diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_linux b/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_linux
index ecf54c652a..4710326f76 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_linux
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_linux
@@ -875,6 +875,8 @@
         "Unit_Device_remquo_Accuracy_Positive - double",
         "Unit_Device_modf_Accuracy_Positive - float",
         "Unit_Device_modf_Accuracy_Positive - double",
+        "=== SWDEV-450255 & SWDEV-449527 ===",
+        "Unit_RTC_LinkAddFile_Negative",
         "=== Below tests cause timeout in stress test of 09/02/24 ===",
         "Unit_Device___half2half2_Accuracy_Positive",
         "Unit_Device_make_half2_Accuracy_Positive",
diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_windows b/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_windows
index ba3447dc60..a10edd2be8 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_windows
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/hipTestMain/config/config_amd_windows
@@ -1430,6 +1430,8 @@
         "Unit_atomicCAS_system_Positive_Host_And_Peer_GPUs - int",
         "Unit_atomicCAS_system_Positive_Host_And_Peer_GPUs - unsigned int",
         "Unit_atomicCAS_system_Positive_Host_And_Peer_GPUs - unsigned long long",
+        "=== SWDEV-450255 & SWDEV-449527 ===",
+        "Unit_RTC_LinkAddFile_Negative",
         "=== SWDEV-453453 : Below tests failed in stress test on 22/03/24 ===",
         "Unit_hipDeviceGetGraphMemAttribute_Functional",
         "Unit_hipDeviceGetGraphMemAttribute_Functional_Multi_Device",
diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/rtc/linker.cc b/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/rtc/linker.cc
index cd3af5089d..3ecc376500 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/rtc/linker.cc
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/rtc/linker.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <hip_test_common.hh>
+#include <hip_test_filesystem.hh>
 
 #include <hip/hiprtc.h>
 #include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iterator>
@@ -47,12 +49,12 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkerAPI_Negative") {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkerAPI") {
+std::vector<char> createBitcodeFromSource(const char* src, const char* name, int num_options,
+                                          const char** options) {
   hiprtcProgram program;
-  HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcCreateProgram(&program, src, "saxpy", 0, nullptr, nullptr));
+  HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcCreateProgram(&program, src, name, 0, nullptr, nullptr));
 
-  const char* options[]{"-fgpu-rdc"};
-  HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcCompileProgram(program, 1, options));
+  HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcCompileProgram(program, num_options, options));
 
   size_t codesize = 0;
   HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcGetBitcodeSize(program, &codesize));
@@ -62,6 +64,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkerAPI") {
 
   HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcDestroyProgram(&program));
 
+  return code;
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkerAPI") {
+  const char* options[]{"-fgpu-rdc"};
+  std::vector<char> code = createBitcodeFromSource(src, "saxpy", 1, options);
+
   const char* isaopts[] = {"-mllvm", "-inline-threshold=1", "-mllvm", "-inlinehint-threshold=1"};
   std::vector<hiprtcJIT_option> jit_options = {HIPRTC_JIT_IR_TO_ISA_OPT_EXT,
                                                HIPRTC_JIT_IR_TO_ISA_OPT_COUNT_EXT};
@@ -128,3 +137,64 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkerAPI") {
     REQUIRE(fabs(a * hX[i] + hY[i] - hOut[i]) <= fabs(hOut[i]) * 1e-6);
   }
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkAddFile_Negative") {
+  static constexpr hiprtcJITInputType input_type = HIPRTC_JIT_INPUT_LLVM_BITCODE;
+  static constexpr const char* file_name = "bitcode_file";
+
+  SECTION("link add file - incorrect hiprtcLinkState") {
+    hiprtcLinkState linkstate;
+    REQUIRE(hiprtcLinkAddFile(linkstate, input_type, file_name, 0, nullptr, nullptr) ==
+            HIPRTC_ERROR_PROGRAM_CREATION_FAILURE);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("link add file - nullptr hiprtcLinkState") {
+    REQUIRE(hiprtcLinkAddFile(nullptr, input_type, file_name, 0, nullptr, nullptr) ==
+            HIPRTC_ERROR_INVALID_INPUT);
+  }
+
+  SECTION("link add file - incorrect input type") {
+    hiprtcLinkState linkstate{};
+    HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcLinkCreate(0, nullptr, nullptr, &linkstate));
+    hiprtcJITInputType incorrect_input_type = HIPRTC_JIT_INPUT_NVVM;
+    REQUIRE(hiprtcLinkAddFile(linkstate, incorrect_input_type, file_name, 0, nullptr, nullptr) ==
+            HIPRTC_ERROR_INVALID_INPUT);
+    HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcLinkDestroy(linkstate));
+  }
+
+  SECTION("link add file - file does not exists") {
+    hiprtcLinkState linkstate{};
+    HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcLinkCreate(0, nullptr, nullptr, &linkstate));
+    REQUIRE(hiprtcLinkAddFile(linkstate, input_type, file_name, 0, nullptr, nullptr) ==
+            HIPRTC_ERROR_PROGRAM_CREATION_FAILURE);
+    HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcLinkDestroy(linkstate));
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Unit_RTC_LinkAddFile_Default") {
+  // Create bitcode and save it to file
+  const char* options[]{"-fgpu-rdc"};
+  std::vector<char> code = createBitcodeFromSource(src, "saxpy", 1, options);
+  static constexpr const char* file_name = "bitcode_file";
+  std::ofstream file(file_name, std::ios::binary);
+  REQUIRE(file.is_open());
+  file.write(code.data(), code.size());
+  file.close();
+
+  // Create link with options
+  const char* isaopts[] = {"-mllvm", "-inline-threshold=1", "-mllvm", "-inlinehint-threshold=1"};
+  std::vector<hiprtcJIT_option> jit_options = {HIPRTC_JIT_IR_TO_ISA_OPT_EXT,
+                                               HIPRTC_JIT_IR_TO_ISA_OPT_COUNT_EXT};
+  size_t isaoptssize = 4;
+  const void* lopts[] = {(void*)isaopts, (void*)(isaoptssize)};
+  hiprtcLinkState linkstate;
+  HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcLinkCreate(jit_options.size(), jit_options.data(), (void**)lopts, &linkstate));
+  REQUIRE(hiprtcLinkAddFile(linkstate, HIPRTC_JIT_INPUT_LLVM_BITCODE, file_name, 0, nullptr, nullptr) ==
+                            HIPRTC_SUCCESS);
+
+  // Cleanup
+  HIPRTC_CHECK(hiprtcLinkDestroy(linkstate));
+  if (fs::exists(file_name)) {
+    REQUIRE(fs::remove(file_name));
+  }
+}