diff --git a/src/cets.erl b/src/cets.erl
index ad5c7ea..466ad0e 100644
--- a/src/cets.erl
+++ b/src/cets.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
 -export([
+    start_link/2,
     start/2,
     stop/1,
     insert/2,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 ]).
 
 -ignore_xref([
+    start_link/2,
     start/2,
     stop/1,
     insert/2,
@@ -249,6 +251,17 @@
 
 %% API functions
 
+%% @doc Starts a linked process serving an ETS table.
+%% @see start/2
+-spec start_link(table_name(), start_opts()) -> gen_server:start_ret().
+start_link(Tab, Opts) when is_atom(Tab) ->
+    case check_opts(Opts) of
+        [] ->
+            gen_server:start_link({local, Tab}, ?MODULE, {Tab, Opts}, []);
+        Errors ->
+            {error, Errors}
+    end.
+
 %% @doc Starts a process serving an ETS table.
 %%
 %% The process would be registered under `table_name()' name.
diff --git a/test/cets_SUITE.erl b/test/cets_SUITE.erl
index 06c87d1..9235526 100644
--- a/test/cets_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/cets_SUITE.erl
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ groups() ->
 
 cases() ->
     [
+        start_link_inits_and_accepts_records,
         inserted_records_could_be_read_back,
         insert_many_with_one_record,
         insert_many_with_two_records,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ cases() ->
         join_works_with_existing_data_with_conflicts_and_defined_conflict_handler_and_more_keys,
         join_works_with_existing_data_with_conflicts_and_defined_conflict_handler_and_keypos2,
         bag_with_conflict_handler_not_allowed,
+        bag_with_conflict_handler_not_allowed_for_start_link,
         insert_new_works,
         insert_new_works_with_table_name,
         insert_new_works_when_leader_is_back,
@@ -274,6 +276,12 @@ end_per_testcase(_, _Config) ->
 log_modules() ->
     [cets, cets_call, cets_long, cets_join, cets_discovery].
 
+start_link_inits_and_accepts_records(Config) ->
+    Tab = make_name(Config),
+    start_link_local(Tab),
+    cets:insert(Tab, {alice, 32}),
+    [{alice, 32}] = ets:lookup(Tab, alice).
+
 inserted_records_could_be_read_back(Config) ->
     Tab = make_name(Config),
     start_local(Tab),
@@ -747,6 +755,10 @@ bag_with_conflict_handler_not_allowed(Config) ->
     {error, [bag_with_conflict_handler]} =
         cets:start(make_name(Config), #{handle_conflict => fun resolve_highest/2, type => bag}).
 
+bag_with_conflict_handler_not_allowed_for_start_link(Config) ->
+    {error, [bag_with_conflict_handler]} =
+        cets:start_link(make_name(Config), #{handle_conflict => fun resolve_highest/2, type => bag}).
+
 join_with_the_same_pid(Config) ->
     Tab = make_name(Config),
     {ok, Pid} = start_local(Tab),
@@ -2917,6 +2929,16 @@ still_works(Pid) ->
     ok = cets:insert(Pid, {1}),
     {ok, [{1}]} = cets:remote_dump(Pid).
 
+start_link_local(Name) ->
+    start_link_local(Name, #{}).
+
+start_link_local(Name, Opts) ->
+    catch cets:stop(Name),
+    wait_for_name_to_be_free(node(), Name),
+    {ok, Pid} = cets:start_link(Name, Opts),
+    schedule_cleanup(Pid),
+    {ok, Pid}.
+
 start_local(Name) ->
     start_local(Name, #{}).