diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/use-navigation-list.ts b/packages/runtime/src/use-navigation-list.ts
index 5fa2d1c..634d476 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/use-navigation-list.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/use-navigation-list.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ function routeKeyToLabel(key: string) {
  * @param labelFactory optional. A function to create a label for a route. If not provided, every route will have the last part of
  * its key capitalized as its label. If the label factory returns undefined, the default rule for building labels is used. If it returns
  * null, the route is removed from the list.
+ * @param shouldMergeSearchParams optional. A function that takes a route key and returns a boolean indicating whether the search
+ * parameters (query string) from the current location should be merged into the route's URL. If the function returns `true`, the 
+ * search parameters will be merged into the `href` of the route. If it returns `false` or is not provided, the search parameters 
+ * will not be merged.
  * @returns the navigation list.
  */
 export function useNavigationList(
   labelFactory?: (key: string, params: Record<string, any>) => string | undefined | null,
+  shouldMergeSearchParams?: (key: string) => boolean
 ): NavigationItem[] {
   const [data, setData] = useState<{ route?: AnyRoute, params?: Record<string, any> }>({
     route: CitronNavigator.instance?.currentRoute,
@@ -45,7 +50,11 @@ export function useNavigationList(
         ? result
         : [
           ...result,
-          { key: route.$key, href: route.$link({}), label },
+          {
+            key: route.$key,
+            href: route.$link({}, { mergeSearchParameters: shouldMergeSearchParams?.(route.$key) }),
+            label
+          },
         ]
     },
     [] as NavigationItem[],