diff --git a/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx b/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx
index 3760bde7088..93fd9362182 100644
--- a/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx
+++ b/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ function RouteComponent() {
             to="./$foo/$bar"
             params={{ foo: 'foo', bar: 'bar' }}
           >
-            /params-ps/non-nested/$foo/$bar
+            /params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar
+          </Link>
+          <Link
+            from={Route.fullPath}
+            data-testid="l-to-non-nested-foo2-bar2"
+            to="./$foo/$bar"
+            params={{ foo: 'foo2', bar: 'bar2' }}
+          >
+            /params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2
           </Link>
         </li>
       </ul>
diff --git a/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts b/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts
index d4d6d2e602b..76f32a935a8 100644
--- a/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/react-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ test.describe('params operations + non-nested routes', () => {
       'href',
       '/params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar',
     )
+
     await fooBarLink.click()
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+    await page.waitForURL('/params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar')
     const pagePathname = new URL(page.url()).pathname
     expect(pagePathname).toBe('/params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar')
 
@@ -83,6 +84,27 @@ test.describe('params operations + non-nested routes', () => {
     const paramsText = await paramsValue.innerText()
     const paramsObj = JSON.parse(paramsText)
     expect(paramsObj).toEqual({ foo: 'foo', bar: 'bar' })
+
+    const foo2Bar2Link = page.getByTestId('l-to-non-nested-foo2-bar2')
+
+    await expect(foo2Bar2Link).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      '/params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2',
+    )
+    await foo2Bar2Link.click()
+    await page.waitForURL('/params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2')
+    const pagePathname2 = new URL(page.url()).pathname
+    expect(pagePathname2).toBe('/params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2')
+
+    const foo2ParamsValue = page.getByTestId('foo-params-value')
+    const foo2ParamsText = await foo2ParamsValue.innerText()
+    const foo2ParamsObj = JSON.parse(foo2ParamsText)
+    expect(foo2ParamsObj).toEqual({ foo: 'foo2' })
+
+    const params2Value = page.getByTestId('foo-bar-params-value')
+    const params2Text = await params2Value.innerText()
+    const params2Obj = JSON.parse(params2Text)
+    expect(params2Obj).toEqual({ foo: 'foo2', bar: 'bar2' })
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx b/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx
index 496542c6677..6de7393593a 100644
--- a/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx
+++ b/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/src/routes/params-ps/non-nested/route.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@ function RouteComponent() {
             to="./$foo/$bar"
             params={{ foo: 'foo', bar: 'bar' }}
           >
-            /params-ps/non-nested/$foo/$bar
+            /params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar
+          </Link>
+          <Link
+            from={Route.fullPath}
+            data-testid="l-to-non-nested-foo2-bar2"
+            to="./$foo/$bar"
+            params={{ foo: 'foo2', bar: 'bar2' }}
+          >
+            /params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2
           </Link>
         </li>
       </ul>
diff --git a/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts b/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts
index 3a63c934175..e85cd0c6b01 100644
--- a/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/solid-router/basic-file-based/tests/params.spec.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ test.describe('params operations + non-nested routes', () => {
       '/params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar',
     )
     await fooBarLink.click()
-    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+    await page.waitForURL('/params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar')
+
     const pagePathname = new URL(page.url()).pathname
     expect(pagePathname).toBe('/params-ps/non-nested/foo/bar')
 
@@ -158,5 +159,26 @@ test.describe('params operations + non-nested routes', () => {
     const paramsText = await paramsValue.innerText()
     const paramsObj = JSON.parse(paramsText)
     expect(paramsObj).toEqual({ foo: 'foo', bar: 'bar' })
+
+    const foo2Bar2Link = page.getByTestId('l-to-non-nested-foo2-bar2')
+
+    await expect(foo2Bar2Link).toHaveAttribute(
+      'href',
+      '/params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2',
+    )
+    await foo2Bar2Link.click()
+    await page.waitForURL('/params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2')
+    const pagePathname2 = new URL(page.url()).pathname
+    expect(pagePathname2).toBe('/params-ps/non-nested/foo2/bar2')
+
+    const foo2ParamsValue = page.getByTestId('foo-params-value')
+    const foo2ParamsText = await foo2ParamsValue.innerText()
+    const foo2ParamsObj = JSON.parse(foo2ParamsText)
+    expect(foo2ParamsObj).toEqual({ foo: 'foo2' })
+
+    const params2Value = page.getByTestId('foo-bar-params-value')
+    const params2Text = await params2Value.innerText()
+    const params2Obj = JSON.parse(params2Text)
+    expect(params2Obj).toEqual({ foo: 'foo2', bar: 'bar2' })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/path.ts b/packages/router-core/src/path.ts
index 7402001cdf4..b7d312c6b37 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/path.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/path.ts
@@ -265,8 +265,11 @@ function baseParsePathname(pathname: string): ReadonlyArray<Segment> {
 
