diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 5eafceac..f30135ba 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ from . import output
 from . import store as osc_store
 from .connection import http_request, http_GET, http_POST, http_PUT, http_DELETE
 from .obs_scm import File
+from .obs_scm import Linkinfo
 from .obs_scm import Serviceinfo
 from .output import sanitize_text
 from .store import Store
@@ -265,71 +266,6 @@ def revision_is_empty(rev: Union[None, str, int]):
     return rev in (None, "")
 
 
-class Linkinfo:
-    """linkinfo metadata (which is part of the xml representing a directory)
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        """creates an empty linkinfo instance"""
-        self.project = None
-        self.package = None
-        self.xsrcmd5 = None
-        self.lsrcmd5 = None
-        self.srcmd5 = None
-        self.error = None
-        self.rev = None
-        self.baserev = None
-
-    def read(self, linkinfo_node):
-        """read in the linkinfo metadata from the ``<linkinfo>`` element passed as
-        elementtree node.
-        If the passed element is ``None``, the method does nothing.
-        """
-        if linkinfo_node is None:
-            return
-        self.project = linkinfo_node.get('project')
-        self.package = linkinfo_node.get('package')
-        self.xsrcmd5 = linkinfo_node.get('xsrcmd5')
-        self.lsrcmd5 = linkinfo_node.get('lsrcmd5')
-        self.srcmd5 = linkinfo_node.get('srcmd5')
-        self.error = linkinfo_node.get('error')
-        self.rev = linkinfo_node.get('rev')
-        self.baserev = linkinfo_node.get('baserev')
-
-    def islink(self):
-        """:return: ``True`` if the linkinfo is not empty, otherwise ``False``"""
-        if self.xsrcmd5 or self.lsrcmd5 or self.error is not None:
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def isexpanded(self):
-        """:return: ``True`` if the package is an expanded link"""
-        if self.lsrcmd5 and not self.xsrcmd5:
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def haserror(self):
-        """:return: ``True`` if the link is in error state (could not be applied)"""
-        if self.error:
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        """return an informatory string representation"""
-        if self.islink() and not self.isexpanded():
-            return 'project %s, package %s, xsrcmd5 %s, rev %s' \
-                % (self.project, self.package, self.xsrcmd5, self.rev)
-        elif self.islink() and self.isexpanded():
-            if self.haserror():
-                return 'broken link to project %s, package %s, srcmd5 %s, lsrcmd5 %s: %s' \
-                    % (self.project, self.package, self.srcmd5, self.lsrcmd5, self.error)
-            else:
-                return 'expanded link to project %s, package %s, srcmd5 %s, lsrcmd5 %s' \
-                    % (self.project, self.package, self.srcmd5, self.lsrcmd5)
-        else:
-            return 'None'
-
-
 class DirectoryServiceinfo:
     def __init__(self):
         self.code = None
diff --git a/osc/obs_scm/__init__.py b/osc/obs_scm/__init__.py
index 8ce0a462..403f952d 100644
--- a/osc/obs_scm/__init__.py
+++ b/osc/obs_scm/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from .file import File
+from .linkinfo import Linkinfo
 from .serviceinfo import Serviceinfo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osc/obs_scm/linkinfo.py b/osc/obs_scm/linkinfo.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11e94bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osc/obs_scm/linkinfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+class Linkinfo:
+    """linkinfo metadata (which is part of the xml representing a directory)
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """creates an empty linkinfo instance"""
+        self.project = None
+        self.package = None
+        self.xsrcmd5 = None
+        self.lsrcmd5 = None
+        self.srcmd5 = None
+        self.error = None
+        self.rev = None
+        self.baserev = None
+
+    def read(self, linkinfo_node):
+        """read in the linkinfo metadata from the ``<linkinfo>`` element passed as
+        elementtree node.
+        If the passed element is ``None``, the method does nothing.
+        """
+        if linkinfo_node is None:
+            return
+        self.project = linkinfo_node.get('project')
+        self.package = linkinfo_node.get('package')
+        self.xsrcmd5 = linkinfo_node.get('xsrcmd5')
+        self.lsrcmd5 = linkinfo_node.get('lsrcmd5')
+        self.srcmd5 = linkinfo_node.get('srcmd5')
+        self.error = linkinfo_node.get('error')
+        self.rev = linkinfo_node.get('rev')
+        self.baserev = linkinfo_node.get('baserev')
+
+    def islink(self):
+        """:return: ``True`` if the linkinfo is not empty, otherwise ``False``"""
+        if self.xsrcmd5 or self.lsrcmd5 or self.error is not None:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def isexpanded(self):
+        """:return: ``True`` if the package is an expanded link"""
+        if self.lsrcmd5 and not self.xsrcmd5:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def haserror(self):
+        """:return: ``True`` if the link is in error state (could not be applied)"""
+        if self.error:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """return an informatory string representation"""
+        if self.islink() and not self.isexpanded():
+            return 'project %s, package %s, xsrcmd5 %s, rev %s' \
+                % (self.project, self.package, self.xsrcmd5, self.rev)
+        elif self.islink() and self.isexpanded():
+            if self.haserror():
+                return 'broken link to project %s, package %s, srcmd5 %s, lsrcmd5 %s: %s' \
+                    % (self.project, self.package, self.srcmd5, self.lsrcmd5, self.error)
+            else:
+                return 'expanded link to project %s, package %s, srcmd5 %s, lsrcmd5 %s' \
+                    % (self.project, self.package, self.srcmd5, self.lsrcmd5)
+        else:
+            return 'None'