diff --git a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/CMakeLists.txt
index 134c6751..5294295c 100644
--- a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ add_executable(JsonVariantTests
 	clear.cpp
 	compare.cpp
 	containsKey.cpp
-	copy.cpp
 	converters.cpp
+	copy.cpp
 	createNested.cpp
 	is.cpp
 	isnull.cpp
+	link.cpp
 	memoryUsage.cpp
 	misc.cpp
 	nesting.cpp
diff --git a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/link.cpp b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/link.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cf6ec5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/link.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// ArduinoJson - https://arduinojson.org
+// Copyright © 2014-2022, Benoit BLANCHON
+// MIT License
+
+#include <ArduinoJson.h>
+#include <catch.hpp>
+
+TEST_CASE("JsonVariant::link()") {
+  StaticJsonDocument<1024> doc1, doc2;
+  JsonVariant variant = doc1.to<JsonVariant>();
+
+  SECTION("JsonVariant::link(JsonDocument&)") {
+    doc2["hello"] = "world";
+
+    variant.link(doc2.as<JsonVariant>());
+
+    CHECK(variant.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"world\"}");
+    CHECK(variant.memoryUsage() == 0);
+
+    // altering the linked document should change the result
+    doc2["hello"] = "WORLD!";
+
+    CHECK(variant.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"WORLD!\"}");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/memoryUsage.cpp b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/memoryUsage.cpp
index 0516bc6d..f8d47ddf 100644
--- a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/memoryUsage.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/memoryUsage.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ TEST_CASE("JsonVariant::memoryUsage()") {
   SECTION("ignore size of link document") {
     StaticJsonDocument<128> doc2;
     doc2["hello"] = "world";
-    var.add(&doc2);
-    CHECK(var.memoryUsage() == JSON_ARRAY_SIZE(1));
+    var.link(doc2.as<JsonVariant>());
+    CHECK(var.memoryUsage() == 0);
     CHECK(var.memoryUsage() == doc.memoryUsage());
   }
 }
diff --git a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/set.cpp b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/set.cpp
index 8f27d0e0..9cd135ee 100644
--- a/extras/tests/JsonVariant/set.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/JsonVariant/set.cpp
@@ -172,18 +172,4 @@ TEST_CASE("Copy/link from other document") {
 
     CHECK(variant.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"world\"}");
   }
-
-  SECTION("JsonVariant::set(JsonDocument*)") {
-    doc2["hello"] = "world";
-
-    variant.set(&doc2);
-
-    CHECK(variant.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"world\"}");
-    CHECK(variant.memoryUsage() == 0);
-
-    // altering the links document should change the result
-    doc2["hello"] = "WORLD!";
-
-    CHECK(variant.as<std::string>() == "{\"hello\":\"WORLD!\"}");
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/ConverterImpl.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/ConverterImpl.hpp
index b6786b51..baf1187a 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/ConverterImpl.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/ConverterImpl.hpp
@@ -303,9 +303,4 @@ inline bool canConvertFromJson(VariantConstRef src, const std::string_view&) {
 
 #endif
 
-inline void convertToJson(JsonDocument* src, VariantRef dst) {
-  VariantData* data = getData(dst);
-  data->setPointer(getData(src->as<VariantRef>()));
-}
-
 }  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRef.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRef.hpp
index 31fd0219..41b53fbb 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRef.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantRef.hpp
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ class VariantRef : public VariantRefBase<VariantData>,
   template <typename TString>
   FORCE_INLINE VariantRef getOrAddMember(const TString &) const;
 
+  FORCE_INLINE void link(VariantRef var) {
+    if (_data)
+      _data->setPointer(var._data);
+  }
+
   FORCE_INLINE void remove(size_t index) const {
     if (_data)
       _data->remove(index);