diff --git a/app/models/ticket.rb b/app/models/ticket.rb
index f529c3c93..c29bae12f 100644
--- a/app/models/ticket.rb
+++ b/app/models/ticket.rb
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ returns
 
       # add history to both
 
+      # reassign links to the new ticket
+      Link.where(
+        link_object_source_id: Link::Object.find_by(name: 'Ticket').id,
+        link_object_source_value: id,
+      ).update_all(link_object_source_value: data[:ticket_id])
+      Link.where(
+        link_object_target_id: Link::Object.find_by(name: 'Ticket').id,
+        link_object_target_value: id,
+      ).update_all(link_object_target_value: data[:ticket_id])
+
       # link tickets
       Link.add(
         link_type: 'parent',
diff --git a/spec/factories/link.rb b/spec/factories/link.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9fb7195a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/link.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :link do
+    link_type_id { Link::Type.find_by(name: 'normal').id }
+    link_object_source_id { Link::Object.find_by(name: 'Ticket').id }
+    link_object_target_id { Link::Object.find_by(name: 'Ticket').id }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/ticket.rb b/spec/factories/ticket.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9161d77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/ticket.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FactoryGirl.define do
+  factory :ticket do
+    title 'Test Ticket'
+    group { Group.lookup(name: 'Users') }
+    customer { FactoryGirl.create(:customer_user) }
+    state { Ticket::State.lookup(name: 'new') }
+    priority { Ticket::Priority.lookup(name: '2 normal') }
+    updated_by_id 1
+    created_by_id 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/user.rb b/spec/factories/user.rb
index 599125ec3..53becc371 100644
--- a/spec/factories/user.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/user.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     created_by_id 1
   end
 
+  factory :customer_user, parent: :user do
+    role_ids { Role.signup_role_ids.sort }
+  end
+
   factory :user_login_failed, parent: :user do
     login_failed { (Setting.get('password_max_login_failed').to_i || 10) + 1 }
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/ticket_spec.rb b/spec/models/ticket_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c3cf3006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/ticket_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Ticket do
+
+  describe '.merge_to' do
+
+    it 'reassigns all links to the target ticket after merge' do
+      source_ticket     = create(:ticket)
+      target_ticket     = create(:ticket)
+
+      important_ticket1 = create(:ticket)
+      important_ticket2 = create(:ticket)
+      important_ticket3 = create(:ticket)
+
+      create(:link, link_object_source_value: source_ticket.id, link_object_target_value: important_ticket1.id)
+      create(:link, link_object_source_value: source_ticket.id, link_object_target_value: important_ticket2.id)
+      create(:link, link_object_source_value: source_ticket.id, link_object_target_value: important_ticket3.id)
+
+      source_ticket.merge_to(
+        ticket_id: target_ticket.id,
+        user_id:   1,
+      )
+
+      links = Link.list(
+        link_object: 'Ticket',
+        link_object_value: target_ticket.id,
+      )
+
+      expected_ticket_ids = [source_ticket.id, important_ticket1.id, important_ticket2.id, important_ticket3.id ]
+      check_ticket_ids    = links.collect { |link| link['link_object_value'] }
+
+      expect(check_ticket_ids).to match_array(expected_ticket_ids)
+    end
+  end
+end