diff --git a/tests/e2e/edge-middleware.test.ts b/tests/e2e/edge-middleware.test.ts
index c40eabc931..ef66c47b0c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/edge-middleware.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/edge-middleware.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { nextVersionSatisfies } from '../utils/next-version-helpers.mjs'
 import { test } from '../utils/playwright-helpers.js'
 import { getImageSize } from 'next/dist/server/image-optimizer.js'
 
+type ExtendedWindow = Window & {
+  didReload?: boolean
+}
+
 test('Runs edge middleware', async ({ page, middleware }) => {
   await page.goto(`${middleware.url}/test/redirect`)
 
@@ -53,21 +57,139 @@ test('it should render OpenGraph image meta tag correctly', async ({ page, middl
   expect([size.width, size.height]).toEqual([1200, 630])
 })
 
-test('json data rewrite works', async ({ middlewarePages }) => {
-  const response = await fetch(`${middlewarePages.url}/_next/data/build-id/sha.json`, {
-    headers: {
-      'x-nextjs-data': '1',
+test.describe('json data', () => {
+  const testConfigs = [
+    {
+      describeLabel: 'NextResponse.next() -> getServerSideProps page',
+      selector: 'NextResponse.next()#getServerSideProps',
+      jsonPathMatcher: '/link/next-getserversideprops.json',
+    },
+    {
+      describeLabel: 'NextResponse.next() -> getStaticProps page',
+      selector: 'NextResponse.next()#getStaticProps',
+      jsonPathMatcher: '/link/next-getstaticprops.json',
+    },
+    {
+      describeLabel: 'NextResponse.next() -> fully static page',
+      selector: 'NextResponse.next()#fullyStatic',
+      jsonPathMatcher: '/link/next-fullystatic.json',
+    },
+    {
+      describeLabel: 'NextResponse.rewrite() -> getServerSideProps page',
+      selector: 'NextResponse.rewrite()#getServerSideProps',
+      jsonPathMatcher: '/link/rewrite-me-getserversideprops.json',
     },
+    {
+      describeLabel: 'NextResponse.rewrite() -> getStaticProps page',
+      selector: 'NextResponse.rewrite()#getStaticProps',
+      jsonPathMatcher: '/link/rewrite-me-getstaticprops.json',
+    },
+    {
+      describeLabel: 'NextResponse.rewrite() -> fully static page',
+      selector: 'NextResponse.rewrite()#fullyStatic',
+      jsonPathMatcher: '/link/rewrite-me-fullystatic.json',
+    },
+  ]
+  test.describe('no 18n', () => {
+    for (const testConfig of testConfigs) {
+      test.describe(testConfig.describeLabel, () => {
+        test('json data fetch', async ({ middlewarePages, page }) => {
+          const dataFetchPromise = new Promise<Response>((resolve) => {
+            page.on('response', (response) => {
+              if (response.url().includes(testConfig.jsonPathMatcher)) {
+                resolve(response)
+              }
+            })
+          })
+
+          await page.goto(`${middlewarePages.url}/link`)
+
+          await page.hover(`[data-link="${testConfig.selector}"]`)
+
+          const dataResponse = await dataFetchPromise
+
+          expect(dataResponse.ok()).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        test('navigation', async ({ middlewarePages, page }) => {
+          await page.goto(`${middlewarePages.url}/link`)
+
+          await page.evaluate(() => {
+            // set some value to window to check later if browser did reload and lost this state
+            ;(window as ExtendedWindow).didReload = false
+          })
+
+          await page.click(`[data-link="${testConfig.selector}"]`)
+
+          // wait for page to be rendered
+          await page.waitForSelector(`[data-page="${testConfig.selector}"]`)
+
+          // check if browser navigation worked by checking if state was preserved
+          const browserNavigationWorked =
+            (await page.evaluate(() => {
+              return (window as ExtendedWindow).didReload
+            })) === false
+
+          // we expect client navigation to work without browser reload
+          expect(browserNavigationWorked).toBe(true)
+        })
+      })
+    }
+  })
+  test.describe('with 18n', () => {
+    for (const testConfig of testConfigs) {
+      test.describe(testConfig.describeLabel, () => {
+        for (const { localeLabel, pageWithLinksPathname } of [
+          { localeLabel: 'implicit default locale', pageWithLinksPathname: '/link' },
+          { localeLabel: 'explicit default locale', pageWithLinksPathname: '/en/link' },
+          { localeLabel: 'explicit non-default locale', pageWithLinksPathname: '/fr/link' },
+        ]) {
+          test.describe(localeLabel, () => {
+            test('json data fetch', async ({ middlewareI18n, page }) => {
+              const dataFetchPromise = new Promise<Response>((resolve) => {
+                page.on('response', (response) => {
+                  if (response.url().includes(testConfig.jsonPathMatcher)) {
+                    resolve(response)
+                  }
+                })
+              })
+
+              await page.goto(`${middlewareI18n.url}${pageWithLinksPathname}`)
+
+              await page.hover(`[data-link="${testConfig.selector}"]`)
+
+              const dataResponse = await dataFetchPromise
+
+              expect(dataResponse.ok()).toBe(true)
+            })
+
+            test('navigation', async ({ middlewareI18n, page }) => {
+              await page.goto(`${middlewareI18n.url}${pageWithLinksPathname}`)
+
+              await page.evaluate(() => {
+                // set some value to window to check later if browser did reload and lost this state
+                ;(window as ExtendedWindow).didReload = false
+              })
+
+              await page.click(`[data-link="${testConfig.selector}"]`)
+
+              // wait for page to be rendered
+              await page.waitForSelector(`[data-page="${testConfig.selector}"]`)
+
+              // check if browser navigation worked by checking if state was preserved
+              const browserNavigationWorked =
+                (await page.evaluate(() => {
+                  return (window as ExtendedWindow).didReload
+                })) === false
+
+              // we expect client navigation to work without browser reload
+              expect(browserNavigationWorked).toBe(true)
+            })
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    }
   })
-
-  expect(response.ok).toBe(true)
-  const body = await response.text()
-
-  expect(body).toMatch(/^{"pageProps":/)
-
-  const data = JSON.parse(body)
-
-  expect(data.pageProps.message).toBeDefined()
 })
 
