diff --git a/packages/core/src/initialVisit.ts b/packages/core/src/initialVisit.ts
index cc33f3d99..4dafc7b7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/initialVisit.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/initialVisit.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class InitialVisit {
               Scroll.restore(scrollRegions)
             }
 
-            fireNavigateEvent(currentPage.get())
+            this.fireInitialEvents()
           })
       })
       .catch(() => {
@@ -100,15 +100,17 @@ export class InitialVisit {
         Scroll.scrollToAnchor()
       }
 
-      const page = currentPage.get()
+      this.fireInitialEvents()
+    })
+  }
 
-      fireNavigateEvent(page)
+  protected static fireInitialEvents(): void {
+    const page = currentPage.get()
 
-      const flash = page.flash
+    fireNavigateEvent(page)
 
-      if (Object.keys(flash).length > 0) {
-        queueMicrotask(() => fireFlashEvent(flash))
-      }
-    })
+    if (Object.keys(page.flash).length > 0) {
+      queueMicrotask(() => fireFlashEvent(page.flash))
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/app/server.js b/tests/app/server.js
index 3d3b2fcce..9fb92f1f8 100644
--- a/tests/app/server.js
+++ b/tests/app/server.js
@@ -2436,6 +2436,7 @@ app.get('/flash/initial', (req, res) =>
     flash: { message: 'Hello from server' },
   }),
 )
+app.get('/flash/location-visit', (req, res) => inertia.location(res, '/flash/initial'))
 app.get('/flash/with-infinite-scroll', (req, res) => {
   const page = req.query.page ? parseInt(req.query.page) : 1
   const partialReload = !!req.headers['x-inertia-partial-data']
diff --git a/tests/flash.spec.ts b/tests/flash.spec.ts
index 2ca3cbf65..e796bc3ba 100644
--- a/tests/flash.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/flash.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ test.describe('Flash Data', () => {
     await expect(page.locator('#flash-events')).toContainText('Hello from server')
   })
 
+  test('fires flash event after a location visit triggers a full page reload', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/flash/initial')
+    await expect(page.locator('#flash-events')).toContainText('Hello from server')
+
+    await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).testing.Inertia.visit('/flash/location-visit'))
+    await page.waitForURL('**/flash/initial')
+
+    await expect(page.locator('#flash')).toContainText('Hello from server')
+    await expect(page.locator('#flash-events')).toContainText('Hello from server')
+  })
+
   test('preserves flash data after deferred props load and does not fire event again', async ({ page }) => {
     // Set up response listener before navigating to catch the deferred request
     const deferredResponse = page.waitForResponse((res) => res.url().includes('/flash/with-deferred'))