diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/components/link/link.ts b/packages/web-components/src/components/link/link.ts
index cb08f0a4acc..777f90070de 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/components/link/link.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/components/link/link.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import BXLink from 'carbon-web-components/es/components/link/link.js';
 
 /**
  * Link.
+ *
+ * @csspart link The link element displayed as an <a /> tag (regular link) or <p /> (disabled link)
  */
 class DDSLink extends BXLink {
   @query('#link')
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ class DDSLink extends BXLink {
   protected _renderDisabledLink() {
     const { _classes: classes } = this;
     return html`
-      <p id="link" class="${classes}">${this._renderInner()}</p>
+      <p id="link" part="link" class="${classes}">${this._renderInner()}</p>
     `;
   }
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ class DDSLink extends BXLink {
         id="link"
         role="${ifNonNull(linkRole)}"
         class="${classes}"
+        part="link"
         download="${ifNonNull(download)}"
         href="${ifNonNull(href)}"
         hreflang="${ifNonNull(hreflang)}"
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta-footer.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta-footer.md
index e828bca59d4..1eb90554d60 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta-footer.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta-footer.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <a
   class="bx--card__footer bx--link bx--link-with-icon bx--link-with-icon__icon-right dds-ce--card__footer"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span
     class="bx--card__cta__copy"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
   class="bx--card__footer bx--link bx--link-with-icon bx--link-with-icon__icon-right dds-ce--card__footer"
   href="#"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span class="bx--card__cta__copy">
     <slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta.md
index f16fb096f7e..9406323f6c6 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-card-cta.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
   class="bx--card__footer bx--link bx--link-with-icon bx--link-with-icon__icon-right dds-ce--card__footer"
   href="#"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span class="bx--card__cta__copy">
     <slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-large.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-large.md
index eb0cb14be45..f8e204539c4 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-large.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-large.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     class="bx--card bx--card--link bx--feature-card-block-large bx--tile bx--tile--clickable"
     href="https://example.com"
     id="link"
+    part="link"
   >
     <slot name="image">
     </slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-medium.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-medium.md
index d2a7a751103..bad87c25e8b 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-medium.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card-block-medium.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     class="bx--card bx--card--link bx--feature-card bx--tile bx--tile--clickable"
     href="https://example.com"
     id="link"
+    part="link"
   >
     <slot name="image">
     </slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card.md
index 69b7aa484bf..4985ad9a588 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-feature-card.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   class="bx--card bx--card--link bx--feature-card bx--tile bx--tile--clickable"
   href="https://example.com"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <slot name="image">
   </slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-footer-nav-item.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-footer-nav-item.md
index b7b670d2bbc..da0627e2d4e 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-footer-nav-item.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-footer-nav-item.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <a
   class="bx--footer__link bx--link"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <slot>
   </slot>
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 <a
   class="bx--footer__link bx--link"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <slot>
     title-text-foo
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-link-with-icon.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-link-with-icon.md
index f0b3130ad23..76d5a5c17fc 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-link-with-icon.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-link-with-icon.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <a
   class="bx--link bx--link-with-icon"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span>
     <slot>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
 <p
   class="bx--link bx--link--disabled bx--link-with-icon"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span>
     <slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-locale-item.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-locale-item.md
index b8726171746..facad8ef7c9 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-locale-item.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-locale-item.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <a
   class="bx--link"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <div class="bx--locale-modal__locales__name">
     country-foo
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-logo.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-logo.md
index 4c618b14fa5..b51b6a4f25d 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-logo.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-masthead-logo.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   aria-label="IBM logo"
   href="https://www.ibm.com/"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <slot>
   </slot>
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
   aria-label="IBM logo"
   href="https://cloud.ibm.com/"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <slot>
   </slot>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-region-item.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-region-item.md
index 779705875af..b8d9540b35b 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-region-item.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-region-item.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   class="bx--link"
   href="about:blank"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <div class="bx--card__wrapper">
     <div class="bx--card__content">
diff --git a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-text-cta.md b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-text-cta.md
index 863bde6fe94..bca93617998 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-text-cta.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/tests/snapshots/dds-text-cta.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <a
   class="bx--link bx--link-with-icon bx--link-with-icon__icon-right"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span>
     <slot>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
   class="bx--link bx--link-with-icon bx--link-with-icon__icon-right"
   href="#"
   id="link"
+  part="link"
 >
   <span>
     <slot>