diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/server/app-browser-entry.ts b/packages/vinext/src/server/app-browser-entry.ts
index 1c40bcd21..34ba34822 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/src/server/app-browser-entry.ts
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/server/app-browser-entry.ts
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ function bootstrapHydration(rscStream: ReadableStream<Uint8Array>): void {
     let redirectCount = redirectDepth;
 
     try {
-      const shouldUsePendingRouterState = programmaticTransition && navigationKind !== "refresh";
+      const shouldUsePendingRouterState = programmaticTransition;
       if (shouldUsePendingRouterState && hasBrowserRouterState()) {
         pendingRouterState = beginPendingBrowserRouterState();
       } else {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/app-router/nextjs-compat/router-push-pending.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/app-router/nextjs-compat/router-push-pending.spec.ts
index 2d3e010e4..d9634d920 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/app-router/nextjs-compat/router-push-pending.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/app-router/nextjs-compat/router-push-pending.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /**
- * Next.js Compat E2E: router push pending state
+ * Next.js Compat E2E: router pending state
  *
  * Next.js references:
  * - https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/test/e2e/use-link-status/index.test.ts
  * - https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/test/e2e/app-dir/navigation/navigation.test.ts
  * - https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/test/e2e/app-dir/navigation/navigation.test.ts#L482
  *   (redirect-with-loading: verifies redirect only triggers once and does not flicker)
+ * - https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/packages/next/src/client/components/app-router-instance.ts
+ * - https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/canary/packages/next/src/client/components/use-action-queue.ts
  *
  * The contract we care about here is that a programmatic App Router navigation
  * started inside useTransition should flip isPending immediately and keep it
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ import { waitForAppRouterHydration } from "../../helpers";
 
 const BASE = "http://localhost:4174";
 
-test.describe("Next.js compat: router.push pending state (browser)", () => {
+test.describe("Next.js compat: router pending state (browser)", () => {
   test("same-route search param push keeps useTransition pending until commit", async ({
     page,
   }) => {
@@ -136,4 +138,28 @@ test.describe("Next.js compat: router.push pending state (browser)", () => {
     // Final state: URL is at destination
     expect(page.url()).toContain("/nextjs-compat/router-push-pending-destination");
   });
+
+  test("router.refresh keeps useTransition pending until the refreshed route commits", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await page.goto(`${BASE}/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending`);
+    await waitForAppRouterHydration(page);
+
+    await expect(page.locator("#refresh-pending-state")).toHaveText("idle");
+    const initialStamp = await page.locator("#refresh-server-stamp").textContent();
+    expect(initialStamp).toBeTruthy();
+
+    const clickPromise = page.click("#refresh-current-route", { noWaitAfter: true });
+
+    await expect(page.locator("#refresh-pending-state")).toHaveText("pending", {
+      timeout: 1_000,
+    });
+    await clickPromise;
+    await expect(page.locator("#refresh-server-stamp")).not.toHaveText(initialStamp ?? "", {
+      timeout: 10_000,
+    });
+    await expect(page.locator("#refresh-pending-state")).toHaveText("idle", {
+      timeout: 10_000,
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/app-basic/app/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending/page.tsx b/tests/fixtures/app-basic/app/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36332acc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/app-basic/app/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { RefreshPendingClient } from "./refresh-pending-client";
+
+async function delay(ms: number) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
+
+export default async function RouterRefreshPendingPage() {
+  // Keep the refresh RSC request in flight long enough for the browser test to
+  // observe the transition's pending state before the refreshed tree commits.
+  await delay(1_000);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1 id="router-refresh-pending-title">Router refresh pending</h1>
+      <RefreshPendingClient />
+      <p id="refresh-server-stamp">server stamp: {Date.now()}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/app-basic/app/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending/refresh-pending-client.tsx b/tests/fixtures/app-basic/app/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending/refresh-pending-client.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f43add5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/app-basic/app/nextjs-compat/router-refresh-pending/refresh-pending-client.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { useTransition } from "react";
+
+export function RefreshPendingClient() {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const [isPending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <p id="refresh-pending-state">{isPending ? "pending" : "idle"}</p>
+      <button
+        id="refresh-current-route"
+        onClick={() => {
+          startTransition(() => {
+            router.refresh();
+          });
+        }}
+      >
+        Refresh current route
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}