diff --git a/packages/styles/scss/components/tag/_tag.scss b/packages/styles/scss/components/tag/_tag.scss
index c751caa38c19..d00d9844a3ee 100644
--- a/packages/styles/scss/components/tag/_tag.scss
+++ b/packages/styles/scss/components/tag/_tag.scss
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@
     max-inline-size: convert.to-rem(176px);
   }
 
+  .#{$prefix}--tag--high-contrast .#{$prefix}--definition-term {
+    color: $text-inverse;
+  }
+
   .#{$prefix}--tag > .#{$prefix}--popover-container {
     display: flex;
   }