diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
index 9cc0dd771..b9966b76a 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output-important.css
@@ -506,6 +506,16 @@ textarea {
   color: inherit;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Use the configured 'bold' weight for `strong` elements
+ * by default, falling back to 'bolder' (as per normalize.css)
+ * if there is no configured 'bold' weight.
+ */
+
+strong {
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
 .container {
   width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
index 6232f0834..7ac46f8ab 100644
--- a/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/tailwind-output.css
@@ -506,6 +506,16 @@ textarea {
   color: inherit;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Use the configured 'bold' weight for `strong` elements
+ * by default, falling back to 'bolder' (as per normalize.css)
+ * if there is no configured 'bold' weight.
+ */
+
+strong {
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
 .container {
   width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/css/preflight.css b/src/plugins/css/preflight.css
index e2f1e8820..d6991b025 100644
--- a/src/plugins/css/preflight.css
+++ b/src/plugins/css/preflight.css
@@ -151,3 +151,13 @@ textarea {
   line-height: inherit;
   color: inherit;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Use the configured 'bold' weight for `strong` elements
+ * by default, falling back to 'bolder' (as per normalize.css)
+ * if there is no configured 'bold' weight.
+ */
+
+strong {
+  font-weight: theme('fontWeight.bold', bolder);
+}