diff --git a/lib/components/link/link.less b/lib/components/link/link.less
index e5498570b5..95b0207ed6 100644
--- a/lib/components/link/link.less
+++ b/lib/components/link/link.less
@@ -4,8 +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
-        // TODO remove .post-tag reference once core no longer requires them
-        &:not([class*="s-"]):not(.post-tag),
+        // TODO remove .post-tag, .badge, .badge-tag reference once core no longer requires them
+        &:not([class*="s-"]):not(.post-tag):not(.badge):not(.badge-tag),
         &.s-link,
         &.s-sidebarwidget--action,
         &.s-user-card--link {