diff --git a/documentation/docs/60-appendix/01-faq.md b/documentation/docs/60-appendix/01-faq.md
index 77973618ea52..934924a6ec37 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/60-appendix/01-faq.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/60-appendix/01-faq.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ If you are still encountering issues we recommend searching both [the Vite issue
 
 ## How do I use the view transitions API with SvelteKit?
 
-While SvelteKit does not have any specific integration with [view transitions](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/web-platform/view-transitions/), you can call `document.startViewTransition` in [`onNavigate`](/docs/modules#$app-navigation-onnavigate) to trigger a view transition on every navigation.
+While SvelteKit does not have any specific integration with [view transitions](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/web-platform/view-transitions/), you can call `document.startViewTransition` in [`onNavigate`](/docs/modules#$app-navigation-onnavigate) to trigger a view transition on every client-side navigation.
 
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diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/navigation.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/navigation.js
index 0da8f93e1599..c04e047f7680 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/navigation.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/navigation.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const preloadCode = /* @__PURE__ */ client_method('preload_code');
 export const beforeNavigate = /* @__PURE__ */ client_method('before_navigate');
 
 /**
- * A lifecycle function that runs the supplied `callback` immediately before we navigate to a new URL.
+ * A lifecycle function that runs the supplied `callback` immediately before we navigate to a new URL except during full-page navigations.
  *
  * If you return a `Promise`, SvelteKit will wait for it to resolve before completing the navigation. This allows you to — for example — use `document.startViewTransition`. Avoid promises that are slow to resolve, since navigation will appear stalled to the user.
  *
diff --git a/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts b/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
index e76d2e19f64f..e576385295a9 100644
--- a/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ declare module '$app/navigation' {
 	 * */
 	export const beforeNavigate: (callback: (navigation: import('@sveltejs/kit').BeforeNavigate) => void) => void;
 	/**
-	 * A lifecycle function that runs the supplied `callback` immediately before we navigate to a new URL.
+	 * A lifecycle function that runs the supplied `callback` immediately before we navigate to a new URL except during full-page navigations.
 	 *
 	 * If you return a `Promise`, SvelteKit will wait for it to resolve before completing the navigation. This allows you to — for example — use `document.startViewTransition`. Avoid promises that are slow to resolve, since navigation will appear stalled to the user.
 	 *