diff --git a/dev_docs/key_concepts/navigation.mdx b/dev_docs/key_concepts/navigation.mdx
index b96bfede8fe36..6f3a5e737f91f 100644
--- a/dev_docs/key_concepts/navigation.mdx
+++ b/dev_docs/key_concepts/navigation.mdx
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ To navigate between different Kibana apps without a page reload there are APIs i
 * [core.application.navigateToApp](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/main/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.applicationstart.navigatetoapp.md)
 * [core.application.navigateToUrl](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/main/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.applicationstart.navigatetourl.md)
 
+Both methods offer customization such as opening the target in a new page, with an `options` parameter. All the options are optional be default.
+* [core.application.navigateToApp options](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/main/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.md)
+* [core.application.navigateToUrl options](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/main/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetourloptions.md)
+
 *Rendering a link to a different app on its own would also cause a full page reload:*
 
 ```jsx
@@ -124,6 +128,24 @@ const MyApp = () =>
 </RedirectAppLinks>
 ```
 
+NOTE: There may be cases where you need a full page reload. While rare and should be avoided, rather than implement your own navigation, 
+you can use the `navigateToUrl` `forceRedirect` option.
+
+```tsx
+const MyForcedPageReloadLink = () => 
+  <a 
+    href={urlToSomeSpecialApp} 
+    onClick={(e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      core.application.navigateToUrl('someSpecialApp', { forceRedirect: true }); 
+    }}
+  > 
+    Go to Some Special App 
+  </a>;
+```
+
+If you also need to bypass the default onAppLeave behavior, you can set the `skipUnload` option to `true`. This option is also available in `navigateToApp`.
+
 ## Setting up internal app routing
 
 It is very common for Kibana apps to use React and React Router.
diff --git a/docs/developer/best-practices/navigation.asciidoc b/docs/developer/best-practices/navigation.asciidoc
index 32946a2f74bd9..e969f00c41eb1 100644
--- a/docs/developer/best-practices/navigation.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/developer/best-practices/navigation.asciidoc
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ const urlToADashboard = core.http.basePath.prepend(`/dashboard/my-dashboard`);
 window.location.href = urlToADashboard; 
 ----
 
-To navigate between different {kib} apps without a page reload there are APIs in `core`:
+To navigate between different {kib} apps without a page reload (by default) there are APIs in `core`:
 
 * {kib-repo}tree/{branch}/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.applicationstart.navigatetoapp.md[core.application.navigateToApp]
 * {kib-repo}tree/{branch}/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.applicationstart.navigatetourl.md[core.application.navigateToUrl]
 
+Both methods offer customization such as opening the target in a new page, with an `options` parameter. All the options are optional be default.
+* {kib-repo}tree/{branch}/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.md[core.application.navigateToApp options]
+* {kib-repo}tree/{branch}/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetourloptions.md[core.application.navigateToUrl options]
+
 *Rendering a link to a different {kib} app on its own would also cause a full page reload:*
 
 [source,typescript jsx]
@@ -128,6 +132,25 @@ const MyApp = () =>
   </RedirectAppLinks>
 ----
 
+NOTE: There may be cases where you need a full page reload. While rare and should be avoided, rather than implement your own navigation, 
+you can use the `navigateToUrl` `forceRedirect` option.
+
+[source,typescript jsx]
+----
+const MyForcedPageReloadLink = () => 
+  <a 
+    href={urlToSomeSpecialApp} 
+    onClick={(e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      core.application.navigateToUrl('someSpecialApp', { forceRedirect: true }); 
+    }}
+  > 
+    Go to Some Special App 
+  </a>;
+----
+
+If you also need to bypass the default onAppLeave behavior, you can set the `skipUnload` option to `true`. This option is also available in `navigateToApp`.
+
 [[routing]]
 === Setting up internal app routing
 
diff --git a/src/core/public/application/types.ts b/src/core/public/application/types.ts
index 4e96e96505083..5360f7cdc970b 100644
--- a/src/core/public/application/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/application/types.ts
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ export interface ApplicationStart {
    * ```
    *
    * @param url - an absolute URL, an absolute path or a relative path, to navigate to.
+   * @param options - navigation options
    */
   navigateToUrl(url: string, options?: NavigateToUrlOptions): Promise<void>;
   /**