diff --git a/internal/start/start.go b/internal/start/start.go
index b4b192d18..e3190542c 100644
--- a/internal/start/start.go
+++ b/internal/start/start.go
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ EOF
 
 			fmt.Sprintf("GOTRUE_SECURITY_REFRESH_TOKEN_ROTATION_ENABLED=%v", utils.Config.Auth.EnableRefreshTokenRotation),
 			fmt.Sprintf("GOTRUE_SECURITY_REFRESH_TOKEN_REUSE_INTERVAL=%v", utils.Config.Auth.RefreshTokenReuseInterval),
+			fmt.Sprintf("GOTRUE_SECURITY_MANUAL_LINKING_ENABLED=%v", utils.Config.Auth.EnableManualLinking),
 		}
 
 		for id, tmpl := range utils.Config.Auth.Email.Template {
diff --git a/internal/utils/config.go b/internal/utils/config.go
index 71ca3fdea..6703c86f9 100644
--- a/internal/utils/config.go
+++ b/internal/utils/config.go
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ type (
 		JwtExpiry                  uint `toml:"jwt_expiry"`
 		EnableRefreshTokenRotation bool `toml:"enable_refresh_token_rotation"`
 		RefreshTokenReuseInterval  uint `toml:"refresh_token_reuse_interval"`
+		EnableManualLinking        bool `toml:"enable_manual_linking"`
 
 		EnableSignup bool  `toml:"enable_signup"`
 		Email        email `toml:"email"`
diff --git a/internal/utils/templates/init_config.test.toml b/internal/utils/templates/init_config.test.toml
index e62b55ab9..f6fefffcc 100644
--- a/internal/utils/templates/init_config.test.toml
+++ b/internal/utils/templates/init_config.test.toml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ enable_refresh_token_rotation = true
 refresh_token_reuse_interval = 10
 # Allow/disallow new user signups to your project.
 enable_signup = true
+# Allow/disallow testing manual linking of accounts
+enable_manual_linking = true
 
 [auth.email]
 # Allow/disallow new user signups via email to your project.
diff --git a/internal/utils/templates/init_config.toml b/internal/utils/templates/init_config.toml
index 06a5dc755..b89a9fc52 100644
--- a/internal/utils/templates/init_config.toml
+++ b/internal/utils/templates/init_config.toml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ enable_refresh_token_rotation = true
 refresh_token_reuse_interval = 10
 # Allow/disallow new user signups to your project.
 enable_signup = true
+# Allow/disallow testing manual linking of accounts
+enable_manual_linking = false
 
 [auth.email]
 # Allow/disallow new user signups via email to your project.