diff --git a/server/features/events.feature b/server/features/events.feature
index 2b51dc12a..8295f66df 100644
--- a/server/features/events.feature
+++ b/server/features/events.feature
@@ -1671,4 +1671,88 @@ Feature: Events
         "lock_session": "#SESSION_ID#"
     }
     """
-    Then we get OK response
\ No newline at end of file
+    Then we get OK response
+
+    @auth
+    Scenario: Link new Event with many_secondary link method
+        Given config update
+        """
+        {"PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD": "many_secondary"}
+        """
+        Given "planning"
+        """
+        [{
+            "_id": "plan1",
+            "guid": "plan1",
+            "slugline": "TestEvent",
+            "state": "draft",
+            "lock_user": "#CONTEXT_USER_ID#",
+            "lock_session": "#SESSION_ID#",
+            "lock_action": "add_as_event",
+            "lock_time": "#DATE#",
+            "planning_date": "2016-01-02"
+        }]
+        """
+        When we post to "events"
+        """
+        {
+            "guid": "event_1",
+            "name": "Primary Event 1",
+            "slugline": "event-1",
+            "_planning_item": "plan1",
+            "dates": {
+                "start": "2029-11-21T12:00:00.000Z",
+                "end": "2029-11-21T14:00:00.000Z",
+                "tz": "Australia/Sydney"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        Then we get OK response
+        When we get "/planning/plan1"
+        Then we get existing resource
+        """
+        {"related_events": [{"_id": "#events._id#", "link_type": "secondary"}]}
+        """
+     
+    @wip
+    @auth
+    Scenario: Link new Event with one_primary link method
+        Given config update
+        """
+        {"PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD": "one_primary"}
+        """
+        Given "planning"
+        """
+        [{
+            "_id": "plan1",
+            "guid": "plan1",
+            "slugline": "TestEvent",
+            "state": "draft",
+            "lock_user": "#CONTEXT_USER_ID#",
+            "lock_session": "#SESSION_ID#",
+            "lock_action": "add_as_event",
+            "lock_time": "#DATE#",
+            "planning_date": "2016-01-02"
+        }]
+        """
+        When we post to "events"
+        """
+        {
+            "guid": "event_1",
+            "name": "Primary Event 1",
+            "slugline": "event-1",
+            "_planning_item": "plan1",
+            "dates": {
+                "start": "2029-11-21T12:00:00.000Z",
+                "end": "2029-11-21T14:00:00.000Z",
+                "tz": "Australia/Sydney"
+            }
+        }
+        """
+        Then we get OK response
+        When we get "/planning/plan1"
+        Then we get existing resource
+        """
+        {"related_events": [{"_id": "#events._id#", "link_type": "primary"}]}
+        """
+     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/features/events_cancel.feature b/server/features/events_cancel.feature
index e15131abd..23ea482e1 100644
--- a/server/features/events_cancel.feature
+++ b/server/features/events_cancel.feature
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ Feature: Events Cancel
     Scenario: Cancelling an Event does not cancel Planning item with secondary link
         Given config update
         """
-        {"PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD": "secondary"}
+        {"PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD": "many_secondary"}
         """
         Given we have sessions "/sessions"
         And "events"
diff --git a/server/planning/events/events.py b/server/planning/events/events.py
index 6d3b4e788..aca0e9c2d 100644
--- a/server/planning/events/events.py
+++ b/server/planning/events/events.py
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@
     update_ingest_on_patch,
     TEMP_ID_PREFIX,
 )
-from planning.utils import get_related_planning_for_events, get_related_event_ids_for_planning
+from planning.utils import (
+    get_planning_event_link_method,
+    get_related_planning_for_events,
+    get_related_event_ids_for_planning,
+)
 from .events_base_service import EventsBaseService
 from .events_schema import events_schema
 from .events_sync import sync_event_metadata_with_planning_items
@@ -751,8 +755,12 @@ def _link_to_planning(event: Event):
             raise SuperdeskApiError.badRequestError("Planning item not found")
 
