diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.csproj b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.csproj
index 2c4cc573ce..7958b5be1a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.csproj
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\M6532.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\Maria.cs" />
-		<Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\Pokey.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\Pokey.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\TIA_Sound\Tia.Audio.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\TIA_Sound\TIA.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Atari\A7800Hawk\TIA_Sound\Tia.SyncState.cs" />
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Nintendo\Gameboy\Gambatte.IEmulator.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Gambatte.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Consoles\Nintendo\Gameboy\Gambatte.ILinkable.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>Gambatte.cs</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Consoles\Nintendo\Gameboy\Gambatte.IMemoryDomains.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Gambatte.cs</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
@@ -1311,4 +1314,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.ILinkable.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.ILinkable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05066dfed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.ILinkable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
+{
+	public partial class Gameboy : ILinkable
+	{
+		public bool LinkConnected { get; private set; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
index 87a9c4272e..fcfa9a0486 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/Gambatte.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 	[ServiceNotApplicable(typeof(IDriveLight), typeof(IDriveLight))]
 	public partial class Gameboy : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISoundProvider, ISaveRam, IStatable, IInputPollable, ICodeDataLogger,
 		IBoardInfo, IDebuggable, ISettable<Gameboy.GambatteSettings, Gameboy.GambatteSyncSettings>,
-		IGameboyCommon, ICycleTiming
+		IGameboyCommon, ICycleTiming, ILinkable
 	{
 		[CoreConstructor("GB", "GBC")]
 		public Gameboy(CoreComm comm, GameInfo game, byte[] file, object settings, object syncSettings, bool deterministic)
@@ -513,9 +513,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			if (callback != null)
 			{
 				printer = new GambattePrinter(this, callback);
+				LinkConnected = true;
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				LinkConnected = false;
 				printer.Disconnect();
 				printer = null;
 			}