diff --git a/atlassian/jira.py b/atlassian/jira.py
index f4056bda0..453ea8a12 100644
--- a/atlassian/jira.py
+++ b/atlassian/jira.py
@@ -1776,6 +1776,7 @@ def create_or_update_issue_remote_links(
         icon_url=None,
         icon_title=None,
         status_resolved=False,
+        application: dict = {},
     ):
         """
         Add Remote Link to Issue, update url if global_id is passed
@@ -1787,6 +1788,7 @@ def create_or_update_issue_remote_links(
         :param icon_url: str, OPTIONAL: Link to a 16x16 icon representing the type of the object in the remote system
         :param icon_title: str, OPTIONAL: Text for the tooltip of the main icon describing the type of the object in the remote system
         :param status_resolved: bool, OPTIONAL: if set to True, Jira renders the link strikethrough
+        :param application: dict, OPTIONAL: Application description
         """
         base_url = self.resource_url("issue")
         url = "{base_url}/{issue_key}/remotelink".format(base_url=base_url, issue_key=issue_key)
@@ -1802,6 +1804,8 @@ def create_or_update_issue_remote_links(
             if icon_title:
                 icon_data["title"] = icon_title
             data["object"]["icon"] = icon_data
+        if application:
+            data["application"] = application
         return self.post(url, data=data)
 
     def get_issue_remote_link_by_id(self, issue_key, link_id):
diff --git a/tests/responses/jira/rest/api/2/issue/FOO-123/remotelink/POST b/tests/responses/jira/rest/api/2/issue/FOO-123/remotelink/POST
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ba096508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/responses/jira/rest/api/2/issue/FOO-123/remotelink/POST
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+responses['{"issue_key": "FOO-123", "link_url": "https://confluence.atlassian-python.atlassian.net/display/Test", "title": "Unused link text", "global_id": "appId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&pageId=0", application={"type": "com.atlassian.confluence", "name": "Confluence"}}'] = {
+  "id": 10000,
+  "self": "https://atlassian-python.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/FOO-123/remotelink/10000",
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_jira.py b/tests/test_jira.py
index 571bdfc03..4cc6df8c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_jira.py
+++ b/tests/test_jira.py
@@ -92,3 +92,18 @@ def test_delete_issue_property_not_found(self):
             self.jira.get_issue_property("FOO-123", "NotFoundBar1")
         with self.assertRaises(HTTPError):
             self.jira.get_issue_property("FOONotFound-123", "NotFoundBar1")
+
+    def test_post_issue_remotelink(self):
+        """Create a new Confluence remote link"""
+        resp = self.jira.create_or_update_issue_remote_links(
+            "FOO-123",
+            "https://confluence.atlassian-python.atlassian.net/display/Test",
+            "Unused link text",
+            global_id="appId=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&pageId=0",
+            application={
+                "type": "com.atlassian.confluence",
+                "name": "Confluence",
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(resp["id"], "10000")
+        self.assertEqual(resp["self"], "https://atlassian-python.atlassian.net/rest/api/2/issue/FOO-123/remotelink/10000")