diff --git a/servo/components/style/style_resolver.rs b/servo/components/style/style_resolver.rs
index bd3eb57f75bc..71598ab14d2a 100644
--- a/servo/components/style/style_resolver.rs
+++ b/servo/components/style/style_resolver.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ where
             cascade_flags.insert(SKIP_ROOT_AND_ITEM_BASED_DISPLAY_FIXUP);
         }
         if cascade_visited.visited_dependent_only() {
+            // If this element is a link, we want its visited style to inherit
+            // from the regular style of its parent, because only the
+            // visitedness of the relevant link should influence style.
             if pseudo.is_some() || !self.element.is_link() {
                 parent_style = parent_style.map(|s| {
                     s.get_visited_style().unwrap_or(s)