diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 442d9d0ca5e..1d4e1a7b676 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Unreleased
 - Speed up file copying on macos by using `clonefile` when available
   (@rgrinberg, #7210)
 
-- Adds support for loading plugins in toplevels (#6082, fixes #6081, 
+- Adds support for loading plugins in toplevels (#6082, fixes #6081,
   @ivg, @richardlford)
 
 - Support commands that output 8-bit and 24-bit colors in the terminal (#7188,
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ Unreleased
 - Fix segfault on MacOS when dune was being shutdown while in watch mode.
   (#7312, fixes #6151, @gridbugs, @emillon)
 
+- Support `(link_flags ...)` in `(cinaps ...)` stanza. (#7423, fixes #7416,
+  @nojb)
+
 3.7.0 (2023-02-17)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/cinaps.ml b/src/dune_rules/cinaps.ml
index 0aee7b16eda..c35eecca098 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/cinaps.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/cinaps.ml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type t =
   ; runtime_deps : Dep_conf.t list
   ; cinaps_version : Syntax.Version.t
   ; alias : Alias.Name.t option
+  ; link_flags : Link_flags.Spec.t
   }
 
 let name = "cinaps"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ let decode =
          (Dune_lang.Syntax.since syntax (1, 1) >>> repeat Dep_conf.decode)
      and+ cinaps_version = Dune_lang.Syntax.get_exn syntax
      and+ alias = field_o "alias" Alias.Name.decode
+     and+ link_flags = Link_flags.Spec.decode ~since:(Some (3, 8))
      (* TODO use this field? *)
      and+ _flags = Ocaml_flags.Spec.decode in
      { loc
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ let decode =
      ; runtime_deps
      ; cinaps_version
      ; alias
+     ; link_flags
      })
 
 let () =
@@ -139,7 +142,17 @@ let gen_rules sctx t ~dir ~scope =
       ~js_of_ocaml:None ~package:None
   in
   let* (_ : Exe.dep_graphs) =
-    Exe.build_and_link cctx
+    let link_args =
+      let open Action_builder.O in
+      let* link_flags =
+        Action_builder.of_memo (Super_context.link_flags sctx ~dir t.link_flags)
+      in
+      let+ link_args =
+        Link_flags.get ~use_standard_cxx_flags:false link_flags
+      in
+      Command.Args.As link_args
+    in
+    Exe.build_and_link cctx ~link_args
       ~program:{ name; main_module_name; loc }
       ~linkages:[ Exe.Linkage.native_or_custom (Super_context.context sctx) ]
       ~promote:None
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/cinaps/link-flags.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/cinaps/link-flags.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6c57f7bfcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/cinaps/link-flags.t
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Link-time flags for running cinaps
+
+  $ cat > dune-project <<EOF
+  > (lang dune 3.8)
+  > (using cinaps 1.1)
+  > EOF
+
+  $ cat > dune <<EOF
+  > (cinaps
+  >  (files *.ml)
+  >  (link_flags -linkall))
+  > EOF
+
+  $ touch test.ml
+
+  $ dune build --verbose @cinaps 2>&1 | sed -n 's#.*/cinaps.exe.*\(-linkall\).*#\1#p'
+  -linkall