diff --git a/packages/common/src/location/navigation_adapter_for_location.ts b/packages/common/src/location/navigation_adapter_for_location.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dc337f8d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/location/navigation_adapter_for_location.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import {Injectable, inject, DestroyRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {PlatformNavigation} from '../navigation/platform_navigation';
+import {Location} from './location';
+import {LocationStrategy} from './location_strategy';
+import {normalizeQueryParams} from './util';
+
+/**
+ * A `Location` implementation that uses the browser's `Navigation` API.
+ *
+ * This class is an adapter that maps the methods of the `Location` service to the newer
+ * browser `Navigation` API. It is used when the `Navigation` API is available.
+ *
+ * This adapter uses `navigation.navigate()` for `go` and `replaceState` to ensure a single source
+ * of truth for the navigation state. The Navigation API's state and `history.state` are separate.
+ *
+ * Note that `navigation.back()` and `navigation.forward()` can differ from the traditional
+ * `history` API in how they traverse the joint session history.
+ *
+ * @see {@link Location}
+ * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigation_API
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class NavigationAdapterForLocation extends Location {
+  private readonly navigation = inject(PlatformNavigation);
+  private readonly destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(inject(LocationStrategy));
+
+    this.registerNavigationListeners();
+  }
+
+  private registerNavigationListeners() {
+    const currentEntryChangeListener = () => {
+      this._notifyUrlChangeListeners(this.path(true), this.getState());
+    };
+    this.navigation.addEventListener('currententrychange', currentEntryChangeListener);
+    this.destroyRef.onDestroy(() => {
+      this.navigation.removeEventListener('currententrychange', currentEntryChangeListener);
+    });
+  }
+
+  override getState(): unknown {
+    return this.navigation.currentEntry?.getState();
+  }
+
+  override replaceState(path: string, query: string = '', state: any = null): void {
+    const url = this.prepareExternalUrl(path + normalizeQueryParams(query));
+    // Use navigation API consistently for navigations. The "navigation API state"
+    // field has no interaction with the existing "serialized state" field, which is what backs history.state
+    this.navigation.navigate(url, {state, history: 'replace'});
+  }
+
+  override go(path: string, query: string = '', state: any = null): void {
+    const url = this.prepareExternalUrl(path + normalizeQueryParams(query));
+    // Use navigation API consistently for navigations. The "navigation API state"
+    // field has no interaction with the existing "serialized state" field, which is what backs history.state
+    this.navigation.navigate(url, {state, history: 'push'});
+  }
+
+  // Navigation.back/forward differs from history in how it traverses the joint session history
+  // https://github.com/WICG/navigation-api?tab=readme-ov-file#correspondence-with-the-joint-session-history
+  override back() {
+    this.navigation.back();
+  }
+
+  override forward() {
+    this.navigation.forward();
+  }
+
+  override onUrlChange(fn: (url: string, state: unknown) => void): VoidFunction {
+    this._urlChangeListeners.push(fn);
+
+    return () => {
+      const fnIndex = this._urlChangeListeners.indexOf(fn);
+      this._urlChangeListeners.splice(fnIndex, 1);
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/common/src/private_export.ts b/packages/common/src/private_export.ts
index 0fcb9cbaa00..a3068a4750b 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/private_export.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ export {
   getDOM as ɵgetDOM,
   setRootDomAdapter as ɵsetRootDomAdapter,
 } from './dom_adapter';
+export {NavigationAdapterForLocation as ɵNavigationAdapterForLocation} from './location/navigation_adapter_for_location';
diff --git a/packages/common/testing/src/private_export.ts b/packages/common/testing/src/private_export.ts
index b1f4c653775..27dc1b4108b 100644
--- a/packages/common/testing/src/private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/common/testing/src/private_export.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 
 export {provideFakePlatformNavigation as ɵprovideFakePlatformNavigation} from './navigation/provide_fake_platform_navigation';
 export {FakeNavigation as ɵFakeNavigation} from './navigation/fake_navigation';
+export {FakeNavigationPlatformLocation as ɵFakeNavigationPlatformLocation} from './mock_platform_location';
diff --git a/packages/router/src/private_export.ts b/packages/router/src/private_export.ts
index 1386e5d7d8e..e3ae79cbbcc 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/private_export.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export {loadChildren as ɵloadChildren} from './router_config_loader';
 export {ROUTER_PROVIDERS as ɵROUTER_PROVIDERS} from './router_module';
 export {afterNextNavigation as ɵafterNextNavigation} from './utils/navigations';
 export {provideSometimesSyncRecognize as ɵprovideSometimesSyncRecognize} from './operators/recognize';
+export {withPlatformNavigation as ɵwithPlatformNavigation} from './provide_router';
diff --git a/packages/router/src/provide_router.ts b/packages/router/src/provide_router.ts
index e93b0c7e26e..84ddb553f40 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/provide_router.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/provide_router.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import {
   LOCATION_INITIALIZED,
   LocationStrategy,
   ViewportScroller,
+  Location,
+  ɵNavigationAdapterForLocation,
 } from '@angular/common';
 import {
   APP_BOOTSTRAP_LISTENER,
@@ -26,10 +28,11 @@ import {
   provideAppInitializer,
   Provider,
   runInInjectionContext,
-  Type,
   ɵperformanceMarkFeature as performanceMarkFeature,
   ɵIS_ENABLED_BLOCKING_INITIAL_NAVIGATION as IS_ENABLED_BLOCKING_INITIAL_NAVIGATION,
   ɵpublishExternalGlobalUtil,
+  provideEnvironmentInitializer,
+  Type,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {of, Subject} from 'rxjs';
 
@@ -52,6 +55,8 @@ import {
   ViewTransitionsFeatureOptions,
 } from './utils/view_transition';
 import {getLoadedRoutes, getRouterInstance, navigateByUrl} from './router_devtools';
+import {StateManager} from './statemanager/state_manager';
+import {NavigationStateManager} from './statemanager/navigation_state_manager';
 
 /**
  * Sets up providers necessary to enable `Router` functionality for the application.
