diff --git a/src/components/link/_link.scss b/src/components/link/_link.scss
index ff314d5454a4..217f2ba5255f 100644
--- a/src/components/link/_link.scss
+++ b/src/components/link/_link.scss
@@ -34,5 +34,10 @@
     &:focus {
       @include focus-outline('border');
     }
+
+    &[aria-disabled="true"] {
+      opacity: .5;
+      pointer-events: none;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/link/link.html b/src/components/link/link.html
index 87b40d4862ce..3acaf88a065d 100644
--- a/src/components/link/link.html
+++ b/src/components/link/link.html
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 <a href="#" class="bx--link">Link</a>
+<a href="#" class="bx--link" tabindex="-1" aria-disabled="true">Link</a>