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How to Link a Jira Ticket to Another Jira Ticket

Updated on:
May 25, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to create ticket relationships in Jira.

Quick summary

Linking Jira tickets lets teams establish clear issue relationships — such as blocks, duplicates, or dependencies — directly within a project board. This keeps work organized and gives every team member full visibility into how work items are connected across a sprint.


Steps

  1. In your Jira space, find and open the ticket you want to edit.
  2. Navigate to the Linked Work Items section and click 'Add Linked Work Item'.
  3. Click the relationship menu and choose the type of relationship you want to set.
  4. Use the search bar to find and select the issue you want to link.
  5. Click the 'Link' button to apply the changes.
  6. The selected Jira ticket is now successfully linked to the other ticket.

📌 Why this matters

Linking Jira tickets allows software teams to map dependencies, track blockers, and surface duplicate issues without leaving their project board. This feature improves sprint planning accuracy by making issue relationships explicit and immediately visible to all stakeholders. Teams using linked work items can resolve bottlenecks faster, reduce duplicated effort, and maintain a clear audit trail of how tasks relate to one another. For any team managing complex workflows in Jira, ticket linking is a foundational practice for staying aligned at scale.
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