diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/RootLayoutClientContexts.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/RootLayoutClientContexts.tsx
index 68a95dde55..1ac89b8176 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/RootLayoutClientContexts.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/RootLayout/RootLayoutClientContexts.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type React from 'react';
 import { TranslateContext } from '@/intl/client';
 import type { TranslationLanguage } from '@/intl/translations';
 import { TooltipProvider } from '@radix-ui/react-tooltip';
-import { HashProvider } from '../hooks';
+import { NavigationStatusProvider } from '../hooks';
 import { LoadingStateProvider } from '../primitives/LoadingStateProvider';
 
 /**
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ export function RootLayoutClientContexts(props: {
     return (
         <TranslateContext.Provider value={language}>
             <TooltipProvider delayDuration={200}>
-                <HashProvider>
+                <NavigationStatusProvider>
                     <LoadingStateProvider>{children}</LoadingStateProvider>
-                </HashProvider>
+                </NavigationStatusProvider>
             </TooltipProvider>
         </TranslateContext.Provider>
     );
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
index a9be339da8..f1376f1a7b 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/SpaceLayout/SpaceLayout.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { InsightsProvider, VisitorSessionProvider } from '../Insights';
 import { SearchContainer } from '../Search';
 import { SiteSectionList, encodeClientSiteSections } from '../SiteSections';
 import { CurrentContentProvider } from '../hooks';
+import { NavigationLoader } from '../primitives/NavigationLoader';
 import { SpaceLayoutContextProvider } from './SpaceLayoutContext';
 
 type SpaceLayoutProps = {
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ export function SpaceLayout(props: SpaceLayoutProps) {
         <SpaceLayoutServerContext {...props}>
             <Announcement context={context} />
             <Header withTopHeader={withTopHeader} withVariants={withVariants} context={context} />
+            <NavigationLoader />
             {customization.ai?.mode === CustomizationAIMode.Assistant ? (
                 <AIChat trademark={customization.trademark.enabled} />
             ) : null}
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/hooks/useHash.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/hooks/useHash.tsx
index efcb8249a2..1c3957ab2e 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/hooks/useHash.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/hooks/useHash.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 'use client';
+
+import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import React from 'react';
 
-export const HashContext = React.createContext<{
+export const NavigationStatusContext = React.createContext<{
     hash: string | null;
     /**
-     * Updates the hash value from the URL provided here.
-     * It will then be used by the `useHash` hook.
+     * Updates the navigation state from the URL provided here.
      * URL can be relative or absolute.
      */
-    updateHashFromUrl: (href: string) => void;
+    onNavigationClick: (href: string) => void;
+    /**
+     * Indicates if a link has been clicked recently.
+     * Becomes true after a click and resets to false when pathname changes.
+     * It is debounced to avoid flickering on fast navigations.
+     * Debounce time is 400ms (= doherty threshold for responsiveness).
+     */
+    isNavigating: boolean;
 }>({
     hash: null,
-    updateHashFromUrl: () => {},
+    onNavigationClick: () => {},
+    isNavigating: false,
 });
 
 function getHash(): string | null {
@@ -21,20 +30,62 @@ function getHash(): string | null {
     return window.location.hash.slice(1);
 }
 
-export const HashProvider: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<{}>> = ({ children }) => {
+export const NavigationStatusProvider: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren> = ({ children }) => {
     const [hash, setHash] = React.useState<string | null>(getHash);
-    const updateHashFromUrl = React.useCallback((href: string) => {
+    const [isNavigating, setIsNavigating] = React.useState(false);
+    const timeoutRef = React.useRef<number | null>(null);
+    const pathname = usePathname();
+    const pathnameRef = React.useRef(pathname);
+
+    // Reset isNavigating when pathname changes
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        if (pathnameRef.current !== pathname) {
+            setIsNavigating(false);
+            if (timeoutRef.current) {
+                clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
+                timeoutRef.current = null;
+            }
+            pathnameRef.current = pathname;
+        }
+    }, [pathname]);
+
+    // Cleanup timeout on unmount
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        return () => {
+            if (timeoutRef.current) {
+                clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
+            }
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    const onNavigationClick = React.useCallback((href: string) => {
         const url = new URL(
             href,
             typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.location.origin : 'http://localhost'
         );
         setHash(url.hash.slice(1));
+
+        if (timeoutRef.current) {
+            clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
+        }
+        if (pathnameRef.current !== url.pathname) {
+            timeoutRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+                setIsNavigating(true);
+                timeoutRef.current = null;
+                return;
+            }, 400); // 400ms timeout - doherty threshold for responsiveness
+        }
     }, []);
+
     const memoizedValue = React.useMemo(
-        () => ({ hash, updateHashFromUrl }),
-        [hash, updateHashFromUrl]
+        () => ({ hash, onNavigationClick, isNavigating }),
+        [hash, onNavigationClick, isNavigating]
+    );
+    return (
+        <NavigationStatusContext.Provider value={memoizedValue}>
+            {children}
+        </NavigationStatusContext.Provider>
     );
-    return <HashContext.Provider value={memoizedValue}>{children}</HashContext.Provider>;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -45,8 +96,16 @@ export const HashProvider: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<{}>> = ({ children }
  * Since we have a single Link component that handles all links, we can use a context to share the hash.
  */
 export function useHash() {
-    // const params = useParams();
-    const { hash } = React.useContext(HashContext);
+    const { hash } = React.useContext(NavigationStatusContext);
 
