From 4bcc134e26745c07ea8ef5819bfc0a0006634b3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sheraff <me@florianpellet.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 22:32:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] test(router): Link tests that hold on main, ahead of the
 departing-Link work

Tests written for #8602 that already pass on main: rewrites of Link tests
that asserted on a detached anchor after its route unmounted, and Link
destination tests for Solid, Vue and React (in-place store/reactive inputs,
inherited params, masks, frozen options, state-only navigations).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../tests/link-destination.test.tsx           |  50 ++++
 packages/react-router/tests/link.test.tsx     |  37 ++-
 .../tests/link-destination.test.tsx           | 257 ++++++++++++++++++
 packages/solid-router/tests/link.test.tsx     |  37 ++-
 .../tests/link-destination.test.tsx           | 168 ++++++++++++
 packages/vue-router/tests/link.test.tsx       |  37 ++-
 6 files changed, 547 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/solid-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
 create mode 100644 packages/vue-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx

diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
index f33fe658035..8d27615ff96 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
@@ -305,4 +305,54 @@ describe('Link destination updates', () => {
     expect(link).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(link).toHaveTextContent('Current item')
   })
+
+  test('masked destinations follow their inputs', async () => {
+    // A stable mask object that inherits params, and a mask prop that changes.
+    const inheritedMask = { to: '/visible/$id', params: true } as const
+    const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+      component: function Root() {
+        const [id, setId] = React.useState('one')
+        return (
+          <>
+            <button onClick={() => setId('two')}>Change mask</button>
+            <Link
+              to="/target/$id"
+              params={{ id: 'fixed' }}
+              mask={{ to: '/visible/$id', params: { id } }}
+              data-testid="prop-mask"
+            />
+            <Link
+              to="/target/$id"
+              params={{ id: 'fixed' }}
+              mask={inheritedMask as any}
+              data-testid="inherited-mask"
+            />
+            <Outlet />
+          </>
+        )
+      },
+    })
+    const routes = ['/source/$id', '/target/$id', '/visible/$id'].map((path) =>
+      createRoute({ getParentRoute: () => rootRoute, path }),
+    )
+    const router = createRouter({
+      routeTree: rootRoute.addChildren(routes),
+      history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/source/one'] }),
+    })
+    render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    const propMask = await screen.findByTestId('prop-mask')
+    const inherited = screen.getByTestId('inherited-mask')
+    expect(propMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/one')
+    expect(inherited).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/one')
+
+    await act(() =>
+      router.navigate({ to: '/source/$id', params: { id: 'two' } } as any),
+    )
+    expect(inherited).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/two')
+    expect(propMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/one')
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Change mask' }))
+    expect(propMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/two')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/link.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/link.test.tsx
index 46e6cb86856..56c4ece9db3 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/link.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/link.test.tsx
@@ -1151,10 +1151,13 @@ describe('Link', () => {
     expect(indexLink).not.toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(indexLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/')
 
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveClass('active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/posts')
+    // The clicked link left with the index page; check the posts page's own.
+    const activePostsLink = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Posts' })
+    expect(activePostsLink).not.toBe(postsLink)
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/posts')
   })
 
   test('when navigating to /posts with a base url', async () => {
@@ -1211,10 +1214,13 @@ describe('Link', () => {
     expect(indexLink).not.toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(indexLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/')
 
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveClass('active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/posts')
+    // The clicked link left with the index page; check the posts page's own.
+    const activePostsLink = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Posts' })
+    expect(activePostsLink).not.toBe(postsLink)
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/posts')
   })
 
   test('when navigating to /posts with search', async () => {
@@ -6803,14 +6809,12 @@ describe('splat routes with empty splat', () => {
     async (trailingSlash) => {
       const tail = trailingSlash === 'always' ? '/' : ''
 
