diff --git a/include/sdf/Link.hh b/include/sdf/Link.hh
index 3e5260e73..3f433598d 100644
--- a/include/sdf/Link.hh
+++ b/include/sdf/Link.hh
@@ -414,6 +414,14 @@ namespace sdf
     /// \sa Model::SetEnableWind(bool)
     public: void SetEnableWind(bool _enableWind);
 
+    /// \brief Check if this link is kinematic only
+    /// \return true if the link is kinematic only, false otherwise.
+    public: bool Kinematic() const;
+
+    /// \brief Set whether this link is kinematic only.
+    /// \param[in] _kinematic True to make the link kinematic only,
+    public: void SetKinematic(bool _kinematic);
+
     /// \brief Check if the automatic calculation for the link inertial
     /// is enabled or not.
     /// \return True if automatic calculation is enabled. This can be done
diff --git a/src/Link.cc b/src/Link.cc
index 085feab93..892cf3643 100644
--- a/src/Link.cc
+++ b/src/Link.cc
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class sdf::Link::Implementation
   /// \brief True if this link should be subject to wind, false otherwise.
   public: bool enableWind = false;
 
+  /// \brief True if this link is kinematic only
+  public: bool kinematic = false;
+
   /// \brief True if automatic caluclation for the link inertial is enabled
   public: bool autoInertia = false;
 
@@ -313,6 +316,9 @@ Errors Link::Load(ElementPtr _sdf, const ParserConfig &_config)
   this->dataPtr->enableWind = _sdf->Get<bool>("enable_wind",
       this->dataPtr->enableWind).first;
 
+  this->dataPtr->kinematic = _sdf->Get<bool>("kinematic",
+      this->dataPtr->kinematic).first;
+
   return errors;
 }
 
@@ -841,6 +847,18 @@ void Link::SetEnableWind(const bool _enableWind)
   this->dataPtr->enableWind = _enableWind;
 }
 
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool Link::Kinematic() const
+{
+  return this->dataPtr->kinematic;
+}
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Link::SetKinematic(bool _kinematic)
+{
+  this->dataPtr->kinematic = _kinematic;
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////
 bool Link::AutoInertia() const
 {
@@ -1022,6 +1040,9 @@ sdf::ElementPtr Link::ToElement() const
   // wind mode
   elem->GetElement("enable_wind")->Set(this->EnableWind());
 
+  // kinematic
+  elem->GetElement("kinematic")->Set(this->Kinematic());
+
   // Collisions
   for (const sdf::Collision &collision : this->dataPtr->collisions)
   {
diff --git a/src/Link_TEST.cc b/src/Link_TEST.cc
index 2182ff2e3..ed4853fe8 100644
--- a/src/Link_TEST.cc
+++ b/src/Link_TEST.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ TEST(DOMLink, Construction)
   link.SetEnableWind(true);
   EXPECT_TRUE(link.EnableWind());
 
+  EXPECT_FALSE(link.Kinematic());
+  link.SetKinematic(true);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(link.Kinematic());
+
   EXPECT_FALSE(link.AutoInertiaSaved());
   link.SetAutoInertiaSaved(true);
   EXPECT_TRUE(link.AutoInertiaSaved());
@@ -902,6 +906,7 @@ TEST(DOMLink, ToElement)
   EXPECT_TRUE(link.SetInertial(inertial));
   link.SetRawPose(gz::math::Pose3d(1, 2, 3, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
   link.SetEnableWind(true);
+  link.SetKinematic(true);
 
   for (int j = 0; j <= 1; ++j)
   {
@@ -998,6 +1003,7 @@ TEST(DOMLink, ToElement)
   EXPECT_EQ(link.Density(), link2.Density());
   EXPECT_EQ(link.RawPose(), link2.RawPose());
   EXPECT_EQ(link.EnableWind(), link2.EnableWind());
+  EXPECT_EQ(link.Kinematic(), link2.Kinematic());
   EXPECT_EQ(link.CollisionCount(), link2.CollisionCount());
   for (uint64_t i = 0; i < link2.CollisionCount(); ++i)
     EXPECT_NE(nullptr, link2.CollisionByIndex(i));
diff --git a/test/integration/link_dom.cc b/test/integration/link_dom.cc
index 9917067d5..31d493fe9 100644
--- a/test/integration/link_dom.cc
+++ b/test/integration/link_dom.cc
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ TEST(DOMLink, InertialDoublePendulum)
       upperLink->RawPose());
   EXPECT_EQ("", upperLink->PoseRelativeTo());
   EXPECT_TRUE(upperLink->EnableWind());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(upperLink->Kinematic());
 
   const gz::math::Inertiald inertialUpper = upperLink->Inertial();
   EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(1.0, inertialUpper.MassMatrix().Mass());
diff --git a/test/sdf/double_pendulum.sdf b/test/sdf/double_pendulum.sdf
index b6339f6e3..3b2979022 100644
--- a/test/sdf/double_pendulum.sdf
+++ b/test/sdf/double_pendulum.sdf
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <!-- upper link, length 1, IC -90 degrees -->
     <link name="upper_link">
       <enable_wind>true</enable_wind>
+      <kinematic>true</kinematic>
       <pose>0 0 2.1 -1.5708 0 0</pose>
       <self_collide>0</self_collide>
       <inertial>