diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js b/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js
index adb9f03847..5495590faf 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/customize-preview.js
@@ -327,15 +327,15 @@
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	api.prepareLinkPreview = function prepareLinkPreview( element ) {
-		var queryParams;
+		var queryParams, $element = $( element );
 
 		// Skip links in admin bar.
-		if ( $( element ).closest( '#wpadminbar' ).length ) {
+		if ( $element.closest( '#wpadminbar' ).length ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
 		// Ignore links with href="#", href="#id", or non-HTTP protocols (e.g. javascript: and mailto:).
-		if ( '#' === $( element ).attr( 'href' ).substr( 0, 1 ) || ! /^https?:$/.test( element.protocol ) ) {
+		if ( '#' === $element.attr( 'href' ).substr( 0, 1 ) || ! /^https?:$/.test( element.protocol ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -344,15 +344,20 @@
 			element.protocol = 'https:';
 		}
 
+		// Ignore links with class wp-playlist-caption
+		if ( $element.hasClass( 'wp-playlist-caption' ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if ( ! api.isLinkPreviewable( element ) ) {
 
 			// Style link as unpreviewable only if previewing in iframe; if previewing on frontend, links will be allowed to work normally.
 			if ( api.settings.channel ) {
-				$( element ).addClass( 'customize-unpreviewable' );
+				$element.addClass( 'customize-unpreviewable' );
 			}
 			return;
 		}
-		$( element ).removeClass( 'customize-unpreviewable' );
+		$element.removeClass( 'customize-unpreviewable' );
 
 		queryParams = api.utils.parseQueryString( element.search.substring( 1 ) );
 		queryParams.customize_changeset_uuid = api.settings.changeset.uuid;