     return hash;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Hook to get the current navigation state.
+ * @returns True if a navigation has been triggered recently. False otherwise, it also resets to false when the navigation is complete.
+ */
+export function useIsNavigating() {
+    const { isNavigating: hasBeenClicked } = React.useContext(NavigationStatusContext);
+    return hasBeenClicked;
+}
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
index c09180173b..722b7fdb80 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/Link.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
 import { SiteExternalLinksTarget } from '@gitbook/api';
 import { type TrackEventInput, useTrackEvent } from '../Insights';
-import { HashContext } from '../hooks';
+import { NavigationStatusContext } from '../hooks';
 import { isExternalLink } from '../utils/link';
 import { type DesignTokenName, useClassnames } from './StyleProvider';
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const Link = React.forwardRef(function Link(
 ) {
     const { href, prefetch, children, insights, classNames, className, ...domProps } = props;
     const { externalLinksTarget } = React.useContext(LinkSettingsContext);
-    const { updateHashFromUrl } = React.useContext(HashContext);
+    const { onNavigationClick } = React.useContext(NavigationStatusContext);
     const trackEvent = useTrackEvent();
     const forwardedClassNames = useClassnames(classNames || []);
     const isExternal = isExternalLink(href);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const Link = React.forwardRef(function Link(
     const onClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
         const isExternalWithOrigin = isExternalLink(href, window.location.origin);
         if (!isExternal) {
-            updateHashFromUrl(href);
+            onNavigationClick(href);
         }
 
         if (insights) {
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/NavigationLoader.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/NavigationLoader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eca15e2fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/primitives/NavigationLoader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use client';
+import { tcls } from '@/lib/tailwind';
+import { useIsNavigating } from '../hooks';
+
+export const NavigationLoader = () => {
+    const isNavigating = useIsNavigating();
+
+    return (
+        <div
+            className={tcls(
+                'pointer-events-none fixed inset-x-0 top-0 z-50 h-0.5 overflow-hidden',
+                isNavigating ? 'block' : 'hidden animate-fade-out-slow'
+            )}
+        >
+            <div className={tcls('h-full w-full origin-left animate-crawl bg-primary-solid')} />
+        </div>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/packages/gitbook/tailwind.config.ts b/packages/gitbook/tailwind.config.ts
index 87d42fdeaf..c6b075ef20 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/tailwind.config.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/tailwind.config.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ const config: Config = {
                 exitToRight: 'exitToRight 250ms cubic-bezier(0.83, 0, 0.17, 1) both',
 
                 heightIn: 'heightIn 200ms ease both',
+                crawl: 'crawl 2s ease-in-out infinite',
             },
             keyframes: {
                 bounceSmall: {
@@ -498,6 +499,20 @@ const config: Config = {
                     from: { height: '0' },
                     to: { height: 'max-content' },
                 },
+                crawl: {
+                    '0%': {
+                        scale: '0 1',
+                        translate: '0 0',
+                    },
+                    '40%': {
+                        scale: '1 1',
+                        translate: '100% 0',
+                    },
+                    '100%': {
+                        scale: '0 1',
+                        translate: '100% 0',
+                    },
+                },
             },
             boxShadow: {
                 thinbottom: '0px 1px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)',