diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx
index bbe3fd32957..5545ce1c215 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx
@@ -1816,3 +1816,44 @@ describe('does not strip search params if search validation fails', () => {
     expect(window.location.search).toBe('?root=hello')
   })
 })
+
+describe('statusCode reset on navigation', () => {
+  it('should reset statusCode to 200 when navigating from 404 to valid route', async () => {
+    const history = createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/'] })
+
+    const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+      component: () => <Outlet />,
+    })
+
+    const indexRoute = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <div>Home</div>,
+    })
+
+    const validRoute = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+      path: '/valid',
+      component: () => <div>Valid Route</div>,
+    })
+
+    const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([indexRoute, validRoute])
+    const router = createRouter({ routeTree, history })
+
+    render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(200)
+
+    await act(() => router.navigate({ to: '/' }))
+    expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(200)
+
+    await act(() => router.navigate({ to: '/non-existing' }))
+    expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(404)
+
+    await act(() => router.navigate({ to: '/valid' }))
+    expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(200)
+
+    await act(() => router.navigate({ to: '/another-non-existing' }))
+    expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(404)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index fd056efcd97..410f7cbe2b8 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -1796,6 +1796,7 @@ export class RouterCore<
     this.__store.setState((s) => ({
       ...s,
       status: 'pending',
+      statusCode: 200,
       isLoading: true,
       location: this.latestLocation,
       pendingMatches,
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/tests/router.test.tsx b/packages/solid-router/tests/router.test.tsx
index 5d452085622..5e89292bb34 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/tests/router.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-router/tests/router.test.tsx
@@ -1591,3 +1591,44 @@ describe('does not strip search params if search validation fails', () => {
     expect(window.location.search).toBe('?root=hello')
   })
 })
+
+describe('statusCode reset on navigation', () => {
+  it('should reset statusCode to 200 when navigating from 404 to valid route', async () => {
+    const history = createMemoryHistory({ initialEntries: ['/'] })
+
+    const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+      component: () => <Outlet />,
+    })
+
+    const indexRoute = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <div>Home</div>,
+    })
+
+    const validRoute = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+      path: '/valid',
+      component: () => <div>Valid Route</div>,
+    })
+
+    const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([indexRoute, validRoute])
+    const router = createRouter({ routeTree, history })
+
+    render(() => <RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(200)
+
+    await router.navigate({ to: '/' })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(200))
+
+    await router.navigate({ to: '/non-existing' })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(404))
+
+    await router.navigate({ to: '/valid' })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(200))
+
+    await router.navigate({ to: '/another-non-existing' })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(router.state.statusCode).toBe(404))
+  })
+})