diff --git a/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js b/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js
index de08e05da..d204cb2a5 100644
--- a/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js
+++ b/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js
@@ -100,14 +100,11 @@ export class LinkPrefetchObserver {
 
     request.headers["Sec-Purpose"] = "prefetch"
 
-    if (link.dataset.turboFrame && link.dataset.turboFrame !== "_top") {
-      request.headers["Turbo-Frame"] = link.dataset.turboFrame
-    } else if (link.dataset.turboFrame !== "_top") {
-      const turboFrame = link.closest("turbo-frame")
+    const turboFrame = link.closest("turbo-frame")
+    const turboFrameTarget = link.getAttribute("data-turbo-frame") || turboFrame?.getAttribute("target") || turboFrame?.id
 
-      if (turboFrame) {
-        request.headers["Turbo-Frame"] = turboFrame.id
-      }
+    if (turboFrameTarget && turboFrameTarget !== "_top") {
+      request.headers["Turbo-Frame"] = turboFrameTarget
     }
 
     if (link.hasAttribute("data-turbo-stream")) {
diff --git a/src/tests/fixtures/hover_to_prefetch.html b/src/tests/fixtures/hover_to_prefetch.html
index e0748fe0e..89b94f1bb 100644
--- a/src/tests/fixtures/hover_to_prefetch.html
+++ b/src/tests/fixtures/hover_to_prefetch.html
@@ -41,5 +41,13 @@
     <a href="/src/tests/fixtures/prefetched.html" data-turbo-method="post" id="anchor_with_post_method"
       >Won't prefetch when hovering me</a>
     <iframe src="/src/tests/fixtures/hover_to_prefetch_iframe.html" name="prefetch_iframe"> </iframe>
+
+    <turbo-frame id="frame_for_prefetch">
+      <a href="/src/tests/fixtures/prefetched.html" id="anchor_for_prefetch_in_frame">Hover to prefetch me</a>
+    </turbo-frame>
+
+    <turbo-frame id="frame_for_prefetch_top" target="_top">
+      <a href="/src/tests/fixtures/prefetched.html" id="anchor_for_prefetch_in_frame_target_top">Hover to prefetch me</a>
+    </turbo-frame>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js b/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
index 1d0139986..584d673ef 100644
--- a/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
+++ b/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
@@ -153,6 +153,25 @@ test("it prefetches links with inner elements", async ({ page }) => {
   await assertPrefetchedOnHover({ page, selector: "#anchor_with_inner_elements" })
 })
 
+test("it prefetches links inside a turbo frame", async ({ page }) => {
+  await goTo({ page, path: "/hover_to_prefetch.html" })
+
+  await assertPrefetchedOnHover({ page, selector: "#anchor_for_prefetch_in_frame", callback: (request) => {
+    const turboFrameHeader = request.headers()["turbo-frame"]
+    assert.equal(turboFrameHeader, "frame_for_prefetch")
+  }})
+})
+
+
+test("doesn't include a turbo-frame header when the link is inside a turbo frame with a target=_top", async ({ page}) => {
+  await goTo({ page, path: "/hover_to_prefetch.html" })
+
+  await assertPrefetchedOnHover({ page, selector: "#anchor_for_prefetch_in_frame_target_top", callback: (request) => {
+    const turboFrameHeader = request.headers()["turbo-frame"]
+    assert.equal(undefined, turboFrameHeader)
+  }})
+})
+
 test("it prefetches links with a delay", async ({ page }) => {
   await goTo({ page, path: "/hover_to_prefetch.html" })
 
@@ -253,15 +272,18 @@ const assertPrefetchedOnHover = async ({ page, selector, callback }) => {
   let requestMade = false
 
   page.on("request", (request) => {
-    callback && callback(request)
-    requestMade = true
+    requestMade = request
   })
 
   await hoverSelector({ page, selector })
 
   await sleep(100)
 
-  assertRequestMade(requestMade)
+  if (callback) {
+    await callback(requestMade)
+  }
+
+  assertRequestMade(!!requestMade)
 }
 
 const assertNotPrefetchedOnHover = async ({ page, selector, callback }) => {