diff --git a/packages/history/src/index.ts b/packages/history/src/index.ts
index 0f3be8242e..3a3aa5425c 100644
--- a/packages/history/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/history/src/index.ts
@@ -438,8 +438,16 @@ export function createBrowserHistory(opts?: {
             action,
           })
           if (isBlocked) {
+            // The browser has already traversed. Without a usable delta, the
+            // previous entry cannot be restored without guessing a direction.
+            // Accept the traversal instead of calling go(0), which reloads.
+            if (!Number.isSafeInteger(delta) || delta === 0) {
+              currentLocation = nextLocation
+              history.notify(notify)
+              return
+            }
             ignoreNextPop = true
-            win.history.go(1)
+            win.history.go(-delta)
             history.notify(notify)
             return
           }
diff --git a/packages/history/tests/createBrowserHistory.test.ts b/packages/history/tests/createBrowserHistory.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2efeb2fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/history/tests/createBrowserHistory.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { createBrowserHistory } from '../src'
+import type { BlockerFn, RouterHistory } from '../src'
+
+describe('createBrowserHistory', () => {
+  let history: RouterHistory | undefined
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    history?.destroy()
+    history = undefined
+    vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  function setupEntries(
+    firstPath: string,
+    ...remainingPaths: Array<string>
+  ): RouterHistory {
+    window.history.replaceState(
+      { __TSR_index: 0, __TSR_key: 'entry-0' },
+      '',
+      firstPath,
+    )
+    remainingPaths.forEach((path, index) => {
+      const historyIndex = index + 1
+      window.history.pushState(
+        {
+          __TSR_index: historyIndex,
+          __TSR_key: `entry-${historyIndex}`,
+        },
+        '',
+        path,
+      )
+    })
+
+    history = createBrowserHistory()
+    return history
+  }
+
+  async function expectLocation(pathname: string) {
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(window.location.pathname).toBe(pathname)
+      expect(history?.location.pathname).toBe(pathname)
+    })
+  }
+
+  test('restores the current entry when a forward navigation is blocked', async () => {
+    const history = setupEntries('/one', '/two')
+    history.back()
+    await expectLocation('/one')
+    const blockerFn = vi.fn(() => true)
+    history.block({ blockerFn })
+
+    history.forward()
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(blockerFn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce())
+    await expectLocation('/one')
+  })
+
+  test('restores the exact current entry when a multi-entry navigation is blocked', async () => {
+    const history = setupEntries('/one', '/two', '/three')
+    const blockerFn = vi.fn(() => true)
+    history.block({ blockerFn })
+
+    history.go(-2)
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(blockerFn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce())
+    await expectLocation('/three')
+  })
+
+  test('accepts a blocked pop with zero delta instead of reloading', async () => {
+    window.history.replaceState(
+      { __TSR_index: 0, __TSR_key: 'entry-0' },
+      '',
+      '/one',
+    )
+    window.history.pushState(
+      { __TSR_index: 0, __TSR_key: 'entry-1' },
+      '',
+      '/two',
+    )
+    history = createBrowserHistory()
+    const blockerFn = vi.fn(() => true)
+    history.block({ blockerFn })
+    const goSpy = vi.spyOn(window.history, 'go')
+    const subscriber = vi.fn()
+    history.subscribe(subscriber)
+
+    history.back()
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(blockerFn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce())
+    await expectLocation('/one')
+    expect(goSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(subscriber).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      location: expect.objectContaining({ pathname: '/one' }),
+      action: { type: 'GO', index: 0 },
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('accepts a blocked pop into a legacy history entry without reloading', async () => {
+    // A hard reload after switching routers preserves older pushState entries.
+    // The active entry is already TanStack history, while the previous entry
+    // still has the history@4 `{ key, state }` shape and no `__TSR_index`.
+    const legacyState = {
+      key: 'history-v4-entry',
+      state: { source: 'history@4' },
+    }
+    window.history.replaceState(legacyState, '', '/legacy')
+    window.history.pushState(
+      { __TSR_index: 1, __TSR_key: 'tanstack-entry' },
+      '',
+      '/current',
+    )
+    history = createBrowserHistory()
+    let observedDelta: number | undefined
+    const blockerFn = vi.fn<BlockerFn>(({ currentLocation, nextLocation }) => {
+      observedDelta =
+        Reflect.get(nextLocation.state, '__TSR_index') -
+        currentLocation.state.__TSR_index
+      return true
+    })
+    history.block({ blockerFn })
+    const goSpy = vi.spyOn(window.history, 'go')
+    const subscriber = vi.fn()
+    history.subscribe(subscriber)
+
+    history.back()
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(blockerFn).toHaveBeenCalledOnce())
+    expect(observedDelta).toBeNaN()
+    await expectLocation('/legacy')
+    expect(history.location.state).toEqual(legacyState)
+    expect(goSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(subscriber).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      location: expect.objectContaining({
+        pathname: '/legacy',
+        state: legacyState,
+      }),
+      action: expect.objectContaining({ type: 'GO' }),
+    })
+  })
+})