diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1d37d44e..d12fa75f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Fixed
  - missing slashes in dvilualatex backend, issue #96
+ 
+### Changed
+ - speed gain by using linked properties
 
 ## [2024-02-04]
 Version 0.98v
diff --git a/tagpdf-backend.dtx b/tagpdf-backend.dtx
index be567f24..b85ea8a9 100644
--- a/tagpdf-backend.dtx
+++ b/tagpdf-backend.dtx
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@
     \lua_now:e { ltx.@@.tables.\cs_to_str:N#1 = {} }
   }
 
+\cs_set_protected:Npn \@@_prop_new_linked:N #1
+  {
+    \prop_new_linked:N #1
+    \lua_now:e { ltx.@@.tables.\cs_to_str:N#1 = {} }
+  }
+
 
 \cs_set_protected:Npn \@@_seq_new:N #1
   {
diff --git a/tagpdf-mc-shared.dtx b/tagpdf-mc-shared.dtx
index c38d7b8e..081a7995 100644
--- a/tagpdf-mc-shared.dtx
+++ b/tagpdf-mc-shared.dtx
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 % key:   absolute number of the mc (tagmcabs)\\
 % value: the structure number the mc is in
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\@@_prop_new:N \g_@@_mc_parenttree_prop
+\@@_prop_new_linked:N \g_@@_mc_parenttree_prop
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{variable}
 %
diff --git a/tagpdf.dtx b/tagpdf.dtx
index ad8f1950..4e0e63bc 100644
--- a/tagpdf.dtx
+++ b/tagpdf.dtx
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@
 % \begin{macro}
 %  {
 %    \@@_prop_new:N
+%    ,\@@_prop_new_linked:N
 %    ,\@@_seq_new:N
 %    ,\@@_prop_gput:Nnn
 %    ,\@@_seq_gput_right:Nn
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@
 %  }
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \cs_set_eq:NN \@@_prop_new:N        \prop_new:N
+\cs_set_eq:NN \@@_prop_new_linked:N \prop_new_linked:N
 \cs_set_eq:NN \@@_seq_new:N         \seq_new:N
 \cs_set_eq:NN \@@_prop_gput:Nnn     \prop_gput:Nnn
 \cs_set_eq:NN \@@_seq_gput_right:Nn \seq_gput_right:Nn