diff --git a/src/components/routerView.browser.spec.ts b/src/components/routerView.browser.spec.ts
index 4d587547..7796e6e0 100644
--- a/src/components/routerView.browser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/routerView.browser.spec.ts
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ test('Renders the rejection component when the rejection is not registered on th
   const myRejection = createRejection({
     type: 'myRejection',
     component: {
-      template: rejectionText
+      template: rejectionText,
     },
   })
 
@@ -678,4 +678,4 @@ test('Renders the rejection component when the rejection is not registered on th
   await flushPromises()
 
   expect(wrapper.text()).toBe(rejectionText)
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+})
diff --git a/src/components/routerView.ts b/src/components/routerView.ts
index 3f2ad0a0..8ead9957 100644
--- a/src/components/routerView.ts
+++ b/src/components/routerView.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createUseRejection } from '@/compositions/useRejection'
 import { createUseRoute } from '@/compositions/useRoute'
 import { createUseRouter } from '@/compositions/useRouter'
 import { createUseRouterDepth } from '@/compositions/useRouterDepth'
-import { RouterRejection } from '@/types/rejection'
+import { isRejection, RouterRejection } from '@/types/rejection'
 import { RouterRoute } from '@/types/routerRoute'
 import { Router } from '@/types/router'
 import { Component, computed, defineComponent, EmitsOptions, h, InjectionKey, onServerPrefetch, SetupContext, SlotsType, UnwrapRef, VNode } from 'vue'
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export function createRouterView<TRouter extends Router>(routerKey: InjectionKey
         return null
       }
 
-      if (rejection.value) {
-        return rejection.value.component
+      if (isRejection(rejection.value) && !!rejection.value.route.matched.component) {
+        return rejection.value.route.matched.component
       }
 
       const match = route.matches.at(depth)
diff --git a/src/services/createCurrentRejection.ts b/src/services/createCurrentRejection.ts
index 6bb505c9..e5f124ea 100644
--- a/src/services/createCurrentRejection.ts
+++ b/src/services/createCurrentRejection.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import { Rejection, RouterRejection } from '@/types/rejection'
-import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { isRejection, Rejection, RouterRejection } from '@/types/rejection'
+import { ref, ComputedRef, computed } from 'vue'
+import { ResolvedRoute } from '@/types/resolved'
+import { createResolvedRoute } from './createResolvedRoute'
 
 type RejectionUpdate = (rejection: Rejection) => void
 type RejectionClear = () => void
 
 type CurrentRejectionContext = {
   currentRejection: RouterRejection,
+  currentRejectionRoute: ComputedRef<ResolvedRoute | null>,
   updateRejection: RejectionUpdate,
   clearRejection: RejectionClear,
 }
@@ -21,8 +24,17 @@ export function createCurrentRejection(): CurrentRejectionContext {
 
   const currentRejection: RouterRejection = ref<Rejection | null>(null)
 
+  const currentRejectionRoute = computed(() => {
+    if (isRejection(currentRejection.value)) {
+      return createResolvedRoute(currentRejection.value.route)
+    }
+
+    return null
+  })
+
   return {
     currentRejection,
+    currentRejectionRoute,
     updateRejection,
     clearRejection,
   }
diff --git a/src/services/createExternalRoute.ts b/src/services/createExternalRoute.ts
index ff7621e4..ca6c9e9d 100644
--- a/src/services/createExternalRoute.ts
+++ b/src/services/createExternalRoute.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { combineUrl } from '@/services/combineUrl'
 import { ExternalRouteHooks } from '@/types/hooks'
 import { ExtractRouteContext } from '@/types/routeContext'
 import { RouteRedirects } from '@/types/redirects'
-import { createRouteTitle, RouteSetTitle } from '@/types/titles'
+import { createRouteTitle, RouteSetTitle } from '@/types/routeTitle'
 
