diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Tools/Cron.php b/app/Console/Commands/Tools/Cron.php
index 15d15832bf..d3c89667f9 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Tools/Cron.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Tools/Cron.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Console\Commands\Tools;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use FireflyIII\Console\Commands\ShowsFriendlyMessages;
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\User\UserRepositoryInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Cronjobs\AutoBudgetCronjob;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Cronjobs\BillWarningCronjob;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Cronjobs\ExchangeRatesCronjob;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ use FireflyIII\Support\Cronjobs\RecurringCronjob;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Cronjobs\UpdateCheckCronjob;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Cronjobs\WebhookCronjob;
 use FireflyIII\Support\Facades\AppConfiguration;
+use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
@@ -55,8 +57,18 @@ class Cron extends Command
         {--send-webhook-messages : Sends any stray webhook messages (with a maximum of 5).}
         ';
 
+    private User $admin;
+
     public function handle(): int
     {
+        /** @var UserRepositoryInterface $repository */
+        $repository = app(UserRepositoryInterface::class);
+        $admin = $repository->getUsersByRole('owner')?->first();
+        if(null === $admin) {
+            $this->friendlyError('There is no user in the system with the "owner"-role, cannot continue.');
+            return 1;
+        }
+        $this->admin = $admin;
         $doAll
                = !$this->option('download-cer')
             && !$this->option('create-recurring')
@@ -147,6 +159,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
     {
         $autoBudget = new AutoBudgetCronjob();
         $autoBudget->setForce($force);
+        $autoBudget->setUser($this->admin);
         // set date in cron job:
         if ($date instanceof Carbon) {
             $autoBudget->setDate($date);
@@ -169,6 +182,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
     {
         $updateCheck = new UpdateCheckCronjob();
         $updateCheck->setForce($force);
+        $updateCheck->setUser($this->admin);
         $updateCheck->fire();
 
         if ($updateCheck->jobErrored) {
@@ -187,6 +201,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
         Log::debug(sprintf('Created new ExchangeRateConverter in %s', __METHOD__));
         $exchangeRates = new ExchangeRatesCronjob();
         $exchangeRates->setForce($force);
+        $exchangeRates->setUser($this->admin);
         // set date in cron job:
         if ($date instanceof Carbon) {
             $exchangeRates->setDate($date);
@@ -212,6 +227,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
     {
         $recurring = new RecurringCronjob();
         $recurring->setForce($force);
+        $recurring->setUser($this->admin);
 
         // set date in cron job:
         if ($date instanceof Carbon) {
@@ -237,6 +253,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
     {
         $subscriptionWarningJob = new BillWarningCronjob();
         $subscriptionWarningJob->setForce($force);
+        $subscriptionWarningJob->setUser($this->admin);
         // set date in cron job:
         if ($date instanceof Carbon) {
             $subscriptionWarningJob->setDate($date);
@@ -259,6 +276,7 @@ class Cron extends Command
     {
         $webhook = new WebhookCronjob();
         $webhook->setForce($force);
+        $webhook->setUser($this->admin);
         // set date in cron job:
         if ($date instanceof Carbon) {
             $webhook->setDate($date);
diff --git a/app/Repositories/User/UserRepository.php b/app/Repositories/User/UserRepository.php
index 8943ff6862..5a2a54e4bd 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/User/UserRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/User/UserRepository.php
@@ -417,4 +417,12 @@ class UserRepository implements UserRepositoryInterface
 
         return null !== $invitee;
     }
+
+    public function getUsersByRole(string $role): Collection
+    {
+        return User::leftJoin('role_user','role_user.user_id','=','users.id')
+            ->leftJoin('roles','roles.id','role_user.role_id')
+            ->where('roles.name', $role)
+            ->get();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/User/UserRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Repositories/User/UserRepositoryInterface.php
index 392ee2f7dc..1f47641232 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/User/UserRepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/User/UserRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ interface UserRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function all(): Collection;
 
+    public function getUsersByRole(string $role): Collection;
+
     /**
      * Gives a user a role.
      */
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1fee2712f1..47c946cc05 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "firefly-iii",
+    "name": "release",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
diff --git a/resources/assets/v3/js/api/model/link-type/get.js b/resources/assets/v3/js/api/model/link-type/get.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb417a8802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/assets/v3/js/api/model/link-type/get.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * get.js
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+
+import {api} from "../../../boot/axios";
+
+export default class Get {
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param params
+     * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse<any>>}
+     */
+    list(params) {
+        return api.get('/api/v1/link-types', {params: params});
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/create.js b/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/create.js
index 82ea8c038e..9df64d3dfc 100644
--- a/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/create.js
+++ b/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/create.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import {onMapZoom} from "./shared/on-map-zoom.js";
 import {clearLocation} from './shared/clear-location.js';
 import bootstrap from "bootstrap/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.js";
 import {removeSplit} from "./shared/remove-split.js";
+import {loadTransactionLinks} from './shared/load-transaction-links.js';
 
 
 let create = function () {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ let create = function () {
 
         // links are stored in "links" for each transaction journal.
         links: [],
+        preparedLinks: [],
 
