diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17c7cb1bbb48..7fcc03c99bc6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     "focus-trap": "^7.5.4",
     "mark.js": "8.11.1",
     "minisearch": "^6.2.0",
+    "mrmime": "^1.0.1",
     "shiki": "^0.14.5",
     "vite": "^5.0.0",
     "vue": "^3.3.8"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 69d322340f3b..d06e2f1136ac 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 lockfileVersion: '6.0'
 
-settings:
-  autoInstallPeers: false
-  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
-
 overrides:
   ora>string-width: ^5
 
@@ -41,6 +37,9 @@ importers:
       minisearch:
         specifier: ^6.2.0
         version: 6.2.0
+      mrmime:
+        specifier: ^1.0.1
+        version: 1.0.1
       shiki:
         specifier: ^0.14.5
         version: 0.14.5
@@ -3325,7 +3324,6 @@ packages:
   /mrmime@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hzzEagAgDyoU1Q6yg5uI+AorQgdvMCur3FcKf7NhMKWsaYg+RnbTyHRa/9IlLF9rf455MOCtcqqrQQ83pPP7Uw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
-    dev: true
 
   /ms@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Tpp60P6IUJDTuOq/5Z8cdskzJujfwqfOTkrwIwj7IRISpnkJnT6SyJ4PCPnGMoFjC9ddhal5KVIYtAt97ix05A==}
@@ -4717,3 +4715,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9bnSc/HEW2uRy67wc+T8UwauLuPJVn28jb+GtJY16iiKWyvmYJRXVT4UamsAEGQfPohgr2q4Tq0sQbQlxTfi1g==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.20'}
     dev: true
+
+settings:
+  autoInstallPeers: false
+  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
diff --git a/src/client/app/router.ts b/src/client/app/router.ts
index c81a1de58097..f48af9645017 100644
--- a/src/client/app/router.ts
+++ b/src/client/app/router.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { reactive, inject, markRaw, nextTick, readonly } from 'vue'
 import type { Component, InjectionKey } from 'vue'
+import { lookup } from 'mrmime'
 import { notFoundPageData } from '../shared'
 import type { PageData, PageDataPayload, Awaitable } from '../shared'
 import { inBrowser, withBase } from './utils'
@@ -181,7 +182,6 @@ export function createRouter(
             link.baseURI
           )
           const currentUrl = window.location
-          const extMatch = pathname.match(/\.\w+$/)
           // only intercept inbound links
           if (
             !e.ctrlKey &&
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ export function createRouter(
             !target &&
             origin === currentUrl.origin &&
             // don't intercept if non-html extension is present
-            !(extMatch && extMatch[0] !== '.html')
+            !(siteDataRef.value.cleanUrls
+              ? lookup(pathname)
+              : lookup(pathname) !== 'text/html')
           ) {
             e.preventDefault()
             if (
diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/support/utils.ts b/src/client/theme-default/support/utils.ts
index 1cd168cdf1a8..f63e855a7700 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/support/utils.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/support/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { withBase } from 'vitepress'
+import { lookup } from 'mrmime'
 import { useData } from '../composables/data'
 import { isExternal } from '../../shared'
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export function normalizeLink(url: string): string {
     isExternal(url) ||
     url.startsWith('#') ||
     !protocol.startsWith('http') ||
-    /\.(?!html|md)\w+($|\?)/i.test(url)
+    (/\.(?!html|md)\w+($|\?)/i.test(url) && lookup(url))
   )
     return url