diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/Default.css b/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/Default.css
index 02aaaadd01..71bde27c4f 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/Default.css
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/Default.css
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ li {
     margin-bottom: 2;
 }
 
-a {
+a:link {
     color: -libhtml-link;
     text-decoration: underline;
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/SelectorEngine.cpp b/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/SelectorEngine.cpp
index e8a55c94b1..56ad75c050 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/SelectorEngine.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibHTML/CSS/SelectorEngine.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ bool matches(const Selector::Component& component, const Element& element)
     case Selector::Component::PseudoClass::None:
         break;
     case Selector::Component::PseudoClass::Link:
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+        if (!element.is_link())
+            return false;
         break;
     case Selector::Component::PseudoClass::Hover:
         if (!matches_hover_pseudo_class(element))