diff --git a/osf/metadata/osf_gathering.py b/osf/metadata/osf_gathering.py
index 91f3e0f7859..df1b737f70f 100644
--- a/osf/metadata/osf_gathering.py
+++ b/osf/metadata/osf_gathering.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django import db
+from mimetypes import MimeTypes
 import rdflib
 
 from api.caching.tasks import get_storage_usage_total
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+mime = MimeTypes()
+
 
 ##### BEGIN "public" api #####
 
@@ -373,7 +376,7 @@ def osf_iri(guid_or_model):
     return OSFIO[guid._id]
 
 
-def osfguid_from_iri(iri):
+def osfguid_from_iri(iri: str) -> str:
     if iri.startswith(OSFIO):
         return without_namespace(iri, OSFIO)
     raise ValueError(f'expected iri starting with "{OSFIO}" (got "{iri}")')
@@ -702,6 +705,18 @@ def gather_files(focus):
             yield (DCTERMS.requires, file_focus)
 
 
+@gather.er(DCAT.mediaType)
+def gather_file_mediatype(focus):
+    mime_type = mime.guess_type(focus.dbmodel.name)
+    yield (DCAT.mediaType, 'application/octet-stream') if mime_type == (None, None) else (DCAT.mediaType, mime_type[0])
+    mime_type = mime.guess_type(focus.dbmodel.name)[0]
+    yield (DCAT.mediaType, (
+        'application/octet-stream'
+        if mime_type is None
+        else mime_type
+    ))
+
+
 @gather.er(DCTERMS.hasPart, DCTERMS.isPartOf)
 def gather_parts(focus):
     if isinstance(focus.dbmodel, osfdb.AbstractNode):
diff --git a/osf/metadata/serializers/__init__.py b/osf/metadata/serializers/__init__.py
index 0a2bf995e11..6dc44b87c93 100644
--- a/osf/metadata/serializers/__init__.py
+++ b/osf/metadata/serializers/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from .datacite import DataciteJsonMetadataSerializer, DataciteXmlMetadataSerializer
 from .google_dataset_json_ld import GoogleDatasetJsonLdSerializer
 from .turtle import TurtleMetadataSerializer
+from .linkset import SignpostLinkset, SignpostLinksetJSON
 
 
 METADATA_SERIALIZER_REGISTRY = {
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@
     'datacite-json': DataciteJsonMetadataSerializer,
     'datacite-xml': DataciteXmlMetadataSerializer,
     'google-dataset-json-ld': GoogleDatasetJsonLdSerializer,
+    'linkset': SignpostLinkset,
+    'linkset-json': SignpostLinksetJSON
 }
 