 // those tests use `fetch` instead of `page.goto` intentionally to avoid potential client rendering
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/middleware.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/middleware.js
index 0057764f47..3462214f1d 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/middleware.js
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/middleware.js
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ export async function middleware(request) {
     return NextResponse.next()
   }
 
+  if (url.pathname.startsWith('/link/next')) {
+    return NextResponse.next({
+      headers: {
+        'x-middleware-test': 'link-next',
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (url.pathname.startsWith('/link/rewrite-me')) {
+    const rewriteUrl = new URL(
+      url.pathname.replace('/link/rewrite-me', '/link/rewrite-target'),
+      url,
+    )
+    return NextResponse.rewrite(rewriteUrl, {
+      headers: {
+        'x-middleware-test': 'link-rewrite',
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
   if (url.pathname === '/old-home') {
     if (url.searchParams.get('override') === 'external') {
       return Response.redirect('https://example.vercel.sh')
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/index.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73699d73a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import Link from 'next/link'
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Page with Links</h1>
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          NextResponse.next()
+          <ul>
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/next-getserversideprops"
+                data-link="NextResponse.next()#getServerSideProps"
+              >
+                getServerSideProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link href="/link/next-getstaticprops" data-link="NextResponse.next()#getStaticProps">
+                getStaticProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link href="/link/next-fullystatic" data-link="NextResponse.next()#fullyStatic">
+                fullyStatic
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          NextResponse.rewrite()
+          <ul>
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/rewrite-me-getserversideprops"
+                data-link="NextResponse.rewrite()#getServerSideProps"
+              >
+                getServerSideProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/rewrite-me-getstaticprops"
+                data-link="NextResponse.rewrite()#getStaticProps"
+              >
+                getStaticProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/rewrite-me-fullystatic"
+                data-link="NextResponse.rewrite()#fullyStatic"
+              >
+                fullyStatic
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-fullystatic.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-fullystatic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8461a24ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-fullystatic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.next()#fullyStatic">
+      <h1>fully static page</h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-getserversideprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-getserversideprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f177bf770b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-getserversideprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.next()#getServerSideProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getServerSideProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getServerSideProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-getstaticprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-getstaticprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..847a6f626b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/next-getstaticprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.next()#getStaticProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getStaticProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getStaticProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-fullystatic.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-fullystatic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8de98fef67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-fullystatic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.rewrite()#fullyStatic">
+      <h1>fully static page</h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-getserversideprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-getserversideprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b621a86d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-getserversideprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.rewrite()#getServerSideProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getServerSideProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getServerSideProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-getstaticprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-getstaticprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60ede7e031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n/pages/link/rewrite-target-getstaticprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.rewrite()#getStaticProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getStaticProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getStaticProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/middleware.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/middleware.js
index 1dbf1eaf26..a89a491a8c 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/middleware.js
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/middleware.js
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ export async function middleware(request) {
     return NextResponse.next()
   }
 
