diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61bd228..d9b78c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pip install py-solc
 ```
 
 ```python
->>> from solc import compile_source, compile_files
+>>> from solc import compile_source, compile_files, link_code
 >>> compile_source("contract Foo { function Foo() {} }")
 {
     'Foo': {
@@ -62,4 +62,7 @@ pip install py-solc
         },
     },
 }
+>>> unlinked_code = "606060405260768060106000396000f3606060405260e060020a6000350463e7f09e058114601a575b005b60187f0c55699c00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000606090815273__TestA_________________________________90630c55699c906064906000906004818660325a03f41560025750505056"
+>>> link_code(unlinked_code, {'TestA': '0xd3cda913deb6f67967b99d67acdfa1712c293601'})
+... "606060405260768060106000396000f3606060405260e060020a6000350463e7f09e058114601a575b005b60187f0c55699c00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000606090815273d3cda913deb6f67967b99d67acdfa1712c29360190630c55699c906064906000906004818660325a03f41560025750505056"
 ```
diff --git a/solc/__init__.py b/solc/__init__.py
index 1a23611..7db18c2 100644
--- a/solc/__init__.py
+++ b/solc/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
     get_solc_version,
     compile_files,
     compile_source,
+    link_code,
 )
diff --git a/solc/main.py b/solc/main.py
index 499d06f..d434034 100644
--- a/solc/main.py
+++ b/solc/main.py
@@ -121,3 +121,17 @@ def compile_files(source_files, output_values=ALL_OUTPUT_VALUES, **kwargs):
 
     contracts = _parse_compiler_output(stdoutdata)
     return contracts
+
+
+def link_code(unliked_data, libraries):
+    libraries_arg = ','.join((
+        ':'.join((lib_name, lib_address))
+        for lib_name, lib_address in libraries.items()
+    ))
+    stdoutdata, stderrdata = solc_wrapper(
+        stdin_bytes=unliked_data,
+        link=True,
+        libraries=libraries_arg,
+    )
+
+    return stdoutdata.strip()
diff --git a/solc/wrapper.py b/solc/wrapper.py
index 7d70fa5..d470057 100644
--- a/solc/wrapper.py
+++ b/solc/wrapper.py
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ def solc_wrapper(solc_binary=SOLC_BINARY,
     if optimize_runs is not None:
         command.extend(('--optimize-runs', str(optimize_runs)))
 
+    if link:
+        command.append('--link')
+
     if libraries is not None:
         command.extend(('--libraries', libraries))
 
@@ -79,9 +82,6 @@ def solc_wrapper(solc_binary=SOLC_BINARY,
     if source_files is not None:
         command.extend(source_files)
 
-    if link:
-        command.append('--link')
-
     #
     # Output configuration
     #
diff --git a/tests/linking/test_library_linking.py b/tests/linking/test_library_linking.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8cddda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linking/test_library_linking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from solc import link_code
+
+CODE = "6060604052610199806100126000396000f360606040526000357c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000009004806344fd4fa01461004f57806358de5f041461005e578063e7f09e051461006d5761004d565b005b61005c600480505061007c565b005b61006b60048050506100db565b005b61007a600480505061013a565b005b73__TestB_________________________________630c55699c604051817c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000281526004018090506000604051808303818660325a03f415610002575050505b565b73__TestC_________________________________630c55699c604051817c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000281526004018090506000604051808303818660325a03f415610002575050505b565b73__TestA_________________________________630c55699c604051817c01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000281526004018090506000604051808303818660325a03f415610002575050505b56"
+
+TEST_A_ADDRESS = "0xd3cda913deb6f67967b99d67acdfa1712c293601"
+TEST_B_ADDRESS = "0x304a554a310c7e546dfe434669c62820b7d83490"
+TEST_C_ADDRESS = "0xbb9bc244d798123fde783fcc1c72d3bb8c189413"
+
+LINKED_CODE = "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"
+
+
+def test_partial_code_linking():
+    output = link_code(CODE, {'TestA': TEST_A_ADDRESS})
+    assert '__TestA__' not in output
+    assert '__TestB__' in output
+    assert '__TestC__' in output
+    assert TEST_A_ADDRESS[2:] in output
+
+
+def test_full_code_linking():
+    output = link_code(CODE, {
+        'TestA': TEST_A_ADDRESS,
+        'TestB': TEST_B_ADDRESS,
+        'TestC': TEST_C_ADDRESS,
+    })
+    assert '__TestA__' not in output
+    assert '__TestB__' not in output
+    assert '__TestC__' not in output
+    assert TEST_A_ADDRESS[2:] in output
+    assert TEST_B_ADDRESS[2:] in output
+    assert TEST_C_ADDRESS[2:] in output
+    assert output == LINKED_CODE