diff --git a/.changeset/early-otters-enter.md b/.changeset/early-otters-enter.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2946ef330267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/early-otters-enter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: set initial navigation's `from` to null when SSR is disabled
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
index 45bd73155aaf..6e18b950ea40 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/client.js
@@ -3755,12 +3755,15 @@ function create_navigation(
 
 	/** @type {(Navigation | AfterNavigate) & { type: T }} */
 	const navigation = /** @type {any} */ ({
-		from: {
-			params: current.params,
-			route: { id: current.route?.id ?? null },
-			url: current.url,
-			scroll: scroll_state()
-		},
+		from:
+			type === 'enter'
+				? null
+				: {
+						params: current.params,
+						route: { id: current.route?.id ?? null },
+						url: current.url,
+						scroll: scroll_state()
+					},
 		to: url && {
 			params: target ? target.params : (intent?.params ?? null),
 			route: { id: target ? (target.route?.id ?? null) : (intent?.route?.id ?? null) },
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/navigation-lifecycle/after-navigate-enter/[slug]/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/navigation-lifecycle/after-navigate-enter/[slug]/+page.svelte
index 668528f7791b..20419e78422b 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/navigation-lifecycle/after-navigate-enter/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/navigation-lifecycle/after-navigate-enter/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 	let route_id;
 	/** @type {string | undefined} */
 	let params;
+	let from = '';
 
 	afterNavigate((navigation) => {
+		from = JSON.stringify(navigation.from);
 		route_id = navigation.to?.route.id;
 		params = JSON.stringify(navigation.to?.params);
 	});
@@ -14,3 +16,4 @@
 
 <h1>route: {route_id}</h1>
 <p>params: {params}</p>
+<pre>{from}</pre>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/no-ssr/after-navigate/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/no-ssr/after-navigate/+page.svelte
index 0e99d8405c54..ff8fc6e5fa22 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/no-ssr/after-navigate/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/no-ssr/after-navigate/+page.svelte
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
 
 	let count = 0;
 	let type = '';
+	let from = '';
+	let to = '';
 
 	afterNavigate((event) => {
 		count += 1;
 		type = event.type;
+		from = JSON.stringify(event.from);
+		to = JSON.stringify(event.to);
 	});
 </script>
 
 <p>{type.toString()} {count}</p>
+<pre class="from">{from}</pre>
+<pre class="to">{to}</pre>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/client.test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/client.test.js
index de86366c610a..b4bc1ba14dab 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/client.test.js
@@ -503,6 +503,30 @@ test.describe('SPA mode / no SSR', () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	test('afterNavigate enter navigation has no from target when SSR is disabled', async ({
+		page,
+		app
+	}) => {
+		const path = '/no-ssr/after-navigate';
+		await page.goto(path);
+		await expect(page.locator('pre.from')).toHaveText('null');
+		const target = {
+			params: {},
+			route: { id: path },
+			url: page.url(),
+			scroll: { x: 0, y: 0 }
+		};
+		expect(JSON.parse(await page.locator('pre.to').innerText())).toEqual(target);
+
+		await app.goto(`${path}?next`);
+		await expect(page.locator('p')).toHaveText('goto 2');
+		expect(JSON.parse(await page.locator('pre.from').innerText())).toEqual(target);
+
+		await page.reload();
+		await expect(page.locator('p')).toHaveText('enter 1');
+		await expect(page.locator('pre.from')).toHaveText('null');
+	});
+
 	test('afterNavigate is only called once during start', async ({ page }) => {
 		await page.goto('/no-ssr/after-navigate');
 		await expect(page.locator('p')).toHaveText('enter 1');
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/cross-platform/client.test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/cross-platform/client.test.js
index 8325d221bf6f..3994136213d0 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/cross-platform/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/playwright/cross-platform/client.test.js
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ test.describe('Navigation lifecycle functions', () => {
 			'route: /navigation-lifecycle/after-navigate-enter/[slug]'
 		);
 		expect(await page.textContent('p')).toBe('params: {"slug":"x"}');
+		await expect(page.locator('pre')).toHaveText('null');
 	});
 
 	test('onNavigate calls callback', async ({ page, clicknav }) => {