         updates = {"related_events": planning_item.get("related_events") or []}
+        event_link_method = get_planning_event_link_method()
         link_type: PLANNING_RELATED_EVENT_LINK_TYPE = (
-            "primary" if not len(get_related_event_ids_for_planning(planning_item, "primary")) else "secondary"
+            "primary"
+            if not len(get_related_event_ids_for_planning(planning_item, "primary"))
+            and event_link_method in ("one_primary", "one_primary_many_secondary")
+            else "secondary"
         )
         related_planning = PlanningRelatedEventLink(_id=event_id, link_type=link_type)
         updates["related_events"].append(related_planning)
diff --git a/server/planning/planning/planning.py b/server/planning/planning/planning.py
index a9341b625..cf7686089 100644
--- a/server/planning/planning/planning.py
+++ b/server/planning/planning/planning.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 """Superdesk Planning"""
 
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List
+from typing_extensions import assert_never
 from copy import deepcopy
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
 from planning.signals import planning_created, planning_ingested
 from .planning_schema import planning_schema
 from planning.utils import (
+    get_planning_event_link_method,
     get_related_planning_for_events,
     get_related_event_links_for_planning,
     get_related_event_ids_for_planning,
@@ -361,9 +363,9 @@ def validate_planning(self, updates, original=None):
                 if next_schedule and next_schedule["planning"]["scheduled"] > scheduled_update["planning"]["scheduled"]:
                     raise SuperdeskApiError(message="Scheduled updates of a coverage must be after the previous update")
 
-    def _validate_events_links(self, updates):
+    def _validate_events_links(self, updates) -> None:
         ONLY_ONE_PRIMARY_LINKED_EVENT_ERROR = "Only 1 primary linked event is allowed"
-        event_link_method = app.config.get("PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD", "one_primary")
+        event_link_method = get_planning_event_link_method()
 
         if updates.get("related_events"):
             related_events_links = updates.get("related_events")
@@ -383,6 +385,8 @@ def _validate_events_links(self, updates):
                 assert len(primary_links) + len(secondary_links) == len(
                     related_events_links
                 ), "Missing events link type"
+            else:
+                assert_never(event_link_method)
 
     def _set_planning_event_info(self, doc: Planning, planning_type: ContentProfile) -> Optional[Event]:
         """Set the planning event date
diff --git a/server/planning/types/__init__.py b/server/planning/types/__init__.py
index a00215154..01ac7a15f 100644
--- a/server/planning/types/__init__.py
+++ b/server/planning/types/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 UPDATE_METHOD = Literal["single", "future", "all"]
 PLANNING_RELATED_EVENT_LINK_TYPE = Literal["primary", "secondary"]
+PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD = Literal["one_primary", "many_secondary", "one_primary_many_secondary"]
 
 
 class StringFieldTranslation(TypedDict):
diff --git a/server/planning/utils.py b/server/planning/utils.py
index b0d3bd4c5..2ccfcc91d 100644
--- a/server/planning/utils.py
+++ b/server/planning/utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import arrow
 import pytz
 
+from planning import types
 from superdesk import get_resource_service
 from superdesk.json_utils import cast_item
 
@@ -213,3 +214,7 @@ def get_first_event_item_for_planning_id(
         return None
 
     return get_resource_service("events").find_one(req=None, _id=first_event_id)
+
+
+def get_planning_event_link_method() -> types.PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD:
+    return app.config.get("PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD", "one_primary")
diff --git a/server/settings.py b/server/settings.py
index 4b8dfdc2a..80698dc8d 100644
--- a/server/settings.py
+++ b/server/settings.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 
 import os
 import json
+import planning.types as planning_types
+
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from typing import Literal
 
 
 def env(variable, fallback_value=None):
@@ -191,4 +192,4 @@ def env(variable, fallback_value=None):
 
 PLANNING_DEFAULT_COVERAGE_STATUS_ON_INGEST = "ncostat:int"
 
-PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD: Literal["one_primary", "many_secondary", "one_primary_many_secondary"] = "one_primary"
+PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD: planning_types.PLANNING_EVENT_LINK_METHOD = "one_primary"