diff --git a/packages/core/src/ScopedStylesController.js b/packages/core/src/ScopedStylesController.js
index 6e9ff7790..d746263ac 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ScopedStylesController.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/ScopedStylesController.js
@@ -35,10 +35,14 @@ export class ScopedStylesController {
   }
 
   __setupStyleTag() {
+    // Make it win from other elements on the page.
+    // TODO: consider adding an id here to always win, since we are simulating shadow dom
+    // behavior here.
+    const highSpecifictyScope = `${this.scopedClass}.${this.scopedClass}`;
     this.__styleTag.textContent = /** @type {typeof ScopedStylesController} */ (
       this.host.constructor
     )
-      .scopedStyles(unsafeCSS(this.scopedClass))
+      .scopedStyles(unsafeCSS(highSpecifictyScope))
       .toString();
     this.host.insertBefore(this.__styleTag, this.host.childNodes[0]);
   }