diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts b/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts
index f2dbcb3a..e99fd02b 100644
--- a/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools/src/__tests__/router-features.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   type Routes,
 } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingHarness } from '@angular/router/testing';
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { watchRouter, type NavigationRecord } from '../router.ts';
 import { ConfigTracker, activeIds, walkConfig } from '../router-config.ts';
 import { outletsOf } from '../router-links.ts';
@@ -286,6 +286,29 @@ describe('router features on a real Router', () => {
     },
   );
 
+  it.skipIf(!angularAtLeast('20.2.0'))(
+    'reports the skip when probing the URL the router is already on',
+    async () => {
+      await router.navigateByUrl('/users/8');
+      vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ['setTimeout', 'clearTimeout'] });
+      try {
+        const pending = runAction(
+          router as never,
+          navigations,
+          { action: 'probe', url: '/users/8' },
+          () => {},
+        );
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10_000);
+        const result = (await pending) as Record<string, unknown>;
+        expect(result['error']).toBeUndefined();
+        expect(result).toMatchObject({ matched: false, reason: expect.stringMatching(/ignored/) });
+        expect(router.url).toBe('/users/8');
+      } finally {
+        vi.useRealTimers();
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
   it.skipIf(!angularAtLeast('20.2.0'))('aborts the navigation in flight', async () => {
     const pending = router.navigateByUrl('/slow');
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5));
diff --git a/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts b/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts
index 3021247c..475f7457 100644
--- a/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools/src/router-actions.ts
@@ -732,19 +732,21 @@ function probe(router: AnyRecord, navigations: NavigationRecord[], url: string):
         );
       }
     });
-    setCaller('probe from DevTools', true);
-    const promise = read(
-      () => router['navigateByUrl'](url, { skipLocationChange: true }) as Promise<unknown>,
-      null,
-    );
-    targetId = navigationIdOf(router);
-    promise?.catch?.(() => {});
     timer = setTimeout(() => {
       subscription.unsubscribe();
       abortCurrent();
       markProbe(targetId);
       resolve({ error: 'The probe did not finish within 10s.' });
     }, WAIT_MS);
+    // Set before navigating: a skipped navigation (same URL) emits its event synchronously.
+    const current = navigationIdOf(router);
+    targetId = current < 0 ? current : current + 1;
+    setCaller('probe from DevTools', true);
+    const promise = read(
+      () => router['navigateByUrl'](url, { skipLocationChange: true }) as Promise<unknown>,
+      null,
+    );
+    promise?.catch?.(() => {});
   });
 }