diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/table.js b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/table.js
index e47606f88..d7831ce54 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/table.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/table.js
@@ -491,29 +491,37 @@ var ExperimnetTable = {
       }
     });
   },
-  initFilters: function() {
-    this.filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init();
+  getFilterValues: function() {
     let $experimentFilter = $('#experimentTable .my-modules-filters');
+    $.each(this.filters, (_i, filter) => {
+      this.activeFilters[filter.name] = filter.apply($experimentFilter);
+    });
+
+    // filters are active if they have any non-empty value
+    let filtersEmpty = Object.values(this.activeFilters).every(value => /^\s+$/.test(value)
+                                                                                || value === null
+                                                                                || value === undefined
+                                                                                || (value && value.length === 0));
+    this.filtersActive = !filtersEmpty;
+  },
+  filtersEnabled: function() {
+    this.getFilterValues();
+
+    return this.filters.some((filter) => {
+      return filter.active(this.activeFilters[filter.name]);
+    });
+  },
+  initFilters: function() {
+    let $experimentFilter = $('#experimentTable .my-modules-filters');
+
+    this.filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init(() => this.filtersEnabled());
 
     $.each(this.filters, (_i, filter) => {
       filter.init($experimentFilter);
     });
 
     this.filterDropdown.on('filter:apply', () => {
-      $.each(this.filters, (_i, filter) => {
-        this.activeFilters[filter.name] = filter.apply($experimentFilter);
-      });
-
-      // filters are active if they have any non-empty value
-      let filtersEmpty = Object.values(this.activeFilters).every(value => /^\s+$/.test(value) || value === null || value === undefined || value && value.length === 0);
-      this.filtersActive = !filtersEmpty;
-
-      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark(
-        this.filterDropdown,
-        this.filters.some((filter) => {
-          return filter.active(this.activeFilters[filter.name]);
-        })
-      );
+      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark(this.filterDropdown, this.filtersEnabled());
 
       this.loadTable();
     });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
index a6a50a29f..8353c1f09 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ function initLinkUpdate() {
   var modalTitle = modal.find('.modal-title');
   var modalMessage = modal.find('.modal-body .message');
   var updateBtn = modal.find(".modal-footer [data-action='submit']");
-  $("[data-action='unlink'], [data-action='revert'], [data-action='update-parent'], [data-action='update-self']")
-    .on('ajax:success', function(e, data) {
+  $('.protocol-options-dropdown')
+    .on('ajax:success', "[data-action='unlink'], [data-action='revert'], [data-action='update-parent'],"
+        + "[data-action='update-self']", function(e, data) {
       modalTitle.html(data.title);
       modalMessage.html(data.message);
       updateBtn.text(data.btn_text);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js
index d2e20665a..918a42585 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/index.js
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ var ProjectsIndex = (function() {
   }
 
   function initProjectsFilters() {
-    var $filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init();
+    var $filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init(filtersEnabled);
     let $projectsFilter = $('.projects-index .projects-filters');
     let $membersFilter = $('.members-filter', $projectsFilter);
     let $foldersCB = $('#folder_search', $projectsFilter);
@@ -569,15 +569,30 @@ var ProjectsIndex = (function() {
     let $archivedOnToFilter = $('.archived-on-filter .to-date', $projectsFilter);
     let $textFilter = $('#textSearchFilterInput', $projectsFilter);
 
+    function getFilterValues() {
+      createdOnFromFilter = selectDate($createdOnFromFilter);
+      createdOnToFilter = selectDate($createdOnToFilter);
+      membersFilter = dropdownSelector.getValues($('.members-filter'));
+      lookInsideFolders = $foldersCB.prop('checked') ? 'true' : '';
+      archivedOnFromFilter = selectDate($archivedOnFromFilter);
+      archivedOnToFilter = selectDate($archivedOnToFilter);
+      projectsViewSearch = $textFilter.val();
+    }
+
+    function filtersEnabled() {
+      getFilterValues();
+
+      return projectsViewSearch
+             || createdOnFromFilter
+             || createdOnToFilter
+             || (membersFilter && membersFilter.length !== 0)
+             || lookInsideFolders
+             || archivedOnFromFilter
+             || archivedOnToFilter;
+    }
+
     function appliedFiltersMark() {
-      let filtersEnabled = projectsViewSearch
-        || createdOnFromFilter
-        || createdOnToFilter
-        || (membersFilter && membersFilter.length !== 0)
-        || lookInsideFolders
-        || archivedOnFromFilter
-        || archivedOnToFilter;
-      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark($filterDropdown, filtersEnabled);
+      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark($filterDropdown, filtersEnabled());
     }
 
     dropdownSelector.init($membersFilter, {
@@ -602,14 +617,6 @@ var ProjectsIndex = (function() {
     });
 
