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# Linked issues **(FREE)**
> The simple "relates to" relationship [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212329) to [GitLab Free](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) in 13.4.
> The simple "relates to" relationship [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/212329) from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 13.4.
Linked issues are a bi-directional relationship between any two issues and appear in a block below
the issue description. You can link issues in different projects.
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select the add linked issue button (**{plus}**).
1. Select the relationship between the two issues. Either:
-**relates to**
-**blocks****(PREMIUM)**
-**is blocked by****(PREMIUM)**
-**[blocks](#blocking-issues)**
-**[is blocked by](#blocking-issues)**
1. Input the issue number or paste in the full URL of the issue.
![Adding a related issue](img/related_issues_add_v12_8.png)
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![Removing a related issue](img/related_issues_remove_v12_8.png)
Access our [permissions](../../permissions.md) page for more information.
## Blocking issues **(PREMIUM)**
When you [add a linked issue](#add-a-linked-issue), you can show that it **blocks** or
**is blocked by** another issue.
Issues that block other issues have an icon (**{issue-block}**) shown in the issue lists and [boards](../issue_board.md).