 export function createExternalRoute<
   const TOptions extends CreateRouteOptions & WithHost & WithoutParent
diff --git a/src/services/createRejection.ts b/src/services/createRejection.ts
index af037929..1f82f485 100644
--- a/src/services/createRejection.ts
+++ b/src/services/createRejection.ts
@@ -3,21 +3,24 @@ import { genericRejection } from '@/components/rejection'
 import { RejectionHooks } from '@/types/hooks'
 import { IS_REJECTION_SYMBOL, Rejection, RejectionInternal } from '@/types/rejection'
 import { Component, markRaw } from 'vue'
-import { ResolvedRoute } from '@/types/resolved'
-import { createRouteId } from './createRouteId'
-import { createResolvedRouteQuery } from './createResolvedRouteQuery'
+import { createRoute } from '@/services/createRoute'
+import { RouteSetTitle } from '@/types/routeTitle'
 
 export function createRejection<TType extends string>(options: {
   type: TType,
   component?: Component,
-}): Rejection<TType> & RejectionHooks<TType>
-
-export function createRejection(options: { type: string, component?: Component }): Rejection & RejectionHooks {
-  const component = markRaw(options.component ?? genericRejection(options.type))
-  const route = getRejectionRoute(options.type, component)
+}): Rejection<TType> & RejectionHooks<TType> & RouteSetTitle
 
+export function createRejection({ type, component }: { type: string, component?: Component }): Rejection {
   const { store, ...hooks } = createRejectionHooks()
 
+  const route = createRoute({
+    name: type,
+    component: markRaw(component ?? genericRejection(type)),
+  })
+
+  const { setTitle } = route
+
   const internal = {
     [IS_REJECTION_SYMBOL]: true,
     route,
@@ -25,35 +28,11 @@ export function createRejection(options: { type: string, component?: Component }
   } satisfies RejectionInternal
 
   const rejection = {
-    type: options.type,
-    component,
+    type,
+    setTitle,
     ...hooks,
     ...internal,
-  } satisfies Rejection & RejectionInternal & RejectionHooks
+  } satisfies Rejection & RejectionInternal & RejectionHooks & RouteSetTitle
 
   return rejection
 }
-
-function getRejectionRoute(type: string, component: Component): ResolvedRoute {
-  const route = {
-    id: createRouteId(),
-    component,
-    meta: {},
-    state: {},
-  }
-
-  const resolved = {
-    id: route.id,
-    matched: route,
-    matches: [route],
-    name: type,
-    query: createResolvedRouteQuery(''),
-    params: {},
-    state: {},
-    href: '/',
-    hash: '',
-    title: Promise.resolve(undefined),
-  } satisfies ResolvedRoute
-
-  return resolved
-}
diff --git a/src/services/createRoute.ts b/src/services/createRoute.ts
index 576b42de..40f5e2bf 100644
--- a/src/services/createRoute.ts
+++ b/src/services/createRoute.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { combineUrl } from '@/services/combineUrl'
 import { InternalRouteHooks } from '@/types/hooks'
 import { ExtractRouteContext } from '@/types/routeContext'
 import { RouteRedirects } from '@/types/redirects'
-import { createRouteTitle, RouteSetTitle } from '@/types/titles'
+import { createRouteTitle, RouteSetTitle } from '@/types/routeTitle'
 
 type CreateRouteWithProps<
   TOptions extends CreateRouteOptions,
diff --git a/src/services/createRouter.ts b/src/services/createRouter.ts
index ccb3870e..03d672cb 100644
--- a/src/services/createRouter.ts
+++ b/src/services/createRouter.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function createRouter<
   const shouldRemoveTrailingSlashes = options?.removeTrailingSlashes ?? true
   const { routes, getRouteByName, getRejectionByType } = getRoutesForRouter(routesOrArrayOfRoutes, plugins, options)
   const notFoundRejection = getRejectionByType('NotFound')
+  const notFoundRoute = createResolvedRoute(notFoundRejection.route)
 
   const hooks = createRouterHooks()
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ export function createRouter<
 
     history.stopListening()
 