-      const rootRoute = createRootRoute()
-      const indexRoute = createRoute({
-        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
-        path: '/',
+      // The links stay mounted across the navigation so they can turn active.
+      const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
         component: () => {
           return (
             <>
-              <h1>Index Route</h1>
+              <Outlet />
               <Link
                 data-testid="splat-link-with-empty-splat"
                 to="/splat/$"
@@ -6839,6 +6843,13 @@ describe('splat routes with empty splat', () => {
           )
         },
       })
+      const indexRoute = createRoute({
+        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+        path: '/',
+        component: () => {
+          return <h1>Index Route</h1>
+        },
+      })
 
       const splatRoute = createRoute({
         getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx b/packages/solid-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93c20d2386d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/solid-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@solidjs/testing-library'
+import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
+import { createStore } from 'solid-js/store'
+import {
+  Link,
+  Outlet,
+  RouterProvider,
+  createMemoryHistory,
+  createRootRoute,
+  createRoute,
+  createRouter,
+  defaultStringifySearch,
+  useLinkProps,
+} from '../src'
+import type { JSX } from 'solid-js'
+
+afterEach(cleanup)
+
+/**
+ * Renders `links` in the root route next to `/source/$id`, `/target/$id` and
+ * `/visible/$id`. `builds()` counts the destination builds that stringify a
+ * search carrying a `build` key, so a reused location does not count.
+ */
+function setup(links: () => JSX.Element, initial = '/source/one') {
+  const counted = vi.fn(defaultStringifySearch)
+  const root = createRootRoute({
+    component: () => (
+      <>
+        {links()}
+        <Outlet />
+      </>
+    ),
+  })
+  const routes = ['/source/$id', '/target/$id', '/visible/$id'].map((path) =>
+    createRoute({ getParentRoute: () => root, path }),
+  )
+  const router = createRouter({
+    routeTree: root.addChildren(routes),
+    history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: [initial] }),
+    stringifySearch: (search) =>
+      'build' in search ? counted(search) : defaultStringifySearch(search),
+  })
+  render(() => <RouterProvider router={router} />)
+  const go = (id: string, extra?: object) =>
+    router.navigate({ to: '/source/$id', params: { id }, ...extra } as any)
+  return { router, go, builds: () => counted.mock.calls.length }
+}
+
+test('store-backed params and search follow in-place mutations at the next navigation', async () => {
+  const [params, setParams] = createStore({ id: 'one' })
+  const [search, setSearch] = createStore({ build: 1 })
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link to="/target/$id" params={params} search={search} data-testid="link" />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/one?build=1')
+
+  setParams('id', 'two')
+  setSearch('build', 2)
+  // As before: a store read during a build is not tracked.
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/one?build=1')
+  await go('two')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/two?build=2')
+
+  setParams('id', 'three')
+  await go('three')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/three?build=2')
+
+  // Clicks and preloads read the store as it is now.
+  setParams('id', 'four')
+  fireEvent.click(link)
+  await vi.waitFor(() =>
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('link')).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active'),
+  )
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/four?build=2')
+})
+
+test('state store values are not reused either', async () => {
+  const [state, setState] = createStore({ label: 'one' })
+  const seen: Array<unknown> = []
+  const { router } = setup(() => (
+    <Link
+      to="/target/$id"
+      params={{ id: 'fixed' }}
+      state={state as any}
+      data-testid="link"
+    />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  router.subscribe('onResolved', ({ toLocation }) => {
+    seen.push((toLocation.state as any).label)
+  })
+  setState('label', 'two')
+  fireEvent.click(link)
+  await vi.waitFor(() => expect(seen).toEqual(['two']))
+})
+
+test('inherited params and search rebuild on every navigation', async () => {
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link
+      to="/target/$id"
+      params={true as any}
+      search={true as any}
+      data-testid="link"
+    />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/one')
+  await go('two', { search: { page: 2 } })
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/two?page=2')
+  await go('three', { search: { page: 3 } })
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/three?page=3')
+})
+
+test('masked destinations follow their inputs', async () => {
+  const [params, setParams] = createStore({ id: 'one' })
+  const [hash, setHash] = createSignal('a')
