diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/link.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/link.tsx
index 2513d2b6d2..4b44a58193 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/link.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/link.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ export type SearchPaths<
   TSearchPath extends string,
   TPaths = ResolvePaths<TRouter, TSearchPath>,
   TPrefix extends string = `${RemoveTrailingSlashes<TSearchPath>}/`,
-> = TPaths extends `${TPrefix}${infer TRest}` ? TRest : never
+  TFilteredPaths = TPaths & `${TPrefix}${string}`,
+> = TFilteredPaths extends `${TPrefix}${infer TRest}` ? TRest : never
 
 export type SearchRelativePathAutoComplete<
   TRouter extends AnyRouter,