diff --git a/example/src/helper.tsx b/example/src/helper.tsx
index b876feaec..e82f326ef 100644
--- a/example/src/helper.tsx
+++ b/example/src/helper.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ export function initTasks() {
       id: "Task 1",
       progress: 25,
       dependencies: ["Task 0"],
+      links: [{
+        target: "Task 0",
+        type: "EndToStart"
+      }],
       type: "task",
       project: "ProjectSample",
       displayOrder: 3,
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ export function initTasks() {
       id: "Task 2",
       progress: 10,
       dependencies: ["Task 1"],
+      links: [{
+        target: "Task 1",
+        type: "StartToEnd"
+      }],
       type: "task",
       project: "ProjectSample",
       displayOrder: 4,
@@ -58,6 +66,10 @@ export function initTasks() {
       id: "Task 3",
       progress: 2,
       dependencies: ["Task 2"],
+      links: [{
+        target: "Task 2",
+        type: "EndToEnd"
+      }],
       type: "task",
       project: "ProjectSample",
       displayOrder: 5,
@@ -70,6 +82,10 @@ export function initTasks() {
       type: "task",
       progress: 70,
       dependencies: ["Task 2"],
+      links: [{
+        target: "Task 2",
+        type: "StartToStart"
+      }],
       project: "ProjectSample",
       displayOrder: 6,
     },
diff --git a/src/components/other/arrow.tsx b/src/components/other/arrow.tsx
index 52e8f28b4..e2d8922ec 100644
--- a/src/components/other/arrow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/other/arrow.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { BarTask } from "../../types/bar-task";
+import { Link } from "../../types/public-types";
 
 type ArrowProps = {
   taskFrom: BarTask;
@@ -45,6 +46,24 @@ export const Arrow: React.FC<ArrowProps> = ({
   );
 };
 
+const arrowToStart  = (
+    taskTo: BarTask,
+    taskToEndPosition: number,
+  ) => {
+  return `${taskTo.x1},${taskToEndPosition} 
+  ${taskTo.x1 - 5},${taskToEndPosition - 5} 
+  ${taskTo.x1 - 5},${taskToEndPosition + 5}`;
+}
+
+const arrowToEnd  = (
+  task: BarTask,
+  taskToEndPosition: number,
+) => {
+  return `${task.x2},${taskToEndPosition} 
+  ${task.x2 + 5},${taskToEndPosition + 5} 
+  ${task.x2 + 5},${taskToEndPosition - 5}`;
+}
+
 const drownPathAndTriangle = (
   taskFrom: BarTask,
   taskTo: BarTask,
@@ -62,16 +81,72 @@ const drownPathAndTriangle = (
       ? arrowIndent
       : taskTo.x1 - taskFrom.x2 - arrowIndent;
 
