Gatsby Link component does not work properly, how it is expected
Author: shakilmithCreated Feb 5, 2026Updated Jul 22, 2026
Labelstype: bugstatus: triage needed
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Description
Hi, following gif shows that after updating react 19 + gatsby v5.16.0 the Link component seems not working properly. Such as page transition is so slow (it is also a previous problem), but now I see, when click on a link (using Link component) the address bar url changes, but new page or content does not open until I refressh the page. Even the whole page becomes noninteractive. Kind regars
Reproduction Link
https://github.com/shakilmith/javaondemand
Steps to Reproduce
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Expected Result
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Actual Result
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Environment
System:
OS: Windows 11 10.0.26200
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-10100 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Binaries:
Node: 24.13.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
npm: 11.6.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
Browsers:
Chrome: 144.0.7559.110
Edge: Chromium (140.0.3485.81)
npmPackages:
gatsby: ^5.16.0 => 5.16.0
gatsby-plugin-image: ^3.16.0 => 3.16.0
gatsby-plugin-manifest: ^5.13.1 => 5.16.0
gatsby-plugin-mdx: ^5.13.1 => 5.16.0
gatsby-plugin-sharp: ^5.12.0 => 5.16.0
gatsby-plugin-sitemap: ^6.11.0 => 6.16.0
gatsby-source-filesystem: ^5.13.1 => 5.16.0
gatsby-transformer-remark: ^6.12.3 => 6.16.0
gatsby-transformer-sharp: ^5.10.0 => 5.16.0
npmGlobalPackages:
gatsby-cli: 5.16.0
Config Flags
No response
Source: gatsbyjs/gatsby