diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
index 85908861ca9fdf..b97745b72c4e2f 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/style.scss
@@ -439,6 +439,10 @@ $preview-image-height: 140px;
 		padding-left: 0;
 		gap: 0;
 
+		&[aria-expanded="true"] {
+			color: $gray-900;
+		}
+
 		// Point downwards when open (same as list view expander)
 		&[aria-expanded="true"] svg {
 			visibility: visible;