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <>
+      <Link
+        to="/target/$id"
+        params={{ id: 'fixed' }}
+        mask={{ to: '/visible/$id', params }}
+        data-testid="store-mask"
+      />
+      <Link
+        to="/target/$id"
+        params={{ id: 'fixed' }}
+        mask={{ to: '/visible/$id', params: true, hash: hash() } as any}
+        data-testid="inherited-mask"
+      />
+    </>
+  ))
+  const storeMask = await screen.findByTestId('store-mask')
+  const inheritedMask = screen.getByTestId('inherited-mask')
+  expect(storeMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/one')
+  expect(inheritedMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/one#a')
+  setParams('id', 'two')
+  await go('two')
+  expect(storeMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/two')
+  expect(inheritedMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/two#a')
+  setHash('b')
+  expect(inheritedMask).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/two#b')
+})
+
+test('never mutates frozen caller options', async () => {
+  const params = Object.freeze({ id: 'fixed' })
+  const options = Object.freeze({
+    to: '/target/$id',
+    params,
+    search: Object.freeze({ build: 1 }),
+    'data-testid': 'frozen',
+  })
+  const Links = () => {
+    const frozen = useLinkProps(options as any)
+    return <a {...frozen} />
+  }
+  const result = setup(() => <Links />)
+  const frozen = await screen.findByTestId('frozen')
+  expect(frozen).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/fixed?build=1')
+  await result.go('two')
+  expect(frozen).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/fixed?build=1')
+  expect(Object.keys(options)).toEqual([
+    'to',
+    'params',
+    'search',
+    'data-testid',
+  ])
+  expect(Object.keys(params)).toEqual(['id'])
+
+  fireEvent.click(frozen)
+  await vi.waitFor(() =>
+    expect(result.router.state.location.pathname).toBe('/target/fixed'),
+  )
+})
+
+test.each([
+  ['inherited state', true],
+  ['a state updater', (prev: any) => ({ label: `${prev.label}!` })],
+])(
+  'a click after a same-href, state-only navigation uses the new state (%s)',
+  async (_, state) => {
+    const { router, go } = setup(() => (
+      <Link
+        to="/target/$id"
+        params={{ id: 'fixed' }}
+        state={state as any}
+        data-testid="link"
+      />
+    ))
+    const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+    await go('one', { state: { label: 'next' } })
+    expect(router.state.location.state).toMatchObject({ label: 'next' })
+    fireEvent.click(link)
+    await vi.waitFor(() =>
+      expect(router.state.location.pathname).toBe('/target/fixed'),
+    )
+    expect(router.state.location.state).toMatchObject({
+      label: state === true ? 'next' : 'next!',
+    })
+  },
+)
+
+test('function children render once per active state change', async () => {
+  const calls: Array<boolean> = []
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link to="/target/$id" params={{ id: 'fixed' }} data-testid="link">
+      {({ isActive }) => {
+        calls.push(isActive)
+        return isActive ? 'active' : 'inactive'
+      }}
+    </Link>
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveTextContent('inactive')
+  await go('two')
+  await go('three')
+  expect(calls).toEqual([false])
+  fireEvent.click(link)
+  await vi.waitFor(() => expect(link).toHaveTextContent(/^active$/))
+  expect(calls).toEqual([false, true])
+})
+
+test('refreshes history formatting even when the destination is reused', async () => {
+  let suffix = 'old'
+  const root = createRootRoute({
+    component: () => (
+      <>
+        <Link to="/target" data-testid="formatted" />
+        <Outlet />
+      </>
+    ),
+  })
+  const source = createRoute({
+    getParentRoute: () => root,
+    path: '/source/$id',
+  })
+  const target = createRoute({ getParentRoute: () => root, path: '/target' })
+  const history = createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/source/one'] })
+  const router = createRouter({
+    routeTree: root.addChildren([source, target]),
+    history: {
+      ...history,
+      get location() {
+        return history.location
+      },
+      createHref: (href) => `${href}#${suffix}`,
+    },
+  })
+  render(() => <RouterProvider router={router} />)
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('formatted')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target#old')
+  suffix = 'new'
+  await router.navigate({ to: '/source/$id', params: { id: 'two' } })
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target#new')
+})
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/tests/link.test.tsx b/packages/solid-router/tests/link.test.tsx
index 78c4b023474..caae3f55e18 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/tests/link.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-router/tests/link.test.tsx
@@ -1406,10 +1406,13 @@ describe('Link', () => {
     expect(indexLink).not.toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(indexLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/')
 
