diff --git a/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js b/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js
index 971ef51365..2708b6f3f2 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/subtree-text.js
@@ -13,14 +13,32 @@ import getOwnedVirtual from '../aria/get-owned-virtual';
 function subtreeText(virtualNode, context = {}) {
 	const { alreadyProcessed } = accessibleTextVirtual;
 	context.startNode = context.startNode || virtualNode;
-	const { strict } = context;
+	const { strict, inControlContext, inLabelledByContext } = context;
 	if (
 		alreadyProcessed(virtualNode, context) ||
-		!namedFromContents(virtualNode, { strict })
+		virtualNode.props.nodeType !== 1
 	) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
+	if (
+		!namedFromContents(virtualNode, { strict }) &&
+		!context.subtreeDescendant
+	) {
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Note: Strictly speaking if a child isn't named from content and it has no accessible name
+	 * accName says to ignore it. Browsers do this fairly consistently, but screen readers have
+	 * chosen to ignore this, but only for direct content, not for labels / aria-labelledby.
+	 * That way in `a[href] > article > #text` the text is used for the accessible name,
+	 * See: https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/1461
+	 */
+	if (!strict) {
+		const subtreeDescendant = !inControlContext && !inLabelledByContext;
+		context = { subtreeDescendant, ...context };
+	}
 	return getOwnedVirtual(virtualNode).reduce((contentText, child) => {
 		return appendAccessibleText(contentText, child, context);
 	}, '');
diff --git a/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js b/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js
index fb76a851d3..9b42b79b9f 100644
--- a/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js
+++ b/test/commons/text/accessible-text.js
@@ -257,12 +257,12 @@ describe('text.accessibleTextVirtual', function() {
 		axe.testUtils.flatTreeSetup(fixture);
 
 		var target = axe.utils.querySelectorAll(axe._tree, '#t2label')[0];
-		// Chrome 72: This is This is a label of
-		// Firefox 62: This is ARIA Label
-		// Safari 12.0: This is This is a label of
+		// Chrome 86: This is This is a label of
+		// Firefox 82: This is ARIA Label everything
+		// Safari 14.0: This is This is a label of everything
 		assert.equal(
 			axe.commons.text.accessibleTextVirtual(target),
-			'This is This is a label of'
+			'This is This is a label of everything'
 		);
 	});
 
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.html b/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.html
index fd70c3e4b8..797402245d 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.html
+++ b/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.html
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <a href="#" id="pass2" aria-label="link text"></a>
 <a href="#" id="pass3" aria-labelledby="linklabel"></a>
 <a href="#" id="pass4" title="title text"></a>
+<a href="#" id="pass5">
+	<article>Some sectioning content</article>
+</a>
 
 <div id="linklabel">Text</div>
 
diff --git a/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.json b/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.json
index 88cfd6dbfe..c0c9c3259e 100644
--- a/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.json
+++ b/test/integration/rules/link-name/link-name.json
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 		["#violation4"],
 		["#violation5"]
 	],
-	"passes": [["#pass1"], ["#pass2"], ["#pass3"], ["#pass4"]]
+	"passes": [["#pass1"], ["#pass2"], ["#pass3"], ["#pass4"], ["#pass5"]]
 }