diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
index 19f9d36..742ccab 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/models.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   Type,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, DeferBlockBehavior, DeferBlockState, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { Routes } from '@angular/router';
+import { Router, Routes, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
 import { BoundFunctions, Config as dtlConfig, PrettyDOMOptions, Queries, queries } from '@testing-library/dom';
 
 // TODO: import from Angular (is a breaking change)
@@ -80,10 +80,25 @@ interface BaseRenderResult<ComponentType, WrapperType = ComponentType> {
   fixture: ComponentFixture<WrapperType>;
   /**
    * @description
-   * Navigates to the href of the element or to the path.
+   * Navigates to the href of the element, to the path, or to the provided `UrlTree`.
    *
+   * Paths and hrefs are prefixed with `basePath` and split into a path and query parameters by a simple parser:
+   * fragments are not supported and query parameter values are not decoded.
+   *
+   * Pass a `UrlTree` (e.g. from `router.createUrlTree` or `router.parseUrl`) to navigate with Angular's own URL handling.
+   * `basePath` is not supported with a `UrlTree`.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * await navigate(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /docs/i }));
+   * await navigate('docs?lang=en');
+   *
+   * const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+   * await navigate(router.createUrlTree(['docs'], { queryParams: { lang: 'en' }, fragment: 'getting-started' }));
    */
-  navigate: (elementOrPath: Element | string, basePath?: string) => Promise<boolean>;
+  navigate: {
+    (urlTree: UrlTree): Promise<boolean>;
+    (elementOrPath: Element | string, basePath?: string): Promise<boolean>;
+  };
   /**
    * @description
    * Re-render the same component with different properties.
@@ -463,18 +478,29 @@ export interface RenderComponentOptions<ComponentType, Q extends Queries = typeo
 
   /**
    * @description
-   * Specifies which route should be initially navigated to
+   * Specifies which route should be initially navigated to.
+   * Accepts a path, a `UrlTree`, or a function that receives Angular's `Router` and returns a `UrlTree`.
+   *
+   * A path is split into a path and query parameters by a simple parser: fragments are not supported and query parameter values are not decoded.
+   * Use a `UrlTree`, or a function returning one, to navigate with Angular's own URL handling.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * await render(AppComponent, {
+   *  initialRoute: 'docs',
+   *  routes: [
+   *    { path: 'docs', component: DocsComponent },
+   *  ]
+   * })
    *
    * @example
    * await render(AppComponent, {
-   *  initialRoute: 'myroute',
+   *  initialRoute: (router) => router.createUrlTree(['docs'], { queryParams: { lang: 'en' }, fragment: 'getting-started' }),
    *  routes: [
-   *    { path: '', component: HomeComponent },
-   *    { path: 'myroute', component: SecondaryComponent }
+   *    { path: 'docs', component: DocsComponent },
    *  ]
    * })
    */
-  initialRoute?: string;
+  initialRoute?: string | UrlTree | ((router: Router) => UrlTree);
 
   /**
    * @description
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
index f986beb..79ec630 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/lib/testing-library.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   isStandalone,
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, DeferBlockBehavior, DeferBlockState, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { NavigationExtras, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { NavigationExtras, Router, UrlTree } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import type { BoundFunctions, Queries } from '@testing-library/dom';
 import {
@@ -139,34 +139,38 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType, Q extends Queries =
 
   const zone = TestBed.inject(NgZone);
   const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
-  const _navigate = async (elementOrPath: Element | string, basePath = ''): Promise<boolean> => {
-    const href = typeof elementOrPath === 'string' ? elementOrPath : elementOrPath.getAttribute('href');
-    const [path, params] = (basePath + href).split('?');
-    const queryParams = params
-      ? params.split('&').reduce(
-          (qp, q) => {
-            const [key, value] = q.split('=');
-            const currentValue = qp[key];
-            if (typeof currentValue === 'undefined') {
-              qp[key] = value;
-            } else if (Array.isArray(currentValue)) {
-              qp[key] = [...currentValue, value];
-            } else {
-              qp[key] = [currentValue, value];
-            }
-            return qp;
-          },
-          {} as Record<string, string | string[]>,
-        )
-      : undefined;
-
-    const navigateOptions: NavigationExtras | undefined = queryParams
-      ? {
-          queryParams,
-        }
-      : undefined;
-
+  const _navigate = async (elementOrPath: Element | string | UrlTree, basePath = ''): Promise<boolean> => {
     const doNavigate = () => {
+      if (elementOrPath instanceof UrlTree) {
+        return router?.navigateByUrl(elementOrPath);
+      }
+
+      const href = typeof elementOrPath === 'string' ? elementOrPath : elementOrPath.getAttribute('href');
+      const [path, params] = (basePath + href).split('?');
+      const queryParams = params
+        ? params.split('&').reduce(
+            (qp, q) => {
+              const [key, value] = q.split('=');
+              const currentValue = qp[key];
+              if (typeof currentValue === 'undefined') {
+                qp[key] = value;
+              } else if (Array.isArray(currentValue)) {
+                qp[key] = [...currentValue, value];
+              } else {
+                qp[key] = [currentValue, value];
+              }
+              return qp;
+            },
+            {} as Record<string, string | string[]>,
+          )
+        : undefined;
+
+      const navigateOptions: NavigationExtras | undefined = queryParams
+        ? {
+            queryParams,
+          }
+        : undefined;
+
       return navigateOptions ? router?.navigate([path], navigateOptions) : router?.navigate([path]);
     };
 
