diff --git a/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php b/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
index 17a8a9dea372c..5ed2cbe7d983c 100644
--- a/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
+++ b/layouts/joomla/pagination/link.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 <?php elseif (isset($item->active) && $item->active) : ?>
 	<?php $aria = Text::sprintf('JLIB_HTML_PAGE_CURRENT', strtolower($item->text)); ?>
 	<li class="<?php echo $class; ?> page-item">
-		<span aria-current="true" aria-label="<?php echo $aria; ?>" class="page-link"><?php echo $display; ?></span>
+		<a aria-current="true" aria-label="<?php echo $aria; ?>" href="#" class="page-link"><?php echo $display; ?></a>
 	</li>
 <?php else : ?>
 	<li class="<?php echo $class; ?> page-item">