diff --git a/recipes/wsj.recipe b/recipes/wsj.recipe
index 57f9aec7a0..04762ec80b 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj.recipe
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ def classes(classes):
         'class': lambda x: x and frozenset(x.split()).intersection(q)})
 
 
+def prefixed_classes(classes):
+    q = frozenset(classes.split(' '))
+
+    def matcher(x):
+        if x:
+            for candidate in frozenset(x.split()):
+                for x in q:
+                    if candidate.startswith(x):
+                        return True
+        return False
+    return {'attrs': {'class': matcher}}
+
+
 class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     if needs_subscription:
@@ -57,8 +70,9 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
         dict(name='span', itemprop='author', rel='author'),
         dict(name='article', id='article-contents articleBody'.split()),
         dict(name='div', id='article_story_body ncTitleArea snipper-ad-login'.split()),
-        dict(classes('nc-exp-artbody errorNotFound')),
+        classes('nc-exp-artbody errorNotFound'),
         dict(attrs={'data-module-zone': 'article_snippet'}),
+        prefixed_classes('Headline__StyledHeadline- MediaLayout__Layout- ArticleByline__Container- ArticleTimestamp__Timestamp- ArticleBody__Container-'),
     ]
 
     remove_tags = [
@@ -288,6 +302,6 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
         return [
             ('Testing', [
                 {'title': 'Article One',
-                 'url': 'https://www.wsj.com/articles/gms-plan-to-drop-chevy-cruze-hits-ohio-town-hard-1543314600'},  # noqa
+                 'url': 'https://www.wsj.com/articles/egg-prices-jump-as-bird-flu-hits-poultry-flocks-11648900800'},  # noqa
             ]),
         ]
diff --git a/recipes/wsj_free.recipe b/recipes/wsj_free.recipe
index dab14efb36..a9f87bbcec 100644
--- a/recipes/wsj_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/wsj_free.recipe
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ def classes(classes):
         'class': lambda x: x and frozenset(x.split()).intersection(q)})
 
 
+def prefixed_classes(classes):
+    q = frozenset(classes.split(' '))
+
+    def matcher(x):
+        if x:
+            for candidate in frozenset(x.split()):
+                for x in q:
+                    if candidate.startswith(x):
+                        return True
+        return False
+    return {'attrs': {'class': matcher}}
+
+
 class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     if needs_subscription:
@@ -57,8 +70,9 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
         dict(name='span', itemprop='author', rel='author'),
         dict(name='article', id='article-contents articleBody'.split()),
         dict(name='div', id='article_story_body ncTitleArea snipper-ad-login'.split()),
-        dict(classes('nc-exp-artbody errorNotFound')),
+        classes('nc-exp-artbody errorNotFound'),
         dict(attrs={'data-module-zone': 'article_snippet'}),
+        prefixed_classes('Headline__StyledHeadline- MediaLayout__Layout- ArticleByline__Container- ArticleTimestamp__Timestamp- ArticleBody__Container-'),
     ]
 
     remove_tags = [
@@ -288,6 +302,6 @@ class WSJ(BasicNewsRecipe):
         return [
             ('Testing', [
                 {'title': 'Article One',
-                 'url': 'https://www.wsj.com/articles/gms-plan-to-drop-chevy-cruze-hits-ohio-town-hard-1543314600'},  # noqa
+                 'url': 'https://www.wsj.com/articles/egg-prices-jump-as-bird-flu-hits-poultry-flocks-11648900800'},  # noqa
             ]),
         ]