diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.tsx b/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
index b3c179c17e4..6091e8b1cf8 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.tsx
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class Item implements ComponentInterface, AnchorInterface, ButtonInterfac
     );
 
     // The following elements should also stay clickable when an input with cover is present
-    const clickables = this.el.querySelectorAll('ion-anchor, ion-button, a, button');
+    const clickables = this.el.querySelectorAll('ion-router-link, ion-button, a, button');
 
     // Check for multiple inputs to change the position of the input cover to relative
     // for all of the covered inputs above