diff --git a/tests/test_data_metadata.py b/tests/test_data_metadata.py
index 6fd0af9ac67ff31b84628530265727de69451820..effba9dc3109c4f2a7a1ed8a82a9f6e672afb9bc 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_metadata.py
@@ -57,3 +57,35 @@ def test_get_links_bad_type(value):
     meta = data.Metadata({'key': value})
     with pytest.raises(TypeError):
         meta.get_links('key')
+
+def test_first_link_from_txn(simple_txn):
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 0)
+    assert meta.first_link('note') == 'txn'
+
+def test_first_link_from_post_override(simple_txn):
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 1)
+    assert meta.first_link('note') == 'donation'
+
+def test_first_link_is_only_link(simple_txn):
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 1)
+    assert meta.first_link('extra') == 'Extra'
+
+def test_first_link_nonexistent_metadata(simple_txn):
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 1)
+    assert meta.first_link('Nonexistent') is None
+
+def test_first_link_nonexistent_default(simple_txn):
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 1)
+    assert meta.first_link('Nonexistent', 'missing') == 'missing'
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('meta_value', testutil.NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES)
+def test_first_link_bad_type_metadata(simple_txn, meta_value):
+    simple_txn.meta['badmeta'] = meta_value
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 1)
+    assert meta.first_link('badmeta') is None
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('meta_value', testutil.NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES)
+def test_first_link_bad_type_default(simple_txn, meta_value):
+    simple_txn.meta['badmeta'] = meta_value
+    meta = data.PostingMeta(simple_txn, 1)
+    assert meta.first_link('badmeta', '_') == '_'