diff --git a/client/src/components/Auth/Footer.tsx b/client/src/components/Auth/Footer.tsx
index 1387523779..fccd099eef 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Auth/Footer.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Auth/Footer.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ function Footer({ startupConfig }: { startupConfig: TStartupConfig | null | unde
 
   const privacyPolicyRender = privacyPolicy?.externalUrl && (
     <a
-      className="text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-500"
+      className="text-sm text-green-600 underline decoration-transparent transition-all duration-200 hover:text-green-700 hover:decoration-green-700 focus:text-green-700 focus:decoration-green-700 dark:text-green-500 dark:hover:text-green-400 dark:hover:decoration-green-400 dark:focus:text-green-400 dark:focus:decoration-green-400"
       href={privacyPolicy.externalUrl}
-      target={privacyPolicy.openNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined}
+      // Removed for WCAG compliance
+      // target={privacyPolicy.openNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined}
       rel="noreferrer"
     >
       {localize('com_ui_privacy_policy')}
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ function Footer({ startupConfig }: { startupConfig: TStartupConfig | null | unde
 
   const termsOfServiceRender = termsOfService?.externalUrl && (
     <a
-      className="text-sm text-green-600 dark:text-green-500"
+      className="text-sm text-green-600 underline decoration-transparent transition-all duration-200 hover:text-green-700 hover:decoration-green-700 focus:text-green-700 focus:decoration-green-700 dark:text-green-500 dark:hover:text-green-400 dark:hover:decoration-green-400 dark:focus:text-green-400 dark:focus:decoration-green-400"
       href={termsOfService.externalUrl}
-      target={termsOfService.openNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined}
+      // Removed for WCAG compliance
+      // target={termsOfService.openNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined}
       rel="noreferrer"
     >
       {localize('com_ui_terms_of_service')}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx b/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx
index cade120e17..48a506879f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Auth/Login.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function Login() {
           {localize('com_auth_no_account')}{' '}
           <a
             href={registerPage()}
-            className="inline-flex p-1 text-sm font-medium text-green-600 transition-colors hover:text-green-700 dark:text-green-400 dark:hover:text-green-300"
+            className="inline-flex p-1 text-sm font-medium text-green-600 underline decoration-transparent transition-all duration-200 hover:text-green-700 hover:decoration-green-700 focus:text-green-700 focus:decoration-green-700 dark:text-green-500 dark:hover:text-green-400 dark:hover:decoration-green-400 dark:focus:text-green-400 dark:focus:decoration-green-400"
           >
             {localize('com_auth_sign_up')}
           </a>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Auth/LoginForm.tsx b/client/src/components/Auth/LoginForm.tsx
index c5589fb5d2..0a6e1e8614 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Auth/LoginForm.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Auth/LoginForm.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ const LoginForm: React.FC<TLoginFormProps> = ({ onSubmit, startupConfig, error,
         {startupConfig.passwordResetEnabled && (
           <a
             href="/forgot-password"
-            className="inline-flex p-1 text-sm font-medium text-green-600 transition-colors hover:text-green-700 dark:text-green-400 dark:hover:text-green-300"
+            className="inline-flex p-1 text-sm font-medium text-green-600 underline decoration-transparent transition-all duration-200 hover:text-green-700 hover:decoration-green-700 focus:text-green-700 focus:decoration-green-700 dark:text-green-500 dark:hover:text-green-400 dark:hover:decoration-green-400 dark:focus:text-green-400 dark:focus:decoration-green-400"
           >
             {localize('com_auth_password_forgot')}
           </a>