diff --git a/addon/index.ts b/addon/index.ts
index e9d8466..290368e 100644
--- a/addon/index.ts
+++ b/addon/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type RouterService from '@ember/routing/router-service';
 
 type Transition = Parameters<Route['beforeModel']>[0];
 type TransitionWithPrivateAPIs = Transition & {
-  intent: {
+  intent?: {
     url: string;
   };
 };
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ async function setupHashSupport(router: EmberRouter) {
   let routerService = owner.lookup('service:router') as RouterService;
 
   function handleHashIntent(transition: TransitionWithPrivateAPIs) {
-    let { url } = transition.intent;
+    let { url } = transition.intent || {};
+
+    if (!url) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     eventuallyTryScrollingTo(owner, url);
   }
diff --git a/tests/integration/hash-test.ts b/tests/integration/hash-test.ts
index 133bbad..7fa6d9a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/hash-test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/hash-test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Controller from '@ember/controller';
 import { assert as debugAssert } from '@ember/debug';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 import { click, find, settled, visit } from '@ember/test-helpers';
 import { hbs } from 'ember-cli-htmlbars';
 import { module, test } from 'qunit';
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import { scrollToHash, uiSettled } from 'ember-url-hash-polyfill';
 
 import { setupRouter } from './-helpers';
 
+import type RouterService from '@ember/routing/router-service';
+
 module('Hash', function (hooks) {
   setupApplicationTest(hooks);
 
@@ -143,6 +146,54 @@ module('Hash', function (hooks) {
       },
     });
 
+    test('transitioning only via query params does not break things', async function (assert) {
+      class TestApplication extends Controller {
+        queryParams = ['test'];
+        test = false;
+      }
+      class Index extends Controller {
+        @service declare router: RouterService;
+      }
+
+      this.owner.register('controller:application', TestApplication);
+      this.owner.register('controller:index', Index);
+      this.owner.register(
+        'template:application',
+        hbs`
+          <LinkTo id='foo' @query={{hash test='foo'}}>foo</LinkTo>
+          <LinkTo id='default' @query={{hash test=false}}>default</LinkTo>
+          {{outlet}}
+                          `
+      );
+      this.owner.register(
+        'template:index',
+        hbs`
+          <out>
+            qp: {{this.router.currentRoute.queryParams.test}}
+          </out>
+        `
+      );
+
+      let router = this.owner.lookup('service:router');
+
+      await visit('/');
+      assert.dom('out').hasText('qp:');
+
+      await click('#foo');
+      assert.dom('out').hasText('qp: foo');
+
+      await click('#default');
+      assert.dom('out').hasText('qp:');
+
+      router.transitionTo({ queryParams: { test: 'foo' } });
+      await settled();
+      assert.dom('out').hasText('qp: foo');
+
+      router.transitionTo({ queryParams: { test: false } });
+      await settled();
+      assert.dom('out').hasText('qp: false');
+    });
+
     test('cross-page-Llinks are properly scrolled to', async function (assert) {
       this.owner.register(
         'template:foo',