diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/tests/client-transactions.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
index 8a62126dbe15..ff773075f3fb 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express-vite-dev/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ test('Sends a pageload transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
   expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).toEqual(
     expect.objectContaining({
       'sentry.origin': 'auto.pageload.remix',
-      'sentry.source': 'url',
+      'sentry.source': 'route',
       'url.full': expect.stringMatching(/^https?:\/\/localhost:\d+\/$/),
       'url.path': '/',
+      'url.template': '/',
     }),
   );
-  // no url.template because the route isn't parameterized (sentry.source: 'url')
-  expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).not.toHaveProperty('url.template');
 });
 
 test('Sends a navigation transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/tests/client-transactions.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
index f47a001fa7c7..30188a9d4ee8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-express/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ test('Sends a pageload transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
   expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).toEqual(
     expect.objectContaining({
       'sentry.origin': 'auto.pageload.remix',
-      'sentry.source': 'url',
+      'sentry.source': 'route',
       'url.full': expect.stringMatching(/^https?:\/\/localhost:\d+\/$/),
       'url.path': '/',
+      'url.template': '/',
     }),
   );
-  // no url.template because the route isn't parameterized (sentry.source: 'url')
-  expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).not.toHaveProperty('url.template');
 });
 
 test('Sends a navigation transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/tests/client-transactions.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
index 111902c7dd3c..0f60d08876c6 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/create-remix-app-v2/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ test('Sends a pageload transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
   expect(transactionEvent).toBeDefined();
   expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).toEqual(
     expect.objectContaining({
-      'sentry.source': 'url',
+      'sentry.source': 'route',
       'url.full': expect.stringMatching(/^https?:\/\/localhost:\d+\/$/),
       'url.path': '/',
+      'url.template': '/',
     }),
   );
-  // no url.template because the route isn't parameterized (sentry.source: 'url')
-  expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).not.toHaveProperty('url.template');
 });
 
 test('Sends a navigation transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/tests/client-transactions.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
index 90745d9b777b..bde21cd3673a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-hydrogen/tests/client-transactions.test.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@ test('Sends a pageload transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
     contexts: {
       trace: {
         data: {
-          'sentry.source': 'url',
+          'sentry.source': 'route',
           'url.full': expect.stringMatching(/^https?:\/\/localhost:\d+\/$/),
           'url.path': '/',
+          'url.template': '/',
         },
       },
     },
   });
-  // no url.template because the route isn't parameterized (sentry.source: 'url')
-  expect(transactionEvent.contexts?.trace?.data).not.toHaveProperty('url.template');
 });
 
 test('Sends a navigation transaction to Sentry', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/client/performance.tsx b/packages/remix/src/client/performance.tsx
index a3ef39d37776..4890eb31773b 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/client/performance.tsx
+++ b/packages/remix/src/client/performance.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ function getInitPathName(): string | undefined {
 /**
  * Determines the transaction name and source for a route.
  * Handles three cases:
- * 1. Dynamic routes with manifest (Vite apps): Use parameterized path with source 'route'
- * 2. Static routes with manifest (Vite apps): Use pathname with source 'url'
+ * 1. Routes resolved from the manifest (Vite apps): Use the route template with source 'route'
+ * 2. Routes the manifest doesn't know, e.g. 404s (Vite apps): Use pathname with source 'url'
  * 3. Legacy apps without manifest: Use route ID with source 'route'
  */
 function getTransactionNameAndSource(
@@ -73,13 +73,11 @@ function getTransactionNameAndSource(
   const parameterizedRoute = pathname ? maybeParameterizeRemixRoute(pathname) : undefined;
 
   if (parameterizedRoute) {
-    // We have a parameterized route from the manifest (dynamic route)
     return { name: parameterizedRoute, source: 'route' };
   }
 
   if (hasManifest()) {
-    // We have a manifest but no parameterization (static route)
-    // Use the pathname with source 'url'
+    // The manifest doesn't know this route, so the pathname may well be high cardinality.
     return { name: pathname || routeId, source: 'url' };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/remix/src/client/remixRouteParameterization.ts b/packages/remix/src/client/remixRouteParameterization.ts
index 6a587afffdd9..5e389c2e87ad 100644
--- a/packages/remix/src/client/remixRouteParameterization.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/src/client/remixRouteParameterization.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ function findMatchingRoutes(
 ): string[] {
   const matches: string[] = [];
 
-  // Static routes don't need parameterization - return empty to keep source as 'url'
+  // Static routes don't need parameterization, return the route itself as already parameterized
   if (staticRoutes.some(r => r.path === route)) {
-    return matches;
+    return [route];
   }
 
   // Check dynamic routes
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function hasManifest(): boolean {
  * Parameterize a route using the route manifest.
  *
  * @param route - The route to parameterize.
- * @returns The parameterized route or undefined if no parameterization is needed.
+ * @returns The parameterized route or undefined if not able to parameterize.
  */
 export const maybeParameterizeRemixRoute = (route: string): string | undefined => {
   const manifest = getManifest();
diff --git a/packages/remix/test/client/remixRouteParameterization.test.ts b/packages/remix/test/client/remixRouteParameterization.test.ts
index 59eb2c1796c1..128d50a363aa 100644
--- a/packages/remix/test/client/remixRouteParameterization.test.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/test/client/remixRouteParameterization.test.ts
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ describe('maybeParameterizeRemixRoute', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when manifest has static routes', () => {
-    it('should return undefined for static routes', () => {
+    it('returns the route itself for static routes', () => {
       const manifest: RouteManifest = {
         staticRoutes: [{ path: '/' }, { path: '/about' }, { path: '/contact' }, { path: '/blog/posts' }],
         dynamicRoutes: [],
       };
       globalWithInjectedManifest._sentryRemixRouteManifest = JSON.stringify(manifest);
 
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/about')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/contact')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/blog/posts')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/')).toBe('/');
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/about')).toBe('/about');
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/contact')).toBe('/contact');
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/blog/posts')).toBe('/blog/posts');
     });
   });
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ describe('maybeParameterizeRemixRoute', () => {
       };
       globalWithInjectedManifest._sentryRemixRouteManifest = JSON.stringify(manifest);
 
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/')).toBeUndefined();
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/about')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/')).toBe('/');
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/about')).toBe('/about');
     });
 
     it('should handle splat/catch-all routes', () => {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ describe('maybeParameterizeRemixRoute', () => {
       };
       globalWithInjectedManifest._sentryRemixRouteManifest = JSON.stringify(manifest);
 
-      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/')).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(maybeParameterizeRemixRoute('/')).toBe('/');
     });
 
     it('should handle complex nested dynamic routes', () => {
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ describe('maybeParameterizeRemixRoute', () => {
 
   describe('realistic Remix patterns', () => {
     it.each([
-      ['/', undefined],
-      ['/about', undefined],
-      ['/contact', undefined],
-      ['/blog/posts', undefined],
+      ['/', '/'],
+      ['/about', '/about'],
+      ['/contact', '/contact'],
+      ['/blog/posts', '/blog/posts'],
 
       ['/users/123', '/users/:id'],
       ['/users/john-doe', '/users/:id'],