-    const to = find(url, options) ?? notFoundRejection.route
+    const to = find(url, options) ?? notFoundRoute
 
     const from = getFromRouteForHooks(navigationId)
 
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ export function createRouter<
         throw new Error(`Switch is not exhaustive for after hook response status: ${JSON.stringify(exhaustive)}`)
     }
 
-    setDocumentTitle(to)
+    setDocumentTitle(currentRejectionRoute.value ?? to)
 
     history.startListening()
   }
@@ -318,15 +319,17 @@ export function createRouter<
     }
 
     hooks.runRejectionHooks(rejection, { to, from })
+
     updateRejection(rejection)
   }
 
   const reject: RouterReject<TOptions['rejections'] | TPlugin['rejections']> = (type) => {
     setRejection(type)
+    setDocumentTitle(currentRejectionRoute.value)
   }
 
-  const { currentRejection, updateRejection, clearRejection } = createCurrentRejection()
-  const { currentRoute, routerRoute, updateRoute } = createCurrentRoute<TRoutes | TPlugin['routes']>(routerKey, notFoundRejection.route, push)
+  const { currentRejection, currentRejectionRoute, updateRejection, clearRejection } = createCurrentRejection()
+  const { currentRoute, routerRoute, updateRoute } = createCurrentRoute<TRoutes | TPlugin['routes']>(routerKey, notFoundRoute, push)
 
   const initialUrl = getInitialUrl(options?.initialUrl)
   const initialState = history.location.state
diff --git a/src/types/rejection.ts b/src/types/rejection.ts
index aadc2927..3e328839 100644
--- a/src/types/rejection.ts
+++ b/src/types/rejection.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Component, Ref } from 'vue'
-import { ResolvedRoute } from '@/types/resolved'
+import { Ref } from 'vue'
+import { Route } from '@/types/route'
 import { Router } from '@/types/router'
 import { RouterReject } from '@/types/routerReject'
 import { Hooks } from '@/models/hooks'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function isRejection(value: unknown): value is Rejection & RejectionInter
 
 export type RejectionInternal = {
   [IS_REJECTION_SYMBOL]: true,
-  route: ResolvedRoute,
+  route: Route,
   hooks: Hooks[],
 }
 
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ export type Rejection<TType extends string = string> = {
    * The type of rejection.
    */
   type: TType,
-  /**
-   * The component to render when the rejection occurs.
-   */
-  component: Component,
 }
 
 export type RejectionType<TRejections extends Rejections | undefined> =
diff --git a/src/types/route.ts b/src/types/route.ts
index d5c9cfb4..9d0f3997 100644
--- a/src/types/route.ts
+++ b/src/types/route.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { LastInArray } from '@/types/utilities'
 import { CreateRouteOptions } from '@/types/createRouteOptions'
 import { RouteContext } from '@/types/routeContext'
 import { Url } from '@/types/url'
-import { GetTitle } from '@/types/titles'
+import { GetRouteTitle } from '@/types/routeTitle'
 import { Hooks } from '@/models/hooks'
 import { RouteRedirect } from './redirects'
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type RouteInternal = {
   depth: number,
   hooks: Hooks[],
   redirect: RouteRedirect,
-  getTitle: GetTitle,
+  getTitle: GetRouteTitle,
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/types/titles.browser.spec.ts b/src/types/routeTitle.browser.spec.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/types/titles.browser.spec.ts
rename to src/types/routeTitle.browser.spec.ts
index 0c189f1c..9213a430 100644
--- a/src/types/titles.browser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/types/routeTitle.browser.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { createRoute } from '@/services/createRoute'
 import { component } from '@/utilities/testHelpers'
-import { createRouter } from '@/main'
+import { createRouter } from '@/services/createRouter'
 import { flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
 
 test('route with title updates document title', async () => {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test('route with title updates document title', async () => {
     initialUrl: '/',
   })
 
