diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
index ac2b43501e9ed3..a1d2ef0d97fb7b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -375,12 +375,19 @@ export default function NavigationLinkEdit( {
 	const DEFAULT_BLOCK = {
 		name: 'core/navigation-link',
 	};
-	const innerBlocksProps = useInnerBlocksProps( blockProps, {
-		allowedBlocks: ALLOWED_BLOCKS,
-		__experimentalDefaultBlock: DEFAULT_BLOCK,
-		__experimentalDirectInsert: true,
-		renderAppender: false,
-	} );
+
+	const innerBlocksProps = useInnerBlocksProps(
+		{
+			...blockProps,
+			className: 'remove-outline', // Remove the outline from the inner blocks container.
+		},
+		{
+			allowedBlocks: ALLOWED_BLOCKS,
+			__experimentalDefaultBlock: DEFAULT_BLOCK,
+			__experimentalDirectInsert: true,
+			renderAppender: false,
+		}
+	);
 
 	if ( ! url || isInvalid || isDraft ) {
 		blockProps.onClick = () => setIsLinkOpen( true );