 
diff --git a/osf/metadata/serializers/linkset.py b/osf/metadata/serializers/linkset.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fe51d74d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf/metadata/serializers/linkset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+"""osf.metadata.serializers.signpost_linkset: FAIR signposting with osf metadata
+FAIR signposting: https://signposting.org/FAIR/
+definition of linkset mediatypes: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9264.html
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import abc
+from collections.abc import (
+    Iterable,
+    Iterator
+)
+from collections import defaultdict
+import dataclasses
+import json
+from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlsplit, urlencode, urlunsplit
+
+import rdflib
+
+from ._base import MetadataSerializer
+from osf.metadata.osf_gathering import osfguid_from_iri
+from osf.metadata.rdfutils import DOI, DCTERMS, OWL, RDF, OSF, DCAT
+from website.settings import DOMAIN
+from website.util import web_url_for
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class SignpostLink:
+    anchor_uri: str
+    relation: str
+    target_uri: str
+    target_attrs: Iterable[tuple[str, str]] = ()
+
+
+class BaseSignpostLinkset(MetadataSerializer, abc.ABC):
+    def _each_link(self) -> Iterator[SignpostLink]:
+        focus_iri = self.basket.focus.iri
+        if self.basket.focus.rdftype == OSF.File:
+            # collection (file's containing obj)
+            for _collection_uri in self.basket[OSF.isContainedBy]:
+                yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'collection', str(_collection_uri))
+
+        # author
+        for _creator_iri in self.basket[DCTERMS.creator]:
+            yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'author', str(_creator_iri))
+
+        # type
+        if self.basket.focus.rdftype == OSF.File:
+            parent_types = set(self.basket[OSF.isContainedBy / (DCTERMS.type | RDF.type)])
+            for _type_iri in self.basket[DCTERMS.type | RDF.type]:
+                # check the type differs from parent project / registry / preprint
+                if _type_iri not in parent_types:
+                    yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'type', str(_type_iri))
+        else:
+            for _type_iri in self.basket[DCTERMS.type | RDF.type]:
+                yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'type', str(_type_iri))
+
+        # cite-as
+        yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'cite-as', next((
+            _sameas_iri
+            for _sameas_iri in self.basket[OWL.sameAs]
+            if _sameas_iri.startswith(DOI)
+        ), focus_iri))
+
+        base_metadata_url = urljoin(DOMAIN, web_url_for(
+            'metadata_download',  # name of a view function mapped in website/routes.py
+            guid=osfguid_from_iri(self.basket.focus.iri),
+        ))
+        split_base_metadata_url = urlsplit(base_metadata_url)
+
+        # describes
+        yield SignpostLink(
+            base_metadata_url,
+            'describes',
+            focus_iri,
+        )
+
+        from osf.metadata.serializers import METADATA_SERIALIZER_REGISTRY
+        # describedby
+        for _format_key, _serializer in METADATA_SERIALIZER_REGISTRY.items():
+            _metadata_url = urlunsplit(split_base_metadata_url._replace(
+                query=urlencode({'format': _format_key}),
+            ))
+            yield SignpostLink(
+                focus_iri,
+                'describedby',
+                _metadata_url,
+                [('type', _serializer.mediatype)]
+            )
+
+        # license
+        for _license_uri in self.basket[DCTERMS.rights]:
+            if not isinstance(_license_uri, rdflib.BNode):
+                yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'license', str(_license_uri))
+
+        # item
+        for _file_iri in self.basket[OSF.contains]:
+            mime_type = next(self.basket[_file_iri:DCAT.mediaType])
+            yield SignpostLink(focus_iri, 'item', str(_file_iri), [('type', mime_type)])
+
+
+class SignpostLinkset(BaseSignpostLinkset):
+    mediatype = 'application/linkset'
+
+    def filename_for_itemid(self, itemid: str):
+        return f'{itemid}-metadata.linkset'
+
+    def serialize(self) -> str | bytes:
+        """serialize a linkset for FAIR signposting
+        see example https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9264.html#section-7.1
+        FAIR signposting: https://signposting.org/FAIR/
+        """
+        result = ',\n'.join(self._serialize_link(link) for link in self._each_link())
+        return '{}\n'.format(result)
+
+    def _serialize_link(self, link: SignpostLink) -> str:
+        segments = [
+            f'<{link.target_uri}>',
+            f'rel="{link.relation}"',
+            f'anchor="{link.anchor_uri}"'
+        ]
+        for key, value in link.target_attrs:
+            segments.append(f'{key}="{value}"')
+        return ' ; '.join(segments)
+
+class SignpostLinksetJSON(BaseSignpostLinkset):
+    mediatype = 'application/linkset+json'
+
+    def filename_for_itemid(self, itemid: str):
+        return f'{itemid}-metadata.linkset.json'
+
+    def serialize(self) -> str | bytes:
+        """serialize linkset json
+        definition: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9264.html#section-4.2
+        example: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9264.html#section-7.2
+        """
+        grouped_links = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(list))
+
+        for link in self._each_link():
+            link_entry = {'href': link.target_uri}
+            link_entry.update(link.target_attrs)
+            grouped_links[link.anchor_uri][link.relation].append(link_entry)
+
+        linkset = []
+        for anchor, relations in grouped_links.items():
+            anchor_entry = {'anchor': anchor}
+            anchor_entry.update(relations)
+            linkset.append(anchor_entry)
+
+        return json.dumps({'linkset': linkset}, indent=2)
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_basic.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_basic.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f4072d1af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_basic.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w2ibb> ; rel="collection" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/File> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w3ibb> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w3ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json"
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_basic.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_basic.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..517feda02fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_basic.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+      "collection": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w2ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/File"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_full.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_full.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f4072d1af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_full.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w2ibb> ; rel="collection" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/File> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w3ibb> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w3ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w3ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json"
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_full.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_full.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..517feda02fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/file_full.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+      "collection": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w2ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/File"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w3ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_basic.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_basic.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5272b32607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_basic.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w1ibb> ; rel="author" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#Preprint> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Preprint> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<https://doi.org/11.pp/FK2osf.io/w4ibb_v1> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w4ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_basic.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_basic.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e856d39089a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_basic.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+      "author": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w1ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#Preprint"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Preprint"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://doi.org/11.pp/FK2osf.io/w4ibb_v1"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w4ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_full.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_full.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..181dc4e9e8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_full.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w1ibb> ; rel="author" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#Preprint> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Preprint> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<https://doi.org/11.pp/FK2osf.io/w4ibb_v1> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w4ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w4ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json"
+
+
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_full.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_full.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e856d39089a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/preprint_full.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w4ibb",
