diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23469db88876..a4a9559af9e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Treat starting single quote as verbatim text in Slim ([#17085](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/17085))
 - Ensure `.node` and `.wasm` files are not scanned for utilities ([#17123](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/17123))
 - Improve performance when scanning `JSON` files ([#17125](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/17125))
+- Don't create invalid CSS when encountering a link wrapped in square brackets ([#17129](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/17129))
 
 ## [4.0.12] - 2025-03-07
 
diff --git a/crates/oxide/src/extractor/arbitrary_property_machine.rs b/crates/oxide/src/extractor/arbitrary_property_machine.rs
index c1460092fca2..947073c2fb99 100644
--- a/crates/oxide/src/extractor/arbitrary_property_machine.rs
+++ b/crates/oxide/src/extractor/arbitrary_property_machine.rs
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ impl Machine for ArbitraryPropertyMachine<ParsingValueState> {
     #[inline]
     fn next(&mut self, cursor: &mut cursor::Cursor<'_>) -> MachineState {
         let len = cursor.input.len();
+        let start_of_value_pos = cursor.pos;
         while cursor.pos < len {
             match cursor.curr.into() {
                 Class::Escape => match cursor.next.into() {
@@ -222,6 +223,9 @@ impl Machine for ArbitraryPropertyMachine<ParsingValueState> {
                 // Any kind of whitespace is not allowed
                 Class::Whitespace => return self.restart(),
 
+                // URLs are not allowed
+                Class::Slash if start_of_value_pos == cursor.pos => return self.restart(),
+
                 // Everything else is valid
                 _ => cursor.advance(),
             };
@@ -278,6 +282,9 @@ enum Class {
     #[bytes(b':')]
     Colon,
 
+    #[bytes(b'/')]
+    Slash,
+
     #[bytes(b' ', b'\t', b'\n', b'\r', b'\x0C')]
     Whitespace,
 
@@ -341,6 +348,9 @@ mod tests {
             ("[:red]", vec![]),
             // Empty brackets are not allowed
             ("[]", vec![]),
+            // URLs
+            ("[http://example.com]", vec![]),
+            ("[https://example.com]", vec![]),
             // Missing colon in more complex example
             (r#"[CssClass("gap-y-4")]"#, vec![]),
             // Brackets must be balanced