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType, Q extends Queries =
     return result ?? false;
   };
 
-  if (initialRoute) await _navigate(initialRoute);
+  if (initialRoute) await _navigate(typeof initialRoute === 'function' ? initialRoute(router) : initialRoute);
 
   if (typeof router?.initialNavigation === 'function') {
     if (zone) {
@@ -340,7 +344,7 @@ export async function render<SutType, WrapperType = SutType, Q extends Queries =
     }
   };
 
-  const navigate = async (elementOrPath: Element | string, basePath = ''): Promise<boolean> => {
+  const navigate = async (elementOrPath: Element | string | UrlTree, basePath = ''): Promise<boolean> => {
     const result = await _navigate(elementOrPath, basePath);
     detectChanges();
     return result;
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/tests/navigate.spec.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/tests/navigate.spec.ts
index caec61a..5d656b1 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/tests/navigate.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/tests/navigate.spec.ts
@@ -40,3 +40,41 @@ test('should pass queryParams if provided', async () => {
     },
   });
 });
+
+test('should navigate from UrlTree', async () => {
+  const { navigate } = await render(FixtureComponent, {
+    routes: [{ path: 'docs', component: FixtureComponent }],
+  });
+
+  const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+
+  const result = await navigate(router.createUrlTree(['docs']));
+
+  expect(result).toBe(true);
+  expect(router.url).toBe('/docs');
+});
+
+test('should use query params and fragment from UrlTree', async () => {
+  const { navigate } = await render(FixtureComponent, {
+    routes: [{ path: 'docs', component: FixtureComponent }],
+  });
+
+  const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+
+  await navigate(router.createUrlTree(['docs'], { queryParams: { lang: 'en' }, fragment: 'getting-started' }));
+
+  expect(router.url).toBe('/docs?lang=en#getting-started');
+});
+
+test('should not accept basePath when UrlTree is provided', async () => {
+  const { navigate } = await render(FixtureComponent, {
+    routes: [{ path: 'docs', component: FixtureComponent }],
+  });
+
+  const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+
+  // @ts-expect-error basePath is not part of the UrlTree overload
+  await navigate(router.createUrlTree(['docs']), 'base/');
+
+  expect(router.url).toBe('/docs');
+});
diff --git a/projects/testing-library/src/tests/render.spec.ts b/projects/testing-library/src/tests/render.spec.ts
index 258d4eb..4d2e46b 100644
--- a/projects/testing-library/src/tests/render.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/testing-library/src/tests/render.spec.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { outputFromObservable } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { vi, describe, test } from 'vitest';
 import { render, fireEvent, screen, OutputRefKeysWithCallback, aliasedInput } from '../public_api';
-import { ActivatedRoute, Resolve, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, DefaultUrlSerializer, Resolve, Router, RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 import { fromEvent, map } from 'rxjs';
 import { AsyncPipe } from '@angular/common';
 
@@ -531,6 +531,44 @@ describe('initialRoute', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByText(/present/i)).toBeVisible();
   });
+
+  @Component({
+    selector: 'atl-url-tree-fixture',
+    template: `<div data-testid="langQueryParam">{{ langQueryParam }}</div>
+      <div data-testid="fragment">{{ fragment }}</div>`,
+  })
+  class UrlTreeFixtureComponent {
+    readonly #route = inject(ActivatedRoute).snapshot;
+    readonly langQueryParam = this.#route.queryParamMap.get('lang');
+    readonly fragment = this.#route.fragment;
+  }
+
+  test('allows initial route rendering from UrlTree', async () => {
+    await render(RouterFixtureComponent, {
+      initialRoute: new DefaultUrlSerializer().parse('/docs?lang=en#getting-started'),
+      routes: [{ path: 'docs', component: UrlTreeFixtureComponent }],
+    });
+
+    const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+
+    expect(router.url).toBe('/docs?lang=en#getting-started');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('langQueryParam')).toHaveTextContent('en');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('fragment')).toHaveTextContent('getting-started');
+  });
+
+  test('allows initial route rendering from UrlTree created with router', async () => {
+    await render(RouterFixtureComponent, {
+      initialRoute: (router) =>
+        router.createUrlTree(['docs'], { queryParams: { lang: 'en' }, fragment: 'getting-started' }),
+      routes: [{ path: 'docs', component: UrlTreeFixtureComponent }],
+    });
+
+    const router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+
+    expect(router.url).toBe('/docs?lang=en#getting-started');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('langQueryParam')).toHaveTextContent('en');
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('fragment')).toHaveTextContent('getting-started');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('configureTestBed', () => {