diff --git a/src/assets/_project/_blocks/components/link/_qg-link.scss b/src/assets/_project/_blocks/components/link/_qg-link.scss
index fecd0ef5c..e9bf0a278 100644
--- a/src/assets/_project/_blocks/components/link/_qg-link.scss
+++ b/src/assets/_project/_blocks/components/link/_qg-link.scss
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
 // 1. color theme blue with underline
 @mixin qg-link-styles__default {
   @include qg-global-link-styles {
-    color: $qg-blue-dark;
     @include qg-link-decoration;
     @include qg-link-visited-decoration;
-    text-decoration-color: #457aa3;
+    &:not(.qg-private-content-link) {
+      color: $qg-blue-dark;
+      text-decoration-color: #457aa3;
+    }
     @include qg-link-hover-decoration;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/template-pages/content-page.html b/src/template-pages/content-page.html
index fcc0f20c4..9c84ce007 100644
--- a/src/template-pages/content-page.html
+++ b/src/template-pages/content-page.html
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ <h1>Queensland Government Web Template HTML Template</h1>
 
                     <p class="lead">If your page needs lead text to add emphasis, add it here.</p>
 
+                    <p><a class="qg-private-content-link">Link to content not visible to the public</a></p>
+
                     <p>[Put more content here]</p>
 
                     <h2>To use this template</h2>