-  const path = `M ${taskFrom.x2} ${taskFrom.y + taskHeight / 2} 
-  h ${arrowIndent} 
-  v ${(indexCompare * rowHeight) / 2} 
-  ${taskFromHorizontalOffsetValue}
-  V ${taskToEndPosition} 
-  h ${taskToHorizontalOffsetValue}`;
+  const endToStartPath = () => {
+    return `M ${taskFrom.x2} ${taskFrom.y + taskHeight / 2} 
+    h ${arrowIndent} 
+    v ${(indexCompare * rowHeight) / 2} 
+    ${taskFromHorizontalOffsetValue}
+    V ${taskToEndPosition} 
+    h ${taskToHorizontalOffsetValue}`;
+  }
+  
+  const startToEndPath = () => {
+    return `M ${taskFrom.x1} ${taskFrom.y + taskHeight / 2} 
+    h ${-arrowIndent} 
+    v ${(indexCompare * rowHeight) / 2} 
+    H ${taskTo.x2 + arrowIndent}
+    V ${taskToEndPosition} 
+    h ${-arrowIndent}`;
+  }
+  
+  const endToEndPath = () => {
+    return `M ${taskFrom.x2} ${taskFrom.y + taskHeight / 2} 
+    h ${arrowIndent} 
+    v ${(indexCompare * rowHeight) / 2} 
+    ${taskFromEndPosition > taskTo.x2 + arrowIndent + 10 ? "" : `H ${taskTo.x2 + arrowIndent}`}
+    V ${taskToEndPosition} 
+    h ${taskFromEndPosition < taskTo.x2
+      ? -arrowIndent
+      : taskTo.x1 - taskFrom.x2 - arrowIndent}`;
+  }
+  
+  const startToStartPath = () => {
+    return `M ${taskFrom.x1} ${taskFrom.y + taskHeight / 2} 
+    h ${-arrowIndent} 
+    v ${(indexCompare * rowHeight) / 2} 
+    ${taskFromHorizontalOffsetValue}
+    V ${taskToEndPosition} 
+    h ${taskFromEndPosition > taskTo.x1
+      ? arrowIndent
+      : taskTo.x2 - taskFrom.x1 - arrowIndent}`;
+  }
+
+  // default endToStart
+  let trianglePoints = arrowToStart(taskTo, taskToEndPosition);
+  let path = endToStartPath();
+
+  if (taskTo?.links) {
+  const startToEnd = taskTo?.links.find((link: Link) => link.type === "StartToEnd");
+  const endToEnd = taskTo?.links.find((link: Link) => link.type === "EndToEnd");
+  const startToStart = taskTo?.links.find((link: Link) => link.type === "StartToStart");
+
+  if (startToEnd) {
+    trianglePoints = arrowToEnd(taskTo, taskToEndPosition);
+    path = startToEndPath();
+  }
+
+  if (endToEnd) {
+    trianglePoints = arrowToEnd(taskTo, taskToEndPosition);
+    path = endToEndPath();
+  }
+
+  if (startToStart) {
+    trianglePoints = arrowToStart(taskTo, taskToEndPosition);
+    path = startToStartPath();
+  }
+
+  }
 
-  const trianglePoints = `${taskTo.x1},${taskToEndPosition} 
-  ${taskTo.x1 - 5},${taskToEndPosition - 5} 
-  ${taskTo.x1 - 5},${taskToEndPosition + 5}`;
   return [path, trianglePoints];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/other-helper.ts b/src/helpers/other-helper.ts
index afd5a362e..e2c7c7a2a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/other-helper.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/other-helper.ts
@@ -33,12 +33,8 @@ export function removeHiddenTasks(tasks: Task[]) {
 
 function getChildren(taskList: Task[], task: Task) {
   let tasks: Task[] = [];
-  if (task.type !== "project") {
-    tasks = taskList.filter(
-      t => t.dependencies && t.dependencies.indexOf(task.id) !== -1
-    );
-  } else {
-    tasks = taskList.filter(t => t.project && t.project === task.id);
+  if (task.type === "project") {
+     tasks = taskList.filter(t => t.project && t.project === task.id);
   }
   var taskChildren: Task[] = [];
   tasks.forEach(t => {
diff --git a/src/types/public-types.ts b/src/types/public-types.ts
index f4c641a6b..44d3c55b2 100644
--- a/src/types/public-types.ts
+++ b/src/types/public-types.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ export enum ViewMode {
   Year = "Year",
 }
 export type TaskType = "task" | "milestone" | "project";
+
+export type LinkType = "EndToStart" | "EndToEnd" | "StartToStart" | "StartToEnd";
+
+export interface Link {
+  target: string;
+  type: LinkType;
+}
 export interface Task {
   id: string;
   type: TaskType;
@@ -28,6 +35,7 @@ export interface Task {
   isDisabled?: boolean;
   project?: string;
   dependencies?: string[];
+  links?: Array<Link>;
   hideChildren?: boolean;
   displayOrder?: number;
 }