diff --git a/e2e/calculator.po.ts b/e2e/calculator.po.ts
index 5fc98c54e65318a0b00a090f7f54e22c20f324a5..400f4b0abbc88cf80c09be86d6a159f9362823ea 100644
--- a/e2e/calculator.po.ts
+++ b/e2e/calculator.po.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ export class CalculatorPage {
         return await button.getAttribute("ng-reflect-checked") === "true";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @returns true if "linked mode" button linked to an input is selected
+     */
+    async inputIsInLinkedMode(input: ElementFinder): Promise<boolean> {
+        // get parent (div.container)
+        const container = await this.findParentContainer(input);
+        // find calc radio button
+        const button: ElementFinder = container.element(by.css("mat-button-toggle.radio_link"));
+        return await button.getAttribute("ng-reflect-checked") === "true";
+    }
+
     async hasResults() {
         return (
             await this.presentAndVisible("fixedvar-results fixed-results > .fixed-results-container")
diff --git a/e2e/linked-parameter-section-type.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/linked-parameter-section-type.e2e-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b42c13d0f8ad8249514e3880592938bd726888bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/linked-parameter-section-type.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { browser } from "protractor";
+import { ListPage } from "./list.po";
+import { Navbar } from "./navbar.po";
+import { PreferencesPage } from "./preferences.po";
+import { CalculatorPage } from "./calculator.po";
+
+describe("linked parameter in calculator with section - ", () => {
+    let listPage: ListPage;
+    let navBar: Navbar;
+    let calcPage: CalculatorPage;
+    let prefPage: PreferencesPage;
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+        listPage = new ListPage();
+        navBar = new Navbar();
+        calcPage = new CalculatorPage();
+        prefPage = new PreferencesPage();
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+        // disable evil option "empty fields on module creation"
+        await prefPage.navigateTo();
+        await prefPage.disableEvilEmptyFields();
+        await browser.sleep(200);
+    });
+
+    it("modify section type", async () => {
+        browser.manage().window().setPosition(2000, 30);
+
+        // open first "parametric section" calculator
+        await navBar.clickNewCalculatorButton();
+        await listPage.clickMenuEntryForCalcType(2);
+        await browser.sleep(200);
+
+        // open second "parametric section" calculator
+        await navBar.clickNewCalculatorButton();
+        await listPage.clickMenuEntryForCalcType(2);
+        await browser.sleep(200);
+
+        // set Q parameter to linked mode
+        const inputQ = calcPage.getInputById("Q");
+        await calcPage.setParamMode(inputQ, "link");
+
+        // change section type
+        await calcPage.changeSelectValue(calcPage.getSelectById("select_section"), 3); // mode "parabolique"
+
+        // check Q is still in linked mode
+        expect(await calcPage.inputIsInLinkedMode(inputQ)).toBe(true);
+    });
+});