         // maps are stored in this array so they can be referred to.
         maps: [],
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ let create = function () {
         formStates: {
             loadingCurrencies: true,
             loadingBudgets: true,
+            loadingLinks: true,
             loadingPiggyBanks: true,
             loadingSubscriptions: true,
             isSubmitting: false,
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ let create = function () {
                 this.formData.foreignCurrencies = data.foreignCurrencies;
             });
 
+
             loadBudgets(false).then(data => {
                 this.formData.budgets = data;
                 this.formStates.loadingBudgets = false;
@@ -276,6 +280,14 @@ let create = function () {
             // load custom field preference and enable/disable those fields.
             this.loadCustomFields().then(data => {
                 this.formBehaviour.customFields = data;
+                // linked-transactions-search
+                if(true === data.links) {
+                    loadTransactionLinks().then(data => {
+                        //console.log(data);
+                        this.formData.linkTypes = data;
+                        this.formStates.loadingLinks = false;
+                    });
+                }
             });
 
 
diff --git a/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/shared/load-transaction-links.js b/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/shared/load-transaction-links.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83d2cac002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/assets/v3/js/pages/transactions/shared/load-transaction-links.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import Get from "../../../api/model/link-type/get.js";
+
+export function loadTransactionLinks() {
+    let params = {
+        page: 1, limit: 1337
+    };
+    let getter = new Get();
+    return getter.list(params).then((response) => {
+        let set = [];
+        for (let i in response.data.data) {
+            if (response.data.data.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+                let current = response.data.data[i];
+                let entry = {
+                    id: current.id,
+                    name: current.attributes.name,
+                    inward: current.attributes.inward,
+                    outward: current.attributes.outward,
+                    editable: current.attributes.editable,
+                };
+                set.push(entry);
+            }
+        }
+        return set;
+    });
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/components/transaction/split.blade.php b/resources/views/components/transaction/split.blade.php
index 9420bad0a6..ed63337901 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/transaction/split.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/transaction/split.blade.php
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@
     </div>
     <!-- Modal for links -->
     <div class="modal modal-xl fade" :id="'linksModal_' + index" data-bs-backdrop="static" tabindex="-1"
-         aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+         :aria-labelledby="'linksModal_' + index" aria-hidden="true">
         <div class="modal-dialog">
             <div class="modal-content">
                 <div class="modal-header">
-                    <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" id="exampleModalLabel">Transaction relations</h1>
+                    <h1 class="modal-title fs-5" :id="'linksModal_' + index">Transaction relations</h1>
                     <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-body">
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@
                         <div class="row">
                             <div class="col">
                                 <p><em class="text-info">
-                                        Bla bla bla explanation.
+                                        TODO Bla bla bla explanation.
                                     </em>
                                     <template x-if="0 === links[index].length">
-                                        <em>This transaction has no relations to other transactions (yet).</em>
+                                        <em>TODO This transaction has no relations to other transactions (yet).</em>
                                     </template>
                                 </p>
                             </div>
@@ -177,19 +177,26 @@
                         </template>
                         <div class="row">
                             <div class="col">
-                                <h5>Add a new relation</h5>
+                                <h5>Link this (TODO NEW?) transaction to another transaction</h5>
                                 <div class="row">
-                                    <div class="col">
+                                    <div class="col w-30">
                                         <input type="text" readonly class="form-control-plaintext" value="This transaction">
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="col">
-                                        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="First name" aria-label="First name">
+                                        <select class="form-control" name="link_type_id" :data-index="index" :id="'link_type_id_' + index">
+                                            <template x-for="type in formData.linkTypes ">
+                                                <option :value="type.id + '_inward'" :label="type.inward" x-text="type.inward"></option>
+                                            </template>
+                                            <template x-for="type in formData.linkTypes">
+                                                <option :value="type.id + '_outward'" :label="type.outward" x-text="type.outward"></option>
+                                            </template>
+                                        </select>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="col">
-                                        <input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Last name" aria-label="Last name">
+                                        <input type="text" name="search" class="form-control linked-transactions-search" placeholder="TODO Search here..." aria-label="TODO Search here...">
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col">
-                                        <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
+                                    <div class="col w-15 text-end">
+                                        <input type="submit" name="submit" value="TODO Save" class="btn btn-primary">
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/form/transaction/links.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/form/transaction/links.blade.php
index b7470ca4c2..72ca5a7999 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/form/transaction/links.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/form/transaction/links.blade.php
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@
         <div class="form-group">
 
         <div class="form-control-plaintext">
-            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" :data-bs-target="'#linksModal_' + index" type="button">Manage related transactions</button>
+            <template x-if="formStates.loadingLinks">
+                <button disabled="disabled" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" :data-bs-target="'#linksModal_' + index" type="button">
+                    <div class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm" role="status">
+                        <span class="visually-hidden">{{ __('firefly.thinking') }}</span>
+                    </div>
+                </button>
+            </template>
+            <template x-if="!formStates.loadingLinks">
+                <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" data-bs-toggle="modal" :data-bs-target="'#linksModal_' + index" type="button">
+                    TODO Manage related transactions</button>
+            </template>
         </div>
         </div>
     </div>