diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_links.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_links.scss
index 82f6e48ef..1d27c0bab 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_links.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/abstracts/_links.scss
@@ -49,13 +49,12 @@ $link-hover-decoration-thickness: unquote("max(3px, .1875rem, .12em)") !default;
 }
 
 // Simple hover style - can be used alone or in conjunction with other mixins
-// Add the text underline and change in thickness on hover
+// Add the text underline and change in thickness on hover.
+// Intended for use with the `:hover` pseudo-class.
 @mixin link-style-hover {
-  &:hover {
-    @include link-decoration;
-    @include link-decoration-hover;
-    color: var(--pst-color-link-hover);
-  }
+  @include link-decoration;
+  @include link-decoration-hover;
+  color: var(--pst-color-link-hover);
 }
 
 // Default link styles
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
index ae4b2675e..32e4d7a16 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ pre {
     margin-inline-end: 0.5em;
   }
 
-  @include link-style-hover;
   &:hover {
+    @include link-style-hover;
     text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
     background-color: var(--pst-violet-600);
     color: var(--pst-color-secondary-text);
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss
index 69d040d52..d3e862ac5 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss
@@ -30,15 +30,10 @@
       font-size: 1.1em;
     }
 
-    &:hover p.prev-next-title {
-      @include link-style-hover;
-    }
-    // Exception here - keep visited in the default link colour
-    // it still should hover on the default link hover colour
-    &:visited p.prev-next-title {
-      color: var(--pst-color-link);
-      &:hover {
-        color: var(--pst-color-link-hover);
+    &:hover,
+    &:visited:hover {
+      p.prev-next-title {
+        @include link-style-hover;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_switcher-version.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_switcher-version.scss
index d6281bf51..14230f28c 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_switcher-version.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_switcher-version.scss
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ button.btn.version-switcher__button {
     &:not(:last-child) {
       border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pst-color-border);
     }
-    @include link-style-hover;
     &:hover {
+      @include link-style-hover;
       background-color: var(--pst-color-surface);
     }
     &.active {
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_sphinx_design.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_sphinx_design.scss
index 66bdfdbfb..e4fd78db7 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_sphinx_design.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/extensions/_sphinx_design.scss
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ html {
     min-width: 2.25rem;
     padding: 0.3125rem 0.75rem 0.4375rem; // 5px 12px 7px
 
-    @include link-style-hover; // override Sphinx Design
     &:hover {
+      @include link-style-hover; // override Sphinx Design
       text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_header.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_header.scss
index 833d92811..880a9adae 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_header.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/sections/_header.scss
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@
       button {
         display: unset;
         border: none;
-        @include link-style-hover;
+
+        &:hover {
+          @include link-style-hover;
+        }
       }
 
       .dropdown-menu {
@@ -154,7 +157,9 @@
 }
 
 .nav-link {
-  @include link-style-hover;
+  &:hover {
+    @include link-style-hover;
+  }
 
   // Override Bootstrap
   transition: none;