diff --git a/src/runtime/components/elements/Link.vue b/src/runtime/components/elements/Link.vue
index 98702d277e..76c96a0d32 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/elements/Link.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/elements/Link.vue
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
       type: Boolean,
       default: null
     },
+    active: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    },
     exact: {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
@@ -65,6 +69,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
   },
   setup (props) {
     function resolveLinkClass (route, $route, { isActive, isExactActive }: { isActive: boolean, isExactActive: boolean }) {
+      if (props.active) {
+        return props.activeClass
+      }
+
       if (props.exactQuery && !isEqual(route.query, $route.query)) {
         return props.inactiveClass
       }
diff --git a/src/runtime/types/link.d.ts b/src/runtime/types/link.d.ts
index 741dd1d8b2..535a58a31e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/types/link.d.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/types/link.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { NuxtLinkProps } from '#app'
 
 export interface Link extends NuxtLinkProps {
+  active?: boolean
   exact?: boolean
   exactQuery?: boolean
   exactMatch?: boolean