diff --git a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/styleselection.h b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/styleselection.h
index d18bccf..6e5099e 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/styleselection.h
+++ b/toonz/sources/include/toonzqt/styleselection.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ public:
   void removeLink();
   // get back the style from the studio palette (if linked)
   void getBackOriginalStyle();
+  // return true if there is at least one linked style in the selection
+  bool hasLinkedStyle();
 };
 
 #endif  // STYLESELECTION_INCLUDED
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzlib/studiopalettecmd.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzlib/studiopalettecmd.cpp
index 8cf07e9..c8023ec 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzlib/studiopalettecmd.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzlib/studiopalettecmd.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,11 @@ void StudioPaletteCmd::loadIntoCurrentPalette(TPaletteHandle *paletteHandle,
   // keep the color model path unchanged
   TFilePath oldRefImagePath = current->getRefImgPath();
 
+  std::wstring oldGlobalName = current->getGlobalName();
   current->assign(palette, true);
+  // keep global name unchanged
+  current->setGlobalName(oldGlobalName);
+
   current->setDirtyFlag(true);
 
   current->setRefImgPath(oldRefImagePath);
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/paletteviewergui.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/paletteviewergui.cpp
index b30936b..bf826a7 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/paletteviewergui.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/paletteviewergui.cpp
@@ -1023,7 +1023,8 @@ void PageViewer::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event) {
 
   // remove links from studio palette
   if (m_viewType == LEVEL_PALETTE && m_styleSelection &&
-      !m_styleSelection->isEmpty() && !isLocked) {
+      !m_styleSelection->isEmpty() && !isLocked &&
+      m_styleSelection->hasLinkedStyle()) {
     menu.addSeparator();
     QAction *toggleStyleLink = cmd->getAction("MI_ToggleLinkToStudioPalette");
     menu.addAction(toggleStyleLink);
diff --git a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/styleselection.cpp b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/styleselection.cpp
index 1b49737..99f9bb9 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/toonzqt/styleselection.cpp
+++ b/toonz/sources/toonzqt/styleselection.cpp
@@ -1794,3 +1794,26 @@ void TStyleSelection::getBackOriginalStyle() {
   } else
     delete undo;
 }
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*! return true if there is at least one linked style in the selection
+*/
+
+bool TStyleSelection::hasLinkedStyle() {
+  TPalette *palette = getPalette();
+  if (!palette || m_pageIndex < 0 || isEmpty()) return false;
+  if (m_styleIndicesInPage.size() <= 0) return false;
+
+  TPalette::Page *page = palette->getPage(m_pageIndex);
+  assert(page);
+
+  // for each selected style
+  for (std::set<int>::iterator it = m_styleIndicesInPage.begin();
+       it != m_styleIndicesInPage.end(); ++it) {
+    TColorStyle *cs    = page->getStyle(*it);
+    std::wstring gname = cs->getGlobalName();
+    // if the style has link, return true
+    if (gname != L"" && (gname[0] == L'-' || gname[0] == L'+')) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}