diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
index d684b24dea96..589f7c207764 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
@@ -499,6 +499,16 @@ h6 {
   font-weight: inherit;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reset links to optimize for opt-in styling instead of
+ * opt-out.
+ */
+
+a {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: inherit;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reset form element properties that are easy to forget to
  * style explicitly so you don't inadvertently introduce
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
index 1bf1e39d5ceb..1814067b1722 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
@@ -499,6 +499,16 @@ h6 {
   font-weight: inherit;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reset links to optimize for opt-in styling instead of
+ * opt-out.
+ */
+
+a {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: inherit;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reset form element properties that are easy to forget to
  * style explicitly so you don't inadvertently introduce
diff --git a/src/plugins/css/preflight.css b/src/plugins/css/preflight.css
index c6e9bfc5497a..aa04f489908d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/css/preflight.css
+++ b/src/plugins/css/preflight.css
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ h6 {
   font-weight: inherit;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reset links to optimize for opt-in styling instead of
+ * opt-out.
+ */
+
+a {
+  color: inherit;
+  text-decoration: inherit;
+}
+
 /**
  * Reset form element properties that are easy to forget to
  * style explicitly so you don't inadvertently introduce