diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/Transitioner.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/Transitioner.tsx
index 04e140acfc..882778b3c6 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/Transitioner.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/Transitioner.tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ export function Transitioner() {
       _includeValidateSearch: true,
     })
 
-    if (
-      trimPathRight(router.latestLocation.href) !==
-      trimPathRight(nextLocation.href)
-    ) {
+    const latestPublicHref = trimPathRight(router.latestLocation.publicHref)
+    const nextPublicHref = trimPathRight(nextLocation.publicHref)
+
+    if (latestPublicHref !== nextPublicHref) {
       router.commitLocation({ ...nextLocation, replace: true })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx b/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx
index 2214e9001e..a2834301f8 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/tests/router.test.tsx
@@ -2836,6 +2836,72 @@ describe('rewriteBasepath utility', () => {
     expect(router.state.location.pathname).toBe('/test')
   })
 
+  it('should handle basepath when accessing root path and maintain basepath in browser URL', async () => {
+    const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+      component: () => <Outlet />,
+    })
+
+    const indexRoute = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <div data-testid="home">Home</div>,
+    })
+
+    const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([indexRoute])
+
+    const history = createMemoryHistory({
+      initialEntries: ['/my-app/'],
+    })
+
+    const router = createRouter({
+      routeTree,
+      history,
+      rewrite: rewriteBasepath({ basepath: '/my-app' }),
+    })
+
+    render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('home')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    expect(router.state.location.pathname).toBe('/')
+    expect(history.location.pathname).toBe('/my-app/')
+  })
+
+  it('should handle basepath option for backward compatibility', async () => {
+    const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
+      component: () => <Outlet />,
+    })
+
+    const indexRoute = createRoute({
+      getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
+      path: '/',
+      component: () => <div data-testid="home">Home</div>,
+    })
+
+    const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([indexRoute])
+
+    const history = createMemoryHistory({
+      initialEntries: ['/my-app/'],
+    })
+
+    const router = createRouter({
+      routeTree,
+      history,
+      basepath: '/my-app',
+    })
+
+    render(<RouterProvider router={router} />)
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('home')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    expect(router.state.location.pathname).toBe('/')
+    expect(history.location.pathname).toBe('/my-app/')
+  })
+
   it('should combine basepath with additional input rewrite logic', async () => {
     const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
       component: () => <Outlet />,
diff --git a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
index 8c644db78b..fc0d71c374 100644
--- a/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router-core/src/router.ts
@@ -290,12 +290,15 @@ export interface RouterOptions<
    * ```ts
    * const router = createRouter({
    *   routeTree,
-   *   rewrite: rewriteBasepath('/basepath')
-   *   // Or wrap existing rewrite functionality
-   *   rewrite: rewriteBasepath('/basepath', {
-   *     output: ({ url }) => {...},
-   *     input: ({ url }) => {...},
-   *   })
+   *   rewrite: rewriteBasepath({ basepath: '/basepath' })
+   *   // Or compose with existing rewrite functionality
+   *   rewrite: composeRewrites([
+   *     rewriteBasepath({ basepath: '/basepath', caseSensitive: true }),
+   *     {
+   *       input: ({ url }) => {...},
+   *       output: ({ url }) => {...},
+   *     }
+   *   ])
    * })
    * ```
    * @default '/'
@@ -1688,7 +1691,7 @@ export class RouterCore<
       return {
         publicHref:
           rewrittenUrl.pathname + rewrittenUrl.search + rewrittenUrl.hash,
-        href: fullPath,
+        href: rewrittenUrl.href.replace(rewrittenUrl.origin, ''),
         url: rewrittenUrl.href,
         pathname: nextPathname,
         search: nextSearch,
@@ -1784,8 +1787,12 @@ export class RouterCore<
       return isEqual
     }
 
+    const latestPublicHref =
+      this.latestLocation.publicHref ?? this.latestLocation.href
+    const nextPublicHref = next.publicHref ?? next.href
+
     const isSameUrl =
-      trimPathRight(this.latestLocation.href) === trimPathRight(next.href)
+      trimPathRight(latestPublicHref) === trimPathRight(nextPublicHref)
 
     const previousCommitPromise = this.commitLocationPromise
     this.commitLocationPromise = createControlledPromise<void>(() => {
@@ -1942,11 +1949,14 @@ export class RouterCore<
         }
       }
 
+      const latestPublicHref = this.latestLocation.publicHref
+      const nextPublicHref = nextLocation.publicHref
+
       if (
-        trimPath(normalizeUrl(this.latestLocation.href)) !==
-        trimPath(normalizeUrl(nextLocation.href))
+        trimPath(normalizeUrl(latestPublicHref)) !==
+        trimPath(normalizeUrl(nextPublicHref))
       ) {
-        throw redirect({ href: nextLocation.href })
+        throw redirect({ href: nextPublicHref })
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/solid-router/src/Transitioner.tsx b/packages/solid-router/src/Transitioner.tsx
index 2d602a2022..6aa52ba6dd 100644
--- a/packages/solid-router/src/Transitioner.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-router/src/Transitioner.tsx
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ export function Transitioner() {
       _includeValidateSearch: true,
     })
 
-    if (
-      trimPathRight(router.latestLocation.href) !==
-      trimPathRight(nextLocation.href)
-    ) {
+    const latestPublicHref = trimPathRight(router.latestLocation.publicHref)
+    const nextPublicHref = trimPathRight(nextLocation.publicHref)
+
+    if (latestPublicHref !== nextPublicHref) {
       router.commitLocation({ ...nextLocation, replace: true })
     }