diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_tool_call.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_tool_call.rs
index 72bff30f89..9d44f614ca 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_tool_call.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_tool_call.rs
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ impl Session {
 const MCP_TOOL_OPENAI_OUTPUT_TEMPLATE_META_KEY: &str = "openai/outputTemplate";
 const MCP_TOOL_UI_RESOURCE_URI_META_KEY: &str = "ui/resourceUri";
 const MCP_TOOL_LINK_ID_META_KEY: &str = "link_id";
+const MCP_TOOL_LINK_IS_IMPLICIT_META_KEY: &str = "link_is_implicit";
 const MCP_TOOL_PLUGIN_ID_META_KEY: &str = "plugin_id";
 const MCP_TOOL_ITEM_ID_META_KEY: &str = "itemId";
 const MCP_TOOL_THREAD_ID_META_KEY: &str = "threadId";
@@ -1567,10 +1568,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn request_mcp_tool_user_approval(
             .map(|rendered_template| rendered_template.question.as_str()),
     );
     if tool_call_mcp_elicitation_enabled {
+        let link_id = sess
+            .mcp_tool_approval_metadata(&turn_context.sub_id, id)
+            .await
+            .and_then(|(_, metadata)| metadata.link_id);
         let metadata = McpToolApprovalMetadata {
             annotations: None,
             connector_id: connector_id.clone(),
-            link_id: None,
+            link_id,
             connector_name: connector_name.clone(),
             connector_description: connector_description.clone(),
             connected_account_email: connected_account_email.clone(),
@@ -1918,6 +1923,17 @@ fn build_mcp_tool_approval_elicitation_meta(
                     serde_json::Value::String(connector_id.to_string()),
                 );
             }
+            if let Some(link_id) = metadata.link_id.as_ref() {
+                meta.insert(
+                    MCP_TOOL_LINK_ID_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                    serde_json::Value::String(link_id.clone()),
+                );
+                // Match the Codex Apps service's reserved implicit-link ID prefix.
+                meta.insert(
+                    MCP_TOOL_LINK_IS_IMPLICIT_META_KEY.to_string(),
+                    serde_json::Value::Bool(link_id.starts_with("implicit_link::")),
+                );
+            }
             if let Some(connector_name) = metadata.connector_name.as_ref() {
                 meta.insert(
                     MCP_TOOL_APPROVAL_CONNECTOR_NAME_KEY.to_string(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mcp_turn_metadata.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mcp_turn_metadata.rs
index fc7e1fd838..ff322707c2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mcp_turn_metadata.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mcp_turn_metadata.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_features::Feature;
 use codex_history::RolloutItem;
 use codex_history::RolloutLine;
+use codex_protocol::approvals::ElicitationRequest;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::ApprovalsReviewer;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::CollaborationMode;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::ModeKind;
@@ -698,10 +699,11 @@ approvals_reviewer = "auto_review"
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[test_case("approve", "prompt", None, false, true; "work_link_requires_prompt")]
-#[test_case("prompt", "approve", None, false, false; "work_link_skips_prompt")]
-#[test_case("approve", "approve", Some("selected_calendar_link"), true, true; "required_selector_uses_selected_link")]
-#[test_case("prompt", "prompt", Some("selected_calendar_link"), false, true; "ignores_non_selector_link_argument")]
+#[test_case("approve", "prompt", None, false, true, false; "work_link_requires_prompt")]
+#[test_case("prompt", "approve", None, false, false, false; "work_link_skips_prompt")]
+#[test_case("approve", "approve", Some("selected_calendar_link"), true, true, false; "required_selector_uses_selected_link")]
+#[test_case("approve", "approve", Some("implicit_link::calendar"), true, true, true; "required_selector_uses_implicit_link")]
+#[test_case("prompt", "prompt", Some("selected_calendar_link"), false, true, false; "ignores_non_selector_link_argument")]
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn apps_link_policy_controls_elicitation(
     connector_mode: &str,
@@ -709,6 +711,7 @@ async fn apps_link_policy_controls_elicitation(
     selected_link_id: Option<&'static str>,
     requires_explicit_link_id: bool,
     expected_prompt: bool,
+    expected_link_is_implicit: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     skip_if_no_network!(Ok(()));
 
@@ -737,7 +740,7 @@ default_tools_approval_mode = "{link_mode}"
         };
         apps_config.push_str(&format!(
             r#"
-[apps.calendar.links.{selected_link_id}]
+[apps.calendar.links."{selected_link_id}"]
 default_tools_approval_mode = "{selected_link_mode}"
 "#
         ));
@@ -842,6 +845,11 @@ default_tools_approval_mode = "{selected_link_mode}"
     )
     .await?;
 
+    let expected_link_id = if requires_explicit_link_id {
+        selected_link_id
+    } else {
+        Some(LINK_ID)
+    };
     let mut completed_links = Vec::new();
     let mut record_link = |event: &EventMsg| {
         if let EventMsg::ItemCompleted(event) = event
@@ -864,6 +872,19 @@ default_tools_approval_mode = "{selected_link_mode}"
         expected_prompt
     );
     if let EventMsg::ElicitationRequest(request) = event {
+        let ElicitationRequest::Form {
+            meta: Some(meta), ..
+        } = &request.request
+        else {
+            panic!("expected a native MCP tool approval with metadata");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            (
+                meta.get("link_id").and_then(Value::as_str),
+                meta.get("link_is_implicit").and_then(Value::as_bool),
+            ),
+            (expected_link_id, Some(expected_link_is_implicit)),
+        );
         test.codex
             .submit(Op::ResolveElicitation {
                 server_name: request.server_name,
@@ -884,11 +905,6 @@ default_tools_approval_mode = "{selected_link_mode}"
         recorded_apps_tool_call_by_call_id(&server, call_id).await["params"]["arguments"],
         calendar_args
     );
-    let expected_link_id = if requires_explicit_link_id {
-        selected_link_id
-    } else {
-        Some(LINK_ID)
-    };
     assert_eq!(completed_links, vec![expected_link_id.map(str::to_string)]);
     Ok(())
 }