diff --git a/mayan/apps/linking/serializers.py b/mayan/apps/linking/serializers.py
index 23a0db21ff..3bc1b3ba50 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/linking/serializers.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/linking/serializers.py
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
 from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from documents.serializers import DocumentSerializer
+from documents.models import DocumentType
+from documents.serializers import DocumentSerializer, DocumentTypeSerializer
 
 from .models import SmartLink, SmartLinkCondition
 
@@ -41,13 +45,15 @@ class SmartLinkSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     conditions_url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(
         view_name='rest_api:smartlinkcondition-list'
     )
+    document_types = DocumentTypeSerializer(read_only=True, many=True)
 
     class Meta:
         extra_kwargs = {
             'url': {'view_name': 'rest_api:smartlink-detail'},
         }
         fields = (
-            'conditions_url', 'dynamic_label', 'enabled', 'label', 'id', 'url'
+            'conditions_url', 'document_types', 'dynamic_label', 'enabled',
+            'label', 'id', 'url'
         )
         model = SmartLink
 
@@ -104,12 +110,38 @@ class WritableSmartLinkSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     conditions_url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(
         view_name='rest_api:smartlinkcondition-list'
     )
+    document_types_pk_list = serializers.CharField(
+        help_text=_(
+            'Comma separated list of document type primary keys to which this '
+            'smart link will be attached.'
+        ), required=False
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         extra_kwargs = {
             'url': {'view_name': 'rest_api:smartlink-detail'},
         }
         fields = (
-            'conditions_url', 'dynamic_label', 'enabled', 'label', 'id', 'url'
+            'conditions_url', 'document_types_pk_list', 'dynamic_label',
+            'enabled', 'label', 'id', 'url'
         )
         model = SmartLink
+
+    def validate(self, attrs):
+        document_types_pk_list = attrs.pop('document_types_pk_list', None)
+        document_types_result = []
+
+        if document_types_pk_list:
+            for pk in document_types_pk_list.split(','):
+                try:
+                    document_type = DocumentType.objects.get(pk=pk)
+                except DocumentType.DoesNotExist:
+                    raise ValidationError(_('No such document type: %s') % pk)
+                else:
+                    # Accumulate valid stored document_type pks
+                    document_types_result.append(document_type.pk)
+
+        attrs['document_types'] = DocumentType.objects.filter(
+            pk__in=document_types_result
+        )
+        return attrs
diff --git a/mayan/apps/linking/tests/test_api.py b/mayan/apps/linking/tests/test_api.py
index 4e795f830e..ed905bfbba 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/linking/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/linking/tests/test_api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.test import override_settings
 
+from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
 from documents.models import DocumentType
@@ -72,6 +73,26 @@ class SmartLinkAPITestCase(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(SmartLink.objects.count(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(smart_link.label, TEST_SMART_LINK_LABEL)
 
+    def test_smart_link_create_with_document_types_view(self):
+        self._create_document_type()
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse('rest_api:smartlink-list'), data={
+                'label': TEST_SMART_LINK_LABEL,
+                'document_types_pk_list': self.document_type.pk
+            },
+        )
+
+        smart_link = SmartLink.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['id'], smart_link.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['label'], TEST_SMART_LINK_LABEL)
+
+        self.assertEqual(SmartLink.objects.count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(smart_link.label, TEST_SMART_LINK_LABEL)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            smart_link.document_types.all(), (repr(self.document_type),)
+        )
+
     def test_smart_link_delete_view(self):
         smart_link = self._create_smart_link()
 
@@ -93,18 +114,23 @@ class SmartLinkAPITestCase(APITestCase):
         )
 
     def test_smart_link_patch_view(self):
+        self._create_document_type()
         smart_link = self._create_smart_link()
 
         self.client.patch(
             reverse('rest_api:smartlink-detail', args=(smart_link.pk,)),
             data={
                 'label': TEST_SMART_LINK_LABEL_EDITED,
+                'document_types_pk_list': self.document_type.pk
             }
         )
 
         smart_link.refresh_from_db()
 
         self.assertEqual(smart_link.label, TEST_SMART_LINK_LABEL_EDITED)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            smart_link.document_types.all(), (repr(self.document_type),)
+        )
 
     def test_smart_link_put_view(self):
         smart_link = self._create_smart_link()