diff --git a/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts b/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
index 0ea72dffa59..40bd1c932f9 100644
--- a/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export const Link = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
       HTMLAttributes: {
         target: '_blank',
         rel: 'noopener noreferrer nofollow',
+        class: null,
       },
     }
   },
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ export const Link = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
       target: {
         default: this.options.HTMLAttributes.target,
       },
+      class: {
+        default: this.options.HTMLAttributes.class,
+      },
     }
   },