diff --git a/.changeset/good-pigs-tap.md b/.changeset/good-pigs-tap.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86d4401c2680
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/good-pigs-tap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+[fix] respect fetch cache option
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
index e9654a7de87f..a5f170dfe3da 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ export function create_client({ target, base }) {
 					uses.url = true;
 				}),
 				async fetch(resource, init) {
+					/** @type {URL | string} */
 					let requested;
 
 					if (resource instanceof Request) {
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js
index 31cf1567804a..fb89843f8505 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
 		const method = input instanceof Request ? input.method : init?.method || 'GET';
 
 		if (method !== 'GET') {
-			const url = new URL(input instanceof Request ? input.url : input.toString(), document.baseURI)
-				.href;
-			cache.delete(url);
+			cache.delete(build_selector(input));
 		}
 
 		return native_fetch(input, init);
@@ -53,9 +51,7 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
 		const method = input instanceof Request ? input.method : init?.method || 'GET';
 
 		if (method !== 'GET') {
-			const url = new URL(input instanceof Request ? input.url : input.toString(), document.baseURI)
-				.href;
-			cache.delete(url);
+			cache.delete(build_selector(input));
 		}
 
 		return native_fetch(input, init);
@@ -67,7 +63,7 @@ const cache = new Map();
 /**
  * Should be called on the initial run of load functions that hydrate the page.
  * Saves any requests with cache-control max-age to the cache.
- * @param {RequestInfo | URL} resource
+ * @param {URL | string} resource
  * @param {RequestInit} [opts]
  */
 export function initial_fetch(resource, opts) {
@@ -88,7 +84,7 @@ export function initial_fetch(resource, opts) {
 
 /**
  * Tries to get the response from the cache, if max-age allows it, else does a fetch.
- * @param {RequestInfo | URL} resource
+ * @param {URL | string} resource
  * @param {string} resolved
  * @param {RequestInit} [opts]
  */
@@ -97,7 +93,11 @@ export function subsequent_fetch(resource, resolved, opts) {
 		const selector = build_selector(resource, opts);
 		const cached = cache.get(selector);
 		if (cached) {
-			if (performance.now() < cached.ttl) {
+			// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Request/cache#value
+			if (
+				performance.now() < cached.ttl &&
+				['default', 'force-cache', 'only-if-cached', undefined].includes(opts?.cache)
+			) {
 				return new Response(cached.body, cached.init);
 			}
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function subsequent_fetch(resource, resolved, opts) {
 
 /**
  * Build the cache key for a given request
- * @param {RequestInfo | URL} resource
+ * @param {URL | RequestInfo} resource
  * @param {RequestInit} [opts]
  */
 function build_selector(resource, opts) {
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.js
index f17bd7a9f751..a089408dd005 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.js
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+let force = false;
+
+export function _force_next_fetch() {
+	force = true;
+}
+
 /** @type {import('./$types').PageLoad} */
 export async function load({ fetch }) {
-	const resp = await fetch('/load/cache-control/count');
+	const resp = await fetch('/load/cache-control/count', { cache: force ? 'no-cache' : 'default' });
+	if (force) {
+		force = false;
+	}
 	return resp.json();
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.svelte
index 3e97ca339e15..b4156bf56e29 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/+page.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 <script>
 	import { invalidate } from '$app/navigation';
+	import { _force_next_fetch } from './+page';
 
 	/** @type {import('./$types').PageData} */
 	export let data;
 
-	async function fetch_again() {
+	/** @param {'default' | 'force' | 'bust'} type */
+	async function fetch_again(type) {
 		await fetch('/load/cache-control/increment');
+		if (type === 'force') {
+			_force_next_fetch();
+		} else if (type === 'bust') {
+			await fetch('/load/cache-control/count', {method: 'POST'});
+		}
 		invalidate('/load/cache-control/count');
 	}
 </script>
 
 <p>Count is {data.count}</p>
-<button on:click={fetch_again}>Fetch again</button>
+<button class="default" on:click={() => fetch_again('default')}>Fetch again</button>
+<button class="force" on:click={() => fetch_again('force')}>Fetch again (force reload)</button>
+<button class="bust" on:click={() => fetch_again('bust')}>Fetch again (prior POST request)</button>
+
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/count/+server.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/count/+server.js
index 92865ed5cdea..999b7fd7cd0a 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/count/+server.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/cache-control/count/+server.js
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ export function GET({ setHeaders }) {
 	setHeaders({ 'cache-control': 'public, max-age=4', age: '2' });
 	return json({ count });
 }
+
+export function POST() {
+	return new Response();
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
index 0d0395b2db95..6a91def2d288 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
@@ -552,24 +552,48 @@ test.describe('Load', () => {
 		expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('This text comes from the server load function');
 	});
 
-	test('load does not call fetch if max-age allows it', async ({ page, request }) => {
-		await request.get('/load/cache-control/reset');
+	test.describe.serial('', () => {
+		test('load does not call fetch if max-age allows it', async ({ page, request }) => {
+			await request.get('/load/cache-control/reset');
 
-		page.addInitScript(`
+			page.addInitScript(`
 			window.now = 0;
 			window.performance.now = () => now;
 		`);
 
-		await page.goto('/load/cache-control');
-		expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 0');
-		await page.waitForTimeout(500);
-		await page.click('button');
-		await page.waitForTimeout(500);
-		expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 0');
+			await page.goto('/load/cache-control');
+			expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 0');
+			await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+			await page.click('button.default');
+			await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+			expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 0');
 
-		await page.evaluate(() => (window.now = 2500));
-		await page.click('button');
-		await expect(page.locator('p')).toHaveText('Count is 2');
+			await page.evaluate(() => (window.now = 2500));
+			await page.click('button.default');
+			await expect(page.locator('p')).toHaveText('Count is 2');
+		});
+
+		test('load does ignore ttl if fetch cache options says so', async ({ page, request }) => {
+			await request.get('/load/cache-control/reset');
+
+			await page.goto('/load/cache-control');
+			expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 0');
+			await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+			await page.click('button.force');
+			await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+			expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 1');
+		});
+
+		test('load busts cache if non-GET request to resource is made', async ({ page, request }) => {
+			await request.get('/load/cache-control/reset');
+
+			await page.goto('/load/cache-control');
+			expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 0');
+			await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+			await page.click('button.bust');
+			await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+			expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('Count is 1');
+		});
 	});
 
 	test('__data.json has cache-control: private, no-store', async ({ page, clicknav }) => {