diff --git a/.changeset/link-meta-short-circuit.md b/.changeset/link-meta-short-circuit.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7d925616d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/link-meta-short-circuit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@remix-run/react": patch
+---
+
+short circuit links and meta for routes that are not rendered due to errors
diff --git a/integration/link-test.ts b/integration/link-test.ts
index 48b69655145..3a9ecc4946c 100644
--- a/integration/link-test.ts
+++ b/integration/link-test.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ test.describe("route module link export", () => {
                     <li>
                       <Link to="/resources">Resource routes</Link>
                     </li>
+                    <li>
+                      <Link to="/parent/child">Errored child route</Link>
+                    </li>
                   </ul>
                 </nav>
               </div>
@@ -471,6 +474,42 @@ test.describe("route module link export", () => {
           }
 
         `,
+
+        "app/routes/parent.jsx": js`
+          import { Outlet } from "@remix-run/react";
+
+          export function links() {
+            return [
+              { "data-test-id": "red" },
+            ];
+          }
+          
+          export default function Component() {
+            return <div data-test-id="/parent"><Outlet /></div>;
+          }
+          
+          export function ErrorBoundary() {
+            return <h1 data-test-id="/parent:error-boundary">Error Boundary</h1>;
+          }
+        `,
+
+        "app/routes/parent.child.jsx": js`
+          import { Outlet } from "@remix-run/react";
+
+          export function loader() {
+            throw new Response(null, { status: 404 });
+          }
+
+          export function links() {
+            return [
+              { "data-test-id": "blue" },
+            ];
+          }
+          
+          export default function Component() {
+            return <div data-test-id="/parent"><Outlet /></div>;
+          }
+        `,
       },
     });
     appFixture = await createAppFixture(fixture);
@@ -511,6 +550,17 @@ test.describe("route module link export", () => {
     expect(stylesheetResponses.length).toEqual(1);
   });
 
+  test("does not render errored child route links", async ({ page }) => {
+    let app = new PlaywrightFixture(appFixture, page);
+    await app.goto("/", true);
+    await page.click('a[href="/parent/child"]');
+    await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-id="/parent:error-boundary"]');
+    await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-id="red"]', { state: "attached" });
+    await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-id="blue"]', {
+      state: "detached",
+    });
+  });
+
   test.describe("no js", () => {
     test.use({ javaScriptEnabled: false });
 
@@ -534,6 +584,16 @@ test.describe("route module link export", () => {
       let locator = page.locator("link[rel=preload][as=image]");
       expect(await locator.getAttribute("imagesizes")).toBe("100vw");
     });
+
+    test("does not render errored child route links", async ({ page }) => {
+      let app = new PlaywrightFixture(appFixture, page);
+      await app.goto("/parent/child");
+      await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-id="/parent:error-boundary"]');
+      await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-id="red"]', { state: "attached" });
+      await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-id="blue"]', {
+        state: "detached",
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   test.describe("script imports", () => {
diff --git a/packages/remix-react/components.tsx b/packages/remix-react/components.tsx
index cbcf9480395..c4077f16109 100644
--- a/packages/remix-react/components.tsx
+++ b/packages/remix-react/components.tsx
@@ -393,7 +393,14 @@ let fetcherSubmissionWarning =
  */
 export function Links() {
   let { manifest, routeModules } = useRemixContext();
-  let { matches } = useDataRouterStateContext();
+  let { errors, matches: routerMatches } = useDataRouterStateContext();
+
+  let matches = errors
+    ? routerMatches.slice(
+        0,
+        routerMatches.findIndex((m) => errors![m.route.id]) + 1
+      )
+    : routerMatches;
 
   let links = React.useMemo(
     () => getLinksForMatches(matches, routeModules, manifest),
@@ -578,9 +585,20 @@ function PrefetchPageLinksImpl({
  */
 function V1Meta() {
   let { routeModules } = useRemixContext();
-  let { matches, loaderData } = useDataRouterStateContext();
+  let {
+    errors,
+    matches: routerMatches,
+    loaderData,
+  } = useDataRouterStateContext();
   let location = useLocation();
 
+  let matches = errors
+    ? routerMatches.slice(
+        0,
+        routerMatches.findIndex((m) => errors![m.route.id]) + 1
+      )
+    : routerMatches;
+
   let meta: V1_HtmlMetaDescriptor = {};
   let parentsData: { [routeId: string]: AppData } = {};
 
@@ -676,9 +694,20 @@ function V1Meta() {
 
 function V2Meta() {
   let { routeModules } = useRemixContext();
-  let { matches: _matches, loaderData } = useDataRouterStateContext();
+  let {
+    errors,
+    matches: routerMatches,
+    loaderData,
+  } = useDataRouterStateContext();
   let location = useLocation();
 
+  let _matches = errors
+    ? routerMatches.slice(
+        0,
+        routerMatches.findIndex((m) => errors![m.route.id]) + 1
+      )
+    : routerMatches;
+
   let meta: V2_MetaDescriptor[] = [];
   let leafMeta: V2_MetaDescriptor[] | null = null;
   let matches: V2_MetaMatches = [];