diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/README.md b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/README.md
index d458448175ee9e..af25dfc2f42fe3 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/README.md
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/README.md
@@ -14,8 +14,20 @@
 
 ### currentSettings
 
-- Type: `Object`
-- Required: Yes
+- Type: `Array`
+- Required: No
+- Default: 
+```
+[
+	{
+		id: 'newTab',
+		title: 'Open in New Tab',
+		checked: false,
+	},
+];
+```
+
+An array of settings objects. Each object will used to render a `ToggleControl` for that setting. See also `onSettingsChange`.
 
 ### fetchSearchSuggestions
 
@@ -71,7 +83,27 @@ The function callback will receive the selected item, or Null.
 /> 
 ```  
 
-### onSettingChange
+### onSettingsChange
 
 - Type: `Function`
 - Required: No
+- Args:
+  - `id` - the `id` property of the setting that changed (eg: `newTab`).
+  - `value` - the `checked` value of the control.
+  - `settings` - the current settings object.
+
+Called when any of the settings supplied as `currentSettings` are changed/toggled. May be used to attribute a Block's `attributes` with the current state of the control.
+
+```
+<LinkControl
+	currentSettings={ [
+		{
+			id: 'opensInNewTab',
+			title: __( 'Open in New Tab' ),
+			checked: attributes.opensInNewTab, // Block attributes persist control state
+		},
+	] }
+	onSettingsChange={ ( setting, value ) => setAttributes( { [ setting ]: value } ) }
+/>
+```
+
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js
index f78124f1e51d8d..e1ad86afc773d5 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function LinkControl( {
 	onKeyDown = noop,
 	onKeyPress = noop,
 	onLinkChange = noop,
-	onSettingsChange = { noop },
+	onSettingsChange = noop,
 } ) {
 	// State
 	const [ inputValue, setInputValue ] = useState( '' );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/settings-drawer.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/settings-drawer.js
index 372426e4e821ff..3d9f957e207a83 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/settings-drawer.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/settings-drawer.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { partial } from 'lodash';
+import { noop } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -11,18 +11,39 @@ import {
 	ToggleControl,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 
-const LinkControlSettingsDrawer = ( { settings, onSettingChange } ) => {
-	if ( ! settings || settings.length ) {
+const defaultSettings = [
+	{
+		id: 'newTab',
+		title: __( 'Open in New Tab' ),
+		checked: false,
+	},
+];
+
+const LinkControlSettingsDrawer = ( { settings = defaultSettings, onSettingChange = noop } ) => {
+	if ( ! settings || ! settings.length ) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	const handleSettingChange = ( setting ) => ( value ) => {
+		onSettingChange( setting.id, value, settings );
+	};
+
+	const theSettings = settings.map( ( setting ) => (
+		<ToggleControl
+			className="block-editor-link-control__setting"
+			key={ setting.id }
+			label={ setting.title }
+			onChange={ handleSettingChange( setting ) }
+			checked={ setting.checked } />
+	) );
+
 	return (
-		<div className="block-editor-link-control__settings">
-			<ToggleControl
-				label={ __( 'Open in New Tab' ) }
-				onChange={ partial( onSettingChange, 'new-tab' ) }
-				checked={ settings[ 'new-tab' ] } />
-		</div>
+		<fieldset className="block-editor-link-control__settings">
+			<legend className="screen-reader-text">
+				{ __( 'Currently selected link settings' ) }
+			</legend>
+			{ theSettings }
+		</fieldset>
 	);
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
index 2b1c9f050522db..5f99891b2370da 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
+.block-editor-link-control__setting {
+	margin-bottom: $grid-size-large;
+
+	:last-child {
+		margin-bottom: 0;
+	}
+}
+
 .block-editor-link-control .block-editor-link-control__search-input .components-spinner {
 	display: block;
 	z-index: 100;
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js
index 95e19973a0c073..5a69142b5f495e 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/test/index.js
@@ -536,3 +536,94 @@ describe( 'Selecting links', () => {
 		} );
 	} );
 } );
