diff --git a/packages/router/src/router_resource.ts b/packages/router/src/router_resource.ts
index 2a3d74484a3..b315c6932e2 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/router_resource.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/router_resource.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ export const SOURCE_RESOURCE_SYMBOL: unique symbol = Symbol(
   typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode ? '__sourceResource' : '',
 );
 
-/**
- * Checks if a resource has a value or has transitioned to a resolved/non-loading status.
- */
-export function hasValueOrResolved(res: Resource<unknown>): boolean {
-  const status = res.status();
-  return res.hasValue() || (status !== 'loading' && status !== 'reloading');
-}
-
 /**
  * @internal
  */
@@ -169,7 +161,7 @@ function createTransactionalSnapshot<T>(
 
   effect(
     () => {
-      if (isRollbackRecoveryPending() && hasValueOrResolved(source)) {
+      if (isRollbackRecoveryPending() && !source.isLoading()) {
         isRollbackRecoveryPending.set(false);
         frozenSnapshot.set(null);
       }
diff --git a/packages/router/test/router_resource_behavior_spec.ts b/packages/router/test/router_resource_behavior_spec.ts
index a4852c8e929..52a2b69abb1 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/router_resource_behavior_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/router/test/router_resource_behavior_spec.ts
@@ -466,24 +466,30 @@ describe('routerResource behavior tests', () => {
       expect(wrapped.value()).toBe('updated-2');
     });
 
-    it('should complete rollback recovery when a resource has a value even while remaining in loading state', async () => {
+    it('should maintain frozen state during rollback recovery until loading completes', async () => {
       const valueSignal = signal<string | undefined>('initial');
+      const statusSignal = signal<ResourceStatus>('resolved');
+      const isLoadingSignal = signal<boolean>(false);
       const hasValueSignal = signal<boolean>(true);
 
       const customResource: Resource<string> = {
         value: valueSignal as Signal<string>,
-        status: signal<ResourceStatus>('loading').asReadonly(),
-        isLoading: signal(true).asReadonly(),
+        status: statusSignal.asReadonly(),
+        isLoading: isLoadingSignal.asReadonly(),
         hasValue: (() => hasValueSignal()) as any,
         error: signal<Error | undefined>(undefined).asReadonly(),
-        snapshot: computed(() => ({
-          status: 'loading' as const,
-          value: valueSignal()!,
-        })),
+        snapshot: computed(
+          () =>
+            ({
+              status: statusSignal(),
+              value: valueSignal()!,
+            }) as any,
+        ),
       };
 
       const wrapped = TestBed.runInInjectionContext(() => routerResource(customResource));
       expect(wrapped.value()).toBe('initial');
+      expect(wrapped.isLoading()).toBe(false);
 
       // Start navigation to route2 with a failing guard to trigger rollback
       guardPromise2 = Promise.reject(new Error('Navigation failed'));
@@ -492,21 +498,33 @@ describe('routerResource behavior tests', () => {
       } catch {}
 
       // Reset value and set hasValue to false to simulate recovery fetch starting
+      statusSignal.set('loading');
+      isLoadingSignal.set(true);
       valueSignal.set(undefined);
       hasValueSignal.set(false);
       await timeout();
 
       // Wrapped snapshot should be frozen at 'initial' during recovery loading
       expect(wrapped.value()).toBe('initial');
+      expect(wrapped.isLoading()).toBe(false);
 
       // Resource receives value while isLoading() remains true and status is 'loading'
       valueSignal.set('recovered-stream-1');
       hasValueSignal.set(true);
+      await timeout();
+
+      // Rollback recovery remains frozen because isLoading is still true
+      expect(wrapped.value()).toBe('initial');
+      expect(wrapped.isLoading()).toBe(false);
+
+      // Loading completes
+      statusSignal.set('resolved');
+      isLoadingSignal.set(false);
       await harness.fixture.whenStable();
 
-      // Rollback recovery unfreezes because hasValue is true despite isLoading being true
+      // Rollback recovery unfreezes because loading is complete
       expect(wrapped.value()).toBe('recovered-stream-1');
-      expect(wrapped.isLoading()).toBe(true);
+      expect(wrapped.isLoading()).toBe(false);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/router/test/router_resource_spec.ts b/packages/router/test/router_resource_spec.ts
index c1773749f4c..f3ec5dba897 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/router_resource_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/router/test/router_resource_spec.ts
@@ -619,6 +619,62 @@ describe('Router resources integration', () => {
       expect(resourceRef.isLoading()).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    it('should maintain frozen state on rollback when navigation fails until rollback reload completes', async () => {
+      let loaderDeferred = promiseWithResolvers<string>();
+
+      const {harness, router} = await setupRouter([
+        {
+          path: 'test/:id',
+          component: TargetCmp,
+          resources: (ctx) => ({
+            data: resource({
+              defaultValue: 'default-value',
+              params: () => ctx.params(),
+              loader: async ({params}) => {
+                if (params['id'] === '2') {
+                  throw new Error('Failed navigation');
+                }
+                return loaderDeferred.promise;
+              },
+            }),
+          }),
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      // Initial navigation to /test/1
+      const nav1 = harness.navigateByUrl('/test/1');
+      await timeout();
+      loaderDeferred.resolve('loaded-1');
+      await nav1;
+      await harness.fixture.whenStable();
+
+      const resourceRef = (router.routerState.root.firstChild as ActivatedRouteInternal)
+        ?.resources?.['data'] as any;
+      expect(resourceRef.value()).toBe('loaded-1');
+      expect(resourceRef.isLoading()).toBe(false);
+
+      // Prepare a new deferred for the reload of id '1' when /test/2 fails and rolls back to /test/1
+      loaderDeferred = promiseWithResolvers<string>();
+
+      const nav2 = harness.navigateByUrl('/test/2').catch(() => {});
+      await nav2;
+      await timeout();
+
+      // The rollback reload for /test/1 is pending (loaderDeferred is not resolved yet).
+      // The resource should remain frozen: value is 'loaded-1', isLoading is false, status is 'resolved'
+      expect(resourceRef.isLoading()).toBe(false);
+      expect(resourceRef.value()).toBe('loaded-1');
+      expect(resourceRef.status()).toBe('resolved');
+
+      // Now resolve the rollback reload
+      loaderDeferred.resolve('reloaded-1');
+      await harness.fixture.whenStable();
+
+      // After settling, resource is unfrozen and has the new value
+      expect(resourceRef.isLoading()).toBe(false);
+      expect(resourceRef.value()).toBe('reloaded-1');
+    });
+
     it('should abort previous request via AbortSignal when a new navigation comes in', async () => {
       const deferred = promiseWithResolvers<{name: string}>();
       let aborted = false;