diff --git a/packages/router/src/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddleware.php b/packages/router/src/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddleware.php
index 8307d00bc..7435a2587 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddleware.php
+++ b/packages/router/src/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddleware.php
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@
  *
  * - Safe HTTP methods are always allowed
  * - Requests from same-origin or same-site are allowed
- * - Cross-site requests that aren't navigation are blocked
+ * - Cross-site requests using unsafe methods are blocked
  * - Requests without Sec-Fetch-Site headers are blocked
  *
  * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Sec-Fetch-Site
- * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Sec-Fetch-Mode
  * @see https://web.dev/articles/fetch-metadata
  */
 #[Priority(Priority::FRAMEWORK - 8)]
@@ -59,18 +58,12 @@ private function shouldValidate(Request $request): bool
     private function isValidRequest(Request $request): bool
     {
         $secFetchSite = SecFetchSite::tryFrom($request->headers->get('sec-fetch-site', default: ''));
-        $secFetchMode = SecFetchMode::tryFrom($request->headers->get('sec-fetch-mode', default: ''));
 
         // prevent the request if there is no `sec-fetch-site` header
         if ($secFetchSite === null) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // allow cross-site only on navigation requests
-        if ($secFetchSite === SecFetchSite::CROSS_SITE && $secFetchMode === SecFetchMode::NAVIGATE) {
-            return true;
-        }
-
         // same origin, same site and user-originated requests are always allowed
         return $secFetchSite !== SecFetchSite::CROSS_SITE;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Router/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/Integration/Router/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddlewareTest.php
index 3f568d178..e7ae7bb14 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Router/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Router/PreventCrossSiteRequestsMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ public function post_with_none_site_is_allowed(): void
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function post_with_cross_site_navigation_is_allowed(): void
+    public function post_with_cross_site_navigation_is_blocked(): void
     {
         $this->http
             ->post('/test', headers: [
                 'sec-fetch-site' => SecFetchSite::CROSS_SITE,
                 'sec-fetch-mode' => SecFetchMode::NAVIGATE,
             ])
-            ->assertOk();
+            ->assertForbidden();
     }
 
     #[Test]