diff --git a/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index d590b24a28e..ac00c41297a 100644
--- a/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 _Released 01/27/2026 (PENDING)_
 
+**Bugfixes:**
+
+- Fixed an issue where `cy.wait('@alias')` could time out when the underlying network request was canceled by navigation (e.g., `cy.visit`, `cy.reload`). Fixes [#19326](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/19326).
+
 **Misc:**
 
 - The icon in the 'Open in IDE' button in the command log is now the correct size. Addresses [#32779](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/32779). Addressed in [#33217](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/33217).
diff --git a/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/navigation.cy.js b/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/navigation.cy.js
index 668e76f30a7..aa5d3089f4a 100644
--- a/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/navigation.cy.js
+++ b/packages/driver/cypress/e2e/commands/navigation.cy.js
@@ -1884,6 +1884,28 @@ describe('src/cy/commands/navigation', () => {
         })
       })
     })
+
+    it('should resolve wait for a request canceled by navigation', () => {
+      const alias = crypto.randomUUID()
+
+      cy.intercept(/jsonplaceholder.cypress.io/).as(alias)
+
+      cy.visit('https://example.cypress.io/commands/network-requests')
+      cy.get('.network-btn').click()
+
+      cy.visit('https://example.cypress.io/commands/network-requests')
+      cy.wait(`@${alias}`).then((interception) => {
+        const actual = JSON.parse(
+          JSON.stringify(interception, (_, value) => value),
+        )
+
+        cy.wrap(actual).should('deep.equal', {
+          ...actual,
+          state: 'Errored',
+          error: { ...interception.error },
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   // TODO(webkit): fix+unskip for webkit release
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/navigation.ts b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/navigation.ts
index 4fab0f6a710..d70f4275e95 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/navigation.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/navigation.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,18 @@ const pageLoading = (bool, Cypress, state) => {
   Cypress.action('app:page:loading', bool)
 }
 
+const markRequestAsCancelled = (request: any) => {
+  if (
+    request &&
+    request.state === 'Received' &&
+    !request.response &&
+    !request.error
+  ) {
+    request.state = 'Errored'
+    request.error = new Error('Request was cancelled due to navigation.')
+  }
+}
+
 const stabilityChanged = async (Cypress, state, config, stable) => {
   debug('stabilityChanged:', stable)
 
@@ -187,6 +199,23 @@ const stabilityChanged = async (Cypress, state, config, stable) => {
     return
   }
 
+  // Mark inflight requests as canceled at navigation start.
+  try {
+    const routes = state('routes') ?? {}
+
+    _.forEach(routes, ({ requests }) => {
+      _.forEach(requests, markRequestAsCancelled)
+    })
+
+    const aliasedRequests = state('aliasedRequests') ?? []
+
+    aliasedRequests.forEach(({ request }) => {
+      markRequestAsCancelled(request)
+    })
+  } catch {
+    // Ignore errors. Failure to mark requests as canceled is non-critical.
+  }
+
   // if we purposefully just caused the page to load
   // (and thus instability) don't log this out
   if (knownCommandCausedInstability) {