     $filterDropdown.on('filter:apply', function() {
-      createdOnFromFilter = selectDate($createdOnFromFilter);
-      createdOnToFilter = selectDate($createdOnToFilter);
-      membersFilter = dropdownSelector.getValues($('.members-filter'));
-      lookInsideFolders = $foldersCB.prop('checked') ? 'true' : '';
-      archivedOnFromFilter = selectDate($archivedOnFromFilter);
-      archivedOnToFilter = selectDate($archivedOnToFilter);
-      projectsViewSearch = $textFilter.val();
-
       appliedFiltersMark();
       refreshCurrentView();
     });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js
index c5a8efe49..ea8292bf6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/projects/show.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
   }
 
   function initExperimentsFilters() {
-    var $filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init();
+    var $filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init(filtersEnabled);
 
     let $experimentsFilter = $('.experiments-filters');
     let $startedOnFromFilter = $('.started-on-filter .from-date', $experimentsFilter);
@@ -158,18 +158,7 @@
     let $archivedOnToFilter = $('.archived-on-filter .to-date', $experimentsFilter);
     let $textFilter = $('#textSearchFilterInput', $experimentsFilter);
 
-    function appliedFiltersMark() {
-      let filtersEnabled = experimentsViewSearch
-        || startedOnFromFilter
-        || startedOnToFilter
-        || modifiedOnFromFilter
-        || modifiedOnToFilter
-        || archivedOnFromFilter
-        || archivedOnToFilter;
-      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark($filterDropdown, filtersEnabled);
-    }
-
-    $filterDropdown.on('filter:apply', function() {
+    function getFilterValues() {
       startedOnFromFilter = selectDate($startedOnFromFilter);
       startedOnToFilter = selectDate($startedOnToFilter);
       modifiedOnFromFilter = selectDate($modifiedOnFromFilter);
@@ -177,6 +166,26 @@
       archivedOnFromFilter = selectDate($archivedOnFromFilter);
       archivedOnToFilter = selectDate($archivedOnToFilter);
       experimentsViewSearch = $textFilter.val();
+    }
+
+    function filtersEnabled() {
+      getFilterValues();
+
+      return experimentsViewSearch
+             || startedOnFromFilter
+             || startedOnToFilter
+             || modifiedOnFromFilter
+             || modifiedOnToFilter
+             || archivedOnFromFilter
+             || archivedOnToFilter;
+    }
+
+
+    function appliedFiltersMark() {
+      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark($filterDropdown, filtersEnabled());
+    }
+
+    $filterDropdown.on('filter:apply', function() {
       appliedFiltersMark();
       refreshCurrentView();
     });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
index 05e010a96..7f7dc6a44 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var ProtocolsIndex = (function() {
   }
 
   function initProtocolsFilters() {
-    var $filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init();
+    var $filterDropdown = filterDropdown.init(filtersEnabled);
     let $protocolsFilter = $('.protocols-index .protocols-filters');
     let $publishedByFilter = $('.published-by-filter', $protocolsFilter);
     let $accessByFilter = $('.access-by-filter', $protocolsFilter);
@@ -64,18 +64,36 @@ var ProtocolsIndex = (function() {
     let $archivedOnToFilter = $('.archived-on-filter .to-date', $protocolsFilter);
     let $textFilter = $('#textSearchFilterInput', $protocolsFilter);
 