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveClass('active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/posts')
+    // The clicked link left with the index page; check the posts page's own.
+    const activePostsLink = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Posts' })
+    expect(activePostsLink).not.toBe(postsLink)
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/posts')
   })
 
   test('when navigating to /posts with a base url', async () => {
@@ -1465,10 +1468,13 @@ describe('Link', () => {
     expect(indexLink).not.toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(indexLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/')
 
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveClass('active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/posts')
+    // The clicked link left with the index page; check the posts page's own.
+    const activePostsLink = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Posts' })
+    expect(activePostsLink).not.toBe(postsLink)
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/posts')
   })
 
   test('when navigating to /posts with search', async () => {
@@ -6852,14 +6858,12 @@ describe('splat routes with empty splat', () => {
     async (trailingSlash) => {
       const tail = trailingSlash === 'always' ? '/' : ''
 
-      const rootRoute = createRootRoute()
-      const indexRoute = createRoute({
-        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
-        path: '/',
+      // The links stay mounted across the navigation so they can turn active.
+      const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
         component: () => {
           return (
             <>
-              <h1>Index Route</h1>
+              <Outlet />
               <Link
                 data-testid="splat-link-with-empty-splat"
                 to="/splat/$"
@@ -6888,6 +6892,13 @@ describe('splat routes with empty splat', () => {
           )
         },
       })
+      const indexRoute = createRoute({
+        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+        path: '/',
+        component: () => {
+          return <h1>Index Route</h1>
+        },
+      })
 
