diff --git a/.changeset/silent-numbers-itch.md b/.changeset/silent-numbers-itch.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f631449d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silent-numbers-itch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'sv-router': patch
+---
+
+return navigation "error" inside `navigate`
diff --git a/src/create-router.svelte.js b/src/create-router.svelte.js
index 7fc05a3d..e1c4f91c 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} */
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ export function createRouter(r) {
 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 +129,7 @@ function navigate(path, options = {}) {
 		options.hash = '#' + options.hash;
 	}
 	onNavigate(path, options);
+	return new Navigation(`${path}${serializeSearch(options?.search ?? '')}${options?.hash ?? ''}`);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ 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);
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ export async function onNavigate(path, options = {}) {
 
 /** @param {string} [path] */
 function getMatchPath(path) {
-	let matchPath = '';
+	let matchPath;
 
 	if (path) {
 		matchPath = path;
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index a190963d..1ffae9b8 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 +143,9 @@ export type RouterApi<T extends Routes> = {
 	 *
 	 * @param route The route to navigate to.
 	 * @param options The navigation options.
+	 * @returns {@link Navigation} For use with `throw navigate(...)` inside hooks.
 	 */
-	navigate<U extends Path<T>>(...args: NavigateArgs<U>): void;
+	navigate<U extends Path<T>>(...args: NavigateArgs<U>): Navigation;
 
 	/**
 	 * Will return `true` if the given path is active.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 15091c08..802c7740 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 00000000..ad2719a7
--- /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';
+	}
+}