+    function getFilterValues() {
+      publishedOnFromFilter = selectDate($publishedOnFromFilter);
+      publishedOnToFilter = selectDate($publishedOnToFilter);
+      modifiedOnFromFilter = selectDate($modifiedOnFromFilter);
+      modifiedOnToFilter = selectDate($modifiedOnToFilter);
+      publishedByFilter = dropdownSelector.getValues($('.published-by-filter'));
+      accessByFilter = dropdownSelector.getValues($('.access-by-filter'));
+      hasDraftFilter = $hasDraft.prop('checked') ? 'true' : '';
+      archivedOnFromFilter = selectDate($archivedOnFromFilter);
+      archivedOnToFilter = selectDate($archivedOnToFilter);
+      protocolsViewSearch = $textFilter.val();
+    }
+
+    function filtersEnabled() {
+      getFilterValues();
+
+      return protocolsViewSearch
+             || publishedOnFromFilter
+             || publishedOnToFilter
+             || modifiedOnFromFilter
+             || modifiedOnToFilter
+             || (publishedByFilter && publishedByFilter.length !== 0)
+             || (accessByFilter && accessByFilter.length !== 0)
+             || hasDraftFilter
+             || archivedOnFromFilter
+             || archivedOnToFilter;
+    }
+
     function appliedFiltersMark() {
-      let filtersEnabled = protocolsViewSearch
-        || publishedOnFromFilter
-        || publishedOnToFilter
-        || modifiedOnFromFilter
-        || modifiedOnToFilter
-        || (publishedByFilter && publishedByFilter.length !== 0)
-        || (accessByFilter && accessByFilter.length !== 0)
-        || hasDraftFilter
-        || archivedOnFromFilter
-        || archivedOnToFilter;
-      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark($filterDropdown, filtersEnabled);
+      filterDropdown.toggleFilterMark($filterDropdown, filtersEnabled());
     }
 
     $.each([$publishedByFilter, $accessByFilter], function(_i, selector) {
@@ -97,17 +115,6 @@ var ProtocolsIndex = (function() {
     });
 
     $filterDropdown.on('filter:apply', function() {
-      publishedOnFromFilter = selectDate($publishedOnFromFilter);
-      publishedOnToFilter = selectDate($publishedOnToFilter);
-      modifiedOnFromFilter = selectDate($modifiedOnFromFilter);
-      modifiedOnToFilter = selectDate($modifiedOnToFilter);
-      publishedByFilter = dropdownSelector.getValues($('.published-by-filter'));
-      accessByFilter = dropdownSelector.getValues($('.access-by-filter'));
-      hasDraftFilter = $hasDraft.prop('checked') ? 'true' : '';
-      archivedOnFromFilter = selectDate($archivedOnFromFilter);
-      archivedOnToFilter = selectDate($archivedOnToFilter);
-      protocolsViewSearch = $textFilter.val();
-
       appliedFiltersMark();
       protocolsDatatable.ajax.reload();
     });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/new_protocol.js b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/new_protocol.js
index eab55ab33..6221ed085 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/new_protocol.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/new_protocol.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     })
     .on('show.bs.modal', function() {
       $(`${protocolModal} #protocol_name`).parent().removeClass('error');
-      $(`${protocolModal} form[data-action="new"] #protocol_name`).val('');
+      $(`${protocolModal} #protocol_name`).val('');
     });
 
   let roleSelector = `${protocolModal} #protocol_role_selector`;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/filter_dropdown.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/filter_dropdown.js
index 994b62d8f..9569040ed 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/filter_dropdown.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/filter_dropdown.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var filterDropdown = (function() {
   var $filterContainer = '';
+  var $filtersEnabled = false;
 
   function initClearButton() {
     $('.clear-button', $filterContainer).click(function(e) {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ var filterDropdown = (function() {
     });
   }
 
-  function initSearchField() {
+  function initSearchField(filtersEnabledFunction) {
     var $textFilter = $('#textSearchFilterInput', $filterContainer);
 
     $filterContainer.on('show.bs.dropdown', function() {
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ var filterDropdown = (function() {
     }).on('hide.bs.dropdown', function(e) {
       if (e.target === e.currentTarget) {
         $('#textSearchFilterHistory').hide();
-        $('.apply-filters', $filterContainer).click();
+        if (filtersEnabledFunction() || $filtersEnabled) {
+          $('.apply-filters', $filterContainer).click();
+        }
       }
     });
 
@@ -98,15 +101,17 @@ var filterDropdown = (function() {
   }
 
   return {
-    init: function() {
+    init: function(filtersEnabledFunction) {
       $filterContainer = $('.filter-container');
+      $filtersEnabled = false;
       initClearButton();
       preventDropdownClose();
       initApplyButton();
-      initSearchField();
+      initSearchField(filtersEnabledFunction);
       return $filterContainer;
     },
     toggleFilterMark: function(filterContainer, filtersEnabled) {
+      $filtersEnabled = filtersEnabled;
       if (filtersEnabled) {
         filterContainer.addClass('filters-applied');
       } else {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss
index 2faba7ff4..e27dfe9b8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/my_modules/protocols/index.scss
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@
     left: -125px;
     max-width: 100vw;
     width: 506px;
-    padding: 15px 0;
+    padding: 0;
 
