diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/link.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/link.dart
index 168c93322c430..819fe62cda4ac 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/link.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/link.dart
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ class Link extends PrimaryRoleManager {
     // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/102535.
     element.setAttribute('href', '#');
     element.style.display = 'block';
+    // Prevent the default action of clicking the anchor tag, which is to
+    // navigate to the href. Instead the click action is handled by the
+    // framework.
+    element.addEventListener('click', createDomEventListener((DomEvent event) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }));
     return element;
   }