diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 2839340073..973520d960 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -2503,14 +2503,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (Global.Emulator.CoreComm.UsesLinkCable)
+				if (Global.Emulator.UsesLinkCable())
 				{
 					if (!LinkConnectStatusBarButton.Visible)
 					{
 						LinkConnectStatusBarButton.Visible = true;
 					}
 
-					LinkConnectStatusBarButton.Image = Global.Emulator.CoreComm.LinkConnected
+					LinkConnectStatusBarButton.Image = Global.Emulator.AsLinkable().LinkConnected
 						? LinkCableOn
 						: LinkCableOff;
 				}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BizHawk.Emulation.Common.csproj b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BizHawk.Emulation.Common.csproj
index cfb34c0508..b865c7d83d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BizHawk.Emulation.Common.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/BizHawk.Emulation.Common.csproj
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Interfaces\IEmulatorService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Interfaces\IInputCallbackSystem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Interfaces\IInputPollable.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Interfaces\ILinkable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Interfaces\IMemoryCallbackSystem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Interfaces\IMemoryDomains.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Interfaces\IRegionable.cs" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
index a757a59128..66e1ad5d6f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/CoreComms.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common
 		public int NominalWidth = 640;
 		public int NominalHeight = 480;
 
-		public bool LinkConnected = false;
-		public bool UsesLinkCable = false;
-
 		//I know we want to get rid of CoreComm, but while it's still here, I'll use it for this
 		public string LaunchLibretroCore;
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs
index 82f90911af..9b10a1500f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Common/Extensions.cs
@@ -255,6 +255,21 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Common.IEmulatorExtensions
 			return core.ServiceProvider.GetService<ICodeDataLogger>();
 		}
 
+		public static ILinkable AsLinkable(this IEmulator core)
+		{
+			return core.ServiceProvider.GetService<ILinkable>();
+		}
+
+		public static bool UsesLinkCable(this IEmulator core)
+		{
+			if (core == null)
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return core.ServiceProvider.HasService<ILinkable>();
+		}
+
 		// TODO: a better place for these
 		public static bool IsImplemented(this MethodInfo info)
 		{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
index ed4d92db21..585b30176d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/Gameboy/GambatteLink.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 		isReleased: true
 		)]
 	[ServiceNotApplicable(typeof(IDriveLight))]
-	public partial class GambatteLink : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISyncSoundProvider, IInputPollable, ISaveRam, IStatable,
+	public partial class GambatteLink : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISyncSoundProvider, IInputPollable, ISaveRam, IStatable, ILinkable,
 		IDebuggable, ISettable<GambatteLink.GambatteLinkSettings, GambatteLink.GambatteLinkSyncSettings>
 	{
 		public GambatteLink(CoreComm comm, GameInfo leftinfo, byte[] leftrom, GameInfo rightinfo, byte[] rightrom, object Settings, object SyncSettings, bool deterministic)
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			comm.RomStatusDetails = "LEFT:\r\n" + L.CoreComm.RomStatusDetails + "RIGHT:\r\n" + R.CoreComm.RomStatusDetails;
 			comm.NominalWidth = L.CoreComm.NominalWidth + R.CoreComm.NominalWidth;
 			comm.NominalHeight = L.CoreComm.NominalHeight;
-			comm.UsesLinkCable = true;
-			comm.LinkConnected = true;
+
+			LinkConnected = true;
 
 			Frame = 0;
 			LagCount = 0;
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			SetMemoryDomains();
 		}
 
+		public bool LinkConnected { get; private set; }
+
 		bool disposed = false;
 
 		Gameboy L;
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.Gameboy
 			{
 				cableconnected ^= true;
 				Console.WriteLine("Cable connect status to {0}", cableconnected);
-				CoreComm.LinkConnected = cableconnected;
+				LinkConnected = cableconnected;
 			}
 			cablediscosignal = cablediscosignal_new;