diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-cameras-hide.md b/.changeset/shaggy-cameras-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ae94093571f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-cameras-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Handle `<noscript>` tags in `<head>` during ViewTransitions
diff --git a/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro b/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
index 05fc57aa6e81..28a17a09d743 100644
--- a/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
+++ b/packages/astro/components/ViewTransitions.astro
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ const { fallback = 'animate' } = Astro.props as Props;
 		};
 
 		const swap = () => {
+			// noscript tags inside head element are not honored on swap (#7969).
+			// Remove them before swapping.
+			doc.querySelectorAll('head noscript').forEach((el) => el.remove());
+
 			// Swap head
 			for (const el of Array.from(document.head.children)) {
 				const newEl = persistedHeadElement(el);
