diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_navigation.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_navigation.rs
index 58013f776c..a9aaedb6be 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_navigation.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_navigation.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::location_runtime::{
     is_same_document_fragment_navigation, location_href_slot, resolve_location_navigation_target,
-    sync_location_object,
+    sync_location_object, urls_equal_ignoring_fragment,
 };
 use super::navigation_activation::install_navigation_transition;
 use super::navigation_callbacks::cancel_active_intercepted_same_document_navigation;
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ pub(crate) enum LocationNavigationKind {
     Reload,
 }
 
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct LocationNavigationOptions {
+    dispatch_child_navigate_event_for_all_kinds: bool,
+    force_exact_same_document_navigation: bool,
+    hash_setter: bool,
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn resolve_cross_window_location_target(
     scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'_, '_>,
     raw: &str,
@@ -84,7 +91,30 @@ pub(crate) fn navigate_location_object<'s>(
     raw_target: Option<String>,
 ) {
     navigate_location_object_with_source_element_and_child_navigate_event(
-        scope, location, kind, raw_target, None, false, false,
+        scope,
+        location,
+        kind,
+        raw_target,
+        None,
+        LocationNavigationOptions::default(),
+    );
+}
+
+pub(in crate::context_bootstrap) fn navigate_location_hash<'s>(
+    scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'s, '_>,
+    location: v8::Local<'s, v8::Object>,
+    target: String,
+) {
+    navigate_location_object_with_source_element_and_child_navigate_event(
+        scope,
+        location,
+        LocationNavigationKind::Assign,
+        Some(target),
+        None,
+        LocationNavigationOptions {
+            hash_setter: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
     );
 }
 
@@ -131,8 +161,10 @@ pub(crate) fn navigate_top_level_same_document_from_browser(
         kind,
         Some(target),
         None,
-        false,
-        true,
+        LocationNavigationOptions {
+            force_exact_same_document_navigation: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
     );
     true
 }
@@ -186,8 +218,10 @@ pub(crate) fn navigate_top_level_meta_refresh(
         kind,
         Some(target.to_string()),
         None,
-        false,
-        same_document_fragment,
+        LocationNavigationOptions {
+            force_exact_same_document_navigation: same_document_fragment,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
     );
     context_host_ptr_from_global_bridge(scope)
         .is_some_and(|host_ptr| unsafe { &*host_ptr }.has_pending_location_navigation())
@@ -208,8 +242,7 @@ pub(crate) fn navigate_location_object_with_source_element<'s>(
         kind,
         raw_target,
         source_element,
-        false,
-        false,
+        LocationNavigationOptions::default(),
     );
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +253,15 @@ pub(crate) fn navigate_location_object_with_child_navigate_event<'s>(
     raw_target: Option<String>,
 ) {
     navigate_location_object_with_source_element_and_child_navigate_event(
-        scope, location, kind, raw_target, None, true, false,
+        scope,
+        location,
+        kind,
+        raw_target,
+        None,
+        LocationNavigationOptions {
+            dispatch_child_navigate_event_for_all_kinds: true,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
     );
 }
 
@@ -230,9 +271,13 @@ fn navigate_location_object_with_source_element_and_child_navigate_event<'s>(
     kind: LocationNavigationKind,
     raw_target: Option<String>,
     source_element: Option<v8::Local<'s, v8::Object>>,
-    dispatch_child_navigate_event_for_all_kinds: bool,
-    force_exact_same_document_navigation: bool,
+    options: LocationNavigationOptions,
 ) {
+    let LocationNavigationOptions {
+        dispatch_child_navigate_event_for_all_kinds,
+        force_exact_same_document_navigation,
+        hash_setter,
+    } = options;
     let owner = runtime_window_owner(scope, location);
     if let Some(context) = location.get_creation_context(scope)
         && let Some(host_ptr) = crate::util::context_host_ptr_from_context_slot(context)
@@ -300,7 +345,7 @@ fn navigate_location_object_with_source_element_and_child_navigate_event<'s>(
     if !matches!(kind, LocationNavigationKind::Reload)
         && exact_same_href
         && source_element.is_none()
-        && raw_target_is_fragment_only
+        && (raw_target_is_fragment_only || hash_setter)
         && !force_exact_same_document_navigation
     {
         return;
@@ -337,9 +382,18 @@ fn navigate_location_object_with_source_element_and_child_navigate_event<'s>(
         return;
     }
 
