diff --git a/.changeset/nine-houses-attend.md b/.changeset/nine-houses-attend.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4cbb71449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-houses-attend.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+View Transitions: handle clicks on SVGAElements and image maps"
diff --git a/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro b/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
index 089d8d8e55..a06f1c2a6d 100644
--- a/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
+++ b/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const { fallback = 'animate', handleForms } = Astro.props;
 	import type { Options } from 'astro:transitions/client';
 	import { supportsViewTransitions, navigate } from 'astro:transitions/client';
 	// NOTE: import from `astro/prefetch` as `astro:prefetch` requires the `prefetch` config to be enabled
+	// @ts-ignore
 	import { init } from 'astro/prefetch';
 
 	export type Fallback = 'none' | 'animate' | 'swap';
@@ -42,27 +43,34 @@ const { fallback = 'animate', handleForms } = Astro.props;
 		return 'animate';
 	}
 
-	function isReloadEl(el: HTMLElement): boolean {
+	function isReloadEl(el: HTMLElement | SVGAElement): boolean {
 		return el.dataset.astroReload !== undefined;
 	}
 
 	if (supportsViewTransitions || getFallback() !== 'none') {
 		document.addEventListener('click', (ev) => {
 			let link = ev.target;
-			if (link instanceof Element && link.tagName !== 'A') {
-				link = link.closest('a');
+			if (link instanceof Element) {
+				link = link.closest('a, area');
 			}
+			if (
+				!(link instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) &&
+				!(link instanceof SVGAElement) &&
+				!(link instanceof HTMLAreaElement)
+			)
+				return;
 			// This check verifies that the click is happening on an anchor
 			// that is going to another page within the same origin. Basically it determines
 			// same-origin navigation, but omits special key combos for new tabs, etc.
+			const linkTarget = link instanceof HTMLElement ? link.target : link.target.baseVal;
+			const href = link instanceof HTMLElement ? link.href : link.href.baseVal;
+			const origin = new URL(href, location.href).origin;
 			if (
-				!link ||
-				!(link instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) ||
 				isReloadEl(link) ||
 				link.hasAttribute('download') ||
 				!link.href ||
-				(link.target && link.target !== '_self') ||
-				link.origin !== location.origin ||
+				(linkTarget && linkTarget !== '_self') ||
+				origin !== location.origin ||
 				ev.button !== 0 || // left clicks only
 				ev.metaKey || // new tab (mac)
 				ev.ctrlKey || // new tab (windows)
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ const { fallback = 'animate', handleForms } = Astro.props;
 				return;
 			}
 			ev.preventDefault();
-			navigate(link.href, {
+			navigate(href, {
 				history: link.dataset.astroHistory === 'replace' ? 'replace' : 'auto',
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/non-html-anchor.astro b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/non-html-anchor.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d5ea8d46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/fixtures/view-transitions/src/pages/non-html-anchor.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+import Layout from '../components/Layout.astro';
+---
+<Layout>
+<h1>SVGA and Image Map links</h1>
+
+<svg viewBox="0 0 160 40" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <a href="/two" id="svga">
+    <text x="10" y="25" id="insidesvga">text within a svga</text>
+  </a>
+</svg>
+
+
+<map name="map">
+  <area shape="default" href="/two" alt="logo" id="area"/>
+</map>
+<img id="logo" usemap="#map" src="/logo.svg" alt="logo" />
+<style>
+	body {
+		background: #888;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js b/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js
index 20ea8adbc3..c56abae242 100644
--- a/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/e2e/view-transitions.test.js
@@ -1016,4 +1016,47 @@ test.describe('View Transitions', () => {
 		const result = page.locator('#three-result');
 		await expect(result, 'should have content').toHaveText('Got: Testing');
 	});
+
+	test('click on an svg anchor should trigger navigation', async ({ page, astro }) => {
+		const loads = [];
+		page.addListener('load', (p) => {
+			loads.push(p.title());
+		});
+
+		await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/non-html-anchor'));
+		let locator = page.locator('#insidesvga');
+		await expect(locator, 'should have attribute').toHaveAttribute('x', '10');
+		await page.click('#svga');
+		const p = page.locator('#two');
+		await expect(p, 'should have content').toHaveText('Page 2');
+		expect(loads.length, 'There should only be 1 page load').toEqual(1);
+	});
+
+	test('click inside an svg anchor should trigger navigation', async ({ page, astro }) => {
+		const loads = [];
+		page.addListener('load', (p) => {
+			loads.push(p.title());
+		});
+		await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/non-html-anchor'));
+		let locator = page.locator('#insidesvga');
+		await expect(locator, 'should have content').toHaveText('text within a svga');
+		await page.click('#insidesvga');
+		const p = page.locator('#two');
+		await expect(p, 'should have content').toHaveText('Page 2');
+		expect(loads.length, 'There should only be 1 page load').toEqual(1);
+	});
+
+	test('click on an area in an image map should trigger navigation', async ({ page, astro }) => {
+		const loads = [];
+		page.addListener('load', (p) => {
+			loads.push(p.title());
+		});
+		await page.goto(astro.resolveUrl('/non-html-anchor'));
+		let locator = page.locator('#area');
+		await expect(locator, 'should have attribute').toHaveAttribute('shape', 'default');
+		await page.click('#logo');
+		const p = page.locator('#two');
+		await expect(p, 'should have content').toHaveText('Page 2');
+		expect(loads.length, 'There should only be 1 page load').toEqual(1);
+	});
 });