+  if (url.pathname.startsWith('/link/next')) {
+    return NextResponse.next({
+      headers: {
+        'x-middleware-test': 'link-next',
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (url.pathname.startsWith('/link/rewrite-me')) {
+    const rewriteUrl = new URL(
+      url.pathname.replace('/link/rewrite-me', '/link/rewrite-target'),
+      url,
+    )
+    return NextResponse.rewrite(rewriteUrl, {
+      headers: {
+        'x-middleware-test': 'link-rewrite',
+      },
+    })
+  }
+
   if (request.headers.get('x-prerender-revalidate')) {
     return NextResponse.next({
       headers: { 'x-middleware': 'hi' },
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/index.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..73699d73a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import Link from 'next/link'
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Page with Links</h1>
+      <ul>
+        <li>
+          NextResponse.next()
+          <ul>
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/next-getserversideprops"
+                data-link="NextResponse.next()#getServerSideProps"
+              >
+                getServerSideProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link href="/link/next-getstaticprops" data-link="NextResponse.next()#getStaticProps">
+                getStaticProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link href="/link/next-fullystatic" data-link="NextResponse.next()#fullyStatic">
+                fullyStatic
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          NextResponse.rewrite()
+          <ul>
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/rewrite-me-getserversideprops"
+                data-link="NextResponse.rewrite()#getServerSideProps"
+              >
+                getServerSideProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/rewrite-me-getstaticprops"
+                data-link="NextResponse.rewrite()#getStaticProps"
+              >
+                getStaticProps
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+
+            <li>
+              <Link
+                href="/link/rewrite-me-fullystatic"
+                data-link="NextResponse.rewrite()#fullyStatic"
+              >
+                fullyStatic
+              </Link>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </li>
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-fullystatic.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-fullystatic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8461a24ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-fullystatic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.next()#fullyStatic">
+      <h1>fully static page</h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-getserversideprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-getserversideprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f177bf770b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-getserversideprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.next()#getServerSideProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getServerSideProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getServerSideProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-getstaticprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-getstaticprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..847a6f626b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/next-getstaticprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.next()#getStaticProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getStaticProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getStaticProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-fullystatic.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-fullystatic.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8de98fef67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-fullystatic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.rewrite()#fullyStatic">
+      <h1>fully static page</h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-getserversideprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-getserversideprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b621a86d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-getserversideprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.rewrite()#getServerSideProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getServerSideProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getServerSideProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-getstaticprops.js b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-getstaticprops.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60ede7e031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-pages/pages/link/rewrite-target-getstaticprops.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div data-page="NextResponse.rewrite()#getStaticProps">
+      <h1>
+        <code>getStaticProps</code> page
+      </h1>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getStaticProps() {
+  return {
+    props: {},
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/utils/create-e2e-fixture.ts b/tests/utils/create-e2e-fixture.ts
index 5d17341700..d7af065d21 100644
--- a/tests/utils/create-e2e-fixture.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/create-e2e-fixture.ts
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ export const fixtureFactories = {
   pnpm: () => createE2EFixture('pnpm', { packageManger: 'pnpm' }),
   bun: () => createE2EFixture('simple', { packageManger: 'bun' }),
   middleware: () => createE2EFixture('middleware'),
+  middlewareI18n: () => createE2EFixture('middleware-i18n'),
   middlewareI18nExcludedPaths: () => createE2EFixture('middleware-i18n-excluded-paths'),
   middlewareOg: () => createE2EFixture('middleware-og'),
   middlewarePages: () => createE2EFixture('middleware-pages'),