diff --git a/financial-connections/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel.kt b/financial-connections/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel.kt
index 80d4057d4c0..501591d7ebf 100644
--- a/financial-connections/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel.kt
+++ b/financial-connections/src/main/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.navigation.topappbar.TopAppBarSta
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.presentation.FinancialConnectionsViewModel
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.ui.FinancialConnectionsSheetNativeActivity
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.utils.parcelable
+import com.stripe.android.model.LinkMode
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ internal class FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private val analyticsTracker: FinancialConnectionsAnalyticsTracker,
     private val nativeRouter: NativeAuthFlowRouter,
     nativeAuthFlowCoordinator: NativeAuthFlowCoordinator,
-    initialState: FinancialConnectionsSheetState,
+    private val initialState: FinancialConnectionsSheetState,
 ) : FinancialConnectionsViewModel<FinancialConnectionsSheetState>(initialState, nativeAuthFlowCoordinator) {
 
     private val mutex = Mutex()
@@ -131,7 +132,13 @@ internal class FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel @Inject constructor(
         val isInstantDebits = stateFlow.value.isInstantDebits
         val nativeAuthFlowEnabled = nativeRouter.nativeAuthFlowEnabled(manifest)
         nativeRouter.logExposure(manifest)
-        val hostedAuthUrl = buildHostedAuthUrl(manifest.hostedAuthUrl, isInstantDebits)
+
+        val linkMode = initialState.initialArgs.elementsSessionContext?.linkMode
+        val hostedAuthUrl = buildHostedAuthUrl(
+            hostedAuthUrl = manifest.hostedAuthUrl,
+            isInstantDebits = isInstantDebits,
+            linkMode = linkMode,
+        )
         if (hostedAuthUrl == null) {
             finishWithResult(
                 state = stateFlow.value,
@@ -166,14 +173,22 @@ internal class FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModel @Inject constructor(
 
     private fun buildHostedAuthUrl(
         hostedAuthUrl: String?,
-        isInstantDebits: Boolean
-    ): String? = when (isInstantDebits) {
-        /**
-         * For Instant Debits, add a query parameter to the hosted auth URL so that payment account creation
-         * takes place on the web side of the flow and the payment method ID is returned to the app.
-         */
-        true -> hostedAuthUrl?.let { "$it&return_payment_method=true" }
-        false -> hostedAuthUrl
+        isInstantDebits: Boolean,
+        linkMode: LinkMode?,
+    ): String? {
+        if (hostedAuthUrl == null) {
+            return null
+        }
+
+        val queryParams = mutableListOf(hostedAuthUrl)
+        if (isInstantDebits) {
+            // For Instant Debits, add a query parameter to the hosted auth URL so that payment account creation
+            // takes place on the web side of the flow and the payment method ID is returned to the app.
+            queryParams.add("return_payment_method=true")
+            linkMode?.let { queryParams.add("link_mode=${it.value}") }
+        }
+
+        return queryParams.joinToString("&")
     }
 
     private fun logNoBrowserAvailableAndFinish() {
diff --git a/financial-connections/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModelTest.kt b/financial-connections/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModelTest.kt
index e2b1c3be9b3..19110cb10c1 100644
--- a/financial-connections/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/financial-connections/src/test/java/com/stripe/android/financialconnections/FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModelTest.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.stripe.android.core.Logger
 import com.stripe.android.core.exception.APIException
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.ApiKeyFixtures.sessionManifest
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.ApiKeyFixtures.syncResponse
+import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.FinancialConnectionsSheet.ElementsContext
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.FinancialConnectionsSheetState.AuthFlowStatus
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.FinancialConnectionsSheetViewEffect.FinishWithResult
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.FinancialConnectionsSheetViewEffect.OpenAuthFlowWithUrl
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.model.FinancialConnectionsAccount
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.model.FinancialConnectionsSession
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.model.FinancialConnectionsSession.StatusDetails
 import com.stripe.android.financialconnections.presentation.withState
+import com.stripe.android.model.LinkMode
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.UnconfinedTestDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
@@ -140,7 +142,12 @@ class FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModelTest {
             // When
             val viewModel = createViewModel(
                 defaultInitialState.copy(
-                    initialArgs = ForInstantDebits(configuration)
+                    initialArgs = ForInstantDebits(
+                        configuration = configuration,
+                        elementsContext = ElementsContext(
+                            linkMode = LinkMode.LinkPaymentMethod,
+                        ),
+                    )
                 )
             )
 
@@ -148,11 +155,39 @@ class FinancialConnectionsSheetViewModelTest {
             withState(viewModel) {
                 val viewEffect = it.viewEffect as OpenAuthFlowWithUrl
                 assertThat(viewEffect.url).isEqualTo(
-                    "${syncResponse.manifest.hostedAuthUrl}&return_payment_method=true"
+                    "${syncResponse.manifest.hostedAuthUrl}&return_payment_method=true&link_mode=LINK_PAYMENT_METHOD"
                 )
             }
         }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `init - when instant debits flow, hosted auth url doesn't contain link_mode if unknown`() = runTest {
+        // Given
+        whenever(browserManager.canOpenHttpsUrl()).thenReturn(true)
+        whenever(getOrFetchSync(any())).thenReturn(syncResponse)
+        whenever(nativeRouter.nativeAuthFlowEnabled(any())).thenReturn(false)
+
+        // When
+        val viewModel = createViewModel(
+            defaultInitialState.copy(
+                initialArgs = ForInstantDebits(
+                    configuration = configuration,
+                    elementsContext = ElementsContext(
+                        linkMode = null,
+                    ),
+                )
+            )
+        )
+
+        // Then
+        withState(viewModel) {
+            val viewEffect = it.viewEffect as OpenAuthFlowWithUrl
+            assertThat(viewEffect.url).isEqualTo(
+                "${syncResponse.manifest.hostedAuthUrl}&return_payment_method=true"
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `init - when data flow and non-native, hosted auth url without query params is launched`() = runTest {
         // Given