diff --git a/cffi/cdefs.h b/cffi/cdefs.h
index 39e4435..24688fc 100644
--- a/cffi/cdefs.h
+++ b/cffi/cdefs.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct ly_ctx;
 #define LY_CTX_REF_IMPLEMENTED ...
 #define LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED ...
 #define LY_CTX_LEAFREF_EXTENDED ...
+#define LY_CTX_LEAFREF_LINKING ...
 
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/libyang/context.py b/libyang/context.py
index f0471cb..1300a09 100644
--- a/libyang/context.py
+++ b/libyang/context.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def __init__(
         disable_searchdir_cwd: bool = True,
         explicit_compile: Optional[bool] = False,
         leafref_extended: bool = False,
+        leafref_linking: bool = False,
         yanglib_path: Optional[str] = None,
         yanglib_fmt: str = "json",
         cdata=None,  # C type: "struct ly_ctx *"
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ def __init__(
             options |= lib.LY_CTX_EXPLICIT_COMPILE
         if leafref_extended:
             options |= lib.LY_CTX_LEAFREF_EXTENDED
+        if leafref_linking:
+            options |= lib.LY_CTX_LEAFREF_LINKING
         # force priv parsed
         options |= lib.LY_CTX_SET_PRIV_PARSED