+    // A hash setter can remove the fragment entirely. Full URL assignments
+    // without a target fragment still take the cross-document route.
+    let same_document_fragment = if hash_setter {
+        current_url
+            .as_ref()
+            .is_some_and(|current| urls_equal_ignoring_fragment(current, &resolved))
+    } else {
+        is_same_document_fragment_navigation(current_url.as_ref(), &resolved)
+    };
     if !matches!(kind, LocationNavigationKind::Reload)
         && (!exact_same_href || force_exact_same_document_navigation)
-        && is_same_document_fragment_navigation(current_url.as_ref(), &resolved)
+        && same_document_fragment
     {
         let opaque_origin = navigation_document_has_opaque_origin(scope, owner);
         if !opaque_origin
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime.rs
index c4a801dd6d..d9ae4ec5ee 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::location_navigation::{
-    LocationNavigationKind, navigate_location_object,
+    LocationNavigationKind, navigate_location_hash, navigate_location_object,
     navigate_location_object_with_child_navigate_event,
 };
 use super::navigation_callbacks::{document_location_getter, document_location_setter};
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime/install.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime/install.rs
index 8ab299665e..fca5ac676d 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime/install.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/context_bootstrap/location_runtime/install.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ fn location_writable_attribute_setter_callback<'s>(
                 rv.set_undefined();
                 return;
             }
-            navigate_location_object(scope, holder, LocationNavigationKind::Assign, Some(target));
+            navigate_location_hash(scope, holder, target);
         }
         LocationAttribute::Search => {
             let query = value.strip_prefix('?').unwrap_or(&value).to_owned();
diff --git a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/navigation/history_api.rs b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/navigation/history_api.rs
index ba3a1c977d..d293f6364e 100644
--- a/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/navigation/history_api.rs
+++ b/moli-renderer-v8/src/script_vm/tests/browser_api/navigation/history_api.rs
@@ -394,6 +394,121 @@ fn cross_document_pending_navigation_slot_is_not_script_writable() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn location_hash_clear_stays_in_the_current_document() {
+    let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://location-hash-clear.test/index.html#start");
+    let result = vm
+        .eval(
+            r#"
+            (() => {
+              const before = document;
+              const events = [];
+              navigation.onnavigate = event => events.push([
+                event.destination.sameDocument, event.hashChange
+              ]);
+              location.hash = '';
+              return JSON.stringify({
+                href: location.href,
+                hash: location.hash,
+                sameDocument: document === before,
+                events
+              });
+            })()
+            "#,
+        )
+        .expect("clearing a hash should navigate within the existing Document");
+    assert_eq!(
+        serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&result).unwrap(),
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "href": "https://location-hash-clear.test/index.html",
+            "hash": "",
+            "sameDocument": true,
+            "events": [[true, true]]
+        })
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn location_hash_reassignment_compares_the_encoded_fragment() {
+    let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://location-same-hash.test/index.html#te%3Cst");
+    let result = vm
+        .eval(
+            r#"
+            (() => {
+              let events = 0;
+              navigation.onnavigate = () => ++events;
+              location.hash = 'te<st';
+              return JSON.stringify([location.href, events]);
+            })()
+            "#,
+        )
+        .expect("reassigning the same encoded hash should be a no-op");
+    assert_eq!(
+        result,
+        r#"["https://location-same-hash.test/index.html#te%3Cst",0]"#
+    );
+    assert!(vm.take_pending_location_navigation_with_seed().is_none());
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn clearing_a_srcdoc_hash_preserves_the_child_document_and_origin() {
+    let mut vm = new_storage_test_vm("https://srcdoc-hash-clear.test/");
+    vm.eval(
+        r#"
+        (() => {
+          const root = document.documentElement ||
+            document.appendChild(document.createElement('html'));
+          const frame = document.createElement('iframe');
+          frame.id = 'hash-clear-srcdoc';
+          frame.srcdoc = '<p id="start">child</p>';
+          root.appendChild(frame);
+        })()
+        "#,
+    )
+    .expect("srcdoc child should be created");
+    run_child_navigation_commit_and_host_load_for_test(&mut vm, "srcdoc hash clear").await;
+    let result = vm
+        .eval(
+            r#"
+            (() => {
+              const hashChild = document.getElementById('hash-clear-srcdoc').contentWindow;
+              const initialHref = hashChild.location.href;
+              const before = hashChild.document;
+              const events = [];
+              hashChild.navigation.onnavigate = event => events.push([
+                event.destination.sameDocument, event.hashChange
+              ]);
+              hashChild.location.hash = 'start';
+              hashChild.location.hash = '';
+              return JSON.stringify({
+                initialHref,
+                href: hashChild.location.href,
+                sameDocument: hashChild.document === before,
+                sameOrigin: hashChild.origin === window.origin,
+                events
+              });
+            })()
+            "#,
+        )
+        .expect("clearing a srcdoc hash must keep the original child accessible");
+    assert_eq!(
+        serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&result).unwrap(),
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "initialHref": "about:srcdoc",
+            "href": "about:srcdoc",
+            "sameDocument": true,
+            "sameOrigin": true,
+            "events": [[true, true], [true, true]]
+        })
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !vm.run_child_frame_task_source_once_for_test(ChildFrameSemanticTurnKind::NavigationCommit)
+            .await,
+        "hash-only changes must not queue a child document replacement"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn location_hash_empty_fragment_serializes_empty_and_clears_target() {
     let mut vm = new_parsed_test_vm(