diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 036efa1d..85c4171e 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
     },
     "packages/csr": {
       "name": "@wrnexus/csr",
-      "version": "0.8.42",
+      "version": "0.8.43",
       "dependencies": {
         "@wrnexus/core": "workspace:*",
       },
diff --git a/packages/csr/package.json b/packages/csr/package.json
index a7f9fe53..4d455bb2 100644
--- a/packages/csr/package.json
+++ b/packages/csr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@wrnexus/csr",
-  "version": "0.8.42",
+  "version": "0.8.43",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/csr/src/nav-runtime.ts b/packages/csr/src/nav-runtime.ts
index c89c1318..f43e5436 100644
--- a/packages/csr/src/nav-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/csr/src/nav-runtime.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,21 @@ export const NAV_RUNTIME = String.raw`
 
   window.__wrnexusNavInstalled = true;
 
+  var navigationPolicy = null;
+  if (window.trustedTypes) {
+    try {
+      navigationPolicy = window.trustedTypes.createPolicy("wrnexus-navigation", {
+        createHTML: function (value) { return value; },
+        createScriptURL: function (value) { return value; },
+      });
+    } catch (_) {
+      // A restrictive policy may disallow client navigation. Keep the native
+      // document navigation fallback without weakening the site's CSP.
+    }
+  }
+
+  var renderedRoute = location.pathname + location.search;
+
   var APP_ID = "app";
   var inFlight = null;
   var memory = Object.create(null);
@@ -341,7 +356,7 @@ export const NAV_RUNTIME = String.raw`
             );
           },
         );
-        element.src = src;
+        element.src = navigationPolicy ? navigationPolicy.createScriptURL(src) : src;
         if (!script.hasAttribute("async")) {
           element.async = false;
         }
@@ -518,7 +533,9 @@ export const NAV_RUNTIME = String.raw`
   }
 
   function hardNavigate(url) {
-    location.href = url;
+    var destination = new URL(url, location.href);
+    if (destination.href === location.href) location.reload();
+    else location.href = destination.href;
   }
 
   function render(html, url, isPop) {
@@ -526,7 +543,7 @@ export const NAV_RUNTIME = String.raw`
 
     try {
       doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(
-        html,
+        navigationPolicy ? navigationPolicy.createHTML(html) : html,
         "text/html",
       );
     } catch (_) {
@@ -627,6 +644,8 @@ export const NAV_RUNTIME = String.raw`
 
     }
 
+    var renderedUrl = new URL(url, location.href);
+    renderedRoute = renderedUrl.pathname + renderedUrl.search;
     restorePage(url, isPop);
 
     dispatchNavigationEvent(url);
@@ -737,6 +756,10 @@ export const NAV_RUNTIME = String.raw`
   window.addEventListener(
     "popstate",
     function () {
+      // Native fragment navigation also emits popstate. The document is
+      // already rendered: fetching it again loses form edits and can loop
+      // when a rejected render falls back to the same fragment URL.
+      if (location.pathname + location.search === renderedRoute) return;
       navigate(location.href, true);
     },
   );
diff --git a/packages/csr/test/nav.test.ts b/packages/csr/test/nav.test.ts
index 0c9c366f..d3a940ac 100644
--- a/packages/csr/test/nav.test.ts
+++ b/packages/csr/test/nav.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let win: any;
 let fetchCalls: { url: string; opts: any }[];
 let nextHtml: string;
 
-function install(bodyHtml: string): void {
+function install(bodyHtml: string, configure?: (window: any) => void): void {
   win = new Window({ url: "https://example.test/" });
   win.document.body.innerHTML = bodyHtml;
   fetchCalls = [];
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function install(bodyHtml: string): void {
       text: () => Promise.resolve(nextHtml),
     });
   };
+  configure?.(win);
   (0, eval)(NAV_RUNTIME);
 }
 
@@ -71,6 +72,38 @@ test("intercepts an internal link click and swaps #app in place", async () => {
   expect(win.document.title).toBe("About");
 });
 
+test("fragment history navigation preserves the page without fetching", async () => {
+  install('<div id="app"><input value="Unsaved draft"></div>');
+  win.history.pushState({}, "", "/#setup-commands");
+  win.dispatchEvent(new win.PopStateEvent("popstate"));
+  await flush();
+  expect(fetchCalls).toHaveLength(0);
+  expect(win.document.querySelector("input").value).toBe("Unsaved draft");
+});
+
+test("navigation supplies TrustedHTML to the document parser", async () => {
+  let parses = 0;
+  install('<div id="app"><a href="/next" id="lnk">Next</a></div>', (window) => {
+    window.trustedTypes = { createPolicy: (_name: string, rules: any) => ({
+      createHTML: (value: string) => ({ trusted: true, value: rules.createHTML(value) }),
+      createScriptURL: rules.createScriptURL,
+    }) };
+    const Parser = window.DOMParser;
+    (globalThis as any).DOMParser = class {
+      parseFromString(value: any, type: string) {
+        if (!value?.trusted) throw new TypeError("TrustedHTML required");
+        parses++;
+        return new Parser().parseFromString(value.value, type);
+      }
+    };
+  });
+  nextHtml = '<html><body><div id="app">Next page</div></body></html>';
+  win.document.getElementById("lnk").click();
+  await flush();
+  expect(parses).toBe(1);
+  expect(win.document.getElementById("app").textContent).toBe("Next page");
+});
+
 test("navigation replaces document control registries before hydration", async () => {
   install('<div id="app"><a href="/next" id="lnk">Next</a></div><script type="application/json" data-wrn-controls id="old">[]</script>');
   nextHtml = '<html><body><div id="app">Next</div><script type="application/json" data-wrn-controls id="new">[[{"cond":null,"body":"Ready"}]]</script></body></html>';