@@ -234,6 +239,58 @@ export function withInMemoryScrolling(
   return routerFeature(RouterFeatureKind.InMemoryScrollingFeature, providers);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Enables the use of the browser's `History` API for navigation.
+ *
+ * @description
+ * This function provides a `Location` strategy that uses the browser's `History` API.
+ * It is required when using features that rely on `history.state`. For example, the
+ * `state` object in `NavigationExtras` is passed to `history.pushState` or
+ * `history.replaceState`.
+ *
+ * @usageNotes
+ *
+ * ```typescript
+ * const appRoutes: Routes = [
+ *   { path: 'page', component: PageComponent },
+ * ];
+ *
+ * bootstrapApplication(AppComponent, {
+ *   providers: [
+ *     provideRouter(appRoutes, withPlatformNavigation())
+ *   ]
+ * });
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @returns A `RouterFeature` that enables the platform navigation.
+ */
+export function withPlatformNavigation() {
+  const devModeLocationCheck =
+    typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode
+      ? [
+          provideEnvironmentInitializer(() => {
+            const locationInstance = inject(Location);
+            if (!(locationInstance instanceof ɵNavigationAdapterForLocation)) {
+              const locationConstructorName = (locationInstance as any).constructor.name;
+              let message =
+                `'withPlatformNavigation' provides a 'Location' implementation that ensures navigation APIs are consistently used.` +
+                ` An instance of ${locationConstructorName} was found instead.`;
+              if (locationConstructorName === 'SpyLocation') {
+                message += ` One of 'RouterTestingModule' or 'provideLocationMocks' was likely used. 'withPlatformNavigation' does not work with these because they override the Location implementation.`;
+              }
+              throw new Error(message);
+            }
+          }),
+        ]
+      : [];
+  const providers = [
+    {provide: StateManager, useExisting: NavigationStateManager},
+    {provide: Location, useClass: ɵNavigationAdapterForLocation},
+    devModeLocationCheck,
+  ];
+  return routerFeature(RouterFeatureKind.InMemoryScrollingFeature, providers);
+}
+
 export function getBootstrapListener() {
   const injector = inject(Injector);
   return (bootstrappedComponentRef: ComponentRef<unknown>) => {
diff --git a/packages/router/src/statemanager/navigation_state_manager.ts b/packages/router/src/statemanager/navigation_state_manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8bf5d3b410d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/router/src/statemanager/navigation_state_manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+import {inject, Injectable} from '@angular/core';
+
+import {PlatformNavigation} from '@angular/common';
+import {HistoryStateManager} from './state_manager';
+import {RestoredState} from '../navigation_transition';
+import {NavigationTrigger} from '../events';
+import {SubscriptionLike} from 'rxjs';
+
+@Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
+/**
+ * A `StateManager` that uses the browser's Navigation API to get the state of a `popstate`
+ * event.
+ *
+ * This class is currently an extension of `HistoryStateManager` and is used when the
+ * Navigation API is available. It overrides the behavior of listening to `popstate` events
+ * to retrieve the state from `navigation.currentEntry` instead of `history.state` since
+ * history and navigation states are separate.
+ *
+ * This implementation is not complete - it does not integrate at all with navigation API other than
+ * providing the right state on popstate. It needs to manage the whole lifecycle of the navigation
+ * by intercepting the navigation event.
