diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2414.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2414.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4027b7e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2414.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: exempt @link javadoc comment from LineLength check
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/2414
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java-config/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml b/gradle-baseline-java-config/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
index 055c68479..3d3a03b1a 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java-config/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java-config/resources/checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     </module>
     <module name="LineLength"> <!-- Java Style Guide: No line-wrapping -->
         <property name="max" value="120"/>
-        <property name="ignorePattern" value="^package.*|^import.*|a href|href|http://|https://|ftp://"/>
+        <property name="ignorePattern" value="^package.*|^import.*|a href|href|http://|https://|ftp://|\{@link"/>
     </module>
     <module name="TreeWalker">
         <module name="SuppressionCommentFilter"/> <!-- baseline-gradle: README.md -->