       const splatRoute = createRoute({
         getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx b/packages/vue-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7fd8e69621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue-router/tests/link-destination.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import * as Vue from 'vue'
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/vue'
+import { afterEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  Link,
+  Outlet,
+  RouterProvider,
+  createMemoryHistory,
+  createRootRoute,
+  createRoute,
+  createRouter,
+  defaultStringifySearch,
+} from '../src'
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup()
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+/**
+ * Renders `links` in the root route next to `/source/$id`, `/target/$id` and
+ * `/visible/$id`. `builds()` counts the destination builds that stringify a
+ * search carrying a `build` key, so a reused location does not count.
+ */
+function setup(links: () => any, initial = '/source/one') {
+  const counted = vi.fn(defaultStringifySearch)
+  const root = createRootRoute({
+    component: () => (
+      <>
+        {links()}
+        <Outlet />
+      </>
+    ),
+  })
+  const routes = ['/source/$id', '/target/$id', '/visible/$id'].map((path) =>
+    createRoute({ getParentRoute: () => root, path }),
+  )
+  const router = createRouter({
+    routeTree: root.addChildren(routes),
+    history: createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: [initial] }),
+    stringifySearch: (search) =>
+      'build' in search ? counted(search) : defaultStringifySearch(search),
+  })
+  render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+  const go = (id: string, extra?: object) =>
+    router.navigate({ to: '/source/$id', params: { id }, ...extra } as any)
+  return { router, go, builds: () => counted.mock.calls.length }
+}
+
+test('reactive params and search follow in-place mutations at the next navigation', async () => {
+  const params = Vue.reactive({ id: 'one' })
+  const search = Vue.reactive({ build: 1 })
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link to="/target/$id" params={params} search={search} data-testid="link" />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/one?build=1')
+  params.id = 'two'
+  search.build = 2
+  await go('two')
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/two?build=2')
+  params.id = 'three'
+  await go('three')
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/three?build=2')
+})
+
+test('inherited params and search rebuild on every navigation', async () => {
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link
+      to="/target/$id"
+      params={true as any}
+      search={true as any}
+      data-testid="link"
+    />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/one')
+  await go('two', { search: { page: 2 } })
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/two?page=2')
+})
+
+test('masked destinations follow their inputs', async () => {
+  const params = Vue.reactive({ id: 'one' })
+  const fixed = { id: 'fixed' }
+  const mask = { to: '/visible/$id', params }
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link
+      to="/target/$id"
+      params={fixed}
+      mask={mask as any}
+      data-testid="link"
+    />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/one')
+  params.id = 'two'
+  await go('two')
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/visible/two')
+})
+
+test('switches a mounted Link between plain and reactive inputs', async () => {
+  const live = Vue.ref(false)
+  const params = Vue.reactive({ id: 'one' })
+  const plain = { id: 'fixed' }
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link
+      to="/target/$id"
+      params={live.value ? params : plain}
+      data-testid="link"
+    />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/fixed')
+  live.value = true
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/one')
+  params.id = 'two'
+  await go('two')
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/two')
+  live.value = false
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/fixed')
+})
+
+test('never mutates frozen caller options', async () => {
+  const params = Object.freeze({ id: 'fixed' })
+  const search = Object.freeze({ build: 1 })
+  const { go } = setup(() => (
+    <Link to="/target/$id" params={params} search={search} data-testid="link" />
+  ))
+  const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+  await go('two')
+  await Vue.nextTick()
+  expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/target/fixed?build=1')
+  expect(Object.keys(params)).toEqual(['id'])
+})
+
+test.each([
+  ['inherited state', true],
+  ['a state updater', (prev: any) => ({ label: `${prev.label}!` })],
+])(
+  'a click after a same-href, state-only navigation uses the new state (%s)',
+  async (_, state) => {
+    const fixed = { id: 'fixed' }
+    const { router, go } = setup(() => (
+      <Link
+        to="/target/$id"
+        params={fixed}
+        state={state as any}
+        data-testid="link"
+      />
+    ))
+    const link = await screen.findByTestId('link')
+    await go('one', { state: { label: 'next' } })
+    await fireEvent.click(link)
+    await vi.waitFor(() =>
+      expect(router.state.location.pathname).toBe('/target/fixed'),
+    )
+    expect(router.state.location.state).toMatchObject({
+      label: state === true ? 'next' : 'next!',
+    })
+  },
+)
diff --git a/packages/vue-router/tests/link.test.tsx b/packages/vue-router/tests/link.test.tsx
index 48fe82e2bb6..bae8cf04f9b 100644
--- a/packages/vue-router/tests/link.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/vue-router/tests/link.test.tsx
@@ -1547,10 +1547,13 @@ describe('Link', () => {
     expect(indexLink).not.toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(indexLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/')
 
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveClass('active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/posts')
+    // The clicked link left with the index page; check the posts page's own.
+    const activePostsLink = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Posts' })
+    expect(activePostsLink).not.toBe(postsLink)
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/posts')
   })
 
   test('when navigating to /posts with a base url', async () => {
@@ -1606,10 +1609,13 @@ describe('Link', () => {
     expect(indexLink).not.toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
     expect(indexLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/')
 
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveClass('active')
-    expect(postsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/posts')
+    // The clicked link left with the index page; check the posts page's own.
+    const activePostsLink = await screen.findByRole('link', { name: 'Posts' })
+    expect(activePostsLink).not.toBe(postsLink)
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('data-status', 'active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('aria-current', 'page')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(activePostsLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/app/posts')
   })
 
   test('when navigating to /posts with search', async () => {
@@ -7311,14 +7317,12 @@ describe('splat routes with empty splat', () => {
     async (trailingSlash) => {
       const tail = trailingSlash === 'always' ? '/' : ''
 
-      const rootRoute = createRootRoute()
-      const indexRoute = createRoute({
-        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
-        path: '/',
+      // The links stay mounted across the navigation so they can turn active.
+      const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
         component: () => {
           return (
             <>
-              <h1>Index Route</h1>
+              <Outlet />
               <Link
                 data-testid="splat-link-with-empty-splat"
                 to="/splat/$"
@@ -7347,6 +7351,13 @@ describe('splat routes with empty splat', () => {
           )
         },
       })
+      const indexRoute = createRoute({
+        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+        path: '/',
+        component: () => {
+          return <h1>Index Route</h1>
+        },
+      })
 
       const splatRoute = createRoute({
         getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,