diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3c36444b..41205213a 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ examples/db_team_bot/
 .DS_Store
 */.DS_Store
 .env
+.idea
diff --git a/lib/Facebook.js b/lib/Facebook.js
index 0665b1b6d..c5917c76f 100644
--- a/lib/Facebook.js
+++ b/lib/Facebook.js
@@ -458,6 +458,20 @@ function Facebookbot(configuration) {
                 };
                 facebook_botkit.api.thread_settings.deleteAPI(message);
             },
+            account_linking: function(payload) {
+                var message = {
+                    'setting_type': 'account_linking',
+                    'account_linking_url': payload
+                };
+                facebook_botkit.api.thread_settings.postAPI(message);
+            },
+            delete_account_linking: function() {
+                var message = {
+                    'setting_type': 'call_to_actions',
+                    'thread_state': 'existing_thread'
+                };
+                facebook_botkit.api.thread_settings.deleteAPI(message);
+            },
             postAPI: function(message) {
                 request.post('https://graph.facebook.com/v2.6/me/thread_settings?access_token=' + configuration.access_token,
                     {form: message},
diff --git a/readme-facebook.md b/readme-facebook.md
index e02207215..153d83d60 100644
--- a/readme-facebook.md
+++ b/readme-facebook.md
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ controller.api.thread_settings.menu([
       "url":"https://github.com/howdyai/botkit/blob/master/readme-facebook.md"
     },
 ]);
+controller.api.thread_settings.account_linking('https://www.yourAwesomSite.com/oauth?response_type=code&client_id=1234567890&scope=basic');
+controller.api.thread_settings.delete_account_linking();
+
 
 controller.hears(['hello'],'facebook_postback', function(bot, message) {
     //...