diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/persistent_user_callout.js b/app/assets/javascripts/persistent_user_callout.js
index 4a08e158f6b..8d6a3781048 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/persistent_user_callout.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/persistent_user_callout.js
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+import { parseBoolean } from './lib/utils/common_utils';
 import axios from './lib/utils/axios_utils';
 import { __ } from './locale';
 import Flash from './flash';
 
+const DEFERRED_LINK_CLASS = 'deferred-link';
+
 export default class PersistentUserCallout {
   constructor(container) {
-    const { dismissEndpoint, featureId } = container.dataset;
+    const { dismissEndpoint, featureId, deferLinks } = container.dataset;
     this.container = container;
     this.dismissEndpoint = dismissEndpoint;
     this.featureId = featureId;
+    this.deferLinks = parseBoolean(deferLinks);
 
     this.init();
   }
@@ -15,9 +19,21 @@ export default class PersistentUserCallout {
   init() {
     const closeButton = this.container.querySelector('.js-close');
     closeButton.addEventListener('click', event => this.dismiss(event));
+
+    if (this.deferLinks) {
+      this.container.addEventListener('click', event => {
+        const isDeferredLink = event.target.classList.contains(DEFERRED_LINK_CLASS);
+
+        if (isDeferredLink) {
+          const { href, target } = event.target;
+
+          this.dismiss(event, { href, target });
+        }
+      });
+    }
   }
 
-  dismiss(event) {
+  dismiss(event, deferredLinkOptions = null) {
     event.preventDefault();
 
     axios
@@ -26,6 +42,11 @@ export default class PersistentUserCallout {
       })
       .then(() => {
         this.container.remove();
+
+        if (deferredLinkOptions) {
+          const { href, target } = deferredLinkOptions;
+          window.open(href, target);
+        }
       })
       .catch(() => {
         Flash(__('An error occurred while dismissing the alert. Refresh the page and try again.'));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/privacy_policy_update_callout.js b/app/assets/javascripts/privacy_policy_update_callout.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..126b1ee1132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/privacy_policy_update_callout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import PersistentUserCallout from '~/persistent_user_callout';
+
+function initPrivacyPolicyUpdateCallout() {
+  const callout = document.querySelector('.privacy-policy-update-64341');
+  PersistentUserCallout.factory(callout);
+}
+
+export default initPrivacyPolicyUpdateCallout;
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/64341-user-callout-deferred-link-support.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/64341-user-callout-deferred-link-support.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05230ddc124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/64341-user-callout-deferred-link-support.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add support for deferred links in persistent user callouts.
+merge_request: 30818
+author:
+type: added
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/persistent_user_callout_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/persistent_user_callout_spec.js
index 2fdfff3db03..d15758be5d2 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/persistent_user_callout_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/persistent_user_callout_spec.js
@@ -22,6 +22,24 @@ describe('PersistentUserCallout', () => {
     return fixture;
   }
 
+  function createDeferredLinkFixture() {
+    const fixture = document.createElement('div');
+    fixture.innerHTML = `
+      <div
+        class="container"
+        data-dismiss-endpoint="${dismissEndpoint}"
+        data-feature-id="${featureName}"
+        data-defer-links="true"
+      >
+        <button type="button" class="js-close"></button>
+        <a href="/somewhere-pleasant" target="_blank" class="deferred-link">A link</a>
+        <a href="/somewhere-else" target="_blank" class="normal-link">Another link</a>
+      </div>
+    `;
+
+    return fixture;
+  }
+
   describe('dismiss', () => {
     let button;
     let mockAxios;
@@ -74,6 +92,75 @@ describe('PersistentUserCallout', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('deferred links', () => {
+    let button;
+    let deferredLink;
+    let normalLink;
+    let mockAxios;
+    let persistentUserCallout;
+    let windowSpy;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      const fixture = createDeferredLinkFixture();
+      const container = fixture.querySelector('.container');
+      button = fixture.querySelector('.js-close');
+      deferredLink = fixture.querySelector('.deferred-link');
+      normalLink = fixture.querySelector('.normal-link');
+      mockAxios = new MockAdapter(axios);
+      persistentUserCallout = new PersistentUserCallout(container);
+      spyOn(persistentUserCallout.container, 'remove');
+      windowSpy = spyOn(window, 'open').and.callFake(() => {});
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      mockAxios.restore();
+    });
+
+    it('defers loading of a link until callout is dismissed', done => {
+      const { href, target } = deferredLink;
+      mockAxios.onPost(dismissEndpoint).replyOnce(200);
+
+      deferredLink.click();
+
+      setTimeoutPromise()
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(windowSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(href, target);
+          expect(persistentUserCallout.container.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(mockAxios.history.post[0].data).toBe(
+            JSON.stringify({ feature_name: featureName }),
+          );
+        })
+        .then(done)
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('does not dismiss callout on non-deferred links', done => {
+      normalLink.click();
+
+      setTimeoutPromise()
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(windowSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(persistentUserCallout.container.remove).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        })
+        .then(done)
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+
+    it('does not follow link when notification is closed', done => {
+      mockAxios.onPost(dismissEndpoint).replyOnce(200);
+
+      button.click();
+
+      setTimeoutPromise()
+        .then(() => {
+          expect(windowSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(persistentUserCallout.container.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        })
+        .then(done)
+        .catch(done.fail);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('factory', () => {
     it('returns an instance of PersistentUserCallout with the provided container property', () => {
       const fixture = createFixture();