diff --git a/soh/soh/GameMenuBar.cpp b/soh/soh/GameMenuBar.cpp
index 8bf39d549..7e190a5c7 100644
--- a/soh/soh/GameMenuBar.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/GameMenuBar.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ namespace GameMenuBar {
                     UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementSliderInt("Block pushing speed +%d", "##BLOCKSPEED", "gFasterBlockPush", 0, 5, "", 0, false, false, true);
                     UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementCheckbox("Faster Heavy Block Lift", "gFasterHeavyBlockLift", true, false);
                     UIWidgets::Tooltip("Speeds up lifting silver rocks and obelisks");
+                    UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementCheckbox("Link as default file name", "gLinkDefaultName");
+                    UIWidgets::Tooltip("Allows you to have \"Link\" as a premade file name");
                     UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementCheckbox("No Forced Navi", "gNoForcedNavi", true, false);
                     UIWidgets::Tooltip("Prevent forced Navi conversations");
                     UIWidgets::PaddedEnhancementCheckbox("No Skulltula Freeze", "gSkulltulaFreeze", true, false);
diff --git a/soh/src/overlays/gamestates/ovl_file_choose/z_file_choose.c b/soh/src/overlays/gamestates/ovl_file_choose/z_file_choose.c
index 877da8daf..634bb6c7e 100644
--- a/soh/src/overlays/gamestates/ovl_file_choose/z_file_choose.c
+++ b/soh/src/overlays/gamestates/ovl_file_choose/z_file_choose.c
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ void FileChoose_UpdateRandomizer() {
  */
 void FileChoose_UpdateMainMenu(GameState* thisx) {
     static u8 emptyName[] = { 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E };
+    static u8 linkName[] = { 0x15, 0x2C, 0x31, 0x2E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E };
     FileChooseContext* this = (FileChooseContext*)thisx;
     Input* input = &this->state.input[0];
     bool dpad = CVarGetInteger("gDpadText", 0);
@@ -497,10 +498,10 @@ void FileChoose_UpdateMainMenu(GameState* thisx) {
                     this->kbdY = 0;
                     this->charIndex = 0;
                     this->charBgAlpha = 0;
-                    this->newFileNameCharCount = 0;
+                    this->newFileNameCharCount = CVarGetInteger("gLinkDefaultName", 0) ? 4 : 0;
                     this->nameEntryBoxPosX = 120;
                     this->nameEntryBoxAlpha = 0;
-                    memcpy(Save_GetSaveMetaInfo(this->buttonIndex)->playerName, &emptyName, 8);
+                    memcpy(Save_GetSaveMetaInfo(this->buttonIndex)->playerName, CVarGetInteger("gLinkDefaultName", 0) ? &linkName : &emptyName, 8);  
                 }
                 this->logoAlpha = 0;
             } else if(!FileChoose_IsSaveCompatible(Save_GetSaveMetaInfo(this->buttonIndex))) {
@@ -654,6 +655,7 @@ void FileChoose_StartQuestMenu(GameState* thisx) {
 
 void FileChoose_UpdateQuestMenu(GameState* thisx) {
     static u8 emptyName[] = { 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E };
+    static u8 linkName[] = { 0x15, 0x2C, 0x31, 0x2E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E, 0x3E };
     FileChoose_UpdateStickDirectionPromptAnim(thisx);
     FileChooseContext* this = (FileChooseContext*)thisx;
     Input* input = &this->state.input[0];
@@ -707,10 +709,10 @@ void FileChoose_UpdateQuestMenu(GameState* thisx) {
         this->kbdY = 0;
         this->charIndex = 0;
         this->charBgAlpha = 0;
-        this->newFileNameCharCount = 0;
+        this->newFileNameCharCount = CVarGetInteger("gLinkDefaultName", 0) ? 4 : 0;
         this->nameEntryBoxPosX = 120;
         this->nameEntryBoxAlpha = 0;
-        memcpy(Save_GetSaveMetaInfo(this->buttonIndex)->playerName, &emptyName, 8);
+        memcpy(Save_GetSaveMetaInfo(this->buttonIndex)->playerName, CVarGetInteger("gLinkDefaultName", 0) ? &linkName : &emptyName, 8);
         return;
     }