diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/redirect.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/redirect.test.tsx
index 3009c9ddd1..d490d08c23 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/redirect.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/redirect.test.tsx
@@ -191,6 +191,73 @@ describe('redirect', () => {
       expect(nestedFooLoaderMock).toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
 
+    test('when `redirect` is thrown during preload', async () => {
+      let signedIn = false // Simulate user authentication state
+      const beforeRedirectMock = vi.fn()
+      const afterRedirectMock = vi.fn()
+
+      const rootRoute = createRootRoute({})
+      const indexRoute = createRoute({
+        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+        path: '/',
+        component: () => {
+          return (
+            <div>
+              <h1>Index page</h1>
+              <Link to="/protected">link to protected</Link>
+            </div>
+          )
+        },
+      })
+      const protectedRoute = createRoute({
+        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+        path: '/protected',
+        beforeLoad: () => {
+          beforeRedirectMock()
+          if (!signedIn) throw redirect({ to: '/login' })
+          afterRedirectMock()
+        },
+        component: () => <div>Protected page</div>,
+      })
+      const signInRoute = createRoute({
+        getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+        path: '/login',
+        component: () => <div>Sign In page</div>,
+      })
+      const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([
+        signInRoute,
+        protectedRoute,
+        indexRoute,
+      ])
+      const router = createRouter({
+        routeTree,
+        history,
+        defaultPreload: 'intent',
+      })
+
+      render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+      const linkToProtected = await screen.findByText('link to protected')
+      expect(linkToProtected).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+      // preload
+      fireEvent.focus(linkToProtected)
+      await sleep(WAIT_TIME)
+
+      // sign-in
+      signedIn = true
+
+      // navigate
+      fireEvent.click(linkToProtected)
+
+      const protectedElement = await screen.findByText('Protected page')
+      expect(protectedElement).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(router.state.location.href).toBe('/protected')
+      expect(window.location.pathname).toBe('/protected')
+      expect(beforeRedirectMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(afterRedirectMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+
     test('when `redirect` is thrown in `loader` after `router.invalidate()`', async () => {
       let shouldRedirect = false
 
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index c4409961b8..8293da6cd2 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ export type SubscribeFn = <TType extends keyof RouterEvents>(
 export interface MatchRoutesOpts {
   preload?: boolean
   throwOnError?: boolean
+  /** @internal */
   _buildLocation?: boolean
   dest?: BuildNextOptions
 }
@@ -909,14 +910,14 @@ export class RouterCore<
 
     if (!this.__store) {
       this.__store = new Store(getInitialRouterState(this.latestLocation), {
-        onUpdate: () => {
-          this.__store.state = {
-            ...this.state,
-            cachedMatches: this.state.cachedMatches.filter(
-              (d) => !['redirected'].includes(d.status),
-            ),
-          }
-        },
+        // onUpdate: () => {
+        //   this.__store.state = {
+        //     ...this.state,
+        //     cachedMatches: this.state.cachedMatches.filter(
+        //       (d) => !['redirected'].includes(d.status),
+        //     ),
+        //   }
+        // },
       })
 
       setupScrollRestoration(this)