+      "author": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w1ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#Preprint"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Preprint"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://doi.org/11.pp/FK2osf.io/w4ibb_v1"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w4ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w4ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_basic.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_basic.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cd46ab70c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_basic.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w1ibb> ; rel="author" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Project> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<https://doi.org/10.70102/FK2osf.io/w2ibb> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w2ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/w3ibb> ; rel="item" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/octet-stream"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_basic.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_basic.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c172ee29b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_basic.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+      "author": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w1ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Project"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://doi.org/10.70102/FK2osf.io/w2ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "item": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+          "type": "application/octet-stream"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w2ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_full.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_full.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16acde1b2f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_full.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w1ibb> ; rel="author" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#Dataset> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Project> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<https://doi.org/10.70102/FK2osf.io/w2ibb> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w2ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json",
+<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode> ; rel="license" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w3ibb> ; rel="item" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w2ibb" ; type="application/octet-stream"
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_full.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_full.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0de872a2b6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/project_full.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w2ibb",
+      "author": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w1ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#Dataset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Project"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://doi.org/10.70102/FK2osf.io/w2ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode"
+        }
+      ],
+      "item": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w3ibb",
+          "type": "application/octet-stream"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w2ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w2ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_basic.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_basic.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbc1ed1f468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_basic.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w1ibb> ; rel="author" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#StudyRegistration> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Registration> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w5ibb> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w5ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/w6ibb> ; rel="item" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/octet-stream"
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_basic.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_basic.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a09ddeaa02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_basic.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+      "author": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w1ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#StudyRegistration"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Registration"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w5ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "item": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w6ibb",
+          "type": "application/octet-stream"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w5ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_full.linkset b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_full.linkset
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14e698ed9de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_full.linkset
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<http://localhost:5000/w1ibb> ; rel="author" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#StudyRegistration> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Registration> ; rel="type" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w5ibb> ; rel="cite-as" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w5ibb> ; rel="describes" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=turtle> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="text/turtle; charset=utf-8",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-xml> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/xml",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/ld+json",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/linkset",
+<http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset-json> ; rel="describedby" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/linkset+json",
+<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode> ; rel="license" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+<http://localhost:5000/w6ibb> ; rel="item" ; anchor="http://localhost:5000/w5ibb" ; type="application/octet-stream"
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_full.linkset.json b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_full.linkset.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b5f3c144e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/expected_metadata_files/registration_full.linkset.json
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+  "linkset": [
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/w5ibb",
+      "author": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w1ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "type": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-4/#StudyRegistration"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://osf.io/vocab/2022/Registration"
+        }
+      ],
+      "cite-as": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w5ibb"
+        }
+      ],
+      "describedby": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=turtle",
+          "type": "text/turtle; charset=utf-8"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-json",
+          "type": "application/json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=datacite-xml",
+          "type": "application/xml"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=google-dataset-json-ld",
+          "type": "application/ld+json"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset",
+          "type": "application/linkset"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/?format=linkset-json",
+          "type": "application/linkset+json"
+        }
+      ],
+      "license": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode"
+        }
+      ],
+      "item": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w6ibb",
+          "type": "application/octet-stream"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "anchor": "http://localhost:5000/metadata/w5ibb/",
+      "describes": [
+        {
+          "href": "http://localhost:5000/w5ibb"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osf_tests/metadata/test_serialized_metadata.py b/osf_tests/metadata/test_serialized_metadata.py
index 53c5577ede7..020f4d18574 100644
--- a/osf_tests/metadata/test_serialized_metadata.py
+++ b/osf_tests/metadata/test_serialized_metadata.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'project_basic.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'project_basic.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'project_basic.google-dataset.json',
+
+            'linkset': 'project_basic.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'project_basic.linkset.json',
         },
     },
     OSF.Preprint: {
@@ -39,6 +42,9 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'preprint_basic.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'preprint_basic.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'preprint_basic.google-dataset.json',
+
+            'linkset': 'preprint_basic.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'preprint_basic.linkset.json',
         },
     },
     OSF.Registration: {
@@ -47,6 +53,9 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'registration_basic.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'registration_basic.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'registration_basic.google-dataset.json',
+
+            'linkset': 'registration_basic.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'registration_basic.linkset.json',
         },
     },
     OSF.File: {
@@ -55,6 +64,8 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'file_basic.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'file_basic.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'file_basic.google-dataset.json',
+            'linkset': 'file_basic.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'file_basic.linkset.json',
         },
     },
     DCTERMS.Agent: {
@@ -71,6 +82,9 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'project_full.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'project_full.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'project_full.google-dataset.json',
+
+            'linkset': 'project_full.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'project_full.linkset.json',
         },
         OsfmapPartition.SUPPLEMENT: {
             'turtle': 'project_supplement.turtle',
@@ -85,6 +99,9 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'preprint_full.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'preprint_full.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'preprint_full.google-dataset.json',
+
+            'linkset': 'preprint_full.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'preprint_full.linkset.json',
         },
         OsfmapPartition.SUPPLEMENT: {
             'turtle': 'preprint_supplement.turtle',
@@ -99,6 +116,9 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'registration_full.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'registration_full.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'registration_full.google-dataset.json',
+
+            'linkset': 'registration_full.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'registration_full.linkset.json',
         },
         OsfmapPartition.SUPPLEMENT: {
             'turtle': 'registration_supplement.turtle',
@@ -113,6 +133,8 @@
             'datacite-xml': 'file_full.datacite.xml',
             'datacite-json': 'file_full.datacite.json',
             'google-dataset-json-ld': 'file_full.google-dataset.json',
+            'linkset': 'file_full.linkset',
+            'linkset-json': 'file_full.linkset.json',
         },
         OsfmapPartition.SUPPLEMENT: {
             'turtle': 'file_supplement.turtle',
@@ -139,6 +161,8 @@
     'datacite-xml': 'application/xml',
     'datacite-json': 'application/json',
     'google-dataset-json-ld': 'application/ld+json',
+    'linkset': 'application/linkset',
+    'linkset-json': 'application/linkset+json',
 }