     .dropdown-content {
-      padding: 24px;
+      padding: 12px 24px;
     }
 
     .dropdown-header,
@@ -489,16 +489,19 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    }
+
+    .dropdown-footer {
+      border-top: $border-tertiary;
 
       .notification-line {
         @include font-button;
         color: $color-silver-chalice;
         display: flex;
-        margin: 8px 0;
 
         .fas {
           line-height: 21px;
-          margin-right: 3px;
+          margin-right: 11px;
         }
 
         &.new-parent-version {
@@ -510,10 +513,6 @@
         }
       }
     }
-
-    .dropdown-footer {
-      border-top: $border-tertiary;
-    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/index.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/index.scss
index a896a06e4..27ac008bb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/index.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/index.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
       width: 100%;
 
       tbody {
+        td {
+          vertical-align: middle;
+        }
+
+        td:first-child {
+          padding-top: 4px;
+        }
+
         td:not(:first-child) {
           max-width: 30rem;
           overflow: hidden;
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@
       }
 
       td:not(:first-child) {
-        padding: 14px 8px;
+        padding: 12px 8px;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/protocol.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/protocol.scss
index c6215b97b..52a90ffdb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/protocol.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/protocols/protocol.scss
@@ -96,12 +96,17 @@
       padding-left: 20px;
     }
   }
+
   .protocol-details {
     .protocol-metadata {
       margin-bottom: 2em;
 
       .data-block {
         margin-bottom: 16px;
+
+        > :nth-child(2) {
+          margin-left: 8px;
+        }
       }
 
       .authors-data {
@@ -113,12 +118,18 @@
           flex-basis: calc(100% - 90px);
           flex-grow: 1;
           line-height: 32px;
-          margin-left: .75em;
+          margin-left: 8px;
+          font-weight: bold;
         }
 
         * {
           flex-shrink: 0;
         }
+
+        .sci-inline-edit__view,
+        textarea {
+          padding-left: 10px;
+        }
       }
 
       .keywords-data {
@@ -133,6 +144,11 @@
 
           .dropdown-selector-container {
             padding-right: 10px;
+            margin-left: 0;
+
+            .input-field {
+              margin-left: 0;
+            }
 
             &:not(.active) {
               .input-field {
@@ -146,7 +162,7 @@
 
             &.active {
               .input-field {
-                border: 1px solid $color-alto;
+                border: 1px solid $brand-focus;
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/datatable.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/datatable.scss
index 23968d2d1..714728f7c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/datatable.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/shared/datatable.scss
@@ -64,6 +64,20 @@
       .btn {
         margin-right: .25em;
       }
+
+      .btn:focus {
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px $brand-focus;
+      }
+
+      .btn-light {
+        &:active {
+          background-color: $color-alto !important;
+        }
+
+        &:hover {
+          background: $color-white;
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     .pagination-info,
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
index ca0978bb2..3f41b2773 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
@@ -554,9 +554,12 @@ mark,.mark {
 
   table tbody tr .breadcrumb {
     padding: 0 5px;
+    position: relative;
+    right: 15px;
 
     & li + li::before {
-      content: "> ";
+      color: $color-volcano;
+      content: "/ ";
     }
   }
 
