diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/block.json
index 954d7577558acc..9aacf07419e532 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/block.json
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@
 			"default": {
 				"type": "flex"
 			}
+		},
+		"__experimentalStyle": {
+			"elements": {
+				"link": {
+					"color": {
+						"text": "inherit"
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	"viewScript": [ "file:./view.min.js", "file:./view-modal.min.js" ],
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
index 9c7211d585c2f3..5d19b5910ad2d0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/style.scss
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ $navigation-icon-size: 24px;
 	// By adding low specificity, we enable compatibility with link colors set in theme.json,
 	// but still allow them to be overridden by user-set colors.
 	.wp-block-navigation-item__content {
-		color: inherit;
 		display: block;
 
 		// Set the default menu item padding to zero, to allow text-only buttons.