diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/AppLayout.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/AppLayout.tsx
index 761f59e08..ac7c8e092 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/AppLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/components/AppLayout.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,12 @@ export interface AppLayoutProps {
   title?: string;
   sidebarItems: SidebarItem[];
   activeHref?: string;
-  onNavigate?: (href: string) => void;
+  /**
+   * Navigate to a route. Accepts an optional options object (e.g. `{ state }`)
+   * forwarded to the router — used to pass navigation state like `fresh: true`
+   * to the new-booking wizard. Compatible with react-router's `navigate`.
+   */
+  onNavigate?: (href: string, options?: { state?: unknown }) => void;
   enableThemeToggle?: boolean;
   userName?: string;
   userEmail?: string;
@@ -157,7 +162,8 @@ export function AppLayout({
   const primaryDarkColor = theme.colors["edr-green"][7];
 
   const activePath = activeHref.toLowerCase();
-  const navigate = (href: string) => onNavigate?.(href);
+  const navigate = (href: string, options?: { state?: unknown }) =>
+    onNavigate?.(href, options);
 
   const toggleTheme = () => {
     setColorScheme(computedColorScheme === "dark" ? "light" : "dark");