@@ -573,6 +576,10 @@ mark,.mark {
   }
 }
 
+.no-linked-children {
+  padding: 16px 0;
+}
+
 a.edit-name-link small {
     margin-left: 5px;
     display: none;
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/container.vue b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/container.vue
index 5dcc2c1a6..1259a32b9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/container.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/container.vue
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@
       inRepository() {
         return this.protocol.attributes.in_repository
       },
+      linked() {
+        return this.protocol.attributes.linked;
+      },
       urls() {
         return this.protocol.attributes.urls || {}
       }
@@ -232,21 +235,34 @@
         if (this.inRepository) return
         // legacy method from app/assets/javascripts/my_modules/protocols.js
         refreshProtocolStatusBar();
+
+        // Update protocol options drowpdown for linked tasks
+        this.refreshProtocolDropdownOptions();
+      },
+      refreshProtocolDropdownOptions() {
+        if (!this.linked && this.inRepository) return
+
+        $.get(this.protocolUrl, (result) => {
+          this.protocol.attributes.urls = result.data.attributes.urls;
+        });
       },
       updateProtocol(attributes) {
         this.protocol.attributes = attributes
       },
       updateName(newName) {
         this.protocol.attributes.name = newName;
-        this.refreshProtocolStatus();
         $.ajax({
           type: 'PATCH',
           url: this.urls.update_protocol_name_url,
-          data: { protocol: { name: newName } }
+          data: { protocol: { name: newName } },
+          success: () => {
+            this.refreshProtocolStatus();
+          }
         });
       },
       updateDescription(protocol) {
         this.protocol.attributes = protocol.attributes
+        this.refreshProtocolStatus();
       },
       addStep(position) {
         $.post(this.urls.add_step_url, {position: position}, (result) => {
@@ -257,8 +273,8 @@
           if(position === this.steps.length - 1) {
             this.$nextTick(() => this.scrollToBottom());
           }
+          this.refreshProtocolStatus();
         })
-        this.refreshProtocolStatus();
       },
       updateStepsPosition(step, action = 'add') {
         let position = step.attributes.position;
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/mixins/attachments.js b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/mixins/attachments.js
index dcc8cac92..9d2c11c1c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/mixins/attachments.js
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/mixins/attachments.js
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ export default {
               });
               filesUploadedCntr += 1;
               if (filesUploadedCntr === filesToUploadCntr) {
-                this.$emit('stepUpdated');
+                setTimeout(() => {
+                  this.$emit('stepUpdated');
+                }, 1000);
                 resolve('done');
               }
             }
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue
index 4ccdac5d5..6c831d2b3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/protocolMetadata.vue
@@ -25,19 +25,19 @@
     <div id="details-container" class="protocol-details collapse in">
       <div class="protocol-metadata">
         <p class="data-block">
-          {{ i18n.t("protocols.header.version") }}
+          <span>{{ i18n.t("protocols.header.version") }}</span>
           <b>{{ protocol.attributes.version }}</b>
         </p>
         <p class="data-block">
-          {{ i18n.t("protocols.header.updated_at") }}
+          <span>{{ i18n.t("protocols.header.updated_at") }}</span>
           <b>{{ protocol.attributes.updated_at_formatted }}</b>
         </p>
         <p class="data-block">
-          {{ i18n.t("protocols.header.created_at") }}
+          <span>{{ i18n.t("protocols.header.created_at") }}</span>
           <b>{{ protocol.attributes.created_at_formatted }}</b>
         </p>
         <p class="data-block">
-          {{ i18n.t("protocols.header.added_by") }}
+          <span>{{ i18n.t("protocols.header.added_by") }}</span>
           <img :src="protocol.attributes.added_by.avatar"/>
           {{ protocol.attributes.added_by.name }}
         </p>
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue
index 95b8a7220..3d3baa57a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/protocol/step.vue
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@
         $.post(this.urls[`create_${elementType}_url`], (result) => {
           result.data.isNew = true;
           this.elements.push(result.data)
+          this.$emit('stepUpdated')
         }).error(() => {
           HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(this.i18n.t('errors.general'), 'danger');
         })
diff --git a/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
index aa2230752..431aeeefa 100644
--- a/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ProtocolSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
 
   attributes :name, :id, :urls, :description, :description_view, :updated_at, :in_repository,
              :created_at_formatted, :updated_at_formatted, :added_by, :authors, :keywords, :version, :code,
-             :published, :version_comment, :archived, :disabled_drafting
+             :published, :version_comment, :archived, :linked, :disabled_drafting
 
   def updated_at
     object.updated_at.to_i
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ class ProtocolSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
       true
     end
   end
+  
+  def linked
+    object.linked?
+  end
 
   private
 
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/index/_linked_children_modal_body.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/index/_linked_children_modal_body.html.erb
index 9cbaadbf7..61456f10f 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/index/_linked_children_modal_body.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/index/_linked_children_modal_body.html.erb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     </table>
   </div>
 <% else %>
-  <div>
+  <div class="no-linked-children">
     <em><%= t("protocols.index.linked_children.no_linked_children") %></em>
   </div>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>