Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first apparatus may detect a beam failure of a first link between the first apparatus and a second apparatus; transmit a beam failure recovery request indicating the beam failure of the first link, wherein the beam failure recovery request is transmitted via a second link of the first apparatus; and perform a beam failure recovery procedure, to select one or more beams for communication between the first apparatus and the second apparatus, based at least in part on transmitting the beam failure recovery request via the second link. Numerous other aspects are provided.