diff --git a/app/models/badge.rb b/app/models/badge.rb
index f4442cad380..72dabe630f4 100644
--- a/app/models/badge.rb
+++ b/app/models/badge.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ class Badge < ActiveRecord::Base
   GoodShare = 22
   GreatShare = 23
   OneYearAnniversary = 24
-
   Promoter = 25
   Campaigner = 26
   Champion = 27
+  PopularLink = 28
+  HotLink = 29
+  FamousLink = 30
 
   # other consts
   AutobiographerMinBioLength = 10
@@ -244,6 +246,19 @@ SQL
     JOIN incoming_links i2 ON i2.id = views.i_id
 SQL
     end
+
+    def self.linking_badge(count)
+      <<-SQL
+          SELECT tl.user_id, post_id, MIN(tl.created_at) granted_at
+            FROM topic_links tl
+            JOIN posts p  ON p.id = post_id    AND p.deleted_at IS NULL
+            JOIN topics t ON t.id = p.topic_id AND t.deleted_at IS NULL AND t.archetype <> 'private_message'
+           WHERE NOT tl.internal
+             AND tl.clicks >= #{count}
+        GROUP BY tl.user_id, tl.post_id
+      SQL
+    end
+
   end
 
   belongs_to :badge_type
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index da3b03389ed..264c8b92996 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2706,6 +2706,15 @@ en:
         reader:
           name: Reader
           description: Read every post in a topic with more than 100 posts
+        popular_link:
+          name: Popular Link
+          description: Posted an external link with at least 50 clicks
+        hot_link:
+          name: Hot Link
+          description: Posted an external link with at least 300 clicks
+        famous_link:
+          name: Famous Link
+          description: Posted an external link with at least 1000 clicks
 
     google_search: |
       <h3>Search with Google</h3>
diff --git a/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb b/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb
index ed3af0bd97a..c96c0572ee4 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/006_badges.rb
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ Badge.seed do |b|
   b.system = true
 end
 
-
 [
   [Badge::Promoter,"Promoter",BadgeType::Bronze,1,0],
   [Badge::Campaigner,"Campaigner",BadgeType::Silver,3,1],
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ like_badges = [
   {id: Badge::GreatTopic, name: "Great Topic", type: BadgeType::Gold, topic: true}
 ]
 
-
 like_badges.each do |spec|
   Badge.seed do |b|
     b.id = spec[:id]
@@ -273,6 +271,27 @@ Badge.seed do |b|
   b.system = true
 end
 
+[
+ [Badge::PopularLink, "Popular Link", BadgeType::Bronze, 50],
+ [Badge::HotLink,     "Hot Link",     BadgeType::Silver, 300],
+ [Badge::FamousLink,  "Famous Link",  BadgeType::Gold,   1000],
+].each do |spec|
+  id, name, level, count = spec
+  Badge.seed do |b|
+    b.id = id
+    b.default_name = name
+    b.badge_type_id = level
+    b.multiple_grant = true
+    b.target_posts = true
+    b.show_posts = true
+    b.query = Badge::Queries.linking_badge(count)
+    b.default_badge_grouping_id = BadgeGrouping::Community
+    # don't trigger for now, its too expensive
+    b.trigger = Badge::Trigger::None
+    b.system = true
+  end
+end
+
 Badge.where("NOT system AND id < 100").each do |badge|
   new_id = [Badge.maximum(:id) + 1, 100].max
   old_id = badge.id