diff --git a/lib/components/link/link.less b/lib/components/link/link.less
index b5a28fff32..e5498570b5 100644
--- a/lib/components/link/link.less
+++ b/lib/components/link/link.less
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ a {
     &:visited {
         // We're target these specific selectors to avoid affecting the visited state of stacks components
         // not specified here. See for https://github.com/StackExchange/Stacks/pull/1740#discussion_r1698389312
-        &:not([class*="s-"]),
+        // TODO remove .post-tag reference once core no longer requires them
+        &:not([class*="s-"]):not(.post-tag),
         &.s-link,
         &.s-sidebarwidget--action,
         &.s-user-card--link {