+ */
+export class NavigationStateManager extends HistoryStateManager {
+  private readonly navigation = inject(PlatformNavigation);
+
+  override registerNonRouterCurrentEntryChangeListener(
+    listener: (
+      url: string,
+      state: RestoredState | null | undefined,
+      trigger: NavigationTrigger,
+    ) => void,
+  ): SubscriptionLike {
+    return this.location.subscribe((event) => {
+      if (event['type'] === 'popstate') {
+        // Pass the state from navigation API rather than from history
+        const state = this.navigation.currentEntry?.getState() as RestoredState;
+        listener(event['url']!, state, 'popstate');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/router/test/integration/integration.spec.ts b/packages/router/test/integration/integration.spec.ts
index 86c7c00de25..7d0abe2610e 100644
--- a/packages/router/test/integration/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/router/test/integration/integration.spec.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
  */
 
 import {Location} from '@angular/common';
-import {ɵprovideFakePlatformNavigation} from '@angular/common/testing';
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
   NgModule,
   ɵConsole as Console,
+  makeEnvironmentProviders,
   signal,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   RoutesRecognized,
 } from '../../index';
 
-import {provideRouter} from '../../src/provide_router';
+import {provideRouter, withPlatformNavigation} from '../../src/provide_router';
 import {
   BlankCmp,
   CollectParamsCmp,
@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ for (const browserAPI of ['navigation', 'history'] as const) {
         imports: [...ROUTER_DIRECTIVES, TestModule],
         providers: [
           {provide: Console, useValue: noopConsole},
-          provideRouter([{path: 'simple', component: SimpleCmp}]),
-          browserAPI === 'navigation' ? ɵprovideFakePlatformNavigation() : [],
+          provideRouter(
+            [{path: 'simple', component: SimpleCmp}],
+            browserAPI === 'navigation'
+              ? withPlatformNavigation()
+              : (makeEnvironmentProviders([]) as any),
+          ),
         ],
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/router/test/with_platform_navigation.spec.ts b/packages/router/test/with_platform_navigation.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6bd0612da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/router/test/with_platform_navigation.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
+ */
+
+import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {provideRouter} from '../src';
+import {withPlatformNavigation} from '../src/provide_router';
+import {PlatformLocation, Location, PlatformNavigation} from '@angular/common';
+import {
+  ɵFakeNavigation as FakeNavigation,
+  ɵFakeNavigationPlatformLocation as FakeNavigationPlatformLocation,
+  provideLocationMocks,
+} from '@angular/common/testing';
+
+/// <reference types="dom-navigation" />
+
+describe('withPlatformNavigation feature', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({providers: [provideRouter([], withPlatformNavigation())]});
+  });
+
+  it('provides FakeNavigation by default', () => {
+    expect(TestBed.inject(PlatformNavigation)).toBeInstanceOf(FakeNavigation);
+  });
+
+  it('provides FakeNavigationPlatformLocation by default', () => {
+    expect(TestBed.inject(PlatformLocation)).toBeInstanceOf(FakeNavigationPlatformLocation);
+  });
+
+  describe('ensures location information is synced with navigation', () => {
+    let location: Location;
+    let navigation: PlatformNavigation;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      location = TestBed.inject(Location);
+      navigation = TestBed.inject(PlatformNavigation);
+    });
+
+    it('state changes via location are reflected in navigation', () => {
+      location.go('/a', undefined, {someState: 'someValue'});
+      expect(navigation.currentEntry!.getState()).toEqual(
+        jasmine.objectContaining({someState: 'someValue'}),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('state changes via navigation are reflected in location', () => {
+      navigation.navigate('/b', {state: {otherState: 'otherValue'}});
+      expect(location.getState()).toEqual(jasmine.objectContaining({otherState: 'otherValue'}));
+    });
+
+    it('onurlchange tracks changes from navigation API', async () => {
+      let changed = false;
+      location.onUrlChange(() => {
+        changed = true;
+      });
+
+      navigation.navigate('/c');
+      expect(changed).toBeTrue();
+    });
+
+    it('onurlchange is not synchronous if navigation commit is delayed', async () => {
+      let changed = false;
+      location.onUrlChange(() => {
+        changed = true;
+      });
+
+      navigation.addEventListener('navigate', (e: any) => {
+        e.intercept({
+          precommitHandler: () => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve)),
+        });
+      });
+
+      location.go('/c');
+      expect(changed).toBeFalse();
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1));
+      expect(changed).toBeTrue();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('configuration error', () => {
+  it('throws an error mentioning SpyLocation and the location mocks', () => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [provideRouter([], withPlatformNavigation()), provideLocationMocks()],
+    });
+    expect(() => TestBed.inject(Location)).toThrowError(/SpyLocation.*provideLocationMocks/);
+  });
+});