diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/navigation_traversal.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/navigation_traversal.rs
index 65cfb8c8c..8fa06a0e2 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/navigation_traversal.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/navigation_traversal.rs
@@ -538,6 +538,17 @@ fn queue_browser_owned_top_level_history_traversal<'s>(
     {
         return;
     }
+    let top_owner = super::navigation_window::runtime_top_window_owner(scope, owner);
+    if let Some(source_handle) =
+        super::navigation_window::child_browsing_context_handle_for_runtime_owner(scope, owner)
+        && super::location_navigation::sandbox_blocks_ancestor_or_top_navigation_from_source(
+            scope,
+            source_handle,
+            top_owner,
+        )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     unsafe { &mut *host_ptr }.record_pending_top_level_history_traversal(delta);
 }
 
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/traversal.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/traversal.rs
index e7f83ad15..dc6839e00 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/traversal.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/traversal.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,94 @@ fn top_level_navigation_intents_keep_one_last_writer_state() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn browser_owned_history_traversal_checks_active_source_sandbox() {
+    use moli_session_history::{
+        JointSessionHistory, SessionHistoryContextId, SessionHistoryEntry, SessionHistoryPosition,
+    };
+
+    let loader = ResourceRequestClient::new(&moli_fetch::FetchConfig::default()).unwrap();
+    let url = "https://browser-owned-history.test/current";
+    let restricted = "allow-scripts allow-same-origin";
+    let permitted = "allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-top-navigation";
+    for (initial, changed, allowed) in [
+        (None, Some(restricted), true),
+        (Some(permitted), Some(restricted), true),
+        (Some(restricted), None, false),
+        (Some(restricted), Some(permitted), false),
+    ] {
+        let mut vm = new_storage_page_task_executor_test_vm_with_loader(url, &loader);
+        let mut seed = moli_page_types::initial_navigation_history_seed(false, url);
+        let mut traversable = JointSessionHistory::new(SessionHistoryPosition::new(1, 3).unwrap());
+        traversable.attach(
+            SessionHistoryContextId::ROOT,
+            None,
+            SessionHistoryEntry {
+                key: seed.entries[0].key.clone(),
+                document: seed.entries[0].document_id.clone(),
+            },
+        );
+        seed.session_history.traversable = Some(Box::new(traversable));
+        vm.install_navigation_bootstrap_entry(Some(seed));
+        let initial = serde_json::to_string(&initial).unwrap();
+        let changed = serde_json::to_string(&changed).unwrap();
+        vm.eval(&format!(
+            r#"
+globalThis.frame = document.createElement('iframe');
+if ({initial} !== null) frame.setAttribute('sandbox', {initial});
+(document.body || document.documentElement || document).appendChild(frame);
+frame.contentWindow;
+"#
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+        vm.drain_ready_page_task_executor_turns_for_setup(&loader, 128)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        vm.eval(&format!(
+            "if ({changed} === null) frame.removeAttribute('sandbox'); else frame.setAttribute('sandbox', {changed});"
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+        {
+            let mut host = vm._context_host.borrow_mut();
+            let model = host.session_histories.get_mut(None);
+            // Both destinations exist in browser history but have no renderer ROOT entry.
+            for delta in [-1, 1] {
+                let step = model.step_by_delta(delta).unwrap();
+                assert!(
+                    !model
+                        .entries_at(step)
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .contains_key(&SessionHistoryContextId::ROOT)
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        for (call, delta) in [
+            ("back()", -1),
+            ("forward()", 1),
+            ("go(-1)", -1),
+            ("go(1)", 1),
+        ] {
+            vm.eval(&format!("frame.contentWindow.history.{call}"))
+                .unwrap();
+            let pending = vm
+                .take_pending_top_level_history_traversal()
+                .map(|pending| pending.delta);
+            assert_eq!(
+                pending,
+                allowed.then_some(delta),
+                "initial={initial}, changed={changed}, call={call}"
+            );
+        }
+        // A method borrowed from the child still uses its top-level History receiver.
+        vm.eval("frame.contentWindow.history.back.call(history)")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            vm.take_pending_top_level_history_traversal().unwrap().delta,
+            -1
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn traversal_factories_apply_webidl_boundaries() {
     let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(