diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
index a26742f32ab33f..9c7211d585c2f3 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ button.wp-block-navigation-item__content {
 	font-size: inherit;
 	font-family: inherit;
 	line-height: inherit;
+	font-style: inherit;
+	font-weight: inherit;
+	text-transform: inherit;
 
 	// Buttons default to center alignment. This becomes visible
 	// when a menu item label is long enough to wrap.