diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 018ef271..dd261e32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Improvements
 
 - Whitespace in checkbox and radio label markup will no longer cause the label text to be misplaced.
+- Margins surrounding an external link icon have been increased slightly.
 
 ## 6.0.0
 
diff --git a/src/scss/components/_links.scss b/src/scss/components/_links.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d946a6ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scss/components/_links.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.usa-link--external::after {
+  margin-left: units(.5);
+  margin-right: units(2px);
+}
diff --git a/src/scss/packages/_components.scss b/src/scss/packages/_components.scss
index 2a3f75bf..43835cfd 100644
--- a/src/scss/packages/_components.scss
+++ b/src/scss/packages/_components.scss
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 @import '../components/general';
 @import '../components/hero';
 @import '../components/inputs';
+@import '../components/links';
 @import '../components/navbar';
 @import '../components/sidenav';
 @import '../components/spinner';