diff --git a/.changeset/moody-beers-leave.md b/.changeset/moody-beers-leave.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6189030e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-beers-leave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Prevent navigation on hash change
diff --git a/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro b/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
index 69744a026..24552e10f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
+++ b/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ const { fallback = 'animate' } = Astro.props as Props;
 				link.href &&
 				(!link.target || link.target === '_self') &&
 				link.origin === location.origin &&
+				!link.hash &&
 				ev.button === 0 && // left clicks only
 				!ev.metaKey && // new tab (mac)
 				!ev.ctrlKey && // new tab (windows)
@@ -162,13 +163,19 @@ const { fallback = 'animate' } = Astro.props as Props;
 				history.pushState({ index: currentHistoryIndex }, '', link.href);
 			}
 		});
-		window.addEventListener('popstate', () => {
+		window.addEventListener('popstate', ev => {
 			if (!transitionEnabledOnThisPage()) {
 				// The current page doesn't haven't View Transitions,
 				// respect that with a full page reload
 				location.reload();
 				return;
 			}
+			// hash change creates no state. 
+			if(ev.state === null) {
+				history.replaceState({ index: currentHistoryIndex }, '');
+				ev.preventDefault();
+				return;
+			}
 			const nextIndex = history.state?.index ?? currentHistoryIndex + 1;
 			const direction: Direction = nextIndex > currentHistoryIndex ? 'forward' : 'back';
 			navigate(direction, location.href);
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/one.astro b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/one.astro
index e896a8572..bc8b64a72 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/one.astro
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/one.astro
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import Layout from '../components/Layout.astro';
 ---
 <Layout>
 	<p id="one">Page 1</p>
+	<a id="click-one" href="#test">test</a>
 	<a id="click-two" href="/two">go to 2</a>
 	<a id="click-three" href="/three">go to 3</a>
+
+	<div id="test">test content</div>
 </Layout>
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js b/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js
index d799b5ef3..ee5db3f2f 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js
@@ -153,9 +153,20 @@ test.describe('View Transitions', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('astro:load event fires when navigating directly to a page', async ({ page, astro }) => {
-		// Go to page 1
+		// Go to page 2
 		await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/two'));
 		const article = page.locator('#twoarticle');
 		await expect(article, 'should have script content').toHaveText('works');
 	});
+
+	test('click hash links does not do navigation', async ({ page, astro }) => {
+		// Go to page 1
+		await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/one'));
+		const p = page.locator('#one');
+		await expect(p, 'should have content').toHaveText('Page 1');
+
+		// Clicking 1 stays put
+		await page.click('#click-one');
+		await expect(p, 'should have content').toHaveText('Page 1');
+	});
 });