diff --git a/.changeset/hot-pugs-worry.md b/.changeset/hot-pugs-worry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6cf26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hot-pugs-worry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'sv-router': patch
+---
+
+correctly handle cancellation of navigations, return Error in navigate
diff --git a/src/create-router.svelte.js b/src/create-router.svelte.js
index 563b557..5778b41 100644
--- a/src/create-router.svelte.js
+++ b/src/create-router.svelte.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 	stripBase,
 	updatedLocation,
 } from './helpers/utils.js';
+import { Navigation } from './navigation.js';
 import { syncSearchParams } from './search-params.svelte.js';
 
 /** @type {import('./index.d.ts').Routes} */
@@ -114,11 +115,12 @@ export function createRouter(r) {
  * 	params?: Record<string, string>;
  * 	search?: import('./index.d.ts').Search;
  * }} options
+ * @returns Promise<Error>
  */
 function navigate(path, options = {}) {
 	if (typeof path === 'number') {
 		globalThis.history.go(path);
-		return;
+		return new Navigation(`History entry: ${path}`);
 	}
 
 	path = constructPath(path, options.params);
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ function navigate(path, options = {}) {
 		options.hash = '#' + options.hash;
 	}
 	onNavigate(path, options);
+	return new Navigation(`${path}${options?.search ?? ''}${options?.hash ?? ''}`);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ export async function onNavigate(path, options = {}) {
 	navigationIndex++;
 	const currentNavigationIndex = navigationIndex;
 
-	let matchPath = getMatchPath(path);
+	const matchPath = getMatchPath(path);
 	const { match, layouts, hooks, meta: newMeta, params: newParams } = matchRoute(matchPath, routes);
 
 	const search = parseSearch(options.search);
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ export async function onNavigate(path, options = {}) {
 	}
 	if (
 		navigationIndex !== currentNavigationIndex ||
-		(fromBeforeLoadHook && pendingNavigationIndex + 1 !== currentNavigationIndex)
+		(fromBeforeLoadHook && pendingNavigationIndex !== currentNavigationIndex)
 	) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -253,7 +256,7 @@ export function onGlobalClick(event) {
 
 	event.preventDefault();
 	const { replace, state, scrollToTop, viewTransition } = anchor.dataset;
-	onNavigate(path, {
+	void onNavigate(path, {
 		replace: replace === '' || replace === 'true',
 		search: url.search,
 		state,
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index e5b540e..6f8c8c1 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ export type IsActiveLink = Action<
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type
 export interface RouteMeta {}
 
+export class Navigation extends Error {
+	constructor(target: string);
+}
+
 export type RouterApi<T extends Routes> = {
 	/**
 	 * Construct a path while ensuring type safety.
@@ -139,8 +143,10 @@ export type RouterApi<T extends Routes> = {
 	 *
 	 * @param route The route to navigate to.
 	 * @param options The navigation options.
+	 *
+	 *   Returns an Error for use with `throw navigate(...)` inside hooks.
 	 */
-	navigate<U extends Path<T>>(...args: NavigateArgs<U>): void;
+	navigate<U extends Path<T>>(...args: NavigateArgs<U>): Error;
 
 	/**
 	 * Will return `true` if the given path is active.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 15091c0..802c774 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export { isActiveLink } from './actions.svelte.js';
 export { createRouter } from './create-router.svelte.js';
 export { serializeSearch } from './helpers/utils.js';
+export { Navigation } from './navigation.js';
 export { default as Router } from './Router.svelte';
 export { searchParams } from './search-params.svelte.js';
diff --git a/src/navigation.js b/src/navigation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad2719a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/navigation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export class Navigation extends Error {
+	constructor(
+		/** @type {string} target */
+		target,
+	) {
+		super(`Navigating to: ${target}`);
+		this.name = 'Redirect';
+	}
+}