diff --git a/.changeset/seven-avocados-hug.md b/.changeset/seven-avocados-hug.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e391a1a0a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-avocados-hug.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+remove all selection before navigating to the next page
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
index 13f60d7ac081..32a133b260eb 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/renderer.js
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ export class Renderer {
 			this._init(navigation_result);
 		}
 
+		getSelection()?.removeAllRanges();
+
 		if (!opts) {
 			await 0;
 		} else {
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/__layout.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/__layout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f182115ccad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/__layout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<nav><a href="/selection/a">a</a> <a href="/selection/b">b</a></nav>
+
+<slot />
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/_tests.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/_tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f67c7025172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/_tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import * as assert from 'uvu/assert';
+
+/** @type {import('test').TestMaker} */
+export default function (test) {
+	test('reset selection', '/selection/a', async ({ page, clicknav }) => {
+		assert.equal(
+			await page.evaluate(() => {
+				const range = document.createRange();
+				range.selectNodeContents(document.body);
+				const selection = getSelection();
+				if (selection) {
+					selection.removeAllRanges();
+					selection.addRange(range);
+					return selection.rangeCount;
+				}
+				return 0;
+			}),
+			1
+		);
+		await clicknav('[href="/selection/b"]');
+		assert.equal(
+			await page.evaluate(() => {
+				const selection = getSelection();
+				if (selection) {
+					return selection.rangeCount;
+				}
+				return 1;
+			}),
+			0
+		);
+	});
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/a.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/a.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..349082e55b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/a.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>a</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<h1>a</h1>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/b.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/b.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3641bd0bf0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/selection/b.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>b</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<h1>b</h1>