizeUnlockManager _customizeUnlocks) : IService
 {
+    public MergedDesign Merge(LinkContainer designs, in DesignData baseRef, bool respectOwnership, bool modAssociations)
+        => Merge(designs.Select(d => ((DesignBase?) d.Link, d.Type)), baseRef, respectOwnership, modAssociations);
+
     public MergedDesign Merge(IEnumerable<(DesignBase?, ApplicationType)> designs, in DesignData baseRef, bool respectOwnership,
         bool modAssociations)
     {
diff --git a/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/ActorTab/ActorPanel.cs b/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/ActorTab/ActorPanel.cs
index 15f5bd0..bef2ea5 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/ActorTab/ActorPanel.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/ActorTab/ActorPanel.cs
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public class ActorPanel(
             var text = ImGui.GetClipboardText();
             var design = _converter.FromBase64(text, applyCustomize, applyGear, out _)
              ?? throw new Exception("The clipboard did not contain valid data.");
-            _stateManager.ApplyDesign(_state!, design, ApplySettings.Manual);
+            _stateManager.ApplyDesign(_state!, design, ApplySettings.Manual with { MergeLinks = true });
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
diff --git a/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/DesignPanel.cs b/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/DesignPanel.cs
index 83da487..93ebad5 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/DesignPanel.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Gui/Tabs/DesignTab/DesignPanel.cs
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public class DesignPanel(
         {
             var (applyGear, applyCustomize, applyCrest, applyParameters) = UiHelpers.ConvertKeysToFlags();
             using var _ = _selector.Selected!.TemporarilyRestrictApplication(applyGear, applyCustomize, applyCrest, applyParameters);
-            _state.ApplyDesign(state, _selector.Selected!, ApplySettings.Manual);
+            _state.ApplyDesign(state, _selector.Selected!, ApplySettings.Manual with { MergeLinks = true });
         }
     }
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public class DesignPanel(
         {
             var (applyGear, applyCustomize, applyCrest, applyParameters) = UiHelpers.ConvertKeysToFlags();
             using var _ = _selector.Selected!.TemporarilyRestrictApplication(applyGear, applyCustomize, applyCrest, applyParameters);
-            _state.ApplyDesign(state, _selector.Selected!, ApplySettings.Manual);
+            _state.ApplyDesign(state, _selector.Selected!, ApplySettings.Manual with {MergeLinks = true});
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Glamourer/Services/CommandService.cs b/Glamourer/Services/CommandService.cs
index ddc7217..eb0e792 100644
--- a/Glamourer/Services/CommandService.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/Services/CommandService.cs
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public class CommandService : IDisposable
             if (!_objects.TryGetValue(identifier, out var actors))
             {
                 if (_stateManager.TryGetValue(identifier, out var state))
-                    _stateManager.ApplyDesign(state, design, ApplySettings.Manual);
+                    _stateManager.ApplyDesign(state, design, ApplySettings.Manual with { MergeLinks = true });
             }
             else
             {
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ public class CommandService : IDisposable
                     if (_stateManager.GetOrCreate(actor.GetIdentifier(_actors), actor, out var state))
                     {
                         ApplyModSettings(design, actor, applyMods);
-                        _stateManager.ApplyDesign(state, design, ApplySettings.Manual);
+                        _stateManager.ApplyDesign(state, design, ApplySettings.Manual with { MergeLinks = true });
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Glamourer/State/StateEditor.cs b/Glamourer/State/StateEditor.cs
index 48b2c8b..2b1337e 100644
--- a/Glamourer/State/StateEditor.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/State/StateEditor.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public class StateEditor(
     StateChanged stateChanged,
     JobChangeState jobChange,
     Configuration config,
-    ItemManager items) : IDesignEditor
+    ItemManager items,
+    DesignMerger merger) : IDesignEditor
 {
     protected readonly InternalStateEditor Editor       = editor;
     protected readonly StateApplier        Applier      = applier;
@@ -293,12 +294,19 @@ public class StateEditor(
     }
 
     public void ApplyDesign(object data, DesignBase design, ApplySettings settings)
-        => ApplyDesign(data, new MergedDesign(design), settings with
+    {
+        var merged = settings.MergeLinks && design is Design d
+            ? merger.Merge(d.AllLinks, ((ActorState)data).ModelData, false, false)
+            : new MergedDesign(design);
+
+        ApplyDesign(data, merged, settings with
         {
             FromJobChange = false,
             RespectManual = false,
             UseSingleSource = true,
         });
+    }
+
 
     /// <summary> Apply offhand item and potentially gauntlets if configured. </summary>
     private void ApplyMainhandPeriphery(ActorState state, EquipItem? newMainhand, ApplySettings settings)
diff --git a/Glamourer/State/StateManager.cs b/Glamourer/State/StateManager.cs
index 5d0e01f..2643271 100644
--- a/Glamourer/State/StateManager.cs
+++ b/Glamourer/State/StateManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using Glamourer.Designs;
+using Glamourer.Designs.Links;
 using Glamourer.Events;
 using Glamourer.GameData;
 using Glamourer.Interop;
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ public sealed class StateManager(
     HumanModelList _humans,
     IClientState _clientState,
     Configuration config,
-    JobChangeState jobChange)
-    : StateEditor(editor, applier, @event, jobChange, config, items), IReadOnlyDictionary<ActorIdentifier, ActorState>
+    JobChangeState jobChange,
+    DesignMerger merger)
+    : StateEditor(editor, applier, @event, jobChange, config, items, merger), IReadOnlyDictionary<ActorIdentifier, ActorState>
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<ActorIdentifier, ActorState> _states = [];