diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
index b6fc9282f6..c01a7c76f4 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routeTree.gen.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { Route as SearchParamsDefaultRouteImport } from './routes/search-params/
 import { Route as RedirectTargetRouteImport } from './routes/redirect/$target'
 import { Route as PostsPostIdRouteImport } from './routes/posts.$postId'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-loader'
+import { Route as NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-head'
 import { Route as NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport } from './routes/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
 import { Route as LayoutLayout2RouteImport } from './routes/_layout/_layout-2'
 import { Route as RedirectTargetIndexRouteImport } from './routes/redirect/$target/index'
@@ -170,6 +171,11 @@ const NotFoundViaLoaderRoute = NotFoundViaLoaderRouteImport.update({
   path: '/via-loader',
   getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
 } as any)
+const NotFoundViaHeadRoute = NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport.update({
+  id: '/via-head',
+  path: '/via-head',
+  getParentRoute: () => NotFoundRouteRoute,
+} as any)
 const NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute = NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport.update({
   id: '/via-beforeLoad',
   path: '/via-beforeLoad',
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/users': typeof UsersRouteWithChildren
   '/대한민국': typeof Char45824Char54620Char48124Char44397Route
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
+  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -303,6 +310,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/stream': typeof StreamRoute
   '/대한민국': typeof Char45824Char54620Char48124Char44397Route
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
+  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/search-params/default': typeof SearchParamsDefaultRoute
@@ -340,6 +348,7 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/대한민국': typeof Char45824Char54620Char48124Char44397Route
   '/_layout/_layout-2': typeof LayoutLayout2RouteWithChildren
   '/not-found/via-beforeLoad': typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
+  '/not-found/via-head': typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   '/not-found/via-loader': typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   '/posts/$postId': typeof PostsPostIdRoute
   '/redirect/$target': typeof RedirectTargetRouteWithChildren
@@ -379,6 +388,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/users'
     | '/대한민국'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
+    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -411,6 +421,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/stream'
     | '/대한민국'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
+    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/search-params/default'
@@ -447,6 +458,7 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/대한민국'
     | '/_layout/_layout-2'
     | '/not-found/via-beforeLoad'
+    | '/not-found/via-head'
     | '/not-found/via-loader'
     | '/posts/$postId'
     | '/redirect/$target'
@@ -615,6 +627,13 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
     }
+    '/not-found/via-head': {
+      id: '/not-found/via-head'
+      path: '/via-head'
+      fullPath: '/not-found/via-head'
+      preLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRouteImport
+      parentRoute: typeof NotFoundRouteRoute
+    }
     '/not-found/via-loader': {
       id: '/not-found/via-loader'
       path: '/via-loader'
@@ -892,6 +911,13 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-start/server' {
       preLoaderRoute: unknown
       parentRoute: typeof rootServerRouteImport
     }
+    '/not-found/via-head': {
+      id: '/not-found/via-head'
+      path: '/via-head'
+      fullPath: '/not-found/via-head'
+      preLoaderRoute: unknown
+      parentRoute: typeof rootServerRouteImport
+    }
     '/not-found/via-loader': {
       id: '/not-found/via-loader'
       path: '/via-loader'
@@ -1301,6 +1327,23 @@ declare module './routes/not-found/via-beforeLoad' {
     unknown
   >
 }
+declare module './routes/not-found/via-head' {
+  const createFileRoute: CreateFileRoute<
+    '/not-found/via-head',
+    FileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['parentRoute'],
+    FileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['id'],
+    FileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['path'],
+    FileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['fullPath']
+  >
+
+  const createServerFileRoute: CreateServerFileRoute<
+    ServerFileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['parentRoute'],
+    ServerFileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['id'],
+    ServerFileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['path'],
+    ServerFileRoutesByPath['/not-found/via-head']['fullPath'],
+    unknown
+  >
+}
 declare module './routes/not-found/via-loader' {
   const createFileRoute: CreateFileRoute<
     '/not-found/via-loader',
@@ -1712,12 +1755,14 @@ declare module './routes/foo/$bar/$qux/_here/index' {
 
 interface NotFoundRouteRouteChildren {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute
+  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: typeof NotFoundViaHeadRoute
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: typeof NotFoundViaLoaderRoute
   NotFoundIndexRoute: typeof NotFoundIndexRoute
 }
 
 const NotFoundRouteRouteChildren: NotFoundRouteRouteChildren = {
   NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute: NotFoundViaBeforeLoadRoute,
+  NotFoundViaHeadRoute: NotFoundViaHeadRoute,
   NotFoundViaLoaderRoute: NotFoundViaLoaderRoute,
   NotFoundIndexRoute: NotFoundIndexRoute,
 }
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
index 7abe4a389f..3fcf91557b 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/index.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ export const Route = createFileRoute({
             via-loader
           </Link>
         </div>
+        <div className="mb-2">
+          <Link
+            from={Route.fullPath}
+            to="./via-head"
+            preload={preload}
+            data-testid="via-head"
+          >
+            via-head
+          </Link>
+        </div>
       </div>
     )
   },
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..325933b82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/src/routes/not-found/via-head.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { notFound } from '@tanstack/react-router'
+
+export const Route = createFileRoute({
+  head: () => {
+    throw notFound()
+  },
+  component: RouteComponent,
+  notFoundComponent: () => {
+    return (
+      <div data-testid="via-head-notFound-component">
+        Not Found "/not-found/via-head"!
+      </div>
+    )
+  },
+})
+
+function RouteComponent() {
+  return (
+    <div data-testid="via-head-route-component">
+      Hello "/not-found/via-head"!
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts b/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
index 0d83ab5280..0775eb1462 100644
--- a/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/react-start/basic/tests/not-found.spec.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
 
   test.describe('throw notFound()', () => {
     const navigationTestMatrix = combinate({
-      // TODO beforeLoad!
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
+      // TODO beforeLoad and head!
+      thrower: [
+        // 'beforeLoad',
+        'loader',
+        'head',
+      ] as const,
       preload: [false, true] as const,
     })
 
@@ -53,9 +57,13 @@ test.describe('not-found', () => {
       })
     })
     const directVisitTestMatrix = combinate({
-      // TODO beforeLoad!
+      // TODO beforeLoad and head!
 
-      thrower: [/* 'beforeLoad',*/ 'loader'] as const,
+      thrower: [
+        // 'beforeLoad',
+        'loader',
+        'head',
+      ] as const,
     })
 
     directVisitTestMatrix.forEach(({ thrower }) => {