+
+describe( 'Addition Settings UI', () => {
+	it( 'should display "New Tab" setting (in "off" mode) by default when a link is selected', async () => {
+		const selectedLink = first( fauxEntitySuggestions );
+		const expectedSettingText = 'Open in New Tab';
+
+		const LinkControlConsumer = () => {
+			const [ link ] = useState( selectedLink );
+
+			return (
+				<LinkControl
+					currentLink={ link }
+					fetchSearchSuggestions={ fetchFauxEntitySuggestions }
+				/>
+			);
+		};
+
+		act( () => {
+			render(
+				<LinkControlConsumer />, container
+			);
+		} );
+
+		// console.log( container.innerHTML );
+
+		const newTabSettingLabel = Array.from( container.querySelectorAll( 'label' ) ).find( ( label ) => label.innerHTML && label.innerHTML.includes( expectedSettingText ) );
+		expect( newTabSettingLabel ).not.toBeUndefined(); // find() returns "undefined" if not found
+
+		const newTabSettingLabelForAttr = newTabSettingLabel.getAttribute( 'for' );
+		const newTabSettingInput = container.querySelector( `#${ newTabSettingLabelForAttr }` );
+		expect( newTabSettingInput ).not.toBeNull();
+		expect( newTabSettingInput.checked ).toBe( false );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'should display a setting control with correct default state for each of the custom settings provided', async () => {
+		const selectedLink = first( fauxEntitySuggestions );
+
+		const customSettings = [
+			{
+				id: 'newTab',
+				title: 'Open in New Tab',
+				checked: false,
+			},
+			{
+				id: 'noFollow',
+				title: 'No follow',
+				checked: true,
+			},
+		];
+
+		const customSettingsLabelsText = customSettings.map( ( setting ) => setting.title );
+
+		const LinkControlConsumer = () => {
+			const [ link ] = useState( selectedLink );
+
+			return (
+				<LinkControl
+					currentLink={ link }
+					fetchSearchSuggestions={ fetchFauxEntitySuggestions }
+					currentSettings={ customSettings }
+				/>
+			);
+		};
+
+		act( () => {
+			render(
+				<LinkControlConsumer />, container
+			);
+		} );
+
+		// Grab the elements using user perceivable DOM queries
+		const settingsLegend = Array.from( container.querySelectorAll( 'legend' ) ).find( ( legend ) => legend.innerHTML && legend.innerHTML.includes( 'Currently selected link settings' ) );
+		const settingsFieldset = settingsLegend.closest( 'fieldset' );
+		const settingControlsLabels = Array.from( settingsFieldset.querySelectorAll( 'label' ) );
+		const settingControlsInputs = settingControlsLabels.map( ( label ) => {
+			return settingsFieldset.querySelector( `#${ label.getAttribute( 'for' ) }` );
+		} );
+
+		const settingControlLabelsText = Array.from( settingControlsLabels ).map( ( label ) => label.innerHTML );
+
+		// Check we have the correct number of controls
+		expect( settingControlsLabels ).toHaveLength( 2 );
+
+		// Check the labels match
+		expect( settingControlLabelsText ).toEqual( expect.arrayContaining( customSettingsLabelsText ) );
+
+		// Assert the default "checked" states match the expected
+		expect( settingControlsInputs[ 0 ].checked ).toEqual( false );
+		expect( settingControlsInputs[ 1 ].checked ).toEqual( true );
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-menu-item/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-menu-item/edit.js
index 9a0273c5de3c57..e9c3881695fadb 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-menu-item/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-menu-item/edit.js
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ import { Fragment, useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
  * @param {Function} setter Setter attribute function.
  */
 const updateLinkSetting = ( setter ) => ( setting, value ) => {
-	if ( setting === 'new-tab' ) {
-		setter( { opensInNewTab: value } );
-	}
+	setter( { [ setting ]: value } );
 };
 
 /**
@@ -217,7 +215,13 @@ function NavigationMenuItemEdit( {
 							onClose={ () => {
 								onCloseTimerId = setTimeout( () => setIsLinkOpen( false ), 100 );
 							} }
-							currentSettings={ { 'new-tab': opensInNewTab } }
+							currentSettings={ [
+								{
+									id: 'opensInNewTab',
+									title: __( 'Open in New Tab' ),
+									checked: opensInNewTab,
+								},
+							] }
 							onSettingsChange={ updateLinkSetting( setAttributes ) }
 						/>
 					) }