diff --git a/.changeset/plenty-bobcats-know.md b/.changeset/plenty-bobcats-know.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..197a40399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plenty-bobcats-know.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@ithaka/pharos': minor
+---
+
+Fix link not displaying blue outline on focus in Chrome/Safari
diff --git a/packages/pharos/src/components/link/pharos-link.scss b/packages/pharos/src/components/link/pharos-link.scss
index ad5c3ce2a..7e0f83123 100644
--- a/packages/pharos/src/components/link/pharos-link.scss
+++ b/packages/pharos/src/components/link/pharos-link.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
   @at-root &.link--alert:active {
     @include mixins.underline;
   }
+
+  display: block;
 }
 
 :host(:not([href])) #link-element {