-  router.start()
+  await router.start()
 
   await flushPromises()
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ test('route with title and parent with title does not call parent getTitle', asy
     initialUrl: '/parent/child',
   })
 
-  router.start()
+  await router.start()
 
   await flushPromises()
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test('route with title and parent with title does call parent getTitle when call
     initialUrl: '/parent/child',
   })
 
-  router.start()
+  await router.start()
 
   await flushPromises()
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ test('route with title and parent with title does call parent getTitle when call
     initialUrl: '/parent/child/grandchild',
   })
 
-  router.start()
+  await router.start()
 
   await flushPromises()
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ test('route without title and parent with title updates document title', async (
     initialUrl: '/parent/child',
   })
 
-  router.start()
+  await router.start()
 
   await flushPromises()
 
diff --git a/src/types/titles.ts b/src/types/routeTitle.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from src/types/titles.ts
rename to src/types/routeTitle.ts
index a0fe627d..f46e43d3 100644
--- a/src/types/titles.ts
+++ b/src/types/routeTitle.ts
@@ -2,35 +2,35 @@ import { ResolvedRoute, ResolvedRouteUnion } from '@/types/resolved'
 import { isRoute, Route } from './route'
 import { MaybePromise } from './utilities'
 
-export type SetTitleContext = {
+export type SetRouteTitleContext = {
   from: ResolvedRoute,
   getParentTitle: () => Promise<string | undefined>,
 }
 
-export type SetTitleCallback<TRoute extends Route = Route> = (to: ResolvedRouteUnion<TRoute>, context: SetTitleContext) => MaybePromise<string>
-export type GetTitle<TRoute extends Route = Route> = (to: ResolvedRouteUnion<TRoute>) => Promise<string | undefined>
-export type SetTitle<TRoute extends Route = Route> = (callback: SetTitleCallback<TRoute>) => void
+export type SetRouteTitleCallback<TRoute extends Route = Route> = (to: ResolvedRouteUnion<TRoute>, context: SetRouteTitleContext) => MaybePromise<string>
+export type GetRouteTitle<TRoute extends Route = Route> = (to: ResolvedRouteUnion<TRoute>) => Promise<string | undefined>
+export type SetRouteTitle<TRoute extends Route = Route> = (callback: SetRouteTitleCallback<TRoute>) => void
 
 export type RouteSetTitle<TRoute extends Route = Route> = {
   /**
    * Adds a callback to set the document title for the route.
    */
-  setTitle: SetTitle<TRoute>,
+  setTitle: SetRouteTitle<TRoute>,
 }
 
 type CreateRouteTitle = {
-  setTitle: SetTitle,
-  getTitle: GetTitle,
+  setTitle: SetRouteTitle,
+  getTitle: GetRouteTitle,
 }
 
-export function createRouteTitle(parent: Route | undefined): CreateRouteTitle {
-  let setTitleCallback: SetTitleCallback | undefined
+export function createRouteTitle(parent?: Route): CreateRouteTitle {
+  let setTitleCallback: SetRouteTitleCallback | undefined
 
-  const setTitle: SetTitle = (callback) => {
+  const setTitle: SetRouteTitle = (callback) => {
     setTitleCallback = callback
   }
 
-  const getTitle: GetTitle = async (to) => {
+  const getTitle: GetRouteTitle = async (to) => {
     const getParentTitle = async (): Promise<string | undefined> => {
       if (parent && isRoute(parent)) {
         return parent.getTitle(to)
diff --git a/src/utilities/setDocumentTitle.ts b/src/utilities/setDocumentTitle.ts
index f47c02d7..b346f548 100644
--- a/src/utilities/setDocumentTitle.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/setDocumentTitle.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { isBrowser } from '@/utilities/isBrowser'
 
 let defaultTitle: string | undefined
 
-export function setDocumentTitle(to: ResolvedRoute): void {
+export function setDocumentTitle(to: ResolvedRoute | null): void {
   if (!isRoute(to) || !isBrowser()) {
     return
   }