diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift
index 55af772fb..8e22affe5 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift
@@ -479,6 +479,30 @@ extension Validation {
     public static var serverVarialbeDefaultExistsInEnum : Validation<OpenAPI.Server.Variable> {
         return serverVariableDefaultExistsInEnum
     }
+
+    /// Validate the OpenAPI Document's `Links` with operationIds refer to
+    /// Operations that exist in the document.
+    ///
+    /// This validation ensures that Link Objects using operationIds have corresponding
+    /// Operations in the document that have those IDs.
+    ///
+    /// - Important: This is not an included validation by default.
+    public static var linkOperationsExist: Validation<OpenAPI.Link> {
+        .init(
+            description: "Links with operationIds have corresponding Operations",
+            check: { context in
+                guard case let .b(operationId) = context.subject.operation else {
+                    // don't make assertions about Links that don't have operationIds
+                    return true
+                }
+                
+                // Collect all operation IDs from the document
+                let operationIds = context.document.allOperationIds
+                
+                return operationIds.contains(operationId)
+            }
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 /// Used by both the Path Item parameter check and the
diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift
index 414d26d24..d880181df 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Validator/Validation+Builtins.swift
@@ -396,6 +396,30 @@ extension Validation {
             }
         )
     }
+
+    /// Validate the OpenAPI Document's `Links` with operationIds refer to
+    /// Operations that exist in the document.
+    ///
+    /// This validation ensures that Link Objects using operationIds have corresponding
+    /// Operations in the document that have those IDs.
+    ///
+    /// - Important: This is not an included validation by default.
+    public static var linkOperationsExist: Validation<OpenAPI.Link> {
+        .init(
+            description: "Links with operationIds have corresponding Operations",
+            check: { context in
+                guard case let .b(operationId) = context.subject.operation else {
+                    // don't make assertions about Links that don't have operationIds
+                    return true
+                }
+                
+                // Use the allOperationIds helper to get all operation IDs from the document
+                let operationIds = context.document.allOperationIds
+                
+                return operationIds.contains(operationId)
+            }
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 /// Used by both the Path Item parameter check and the
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKit30Tests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKit30Tests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift
index 2e1eba612..4a950c25e 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKit30Tests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKit30Tests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift
@@ -749,4 +749,63 @@ final class BuiltinValidationTests: XCTestCase {
         // NOTE this is part of default validation
         try document.validate()
     }
+
+    func test_linkOperationsExist_validates() throws {
+        // Create a link with an operationId that exists in the document
+        let link = OpenAPI.Link(operationId: "testOperation")
+        
+        // Create a document with an operation using that ID
+        let document = OpenAPI.Document(
+            info: .init(title: "test", version: "1.0"),
+            servers: [],
+            paths: [
+                "/hello": .init(
+                    get: .init(
+                        operationId: "testOperation",
+                        responses: [:]
+                    )
+                )
+            ],
+            components: .init(
+                links: [
+                    "testLink": link
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+        
+        let validator = Validator.blank.validating(.linkOperationsExist)
+        try document.validate(using: validator)
+    }
+    
+    func test_linkOperationsExist_fails() throws {
+        // Create a link with an operationId that doesn't exist in the document
+        let link = OpenAPI.Link(operationId: "nonExistentOperation")
+        
+        // Create a document with an operation using a different ID
+        let document = OpenAPI.Document(
+            info: .init(title: "test", version: "1.0"),
+            servers: [],
+            paths: [
+                "/hello": .init(
+                    get: .init(
+                        operationId: "testOperation",
+                        responses: [:]
+                    )
+                )
+            ],
+            components: .init(
+                links: [
+                    "testLink": link
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+        
+        let validator = Validator.blank.validating(.linkOperationsExist)
+        
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try document.validate(using: validator)) { error in
+            let errorCollection = error as? ValidationErrorCollection
+            XCTAssertEqual(errorCollection?.values.first?.reason, "Failed to satisfy: Links with operationIds have corresponding Operations")
+            XCTAssertTrue((errorCollection?.values.first?.codingPath.map { $0.stringValue }.joined(separator: ".") ?? "").contains("testLink"))
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift
index eb683ccee..f74c77a34 100644
--- a/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OpenAPIKitTests/Validator/BuiltinValidationTests.swift
@@ -860,4 +860,84 @@ final class BuiltinValidationTests: XCTestCase {
         // NOTE this is part of default validation
         try document.validate()
     }
+
+    func test_pathItemsTopLevelReferencesReferencingPathItemComponentsSuccess() throws {
+        let document = OpenAPI.Document(
+            info: .init(title: "test", version: "1.0"),
+            servers: [],
+            paths: [
+                "/hello": .reference(.component(named: "hello")),
+                "/world": .reference(.component(named: "world"))
+            ],
+            components: .init(
+                pathItems: [
+                    "hello": .init(),
+                    "world": .init()
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+
+        let validator = Validator.blank.validating(.pathItemReferencesAreValid)
+
+        try document.validate(using: validator)
+    }
+    
+    func test_linkOperationsExist_validates() throws {
+        // Create a link with an operationId that exists in the document
+        let link = OpenAPI.Link(operationId: "testOperation")
+        
+        // Create a document with an operation using that ID
+        let document = OpenAPI.Document(
+            info: .init(title: "test", version: "1.0"),
+            servers: [],
+            paths: [
+                "/hello": .init(
+                    get: .init(
+                        operationId: "testOperation",
+                        responses: [:]
+                    )
+                )
+            ],
+            components: .init(
+                links: [
+                    "testLink": link
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+        
+        let validator = Validator.blank.validating(.linkOperationsExist)
+        try document.validate(using: validator)
+    }
+    
+    func test_linkOperationsExist_fails() throws {
+        // Create a link with an operationId that doesn't exist in the document
+        let link = OpenAPI.Link(operationId: "nonExistentOperation")
+        
+        // Create a document with an operation using a different ID
+        let document = OpenAPI.Document(
+            info: .init(title: "test", version: "1.0"),
+            servers: [],
+            paths: [
+                "/hello": .init(
+                    get: .init(
+                        operationId: "testOperation",
+                        responses: [:]
+                    )
+                )
+            ],
+            components: .init(
+                links: [
+                    "testLink": link
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+        
+        let validator = Validator.blank.validating(.linkOperationsExist)
+        
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try document.validate(using: validator)) { error in
+            let errorCollection = error as? ValidationErrorCollection
+            XCTAssertEqual(errorCollection?.values.first?.reason, "Failed to satisfy: Links with operationIds have corresponding Operations")
+            XCTAssertTrue((errorCollection?.values.first?.codingPath.map { $0.stringValue }.joined(separator: ".") ?? "").contains("testLink"))
+        }
+    }
 }