   segments.push(
     ...split.map((part): Segment => {
+      // strip tailing underscore for non-nested paths
+      const partToMatch = part.slice(-1) === '_' ? part.slice(0, -1) : part
+
       // Check for wildcard with curly braces: prefix{$}suffix
-      const wildcardBracesMatch = part.match(WILDCARD_W_CURLY_BRACES_RE)
+      const wildcardBracesMatch = partToMatch.match(WILDCARD_W_CURLY_BRACES_RE)
       if (wildcardBracesMatch) {
         const prefix = wildcardBracesMatch[1]
         const suffix = wildcardBracesMatch[2]
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ function baseParsePathname(pathname: string): ReadonlyArray<Segment> {
       }
 
       // Check for optional parameter format: prefix{-$paramName}suffix
-      const optionalParamBracesMatch = part.match(
+      const optionalParamBracesMatch = partToMatch.match(
         OPTIONAL_PARAM_W_CURLY_BRACES_RE,
       )
       if (optionalParamBracesMatch) {
@@ -295,7 +298,7 @@ function baseParsePathname(pathname: string): ReadonlyArray<Segment> {
       }
 
       // Check for the new parameter format: prefix{$paramName}suffix
-      const paramBracesMatch = part.match(PARAM_W_CURLY_BRACES_RE)
+      const paramBracesMatch = partToMatch.match(PARAM_W_CURLY_BRACES_RE)
       if (paramBracesMatch) {
         const prefix = paramBracesMatch[1]
         const paramName = paramBracesMatch[2]
@@ -309,8 +312,9 @@ function baseParsePathname(pathname: string): ReadonlyArray<Segment> {
       }
 
       // Check for bare parameter format: $paramName (without curly braces)
-      if (PARAM_RE.test(part)) {
-        const paramName = part.substring(1)
+      if (PARAM_RE.test(partToMatch)) {
+        const paramName = partToMatch.substring(1)
+
         return {
           type: SEGMENT_TYPE_PARAM,
           value: '$' + paramName,
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ function baseParsePathname(pathname: string): ReadonlyArray<Segment> {
       }
 
       // Check for bare wildcard: $ (without curly braces)
-      if (WILDCARD_RE.test(part)) {
+      if (WILDCARD_RE.test(partToMatch)) {
         return {
           type: SEGMENT_TYPE_WILDCARD,
           value: '$',
@@ -332,8 +336,8 @@ function baseParsePathname(pathname: string): ReadonlyArray<Segment> {
       // Handle regular pathname segment
       return {
         type: SEGMENT_TYPE_PATHNAME,
-        value: part.includes('%25')
-          ? part
+        value: partToMatch.includes('%25')
+          ? partToMatch
               .split('%25')
               .map((segment) => decodeURI(segment))
               .join('%25')
diff --git a/packages/router-core/tests/path.test.ts b/packages/router-core/tests/path.test.ts
index 2a241bcb77d..d3580cc9a9a 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/tests/path.test.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/tests/path.test.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,12 @@ describe('interpolatePath', () => {
         params: { _splat: 'sean/cassiere' },
         result: '/users/sean/cassiere',
       },
+      {
+        name: 'should interpolate the non-nested path',
+        path: '/users/$id_',
+        params: { id: '123' },
+        result: '/users/123',
+      },
     ])('$name', ({ path, params, decodeCharMap, result }) => {
       expect(
         interpolatePath({
@@ -654,6 +660,14 @@ describe('matchPathname', () => {
         },
         expectedMatchedParams: { id: '123' },
       },
+      {
+        name: 'should match and return the non-nested named path params',
+        input: '/users/123',
+        matchingOptions: {
+          to: '/users/$id_',
+        },
+        expectedMatchedParams: { id: '123' },
+      },
       {
         name: 'should match and return the the splat param',
         input: '/users/123',
@@ -893,6 +907,15 @@ describe('parsePathname', () => {
           { type: SEGMENT_TYPE_PARAM, value: '$bar' },
         ],
       },
+      {
+        name: 'should handle non-nested named params',
+        to: '/foo/$bar_',
+        expected: [
+          { type: SEGMENT_TYPE_PATHNAME, value: '/' },
+          { type: SEGMENT_TYPE_PATHNAME, value: 'foo' },
+          { type: SEGMENT_TYPE_PARAM, value: '$bar' },
+        ],
+      },
       {
         name: 'should handle named params at the root',
         to: '/$bar',