diff --git a/.changeset/seven-bees-love.md b/.changeset/seven-bees-love.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1305c9822f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/seven-bees-love.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix: prevent island from re-rendering when using transition:persist (#11854)
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/transitions/swap-functions.ts b/packages/astro/src/transitions/swap-functions.ts
index e2d8557f5d50..c99de8d3df91 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/transitions/swap-functions.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/transitions/swap-functions.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ export function swapBodyElement(newElement: Element, oldElement: Element) {
 			// from the old page so that state is preserved.
 			newEl.replaceWith(el);
 			// For islands, copy over the props to allow them to re-render
-			if (newEl.localName === 'astro-island' && shouldCopyProps(el as HTMLElement)) {
+			if (
+				newEl.localName === 'astro-island' &&
+				shouldCopyProps(el as HTMLElement) &&
+				!isSameProps(el, newEl)
+			) {
 				el.setAttribute('ssr', '');
 				el.setAttribute('props', newEl.getAttribute('props')!);
 			}
@@ -133,6 +137,10 @@ const shouldCopyProps = (el: HTMLElement): boolean => {
 	return persistProps == null || persistProps === 'false';
 };
 
+const isSameProps = (oldEl: Element, newEl: Element) => {
+	return oldEl.getAttribute('props') === newEl.getAttribute('props');
+};
+
 export const swapFunctions = {
 	deselectScripts,
 	swapRootAttributes,