diff --git a/examples/basic/package.json b/examples/basic/package.json
index 4971b4ee9..1957e4743 100644
--- a/examples/basic/package.json
+++ b/examples/basic/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "shuvi dev",
     "build": "shuvi build && npm run lint",
-    "start": "shuvi start",
+    "start": "shuvi serve",
     "lint": "shuvi lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/basic/src/routes/fatal-link-demo/page.tsx b/examples/basic/src/routes/fatal-link-demo/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83661dfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basic/src/routes/fatal-link-demo/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Link } from '@shuvi/runtime';
+
+// @note test purpose to trigger runtime error
+const TO = undefined as unknown as string;
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      Demo runtime error - Link component missing required `prop.to`
+      <br />
+      <button id="button-link-without-to">
+        <Link to={TO}>Click to trigger a fatal error at runtime</Link>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/router-react/src/Link.tsx b/packages/router-react/src/Link.tsx
index 87107e69d..2d73a8e15 100644
--- a/packages/router-react/src/Link.tsx
+++ b/packages/router-react/src/Link.tsx
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ function isModifiedEvent(event: React.MouseEvent) {
  * <Link to="/about" a='a' b='b'>About</Link> => <{...rest} a>
  * ```
  */
-export const Link = React.forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, LinkProps>(
-  function LinkWithRef(
+const BaseLink = React.forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, LinkProps>(
+  function BaseLinkWithRef(
     { onClick, replace: replaceProp = false, state, target, to, ...rest },
     ref
   ) {
@@ -75,6 +75,50 @@ export const Link = React.forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, LinkProps>(
   }
 );
 
+/**
+ * @NOTE Improve Page Stability by Handling Fatal Crashes 致命錯誤降級處理
+ *
+ * Development Mode:
+ *   On fatal errors, immediately show the "Internal Application Error" page.
+ *
+ * Production Mode: Downgrade fatal error
+ *   1. console.error without causing an immediate page crash.
+ *   2. Only after user clicks <Link>, page re-render
+ *      and display the "Internal Application Error" page.
+ *
+ * @issue https://github.com/shuvijs/shuvi/pull/596
+ */
+export const Link = React.forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, LinkProps>(
+  function LinkWithRef(props, ref) {
+    const invalidPropTo = typeof props.to === 'undefined';
+    if (invalidPropTo) {
+      console.error(
+        `The prop 'to' is required in '<Link>', but its value is 'undefined'`,
+        JSON.stringify({ props })
+      );
+    }
+
+    const [downgradeError, setDowngradeError] = React.useState(
+      process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+    );
+
+    if (downgradeError && invalidPropTo) {
+      return (
+        <a
+          {...props}
+          onClick={e => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            setDowngradeError(false);
+          }}
+          ref={ref}
+        />
+      );
+    }
+
+    return <BaseLink {...props} ref={ref} />;
+  }
+);
+
 export interface LinkProps
   extends Omit<React.AnchorHTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement>, 'href'> {
   replace?: boolean;
diff --git a/test/e2e/link-without-to-props.test.ts b/test/e2e/link-without-to-props.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4880a7f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/link-without-to-props.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { AppCtx, Page, devFixture, serveFixture } from '../utils';
+
+let ctx: AppCtx;
+let page: Page;
+
+jest.setTimeout(5 * 60 * 1000);
+
+describe('link prop.to - [dev mode]', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ctx = await devFixture('basic', { ssr: true });
+  });
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await ctx.close();
+  });
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await page.close();
+  });
+
+  test(`immediately show the "Internal Application Error" page`, async () => {
+    page = await ctx.browser.page(ctx.url('/fatal-link-demo'));
+    expect(await page.$text('#__APP')).toContain(
+      `500` // 500 error
+    );
+    expect(await page.$text('#__APP')).toContain(
+      `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'pathname')`
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe('link prop.to - [prod mode]', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    ctx = await serveFixture('basic', { ssr: true });
+  });
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await ctx.close();
+  });
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await page.close();
+  });
+
+  test(`downgrade fatal crashes`, async () => {
+    page = await ctx.browser.page(ctx.url('/fatal-link-demo'));
+
+    // 1. without causing an immediate page crash.
+    expect(await page.$text('#button-link-without-to')).toContain(
+      'Click to trigger a fatal error at runtime'
+    );
+
+    // 2. Only after user clicks <Link>, page re-render and display the "Internal Application Error" page.
+    await page.click('#button-link-without-to');
+    expect(await page.$text('#__APP')).toContain('Internal Application Error');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/src/routes/fatal-link-demo/page.js b/test/fixtures/basic/src/routes/fatal-link-demo/page.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8441a513c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/src/routes/fatal-link-demo/page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Link } from '@shuvi/runtime';
+
+// @note test purpose to trigger runtime error
+const TO = undefined;
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      Demo runtime error - Link component missing required `prop.to`
+      <br />
+      <button id="button-link-without-to">
+        <Link to={TO}>Click to trigger a fatal error at runtime</Link>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}